The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-07-08

only scant three million people, tax
upon ourselves, now that we are
| hundred million, any other conception
of duty than what we entertained a
that time So if American enterpris
in foreign countries, particularly il
those foreign countries which are no
| strong enough to resist us, takes th
shape OF imposing upon and exploit
ing the mass of the people in tina
country, it ought to be put to stol
and not encouraged.
| | am willing to get anything for al
| American that money can buy. cXcep
| the rights of other men. | VIII no
| help any man buy power he SHOULD
not exercise over his fellow being
You know what big question there
is in Mexico. Eighty-tivc per cent Of
the Mexican people have never been
allowed to have a look III in regard
to their government and the rights
which have been exercised by the 9th
err Is per cent. Do you suppose that
circumstance is not sometimes III my
thoughts? l know the American peo-
pie have heart that will be just as
strong for those millions i'll Mexico
as ii will be for any other millions any
where else in the world, and when
they once know what is at stake III
Mexico they vii know what ought to
be done in Mexico.
You hear a great deal stated about
the property loss in Mexico, and | de-
plore it with all my heart. Upon the
conclusion of the present disturbed
condition in Mexico undoubtedly those
who have lost properties ought to be
compensated.
Mans individual rights have met
with many deplorable circumstances,
but back of it all is the strength of
the people, and while we think Of the
one in the foreground let us not for
get the other in the background. liv-
cry patriotic American is man who
is not niggardly and selfish in the
things he needs that make Tor human
liberty and the rights Of man. but
wants to share it with the whole world
And he is never so proud OF the great
flag as when it means for other people
as we'll as for himself the symbol OF
lIUcIlN anu lIcCuohi. "o"i" w
ashamed of this flag if it ever did any
thing outside of America that we
would not permit it to do inside of
America.
We stand for the mass of the men,
women and children who make up the
vitality of every nation While you
were trying to get front seat just
now ! was requested TO turn around
and address the distinguished com
pany behind me, because 1t was feared
you couldn't hear but said that
while | had a great respect for them,
and even quite an affection for some
of them, the real people were on this
side Indicating thd aud'ience. If
should have done anything else |
could not have proved | spoke on in
dependence day, because that great
document written by that aEistocrat
Thomas Jefferson, was written by a
man whose heart was as big as all
mankind. and he was thinking OF
them. not himself, when he pcnned
that immortal document. ,a
The world is becoming more com
plcated every day. Therefore, no
man ought to be foolish enough to
think he understands it; and that is
tho reason why | am SO glad to know
there are some simple things in the
world One of those simple things is
principle.
Honesty is q perfectly simple thing.
1t is hard for me to believe that when
a man is dishonest he does not know
it. 1t is hard for me to believe, UNI
der most circumstances, when a man
has to choose between two ways that
lie does not know which is the right
way and which is the wrong way. And
no man who has chosen the wrong
way ought even come into lndcpcnd
ence square; he ought to be put out
of independence square. That is not
where he belongs. He ought not to
come within the sound of voices ut
tered wherein the declaration of indie
pendence was adopted.
So, say, it is patriotic sometimes
to regard the honor of this country in
preference to its material interests.
Would you rather be despised by I'll
nations of the world as incapable Of
keeping your treaty obligtiOns, or
would you rather have free tolls for
American ships? The treaty may
have been mistake, but its meaning
was unmistakable. When | have
made promise as Il man try to keep
it. The most honorable and distin-
guished nation in the world is the ma
ton that can keep its promises to its
own hurt. ! want to say, parcnthet-
ically, that ! don't think anybody was
hurt. | am not enthusiastic for sub
sidy, monopoly and nobody can get
me enthusiastic on that subject. But
assuming that was a matter of en-
thuSiasm, | am much more enthusi
astic for keeping the integrity of the
United States absolutely unquestioncd
and unsullied.
Popularity is not always success
full patriotism.
The most patriotic man is some
times the man who goes in the dircc.
ton in which lie thinks he is right
whether or not he thinks anybody
agrees with him, because it is patriot
is to sacrifice yourself if you think