The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-14
Eminent Leaders Discus S
Ways and Means to
Bring Success.
CULBERSON'S SPEECH
A Terrible Arrangement OF the Admin
istrations Course in Dealing With
Colombia. Carmack, General
Miles and Others Make
Addresses.
Addresses.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

Chicago. April 13.--Ways and Means to
bring success to the Democratic party
in the presidential campaign this fall
were discussed by prominent Democrats,
representing every part OF the country,
who attended the LroQuois Club banquet
of Jefferson's birthday. Tariff reform,
antagonism to trusts, independence for the
Philippines, and rigid economy to public
expenditures were some of the suggestions
offered by the speakers to brnS about
this result. A feature of the banquet was
a letter from former President Grover
Cleveland, who had been invited to at
tend, but was unable to be present. In
his letter Mr.. Cleseland advised ali Dem
ocrats to make a close study of Jeffer-
sons career and ''patrictically seek the
welfare of our country through The as-
cerdancy Of safe and sane Democracy
when stephen S. Gregory, the toast
master OF the eye ing. introduced General
Nelson a. Miles. the 500 Dan1uetars ose
in a body and greeted the former mead OF
the United States army with decided en-
thusiasm. General Miles. in his response
to the toast, Our Country made a forci-
bic argument against imperialism and his
words met the approval of the audience
He spoke IN part as follows:
There has been no time in the last
century when the citizens OF this great
republic have more needed to be mindful
OF the theory of government established
by the fathers, or should study more earn
eStly the character Of the institutions then
Iinaugurated, and the design OF the au-
thors.
1T may be well to consider the char
lacter of the men that made up that as
scnrbly which proclaimed the Declaration
of independence and also that convention
which formulated and adopted the Con-
stitution of the United States.
1T was the avowed purpose OF the au-
thors to give to the people of this coun-
try a Constitution provided with more
checks and barriers against the introduc-
tiou of tyranny than any government hith-
erto instituted; they were aware that
larbitrary power is most easily established
on the ruins of liberty; an that moth
ing but harmony, honesty, industry and
fruealitv were necessary to make a great
ana I&ppy peopIe.
For more than an hundred years The
Inspiration OF these. men has been the
guiding star CT our progress and pros
IEerity They wrought not for themselN2
fo- selfish purposes, for the ratification
Of ambition, or for the benefit only o. the
Ipeople living at that time, but they
founded deep and strong the citadel of
! Liberty, equality and justice.
But now the political student must
b, blind indeed to evidences before him
| if he does not see indications OF a Sc
rious disregard OF the principles upon
which our government was founded if be
docs rot perceive the adoption of meas
uras which can but result in the crys-
talizaticn of q central power, anu the
enhancement of the whole fabric which
was 30 splendidiy wrought by the found
ers.
1--WE hear so much said about what the
government should do, forgetting that
there can b. but one government within
the bordcrs of the Great Republic-that
is n government by tie thought. ex-
preston and the sovereign will OF the
citizens Of these United States.
eve hear also the boasting of what We
ara going 10 do as a 'World-power'
There never was a WOrld-poWer that COM
rared in physical grandeur to the great
neral world-power which We exercised
for an hundred years as nation Of free
independent, just and humane people
'"Tbe cannons mouth can speak word
os forra hut is ill-fitted to voice benevo-
Ierce and higher civilization.
81 rejoice that the most thoughtful and
humane of our fellow countrymen are
row advocating granting the people of
tha pbilirrine Islands the blessings that
we have given to those of Cuba, there
nv establishing the first republic in the
kCr,ent when this just and geenrous act
is accomplished the eight millions Of in
babi+an+s Of those islands will hail it
With With nn,sneakable joy and the great ma
ior;tv ot the people of this country will
ondoyso 9galoy tba benevoent act. rwo hundred
davs would be sufficient time IN which
10 ooooor1ieh that glorious result.
Ctr T1eorn nTasent is a time for serious con-
sideratio, Of cur national affairs in every
. city. in ~ every ward, in every miners
cann in evey quiet home. 1t IS not only
:. up, a,o., ~ ~ for serious thought and de-
an occasion but IT. for strong, unselhsh