The Washington times., 1904-10-04
Secretary HAYS Address.

Secretary Hay delivered at the
Peace Congress, held in Boston, a
scholarly and forcefuI address. That
the sentiments he uttered were such
as to be acceptable not alone TO his
hearers, but to the American body OF
thoughtful citizenship; that they were
admirable in phrase. and impressive
and sincere in delivery, are points not
to be questioned. Yet il may be pos
sible for even so finished a speaker
as Secretary Hay TO be unduly
swayed, perhaps uncOnscioCsly, by his
temporary environment.
The Secretary said Of Boston: 1T
has been for nearly three hundred
years the birthplace and the home of
every idea or progress and enlighten-
ment that has terminated in the
Western World"
In the presence Of an allegation so
extraordinary, there is q natural i'm
pulse 10 call for the citation of cor
roboratng evidence. None would
withhold from Boston the credit due.
nor deny that the volume of this
credit is mighty. There is a feeling
little short Of reverence for the in
telectuaI galaxy in which Ralph
Waldo Emerson glowed respIendeut.
the dominant and guiding sun. The
philosophy Of Emerson has savored
the mental processes Of the times.
But this, palDably true and estab-
Hshed, does not give assurance that
the limitations set by Mr.. Hay we're
not too restricted. Perhaps he adopts
the basic theory that into the fabric
OF this Government there has been
wrought nothing new; that it is a
texture made up Of adroitIy garnered
odds and ends of thread, and thus in
the making afforded no opportunity
for the makers to be original. If so.
the theory is indefensible against at
tack, and If not so, the fiorid compli-
ment TO Boston is subject 10 amend
ment. A comprehensive glance at
American history must take in Massa-
chusetts ana rest apprOvingly on Bos-
ton, but in its sweep it must include
more.
A distinguished gentleman named
Thomas Jefferson penned the Declare
ton Of independence. It was founded
in the main upon the Declaration OF
Rights, formulated by John Mason.
Both publicists were from Virginia
That there were in these declarations
ideas that have terminated. and that
were not born in Boston, viii hardly
be disputed.
The Constitution was a Joint prod
uct in the framing Of which all
Massachusetts had the part Of fur
nishlng one member of the committee
appointed TO consider a skeleton con
sututiOn prepared by Madison and
submitted in convention by Edmund
Randolph, both of Virginia. Frank
Inns Is another distinguished name
associated with Americas rise. and
it's later course. He was a Philadel-
phian.
The currency system Of this country
was devised by Alexander Hamilton.
native Of the West Indies, citizen of
New York.
1t was Andrew Jackson who gave
to this Government an Interpretation
Of its attitude toward notification.
There is no ground to assume that his
had a New England inspir-
alton.
Monroe crystallized into definite and
lasting policy the doctrine which has
since borne his name.
The first President. the great Wash
ington, was an advocate Of peace. He
gave 10 national affairs a trend that
marks them 10 this day That he set
two terms as the utmost incumbency
Of the executive chair is not a small
matter.
To Abraham Lincoln fell the task
Of emancipation. That his hand was
strengthened and his heart upheld by
such Massachusetts men as William
Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips
viii be freely admitted. and yet his
inaugural speeches demonstrated his
power 10 take the initiative
In the United States there is no
for union Of church and
state. Massachusetts was reluctant to
sever the former bonds, and held
them invioIate after neighborlng
CommOnwealths had established re-
iigious liberty.
In the fullness Of time 1t happened
that there arose an issue not foreseen
Of the fathers. and known now by the
general Characterization of "expan-
sion" This is the mere spectacle OF