Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-13
"Our Country" Subject Of Stir
ring Patriotic Address by Vice
President James S, Sherman
at Utica,
INOUSTRIALLY EQUAL TO
BALANCE OF THE WORLD
Statistics Quoted Show Anaz-
ing Growth in Wealth and
Power of American People,
Still Marching Onward,

Try Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Utica. ~ Y, April l2.-"Ou
Country was the subject of a stirring
patriotic address by Vice President
sherman at the annuai banquet of tho
chamber Of commerce of this city to-
night senator Clark. of Montana
spoke upon the desirabiity of postal
savings banks as means of fostering
thrift among the masses Of the pco-
pie Representative Francis w Cush-
man, of Washington also delivered an
appropriate address.
IN responding to the toast "Our
Country" Mr. sherman rec0unted the
elements of strength possessed by the
United states, both i'm actual develop
ment It's possibilities of greater de-
,clopment ana the moral force it is
likely to exert over the destinies OF
the world Counting the wars in which
the country had been involved, every
one Of which he declared had behind
it some exalted moral purpose he said
tire nation had been deyoting itself
pretty assiduously to il commercial
advancoment &rEi
Quoting some Of the leading stats
ties showing the materiol growth of
the country, he said the nation should
have confidence in itself as the world
has confidence in IT, The growth Of
the United States had been SO enor-
nous that il could no longer be DEM
onsrated by comparing its industries
wealth and national strength with any
other leading country of the world
nor even with a group of other coun-
tries 1t was necessary to compare it
with tine remainder of the world.
We have but per cent Of the pop
nlatlon Of the earth' said Mr. Shcr-
man our nation possesses but r
per cent of the area of the earth. and
yet, ndustrially, we about equal one
half of the balance Of mankind"
Nr. sherman recounted the proper
uon OF the great staples that are rails
ed IN the United states, in comparison
win an the other portions of the
world.
We have. he said, twice as much
me insurance as the rest of the world.
ana ohe-halt as much money on de-
P"S' IN our savings banks as an the
i'St OF the world. our expenditure
lor education is two-thirds as much
"s is spent by all the rest of the world
'ne-third of all the revenue collec-
'u by governments is ours. while our
''"t IS but one thirtietI of the debt
w lhc world We have enrolled in
'ur schools twenty million students
seventeen million being in our public
H'ho"s alone, for which we pay an
hu'Ily two hundred million dollars
"ul'n IS more than is spent for cdu-
''''"hai purposes by the five greatest
y""'lF'es of Europe, including Great
ne country, hc declared. is not re-
'l"1r1dins Ambition as well as pat
''tIsm is indigenous to our soil.
Ambition" he added. lis inspired
~ opportunity Ambition and oppor-
unity have inspired and developed
senluS Genius has produced inven-
.''H. Invention has enlarged oppor-
'u"ty and Increased by bounds Ameri
'" production. American wealth and
American power"
,' advantage of postal savings
'"NS were told by senator Carter in
"i'sl attractive manner 4 sound
'''N'ness relation. he said, can never
'' maintained with reckless and inn
ident people. He who spends all.
M ""ded' and saves nothing. bctrays
.'''Seli and those dependent upon him
"m The beginning and in the end
%" VIII cheat somebody else and blame
everybody
he combined powers of the world
'''"ia perish, said Mr. Carter. in an
'''Inpt 10 conquer the American
t'"ple and hold possession of this
"'uN our power To resist outside
PRESSURE is invinciblc. but who can
''eaSt the issue of the event should
q troublesome percentage of the gov
"'' require an increase of our stand
pug army to the relative proportion
" 'ne average European war estab-
llshment?
f"u gentlemen Of affairs arc deep
=, concerned in having prudent rather
..'n reckless people TO deal with.
~. government is interested in nur-
-''ls the affection. devotion and n-
crest Of the postoffice N its well be-
'H and the masses are profoundly
'neefned ia the growth OF prudence.
'hiiit and patriotism.
said II was impossible for banks !
''iiiiies 20 reach an the people i'm
n'"l sections of the country because
VI the initial cost Of establishing p !
usihess. while the added cost main