The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-13
BUILD SCHOOLS
NOT SHIPS
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS
ADVICE TO AMERICANS.
In Speech at the Dedication Of a
Chicago Catholic College the In
dianisn Says Americans Are
Growing Better.

Chicago, May l2-vice President
Fairbanks was the guest OF houcr to-
day at the dedication of ths st.
Stanislaus Polish Roman Catholic
parochal school. the largest institu.
tion of its kind in the United States.
The vice president arrived from
Washington in the morning, attended
the dedication exercises in the after
noon, and in the evening was the
principal speaker at the banquet COM
memorating the dedication.
The vice president in his address
said that he would rather see the
people spend their money in building
up great schools and churches than
to spend it in unduly expanding ar
mics and navies In referring to so.
cialism, the vice president said that
it puts a handicap upon genius, abil.
ity and thrift. In the new parochi n
school $500 pupils will receive in
oN uNI'H ilbih oNdl VI HOlt NHdu
100 teachers Mr.. Fairbanks said IN
part:
The event we have met tn cele-
brate is evidence of the fact that
while we are growing in wealth in
commercial and industrial power we
are not losing sight of those finer
things which are the crowniny glory
of the highest and best civilization.
In the final analysis, the med sure OF
our progress in the scale of the
worlds estimation is not our banks,
mercantile houses, manufactures
railroads and steamships, but our
great churches, schools, colleges, uni
versities, hospitals and charities.
The millionaire Is touched as new.
er before by sympathetic appeals and
| is dedicating his fortune more and
more to increasing the facilities for
| the improvement of the condition OF
those who, are less fortunate. Peo-
| pie OF all stations are sharing rs"'
and more in a widespread effort TO
uplift the community and advance
the welfare of mankind according to
their means and opportunities. We
/ frequently ask ourselves the question
whether upon the whole We are grow
| ing better. The vast cathedrals and
| churches-their missions and hos
| pitas, schools, colleges and universe
| ties-which we behold upon every
| hand in city. village and hamlet, fur
| nish the conclusive answer to our
minds that We are growing better.
we hear much OF the need of a
{ large navy and a large army. We
all agree that we should provide ad
/ equately for the national defense.
| The money necessary to this end
| should be freely expended but be-
| yond our reasonable needs we should
not go. Our national tranquility is
not menaced from without nor is our
domestic peace threatened from with.
in. | would rather see the people
| spend their money In building W
| great schools, colleges and universi-
| ties, churches and cathedrals, than see
/ them spend it unduly expanding army
and navy. The armies of young men
and young women who are trained in
| schools, colleges and universities, are
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/ and glorify American achievement.
They are the armies of peace and in
the final analysis the armies OF our
| enduring national security.
we have frequently heard men
| undertake to Justify an increase OF
the army ON the ground that the or
/ ganization Of workingmen into large.
compact bodies was a possible source
OF danger. There is, it seems to me,
no possible justification for such a
/ suggestion. 1t is an unwarranted i'm
| peachment of the patriotism OF the
| great body Of the American people.
/ The workingmen of America are
| friends and not enemies OF the gov
eminent, and will respond when there
is national peril as they have done
in every emergency which has con,
/ fronted us,
Teach the new generation the per
| II of undue Capitalization of power.
/ Teach them the necessity OF keeping
the government close to the people,
for power, in the hands of the peo-
| pie, will not be abused. Teach the
new generation the pernicious effects
/ OF socialism.
There has been transplantcd TO
our soil an enemy to our institutions.
1t is a protest against republican gov
ernment. Yes, II is a challenge 10
all government established by the vir.
tue and patriotism OF men. Anarchy
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