Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-04
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,,a.a ~ H.. highest culture. its most
,,,.sist..rt eririt. has been that right
| .,,.e.- ,rbtch -xalteth Il nation. that
t,l,,i..,,.. ~ tha inner light which leads
at.n, IN r.aths Of u+ace.
! ~, tb. .roli,y Of the nation ut large.
,.bicb ovy4s so much of its civic spirit
! :. ,ba founders of New England, has
~, i, IA main n policy Of peace.
| T,,,,ino tba hundred ana twenty years
! of our independent existence "" have
had but three wars with III" outside
World though We have had most
aerievous ana dolorous struggle with
our own n.opI4. W. have had, | think.
, ,,ra,tcr relative immunity from war
Than onv NJ our nct4hbnrs. All our
greatest mon hay" b"cn earnest adVo-
,,t.c Of r.J.u. Th,. very men who
founded our liberties with the mailed
hand d..r.stad ana ahhorred war as
n. mast futile ana ferorious Of human
f,lIi.s Franklin ANA Jefferson re-
,,.at.5I,. denounced 1.-THE one with all
,b. .r,rpv Of his rhetoric the other
,-itb H., Ian,l,ut fire of his Wit. But
nnt oI,r rhilosorh4rs alone-Our fight
ING men have seen at close quarters
bo,r hil.ous is the face of war. Wash
;,,otcr said NV first wish is to see
III. r,I,all. 10 mankind hanishcd from
the .arth:" ana again h., said. w.
b,va avr+lieuced enough nf its evils
in this countrv 10 know that it should
ILL.,. ~ ,r,utnn1y ~ IlunecuSS:irily en-
,.,..1 urnn" There il ~ Iiscor,laut
,,. i'm tb. utter,uc.s % our most
,;,,,,+ .ol.li.,s IN, rbie c,1binrt TIL.
,,,oyt f,nnus uttarancr of General
cr,nt ~. ana which yilI ling.r long
=, ~, ,,,o,oo,iec Of ,,.r-Iyos thu.
,.,,,. hi. v-,r-u.,,rv heart "I..t
II, ch.,,,,,, ra,cbad ~.
t;. ,.,.lI,,,,.. ,ri.t ~ ,,,i.,rar,
~ ii evan !, b.u, Ana
i,,,r,, af,a,. tbo TOM. top
.,i ,... =, r,i,.h NO mad diract4d
i'"'' , ..;,
""l ,,+,, ~ a.,
VII ''' ~ 49,. ..,
| N'Ht ava '''' m 81 Ill
''llS''H "''
pass ANDY
There has been n" solution OF con-
tinuity in tn" sentiments OF our ffeSi-
dents On this subject NJ to this day
Mckinley drrl"rrd with every pulse
Of his honest anna Nlh"iy h'art tfie a"-
vent OF tn" war Nhl' II n" h'''i NOPE"
mlEh' hHt '"ii' ~ hi9 '"'N' am e''"iH
hAll"I "" earnest N'"ii'h' loI i'''N','E
r"1c'. ana frrSId"h' i'"''~''Foll ha- 'Ii'.
san" tnt'I"SS energy III IN" N'rh "l
concord mat ne ilSl'lfE'a Wteh ne
sought r"dc" and rhsucd il On me heih
IF hHttl" y" Presidents IN our history
hay" been :" falthlul ana 50 eihri''iI
as tn" last wv" IN IN" '''S' "l "l a :
ton ami 81 every pe;'tiul S't'ieii'hs
81 dlH'frh'". mell'i'ii tii'''l
because their work mas p'"i' i'rl.'"ii-
Gus ana CONSISTENT W" fl'll'n WIN !'E
N" generous lhItla'lN" Oh w RUSSIAN
: IiiI"r'I' "ui S''ilt 4" 'ii' '''''''
/. IN" h"Gu" IN" h"St men w ii'n ~
( our civic ana military he. w men ii"
Hague court lay apparently Wrecked
! ut til" beginning Of its voyage. threat
! "re'l with death before it had fairly be
b gun T" live. it was n" American gov
ernm"nt which gay" il the breath OF ll1'
+ by inviting n" Republic OF MrNic" To-
7 snare our appeal !" rs JuTlS''l'''"ii :
: ANA IN" S'o"h" cas- hf"uShl p'l"'' II
. was 1t TN" lnStAh'" "i MI fi"''StN'lI
l who declined III IT'S favor the hl&h
honor IF arbltrallng an ALTAR 81 World
wide importance.