Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30
ME|NORr'S TREASURY
IS OPEN VIDE TO-DAY
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perishable the love OF freedom and liberty,
80 masnilaeent the Judgment ana srea'
eminent has moved onward and forward.
afording protection and security to all Its
citizens. the prime object for which gov
4 ernments are instituted among men.
/ You. the living representatives OF the
war and those whose memories We today
commemorate. raised by your noble sacri-
fice this monument of human freedom and
| liberty 70 Its proud position among the ma
| lions OF the earth. Us ours, to 4dorn fts
entablatures with the best fruits of peace
| and national progress. to preserve It UNI
our posterity carved with the imperishable
record of your valor and your sacrifices
The mfsts Of prejudice and passion have
cleared away, the clouds OF misunderstand-
| ing have been dissipated and Cur brethren.
who erstwhile were won't to speak of their
lost cause now realize that 1t was not
| lost but sunk into that greater cause that
| had justice as its foundation righteousness
| as Its principles and truth as its beacon.
and to know that that which they once
/ deemed an humiliation Is proving IN the
/ hands of God their real blessing. A new
l SOUTH clothed in the garb of q splendid and
vigorous manhood. Is marching forward in
! the sunlight of prosperity to that high goal
/ of Industrial life never dreamed of before.
State lines are obliterated. sectional lines
no longer divide us. one flag floats above US
| and buried beneath 1t lie the animosities of
/ bygone years.
| ut Is to the living. not to the dead, that
4 duty pFOfHptS US 10 uODitf SGQS. L ne Qedu
/ are enshrined In our hearts.
Threshold Of New Century.
Standing upon the threshold of a new
century, It is we'll to reflect upon the past
and to cast yet keener glance into the
future that lies before us. The past ten
| years have been momentous ones In our
| history. bringing new duties to us as a
people and as a nation
iva hayo rad he
OF canal to unite the two oceans, work
which, when completed, will change the
course OF commerce to the east
1.-THE policy of the United States toward
its island possessions in the orient in
volving the present welfare and future
happiness of millions of people, must soon
become one OF the most important for our
consideration.
Mindful Of the lessons of history real
izlng the obligation we were about to as
sumo and that our conduct would be adj
| Judged fmpartially in future ages, Will
liam Mckinley laid down a rule Of con-
duct that appealed to the enlightened
sentiment of the twentieth century when
he announced: 1.-THE Philippines are ours.
not to exploit but to develop, to civilize,
to educate. to train in the science of self
government. This is the path of duty
which we must follow be recreant to
a mighty trust committed to us. The
question is not will 1t pay. but rather will
we do what is right?
We are mighty nation, and the real
dangers which confront us are not from
without, but from within AS a nation
we are set upon Hill in the sight of all
the other nations of the earth. We are
working out here the experiment Of self
government upon scale never before at
tempted anywhere on EARTH and what
sort of a government we shall have or
whether we shall have any government
depends upon the intelligence and self-re-
straint of the individual citizens. 1t Is
the wants and fears OF individuals that
bind society together, and no government
can long exist that Is not bound together
by ancient prejudices or by the bonds of
mutual interest. ALI government exists
for the purpose of compelling us to keep
the peace to settle our difficulties by
arbitration instead Of by blows, and to
supply our wants by industry and NOT by
rapine.
A Just, Stable Government.
1--WE ought not to look to government to
make us a dollar richer or dollar poorer;
we ought TO expect only such benefits as
accrue under a just stable government.
which protects its people in all their legiti-
mate pursuits. Experience in the life of
governments, as in individuals. has demon
strated that the crucial test Is applied when
they become rich and powerful. Adversely
binds people together. while riches breed
independence, the love of power, control
and command To harmonic the conflict
Ing interests and sentiment of individuals
and of our social and political life is duty
QGV0lFlnR upon cdcn ana dli. II Is not a
barren talent but an active principle that
we should carry into our daily lives and
conduct.
While In other lands to labor has been
the lot of peasant and serf, and to gather
the fruits and consume them in luxury and
the business Of the great 1t is our mis-
sion to honor toll to dignity labor for with
in it's warp and wool is held the destiny OF
mankind.
Let me repeat that while we are SPEND
ing hundreds OF millions in the upbuilding
of a great navy and army the real dangers
that confront US are all within. The battle
of the future will be between ignorance
upon the one hand and intelligence upon the
other. and to preserve the Individual as the
unit of our Industrial life.
Lessons From the Past.
Let US learn lesson from the past Let
intelligence be as universal as the sunlight
as free as the air. Let US understand more
thoroughly the duty we owe to our country
and ourselves. Let US appreciate more that
we are constantly moving in new sphere;
that the interests of all, the rich and the
poor, are alike intermingled that 1t is still
a happiness of our constitution that the
stream which once dubbed over rils and
fell down precipices now no more betrays
on it's broad and tranquil bosom the motion
that actuates it. and that the blessings and
comforts we now enjoy are not to be Sc
cured by insolence and jealousy but by
mutual forbearance and reciprocal inf1u-
erces.
Let us honor our country and obey its
laws, for obedience to the law is the golden
precept of civilization.
Let us again VOW fealty to our fnstitu-
lions, preserved by SO much blood and
treasure to freedom and progress and again
resolve that this government of the people,
by the people and for the people shall not
perish from the earth.
"Oh, beyond starred blue and bars of sun
set bright lead US to higher realms of equal
right Sail on In ever lovely ailegory. akin
to the eagle. the wind and light, our hal
lowed, eloquent. beloved Old Glory
After the rendition by the Marine Band
of Sing Me to Sleep" the Grafton by Rev.
DR.. D. ]. Stafford was in order.
Rev. DR.. Stafford's Views.
Principle alone is great" Rev. DIR.
Stafford said. Without principle neither
the Individual nor the nation can be strong.
Without principle victory is sovereign de-
feat. and prosperity supreme disaster-both
ending in inevitable ruin. Not stretch Of ter
ritory. not richness of resources nor teem-
ing populations. nor boarded wealth. nor