Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-02
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| WI Nupt mas progressed s,
| rapidly IN the last four years as ,lmos,
I" lht"Xlcatr tn" believers in manila,
| government. 1t was like the prov-. ,
OF a tropical plant which r.,dad cnt.
| Ting in order that The stalk mipbs .oi,
strength. II is perhaps necess,,r,
| that 'hc Nubans should be warned m,
the foundations of self pnyorn,,.,t
| must d" broad and solid rather thar
hlph ana "onspicuoiS. 1t is sadderinf
10 i'ls 10 pc called to Cuba and sill
saddcr I" President Roosevelt. who i.
| identliied with her liberation, that W.
are mere AT the time Of stumble in
| uha lf"sf' Is toward popular gov
eminent. bat il has given rs IN
opportunity Ii assure You in the nam,
Of Rnnsrvelt and the American neo,l,
| that W are here only 10 helm van,
| With oar arm under your arm We arc
iilhhG E"a again on the path OF
| wonderful progress you have Travelled
We snail. l am confident. be able to
point WIN pride to the fact that the
| nlted states is not an expluItn.
| nation. but that she has such deer
| sympathy with the progress of popula,
government as 10 be willing to expend
her blood and treasure in making the
spread of such government in the
| world successful.
| our difficulty WAS that YOU were
brought up under the 18th and 10Th
century IDEAS of government and were
| taught 10 look To others for the respon-
SlbllltH OF government. You exercised
only the functions OF criticism and
most ~ Your people. especially the
educated and wealthy classes, trained
| themselves not only to Indifference but
10 inactivity in the field of political
md governmental matters. | find that
| the law is committed to one class Of
people. medicine to another commerce
| to a third and political matters to a
| fourth and that the first classes lean
back. through the influence of past
| association. and await with intense in
| crest. but feel not with much intiu-
| nee. what is being done by their gov
| eriiment. l venture the suggestion
| mat II thc other ella sStS did not take
| mere active part and insist upon ex-
| vfcISins their influence III politics
| NAT The question then naturally arises:
| What was the necessity Of CHANGING
l"ur Form Of E"Vrrninen; at all" The
| theory of pnpu!"r government is that
| very class shall exercise !: decided 10
iitical influence. bu: il seems to be
| hat your ideals have been too high.
| Al ideal =" high that il is beyond the.
reach Of Il realization is not very usr-
| fui. Soaring too high is dangerous
| ma IN" higher you GIT the more. dan.
| grrOuS tn, fail
Ih.' HOPE Of this country is in it's
| edlcatior. While Ito not want To iar
| on make uncomfortable those youths
| "h" Al" entering active lif.-. | must
speak tht truth There are one or twn
traditions still p"rSisting III this civil
cation. The first Of them is thai the
learned professions are the only mr.
suits worthy the graduates Of this
| university. This is a great mistake. I-ni-
VerSity education does not offer any oh
IStar!r 10 success in commercial life am
afraid that young tubans are not suffi-
cicntly infused with that mercantile
| splllt Of which W.. have too much in
| tht nited States. What ". need is
| the desire To make money. to found
great interests and carry on thu. coun-
| try'S prosperity and young ,,ubans or
rather most of them, ought To begin
| in business.
| There would ne no trouble in fore
| ing ourselves ahead IN the NEXT gennr-
| alton So That the banks. commert ial
| houses and other interests Of Cub,
| would be iii Cuban hands instead of in
| IN" hands of foreigners. You must
nave foreign capital and it is Il great
] nebt "f gratitude this country owes
| nat great man. Estrada Pa ina. that h.
| rcdilIed more than other Cuban the
| necessity OF bringing capital in and
| convincing the world Of the coiIservt-
| tive character OF your government in
ORDER that foreign capitalists might de-
| pend on It's securities. But the right
OF properly and the motive Of accumu-
| iation is the basis Of all modern sue
| cess and civilization and until you have
| accomunity of political influence and
| control. which is affected by the con-
SCI rative influences of your property
| ownership, successful popular govern
mont is impossible. Therefore. ] urge
| the recipients of these diplomas if they
] have Cuban estates TO devote them
| selves to the bcttcrinent of those Is
| tatcs and that others enter commercial
| pursuits; that. wien p years hence Z
| sympathetic stranger comes here IL.
| may NOT ma b1lt1cal class, a CprI-
| mcrcial class. and the sciences and pro-
| fes SionS al divided 50 that ynI do not
| lack the benefit of mixture Of all t.
| form the combination without which a
successful republic is absolutely mpos-
Sible
Nobody ever achieved a high ideal
| without failing two or three times and
| failures must be made vehicles Ia SUE
| cess. Each failure ought To teach
| avoidance of that particular danger.
| When everything goes smoothly and
you seem on the high road to success.
| then is the most dangerous time. When
! humbled Ivy the lessons Of diSappoint-
| ment Your are in d proper spirit 10 win
| success
| Viva the Republic of Cuba
| At tn" conclusion of thr governors
| speech scores OF prominent men aud wo-
| men crowded about him. demonstrating
| their sympathy with his work and anX-
| ious To shake hands with him.
| As the governor ana his party were
| leaving TIL" university the students and
| others crowded about Mr. Tait'S autOmo-