The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-25
ANoTHER DREAM coMINa TRUR

The development of a quickened desire to unite the Americas in closer business and political relations recalls that there Is not much in American information al affairs that Is new The great men of tho RevOu- tionary period and the years that followed vsioned most of the obstacles that lay in the path of Che Ma tOnal progress-demesc as we'll as foreign. for that matter-and charted them and mapped safe course. Particularly was this true of the greatest statesman of them an-JeTerson whom Judge Estee aptly char aoterized as This country's schoolmaster."
 Jefferson saw the necessity of American domination of the Western Hemisphere-not a domination such as that which contempates Roman legions or Napol- comic squares or British shpsothe line, if you please WIlhelms submarines. but a benevolent domination such as is yielded ungrudgingy to country which stands for what is right. and just. and always for progdess in human liberty profitable employ mont in peaceful pursuits.
 Jefferson began laying the foundations for g Ma ional greatness in anticipation of another time when Europe would be in tho hroes of such contest as we are now witnessing just he laid the foundation for freedom of the slaves freedom in religious belief free dom from the law of entail. freedom from monetery monopoly and other things started purchasing Louis ana sending Lewis and Clark the Pacific, suggesting the purchase Of Florida announcing doctrine idea and urging the protection of South American free dom and the cultivation of her friendship.
 It took many men to work out Jefferson's ideas Monroe and Jackson and Lincoln all of them devoted followers. did their parts each in his time.
 But these words were suggested by the Pan-Ameri can movement--a movement that was given it's start by tho Monroe Doctrine declaration. It Clay more than any other of JefIersons folowers-and he was follower of Jefferson though must be admitted that at times. Ike Peter he followed from afar-but 1t
 
 Quences of the Monroe Doctrine the duty of theUnt ed States towards South America and the outlet that continent offered for American commercial genius
 And let us give Clay his due. A very remarkable man was Harry of tho West" We think of him too often perhaps and too much as the alert and aggres sye party leader the almost matchless campaign ora tor though admittedly always as American to the core He was all that but more He of the broades vision. of the most practical ideas His was 9 world sweep. He saw America whole, and her great mission with clear eye and very stout heart.
 It Is true with Clay. as 1t has been of other re- marable men, that in some things he ahead of bis time Ills country was not able travel fast he wished proposed But in this matter of closer re- laons between North and South America, nothing is the card today and nothing of benehcient nature will be accomplished. beyond the purposes Clay cher ished and advocated He figured America as the lead ing influence in the development of the Western Hem isphere. and the hemisphere when dveOped as pow ertul not indeed the leading factor in the progress oi the world.
 It was because of this faith 10 and love Of his country that Clay stroye so earnestly to compromise the differences and avert the dangers growing out of slavery as well as to iuhn partzan desire to keep his political party or the rocks. So much depended united America. much would be lost if for req son America were torn asunder.
 However Clay was not to sec the glad day. when freed from domestic troubles our country to go about her National career SO frequently pictured by Jefferson as the beneacent dominator of the Western Hemisphere. Internal troubles rose, and strive as he might to compromise them of the way Clay could not brush them aside Jackson had settle the monetary monopoly question and put the common people of the country in command of the ship of state Then came the slavery question and, finally, after many fruess compromises Ciay's years and death.
 It required Lncolns time to settle the slavery Queston-one of the rocks that was duly charted by Jefferson Then the reconstruction, and another war with the dollar and class government
 Now we have wlson-most of domestic trOu- bles settled or in fair way for setement-aud bright prospects for the realization of the lifelong dream Of "Our Harry"