Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-08

for an inevitable result, anarchy, which is
the negation OF all government"
Therefore there must be restraint A free
people has merely submitted self-restraint
for external restraint, and the permanence
OF our freedom a people and of our lib
erty depends upon the way in which we
shall exercise that self-restraint.
'Law-there must be more than good laws
to make a good people. A man whose
morality is expressed merely In the nom
infringement of the law Is a pretty poor
creature. Unless our average citizenship
is based upon a good deal more than mere
observance of the laws on the statute DOCKS
then our average citizenship can never pro-
duce the kind of government which II must
and will produce. So far from liberty and
the responsibility of self-government being
things which come easily and to any people
they are peculiarly things that can come
only to the most highly developed people.
capable not only of mastering others, but OF
mastering themselves and who can achieve
real self-government real liberty. For that
cultivation of the spirit of self-restraint
which Is the spirit of self-relfance we must
rely in no small degree upon those VINO
furnish so much of the thought of the great
bulk of our people who think most, and
therefore, gentlemen, In greeting you here
tonight / wish not merely to welcome you,
but to say that / trust every man of you
feels the weight of the responsibility that
rests upon him. The man who writes, the
man who month in and month out, week In
and week out. day in and day out. furnishes
the material which is to shape the thoughts
OF our people is essentially the man who
more than any other determines the cndr-
acter of the people and the kind of gov
eminent this people shall possess. believe
In the future of this people. 1 believe In
the growth and greatness OF this country,
because | believe that you and those like
you approach their tasks In the proper
spirit-not always but as rule. Uaughtero
and. gentlemen, 1t seems to me that be-
cause of the very fact that We are so conf
dent in the greatness of our country and
our country's future We should beware OF
any undue levity or any spirit of mere
I boastfulness. Individual courtesy is good
thing and international courtesy is quite as
good a thing. If there is any one quality
which should be deprecated In the public
man and in the public writer alike 1t Is the
use of language which tends to produce irri-
, tation among nations with whom we should
be on friendly terms. Nations are now
drought much nearer together than they
formerly were. Steam. electricity, the spread
OF the press in all countries, these factors
have brought the people closer together.
You can rest assured that no man and no
nation ever thinks the better of us because
We adopt toward him feelings which we
should resent If they were adopted toward
us. We have very large i-eld In warning
Fagainst evil tahome. When all is as 1t
ought to be in nation and state and mu-
tnicipality here at home can then talk
a~out reforming the rest of mankind. Let
us begin at home
The POSTMASTER was unable to proceed
for few moments after the President had
concluded, the applause was so great, but
when he did make himself heard he thank
ed the President for the tribute paid the
magazines, and then. turning to AmbasSa-
dor Jusserand. introduced him the rep
resentative of two republics. the republic
of France and the republic of letters.
The French Ambassador.
The ambassador showed an evident ap-
lprecia ton of the spirit of the occasion, and
made an interesting address. He said:
II am proud of the opportunity offered
me to address this brilliant assembly. an
assembly of men who enjoy the most hon
orable ancestry that can be dreamt OF.
One who has for his ancestors, Defoe.
Steele. Addison. Johnson Provost, Diderot,
MarivauX. Voltaire and the author of Poor
Richards Almanachs. needs not fear COM
parison. Such is the case with you all.
You can think with the more satisfaction
OF your ancestors you are earnestly
continuing their traditions. Witness so
many writers here present. and one espe-
Cidlly who is found everywhere and every
where welcomed. in literature and in pol
itcs. in the army and in the navy, and
also at the head of the state
Books. they say, are no longer read. 1
hope ii is not true. Many of US have writ
ten some. Newspapers, they say. are soon
forgotten. I hope it is not true, for the
memorable things they sometimes send
broadcast throughout the world
Anyhow, L hope 1t is not disparaging to
any one to say that newspapers more
like drink. and periodical publications
more like food-a drink sometimes sparkl-
inG and sometimes cheering, drink that
may elate or may not. according to the
circumstances. All honor to those who's
pour. day after day, the drink that cheers
and does not inebriate.
But you give us food. Great is your
responsibility. You bear it cheerfully, for
you know quite WELL and it Is a conspic-
uous quality of yours, that you can stand
the test of even the new pure food law.
which Is being prepared by the august
sembly on the hill opposite.
Some people there be to say that virtue
Is always punished and that pure food
does not pay. l think they do not know
the world; they do not belong to this world
OF ours. but rather, 1 guess. to a neither
one. Virtue has really everything to
please She. is handsome. and this has
been shown with extraordinary mastery by
your great ancestor Addison. In time of
sarcasm. irony and sourness he showed
what beauty there was in human kindn ass.
what attraction in brotherhood; and the
same was done after him by johnson. who
followed his example, and by the ever-to-
be-praised John Wesley.
One thing L shall add. Owing to you
all. gentlemen. America is better known in
Europe, and especially in my country. bet
ter appreciated every day, her mind and
genius. her landscapes and scenery. No
one can follow the main sheets in Paris
without his sight being attracted by a num-
Der of American magazines. for which
there is a public demand among us. In
simply passing along. scenes of American
life. landscapes, in Virginia and Massa-
chusetts. in distant Alaska and near to our
hearts New Orleans. offer themselves to
the eye. depicted with a charm and clever
ness which is your artists own. Many
who look cannot refrain from saying: If
we could be there, If could see thisi
And many come and see.
You do good work indeed. and I am
glad TO offer you at this day congratula-
items from a country which has ever had
sympat hetic feeling for American art,
American thinkers and. 1 may say. the
American nation.
Dr. Mabie declared that somewhere he
had read that the people of the state of In
diana were composed of folks who had
started west to grow up with the country
and after going far Indiana had lost
their nerve and stopped. He desired to
state that some of Indiana's sons could
hardly be given such ancestry however
and he introduced Senator Beveridge as a
young man who had already gained a prom
tnent place in the world a man of letters
and statesman. Mr.. Beverage comment
ed on the fact that the Congressional Rec
ord publication of the highest paid
writers in the world and of great philosophy
and learning. was not represented in the
association. The senator was suffering
from severe cold and spoke under diff
culues. but he made excellent address
and was heartily applauded.