Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-21

their depth of gratitude
to the party that avoided bloodshed
Panamericanism already has begun to
remove from our continent the danger
of internecine war, as through the
Monroe doctrine it has averted for 1t
with one or two exceptions only,
during nearly a hundred years the
danger of conflicts with Europe.
The Example of the United States
"You asked me to speak. of the les
sons and the prophecies of the recent
Panamerican conference, and have
put before you the brightest points
see in the future of our union.
Il did not suggest the word pro-
phecies; you chose it for me, perhaps,
am afraid, on the principle that old
people see better at a distance. Dante
in his poem makes those who saw
much in advance of their time look
and walk backward. 1t is not only in
after life that prophets pass through
that change. we see every day emil
nent men receeding in the same retro
grade manner from their bold prophe-
cies; but those who prophecy peace
and good will among men. even If
their present outlook proves false,
need not fear having to look and to
walk backwards in the road of human
destiny. Still the future of Panameri-
canism, under it's present voluntary,
spontaneous. even ELUSIVE form, de-
ponds above all on the permanency OF
the spirit now ruling the governing
sphere of this country; that Is
spirit of sympathy towards the other
republics, a spirit which combines
your national chivalrousness with
YOUR sense of continental kinship No
greater example of it could be pointed
out than that of your sitting together
with our republics at a council where
your vote is every day neutralized by
one of theirs. call that an ambition
Of building for the future on the most
nerfect level. of bringing about be-
tween us that highest kind OF mutual
good will. which the Greek philoso-
nher so beautifully called unaninnity,
being of lone mind.
All Washington's Children.
Gentlemen, it is commanding po-
sition that which you occupy in this
world. but more than of the respect OF
the strongest you may feel proud OF
confidence with which the nations OF
this continent cluster around you. Last
year / had the honor to speak at
Grand Rapids, near the shore of an-
other of your lakes, on Lincoln's day;
this time I was asked to address you
on Washington's day. l regret that
the date had to be changed but any
day in your year is appropriate to
place a great cause under Washing
tons patronage. No BTOdtCt SAoAJ
could be conceived than his of hav-
ing resuscitated in the modern world
the traditions Of national rulers, mag
istrates. not masters, of the people
which since the days OF Cicero had
entirely disappeared for nearly two
thousand years. It is Washington
who at the end of the XVIII century
opens the second Renaissance. that
of freedom, and move fortunate than
the great artist Of the italian Renais-
sance. who could not equal the master
pieces they copied, he surpassed his
great models by making of modern
liberty a much loftier structure than
any that could be raised on the mar
row foundations of ancient demo-
cracy. He thus became the founder
of the modern political era; he breath
ed the spirit of freedom on all our
continent. In that respect we, the
~Ncoles of America are as much
Washington's children as we are
Columbus children. These are the
two figures that ought to stand in
Washington at the entrance of our