Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-15

W., "'p'y debts. ;. !. mormon ..u. Of municipal bond. in
iol1sshe building of railroads. No wonder that we have
the largest andamost magnificent developments of RAILROAD transpor-
taton that tie World has ever seen. Nearly all the litigation In
respect to municipal bonds has ceased to be conducted along the higher
levels ofthonaHable and fair dealing, but has sunk to the lower Levels
of SNAIL 9ECHNICALITIES and trivial omissions.
Size is notthe only test to consider in measuring a nation. This
country, withy9l III its greatness, must answer still further questions
before is FINAL VALUE to the world is determined, and IS we
look at the great sweep of its life We see some things OF which we
cannot boast The real questions are: Which way is the nation lookinga
What are its ideals, its aspirations The ideal of today is the reality.
of tomorrowsoIsr the republic more and more seeking material devel-
opment,i 4nSafi6us living, ostentation and parade, or is it looking to
the HIGHER THINGS, striving for those which make for the
better life of THE Individual and the nation? .
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We cannet be blind to the fact that there is great striving after
the MATERIAL We are m~anifestng a fondness for military and
naval prowefss Our great expansion and rapid growth in population
and resources are developing a habit extravagant We have been
most q nW iselSSffDIscoUNTIN THE FUTURE, It is refreshing,
the emotional utterance of our recent great secretary Of state, the
lamented John Hay that the diplomacy of America is to be found
in the Monroe doctrine and the Golden Rule, and [ may add IN pass
ing that he did anore, to make this world power than ALL The
~BATTLESHIPS we have built or may build.
We are trembling on the verge of wondrous social and political
changessg Thoseamost important, most profoundly involving the social,
business a~ndpoliical life of the republic, do not spring from railroad
rates and rebates, inspection of packing houses, the coal trust or the
Standard Oaa9anoFar more profound and vital is the building up within
this nation ofMA UNIVERSAL BODY OF HONEST, INTEL
LGENT, PATRIOTIC CITIZENSHIP. In our successes in this
direction lie'the promise and prophecy of the future.
Another mbter must be noticed, and that is the relation of this
republic Of osd8 tHFn nations. We cry peace while we II PREPAR-
ING FOR WAR. Our navy is already fourth in size of the navies
of the fwor1a,a Hid there is a persistent clamor for its increase. When
England launched the Dreadnought the cry went up for a larger YES
sell and apparently ten millions of money are to be invested in it. In
o~pposing9tRe Bill for the construction of this vessel the chairman Of
the house committee on appropriations declared that the Fiftyseventh
and Fiftyeighth congresses had appropriated for the navy $388,0OO,-
00O, AdSUM LARGER THAN THE ANTICIPATED COST
OF, T~dEaiPANAMA CANAL, yet on the other hand we summoned
the understanding nations, Japan and Russia, to conference at Ports
MOUTH swfief resulted in a peace whose achievement was a blessing
to eacAof thseontestants and a LASTING GLORY to this republic.
Ne @WtAs Cubans at our doors outraged and trampled upon, nd
we aAAspped TIE burden of war to liberate that oppressed peopl and
establishsagrepubic But we rode roughshod over the rights of
Colombia %amd established the republic of Panama IN ORDER
TH4fNWRE MIGHT GET POSSESSION OF TERRITORY for
our BphAtmxRon of the canal.
WE ARE STRIVING TO STRENGTHEN AND ENLARGE THE MoNR~-
DOCTRINES FOR AMERICA, BUT REPuDIATE THE APPLICATION OF
ITS PRINCIPLES TO ASIA.