Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-30

| measurement that they make of prog
ress, noted as it Is In the history of the
world, becomes benefit to mankind, the
value of which can not be exaggerated.
1t reduces the size of our world in tina,
| it brings all nations into one small lo>
cality for a time: but 1t increases
enormously the efficiency of those en-
gagged in carrying on the worlds prog>
ress by enabling each to gather the
benefit of the others work.
Speaking today on behalf of the pres
ident of the United States l cannot but
recall the admirable and discriminate
ing address which he delivered here a
year ago upon the historical and politi-
cal significance of that great purchase
of territory which this exposition COM
memorates: how forciby he pointed
out the tremendous capacity for expan-
sion and absorption of peoples, our Pc
culiar federal system. with it's provision
for the birth of new states, afforded:
how new it was when this government
began and yet how quietly successful
had been its operation until now 1t
seems SO natural as to involve no sur
prise or admiration at all.
am sure / may be pardoned If
invoke attention to the fact that we
have at this the centenary of the pur-
c1asa of Louisiana, entered upon an
other and different kind of expansion
which involves the solution of other
and different problems from those pre-
sented in the Louisiana Purchase. They
have been forced upon us without our
seeking, and they must be solved with
4 l,.nc h ic-h nf tl3,tN hn ccig,
fearlessness and courage with which
our ancestors met the very startling
problems that were presented by the
addition of this wide expanse of terri
tory of Louisiana. That they may not
and probably will not be solved by con-
ferring statehood upon the new terri
tory is probable. Augurs of IN and ruin
to follow from the experience and solu-
ton of the problem are not wanting,
but they never have been wanting in
the history of this country, and they
never have been allowed to control the
fearless graphing OF new problems by
Americans. We have probably reached
a period in the great wealth and power
which we have achieved as nation.
in which we find ourselves burdened
with the necessity of aiding another
people to stand upon It's feet and take
short cut to the freedom and the civil
liberty which we and our ancestors
have hammered out. For the reason
that this centennial of the Louisiana
Purchase marks the beginning Of the
great Philippine problem, the govern
ment of the great Philippine Islands
has felt justified In expending a very
large sum OF money to make the peo-
pie who come here to commemorate the
yindica ton Of one great effort of Amer
lean enterprise and expansion under
stand the conditions which surround
the beginning of another. Those who
look forward With dark forebodinfss to
The result of this new adventure base
their prophecies of disaster on what
they think is the weakness OF the Am-
erican people. Those who look forward
to its success base their Judgment and
their optimism on what has already
been accomplished In the islands, and
on what they know the American ma
tion can do when an emergency and an
Inevitable necessity present themselves
without being blind to the difficulties
or the dangers, 1t gives me the greatest
happiness to know and to say that
the president OF the United States,
whom unworthily represent today, is
glad to take his stand among those
who believe In the capacity OF the
American people when aroused by the
call OF duty. to solve any problem OF
government, however new, which de-.
pends solely on clear-headedness the
honesty and the courage, the generosity
and the self restraint OF the American
people"
Secretary Taft closed with e. fine
tribute to President Francis and the
men who have made the fair what it
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