The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-06

| imam ours anu TINS ~ SAID FGNerEnflys
and In no spirit Of boastfulness in our
own strength but with gratitude 10 the
Giver of Good, who has blessed US with
the conditions which have enabled us
to achieve so large a measure of well
being and of happiness. To US as a
people 1t has been granted to lay the
foundations OF our national life in a
new continent. We are the heirs Of the
ages, and yet we have had to pay few
of the penalties which in old countries
are exacted by the dead hand Of a by
gone civilization. We have not been
obliged to fight for our existence
against any alien race: and yet our
life has called for the vigor and eff
fort without which the manlier and
harder virtues wither away. Under
such conditions II would be our own
fault If we failed. and the success
which We have had in the past. the
success which We confidently believe
the future win bring, should cause In
US no feeling Of vain glcry. bat rather
a ceep ana abiding realization Of all
which life has offered us: a full ac-
acknowledgement OF responsibility which
is ours; and a fixed determination to
show that under "a free government "a
mighty people can thrive best alike as
regards the things Of the body aud the
things OF the soul.
Much has been given to us, and
much win rightfuly he expected from
Gis, We have duties 10 others AMI du-
ties To ourselves, and we can shirk
neither. We have become a great ma
tion. forced by the fact of it's great
ness into reiatInan with the other ma
tions Of the earth, and we must behave
as heseems "a people with such respon-
sib!lities. Toward ali other nations.
large and small our attitude must he
one ~ cordial and sincere friendship.
we must show rot only in our words,
but in Our deeds, hat eye are earnest
| ~ DESTROYS Of securing their good v-flY
by acting toward them in n spirit M
Just and generous recognition of all
their rights. But justice and geneF-
oslty In a nation as tn an Individual
count most when shown not bg the
weak bat by the strong While es.er
caretul 20 refraA from @raneing 9th
/ ets. Sc n:est he 30 less si1aiistaTat t}sat
we are not wroneed ourselves. We wlsh
peace; but we wish the peace II ius-
tice. the peace Of righteousness. We
wish il because We think IL In right and
not because we are afraid. No weak
nation that acts uanfuIly and Justly
should ever have cause 10 fear us. and
no strong power should ever be able
TO single as cut as a subject for lnso-
lent aggression.
Our relations with the other powers
Of the world are important. but xt}n
more important are our relations
among ourselves. Such growth fin
wealth, in population. and ia power
rs this nation has seen during the CEN
fury and a quarter az It's national ufe
rs inevitably accompanied by a fike
growth ia the problems which are ever
before every nation that rises 10 great
ness. Power invariably means both
responsibility and danger. Our fore
fathers faced certain peftls which w~
have outgrown. We now face other
perils the very existence il was i'm
possible that they should foresee. Mod.
efh HE - eotf complex aud intense
ana the tremendous changes wrought
by the extraordinary Industrial aevel-
orment 81 the last half century are
felt tn every fbre ~ our social and DO
| liticai being. Never before have rnen
| tried so vas; and formida BILE an exp@-
| 1neut as That of administering the ar
fairs Of continent under the forms
Of democratic republic. The ceuai.
lions which have told for our mar.
vicious material we'll being. which have
developed 20 q very high degree our
/ energy, Self-teltance and individual
| Initiative. have also brought the care
and anxiety inserarauie from the ae-
cunula,iou Of great wealth in indus
trial eenters Upon the success OF our
experiment much depends not only as
regards our own welfare but as re-
CARDS the welfare Of mankind IN we
Tan the cause of free self government
throughout the world will rock TO its
/ Foundations. and therefore cur re-
| sp"nSihtlity - heavy to ourselves. TO
THE world as Il L. to-day ard to the
generations yet uuh@ru There il ma
I Ets@ AEM@st8 #W# &@ should fsAY tbs
future. but theirs is every reAsan why
We should fsee II seriously neither hga.
I ihE from ourselves fhe gravity e the
/ problems hefofe um noe tearing Ia al.
tro@rh these problems wtth she mn.
bending unfliathinx purpose 10 solve
/ them Alright
/ Vet, after mll though TIE problems
are Ue@ though the tasks wes before
Guar fathers abe founded snd pe~s@rv.
- thls republic. ghe ss8sit In @hleh
These sas~e mast h@ una~rtAkem AnA
1 th*s# Problems fsswa II aar autv IL
~ be ~sgf do@s. remains essentially
4ne changed We kms@ thms self au4-
erfsnsat l. Uncut VI. kssew that ao
/ l'~@fAs needs sas hsaA traits ~ CHAT
@eseF 50 'hat gs@ans@ which s~@ka to
govern lie @ffaaFa Alright through the
/ fF.@AE expressed wzH If tbm frw@#mws4
- a@ Nnsftt@s@ # Eiaf wm have fAtah
tat ~ khati m@s gsswvw false ia sh~
memories ~ ths rwen III are saaswhty
as@ms They aasa sts~as @Asw shey b@ss
| ~ tn~ mass@assaa n@#ssa3w wm mam wn.
1ss We In aaF tuFm hare an assured
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