Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-23
FOR FREEDOM ALWAYS
Senator Hoar Addresses New
England Society.
RECORD OF PILGRIMS
sCANT PRAISE FOR MEN WHO
CAUSED WARS.
Napoleon Will Not Sit at Banquet Of
Human Benefactors in Next
World.
RECORD OF PILGRIMS

The New England Society of Pennsylva-
mia observed Forefathers' day in Philadel-
phia last night by giving the usual annual
dinner at Horticultural Hall. Assistant
United States Attorney General James M.
Beck, president of the society, acted as
POSTMASTER, and he was surrounded by a
large circle of distinguished men of New
England and other states.
Senator Hoar answered the historic toast,
"Forefathers' Day."
Former Postmaster General Charles En-
DRY Smith told Of New England men in the
presidential cabinet; Senator Foster Of
Washington responded to the toast New
England in the West" Senator Plat of
Connecticut spoke on New England in the
Senate" and Representative Littlefield Of
New England in the House."
After paying his tribute to the achieve
ments Of the Pilgrims, Senator Hoar said:
THE principles Of the Pilgrim pervade the
AS the child who goes out, poor and OBJ
scure, from his birthplace to seek his for
tunes, comes back again successful and
honored and enriched to the parental dwell
ing, SO the principles Of civil liberty under
constitutional restraint. which have pos
sessed the American continent from Hud-
son bay to Cape Horn, have crossed the At
lantic again to possess the countries Of
lie In everything but name France, after
two failures, has become permanent mem
Der Of the family of free states. In SOUTH
ern and oriental seas, where the adventur-
Gus ships of our fathers, long after the
American Constitution had been framed,
found nothing but barharism and brutality,
the great Australasian commonwealth are
rising in splendor and glory, to take at no
distant time a foremost place in the fam
lily Of self-governing nations. Japan, that
celebrated last year her redemption from
age-long barbarism, that she owes every
thing she is to us.
Pride in His Country.
II am no blind worshiper Of the past.
I do not believe that Renown and Grace
are dead. am no pessimist or alarmist.
am certainly no misanthropist. Willie
there are many men who have served their
country better in their generation than
have in mine, yield to no man in love for
the republic or in pride in my country and
In my countrymen who are making TO-DAY
her honorable history. We may err In our
day. Our fathers erred in theirs. Yet our
generation is better than those who went
before 1t. The coming generation Will be
better than we are. The republic where
every man has his share in the government
is better than the monarchy or the dig
archy or the aristocracy. Our republic is
better than any other republic. Today Is
better than yesterday and tomorrow Will
be better than today. But while each gen.
Grafton has its own virtues, each genera
ton has its own dangers, and Its own mis-
takes and its own shortcomings.
1.-The difference between the generations
Of any country with a history Is commonly
not one of principles, but Of emphasis. The
doctrine of 1776 when we won our indie
pendence. planted our country on the eter-
nal principles of equality of individuals and
Of nations in political rights, and declared
hat nd
to Judge of the fitness Of any other for self
government. In 1857 the Constitution was
builded on the doctrine that there were do
mains within which the government had
no right to enter, and that there were pow
ers which the people would mot commit to
any authority, state or national