Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-05
APPENDIX.

Address by the Secretary Of State Of the
United States Of America as Honor
airy President Of The Third Confer
eace Of American Republics at DO
Do JaneirO, July 81, lSOA
Mr. President and Gentlemen OF the
Third Conference OF American Repub-
llcs--I beg you 20 believe that l highly
appreciate aud thank you for tho honor
you do me.
I bring from my country a special
greeting 20 her elder sisters In the civ
ilintion OF America.
Unlike as we are In many respects,
we are alike In thIs-that we are al
engaged under new conditions and free
from the traditional forms and llmlta.
lions OF the old world In working out
the same problem OF popular self gov
ernment.
II isa difficult and laborious task for
each OF US. Not IN one generation OF
IN one century can tho effective con
troll OF superior sovereign, 80 long
deemed necessary 20 government, DO
rejected and effective self control by
the governed be perfected In its place
The fFst fruits OF democracy are, many
OF them. crude aud unlovely. It's mis-
takes are many. It's partial failures
many. lts sins not few, Capacity for
self government does not come 10 man
by nature. II Il an art 10 be learned.
aud Il Is also an expression OF char
aeter 10 be developed among oil the
thousands % men who exercise popular
sovereignty. .
To reach the goal toward which We
are pressing forward the governing
multitude must first acquire kn0wledgo
that comes from universal education
wisdom that follows practical expert.
ence. personal Independence aud eeit
respect betting men who acknowledge
no superior. self coatrol 10 replace that
external control which democracy 70
jecta, respect for law. obedience 70 TIE
lawful expressions Of the public VIII
consideration for the opinions aud IN
forests Of others equally entitled 10 3
voice IN the state, loyalty % that ab
straet couceptloh--0ne' countfy-a IN
graring aa that loyalty 10 personal sor'
ereigns which has ~ lilumlned tue
pages Of history. subordlnation Of pet
sonai interests 20 the public good. love
OF Justice aud mercy. o. liberty and
order. An these We must seek ~
slow and patient effort. and Of how
many SHORTCOMINGS Ia biz own lahd
and among his oWn people each on" OF
a. IL conscious 49,.
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20 see that GOT Amsrica alone. bet ne
whole civilized Wofid. Il suin2lns
away from 10 old governmental m@ef
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