The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-04-14
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Of Vice President Sherman at
, Utica Chamber of Commerce.

Speaker Said the Nation Should Have
Confidence In Itself as the World
Has Confidence In It-Has Twice as
Much Life Insurance as the Rest Of
the World and Half as Much Money
In Savings Banks-Expends For Ed
ucaton Two-Thirds as Much.
Utica, April 13. "Our Country"
was the subject of a stirring patriolic
address by Vice President James s.
Bherman at the annual banquet c. the
chamber Of commerce in this city las,
night. The gathering repre- jented the
business and professional men of
Utica, and the reception given to Mr..
Sherman and other speakers was ex-
tremely cordial
Senator Carter of Montana spoke
upon the desirability OF postal savings
banks as a means of fostering thrift
among the masses of the people. Rep
resentative Francis w. Cushman Of
Washington also delivered an appro-
pirate address.
In responding to the toast "Our
Country" Mr.. Sherman recounted the
elements Of strength possessed by the
United States both in its actual ma
terial development, its possibilities for
greater development and the moral
force 1t Is enabled to exert over the
destlnies Of the world. Recounting
the wars in which the country had
been involved, everyone of which he
declared had behind II some exalted
moral purpose he said the nation had
been devoting itself pretty assiduous-
ly to its commercial advancement
Quoting some Of the leading statis-
tics showing the material 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 it could no longer be dem
onstrated by comparing It's industries,
wealth and national strength with
any other leading country In the
world, nor even with a group of other
countries. 1t was necessary to COM
pare It with the remainder Of the
world.
1--WE have but per cent of the pop
ulation Of the EARTH" said Mr.. Sher-
man. Our nation possesses but Z
per cent of the area of the earth, and
vet industrially we about equal one
half of the balance OF mankind"
Mr.. Sherman recounted the proper
tion of the great staples that are raised
in the United States in comparison
with all other portions Of the world.
1--WE have" he said twice as much
life insurance as the rest of the world
and one-half as much money on depos-
It in our savings banks as all the rest
of the world. Our expenditure for
education Is two-thirds as much as is
spent by all the rest of the world
One-third of all the revenue collected
by the government is ours, while our
debt is about one-thirtieth of the debt
of the world.
1--WE have enrolled in our schools
twenty million students, seventeen
million being in our public schools
alone, for which we pay annually $780,
900. 900, which is more than spent for
educational purposes by the five
greatest countries Of Europe, includ-
ing Great Britain" The country, he de-
clared is not retrogradlng. Ambition
as well as patriotism is indigenous to
our soil.
Ambition" he added, "is inspired
by opportunity. Ambition and oppor-
tunity have inspired and developed
genius. Genius has produced invention.
Invention has enlarged opportunity
and increased by bounds American
production, American wealth and
American Dower.