The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-01

armed camps, menaced by each other. and
even shedding each others blood We pre-
fer 10 see them bound together by the ties
of mutual interest and their energies de-
voted to the cultivation of the fruits OF
civilization. The primacy of the United
States is so firmly established and generally
acknowledged that she can do much toward
paving the way to the maintenance or per-
petual peace with her immediate neigh
THE interests of both the United States
and Mexico lie in a continuance or those
relations of amity which have happily sub
nothing should disturb.
And the United States and Canada
should dwell in international good fell
tiny side by side. Their peoples are
largely of the same blood, with kindred
aspirations. They owe allegiance TO diff
ferent flags, yet their lines of commerce
The people of the two countries are at
many points brought into continual con-
terests tend to ever closer relations. We
indulge the confident hope that they may
find mutual strength in the cultivation
or more intimate commercial and social in
tercourse.
The two mightiest flags upon this
earth salute each other our North
ern border. For their defense vast armies
and powerful fleets would be assembled.
Let us hope that there will never be need
of Notifications upon the land frontier,
nor Of formidable fleets upon the great
I'VE should pursue such a course Of in
ternational fair dealing with all countries
upon this hemisphere that they should feel
held to us by the bonds of respect and of
self-interest. We entertain for none OF
them any lurking desire of forced possess
siom We wish to win no country by the
sword. When we entered upon the war
with Spain, we entertained no thought OF
expanding out territorial limits. We did
all a self-respecting nation could do to
avert war. We wished neither war nor
foreign territory. We accepted both re-
luctantly.
1--WE can conceive no occasion whereby
our relations with neighbors will be
strained to the breaking point, nor can
we believe any question will arise which
in good time may not be honorably de-
termined by the arbtral tribunal.
THE NATURE.
Fellow Citzens-Our past is filled with
many honorable achievements. We take
pride in them. They stimulate us to re-
newed endeavor. Our country has been
knitted firmly together. We are welded
into a vast people and oneness is
everywhere evident. We are interde-
pendent, and rise and fall together
We have common pride in each others
success and are equally touched by each
others misfortunes.
THE railway, the telegraph and the
telephone bring us into almost instant
mon press which daily records the hap
penings of our own country and of the
entire world. We know what is trans
piring, in the courts of other countries
and are advised of the markets in all
commercial centers. The pulse beats of
trade of Liverpool, Paris, Berlin, Hong
King and Yokohama are felt in New
York. Chicago, San Francisco and Mime
apols.
Increasing opportunities and growing
responsibilities await and we will meet
them with courage and high resolve,
Growth is the law OF our national social
and industrial being. We have not yet
reached the limit 6f the Divine purpose
did than to-day.
LESS than one-half century ago Mime
sofa joined the sisterhood of States. Her
history is brief, brilliant and honorable.
She has made rapid progress in every ave-
nue. of human effort. Her farms, forests,
mines and mills have yielded wealth in
abundance, and the evidence of her substan-
tial growth is everywhere apparent. Her
churches, schools and universities are max
ing for a higher and better civilization.
These are the rich manifestations of a de-
velopment which give to Minnesota her
chief title to glory and which promise for
her a still more illustrious and beneficent
era.
1.-The Northwest has but fairly entered
upon career of great development and
increased power. What the fathers here
inaugurated. their children will carry for
ward. They will go on with the work COM
zeal and intrepidity that inspired their an
cestors. Where there are hundreds Of
thousands to-day, there Will be millions in
the future. Cities will be multiplied and
industrial centerS will be established. In
all of this expansion of population and ma
terial strength, there will go hand in hand
with 1T an everything and everdeepening
sense of liberty. justice and equality.