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M'LAH'S SPEECH AT SPARTANB?RG .?From the Rook Hound Onut o* blaine to tbo Pacifie Golden Gate; From Superior's Crystv.1 Wutero to tbe Kvergveeo Shores of the Mexican Sea, Ii rot herr* Are We AU"-"And tho Thoughts of Mou Are Widened." While the 4th of July, 1776, vras the date of the Declaration of Independence, the 4th of July. 1801. was the time when it was carried into full effect by the es tablishment of the capital, so tbat this country ls really but a cent'-ry old Union and independence fore vt- ls today the watchword of 70 million American free? men. When the nineteenth century was bora, there was not a nation in which tue subjects bad a voice in the affairs of gov ernment. The influence of the United States has been such during the past cen tury that there is not a civilized nation in the affairs of which the people have no voice. They vote even In H?SS?S. Thsrs are now five republics upon tu o continent of Europe. TH?:? are no nations that are not republics in the western hemisphere, and there are two republics in Africa. Having repuulicanlzed the world and made every n$ tion recognize, at least to some extent, the principles outlined in our declaration of Independence, we now open a new century, as the beacon light of the world, in bringing about ?he nat ural sequences of this universal brother hood of manhood, taught first by Christ when upon the earth, and forgotten through eighteen centuries, the dealing together of the nations of the earth to their mutual profit, In the advancement of civilization, the promotion of peace and the enhancement of their material welfare. Our forefathers pledged in a revolution their lives, their fortunes and their sa cred honor to secure for us this boon. They forecasted the future, and built tho foundations of onr free government upon broad and patriotic principles, which in their triumph would secure a perpetual union of states and an. enduring indn pendence of the nation. The crises through which we have passed, while menacing the stability of the union, have never Imperilled our freedom. The civil war waa u. severe sheck to tue unity oi the states, but we have passed through the fiery ordeal, and today have a Union stronger and a patriotism broader and deeper than ever. In all this land, from Maine to California, from the Lakes to the Gulf, .there is but one heart, one country, and one people, all cemented together, by the ties of true patriotism and the love of human freedom. Well jnay the American people, North, South East and West, glory in this day, hal lowed as it Is by the associations and triumphs of the past, and magnified bj the bright promises ot the future. ' Oui past as a nation ls safe, bnt it is gone for ever: we cannot recall or change it. W< can, however? seize the present, and wise ly use the opportunity to make our fntun the realization of the wildest dreams ot the most optimistic American. THE LESSONS OF THE PAST. I propose today to emphasize onr pres ent splendid opportunities as a natioi and the grand results to flow from theil full appreciation and utilization/ We in standing today with the vanishing shad ows .of tho last century,playing about on: feet, while thc dim light of the dawninj new century k'sses our brow. From th top of Time's i Ighest peak we can lool backward along **be great highway toa all nations have traveled, we can see tb steady footsteps of the human race, as I has plodded on and on, making epochs li earth's history and rearing monuments t mark human progress. Let ns, my fel low-citizens, learn wisdom from the past Its follien. crimes and blunders may b turned into aubiime stepping stones, t lift our generation to a higher plane o existence. Along the highway, where w have passed, hate, sectionalism and blin partisan ah ip show where the road ? I-.a drooped off into many an abyss, ragge and deep. The torn garments and th whitened bones we soe far down helot should warn us to turn and seek the bei ter path, at whose summit lie sweet proi perity, liberty, peace and justice. Step b step the procees of education and ac van cement has proceeded. Each centur has shown some j... g ress in a certain d recticn in humar thought, in human et deavor and in Luman improvement. "I doubt not thro' the ages one increai ing purpose runs, And tho thoughts of men are widene - with the process of the suns." The thought so beautifully expresse in the parable of the sowers is true of ni tlohs as well as of individuals. - .'Behold there went out a-sower to so? and he sowed, some fell by-the wayati and the fowls ot the air came and devon edit up." This was true right in .TerUK. lem. "And some fell on stony grout] where it had not much earth and imm diately it sprang up, because it bad t depth of earth, but when the sun was ui it was scorched, and because it had t root It withered away." This WSB true i Rome, where Christians were put to deal in the Coliseum. "And some fell arnot thorns, and the thorns grew up at choked it, and lt yielded no fruit." Th was true in Persia, which at that time li the civilization of the world. We get ot common school system from Prussia, wi got it directly from Persia. . "And others fell on good ground and d yield fruit that sprang np and increase some thirty and some sixty and seine i hundred-" lt fell upon good ground! Germany and brought forth the Luth or: reformation. It fell on good ground England and brought forth the full ?sta Uah inen t of Protestantism. It fell upi good ground in New England and broug forth the largest degree of religious ai personal liberty eyer known. It might said that the good ground upon which fall all belonged to the Saxon races. Tl human eye .cannot look suddenly upon dazzling light wUheut being blinde when the Son of God first preached t! doctrine cf the Kingdom of Heaven? which all who subjected themselves to ii dominion of tbe divine Ruler obould equal ann all sbo'-ld ba brothers,; humi eyes were dazzled at the prospect, and t first, sight of this splendid liberty w followed br a period pf darkness so interj that it kas always been known in hlsto as "the dirk ages." Than the light of liberty flicker through the clouds, und some men s?W and keeping their vyes upon it follow its beckoning to the western hemlsphe: where t?ie clouds were? dispelled and the full light broke forth, destined to illumin ate the world, never again .to bedarLentd. Tali was recognized in a happy way by the people of France, who had groped for the light and fought for a - glimpse of it until the streets ot Paris ran in blood, ! thought cf this two weeks ago, as i sat on the deck of ? steamer and flaw the mag nificent statue of Liberty, which in her gratitude France presented to the nation which had hewn the way for liberty to become possible. That statue now adorns the harbor of Mew York, holding a torch in its hand to light the way across the seas, that those in distant climes may view the light which shines from the shores of Amera... Upon this statue is Inscribed "Liberty enlightens tbs world." In its band is the wreath of peace. It en lightens the world, not by the clash of arms, or the frowns of despotism, but by j the light of liberty, which, when it shines in the breasts of men, causes them to obey tue only commandment ever given by tbe Son of God, "That ye love one another." MORAL ADVANCEMENT GOD'S PURPOSE. No nation in the past has bad such a government as ours, and hence the results accomplished bv us un tn the iirth century was nothing but a preparatory work. Th? nations of the present day have utilized this preparatory work and founded theil governments upon a code which recognizes God and his mera! ?C7sr&Zii<9u? o? th? universe, und man's responsibility ii carrying out the designs of this mora] government in the elevation of the race And of all tbe nations we have established a government combining all the excellen cies Of all others that have ever existed It has for its foundations the indestructl ble principles of trna religion, humaz freedom and' general human progress The United States are for this ref- 01 destined tc- play an important and con spiouous part in the future history of tbi world Isolated in th? Occident, aa tb? earliest of the race were in the Orient, sut is to become the center from whioh light knowledge and civilization are to bo dil fused over the whole earth. The events of the last half century hav> been pregnant with world wide const quences. These have conspired to mak us as e. nation of far more importance t the human race and its future histor; than ever the chosen nation of God was ii the infancy of the world. More progres has been made in science, the arts, dh coverlea, and in all intellectual achiev? manto, during the last century than ha been made in sixty centuries. It seem as if the human mind was suddenly n lieved from the incubus under which 1 bad labored for the ages, and with somi thing like inspiration entered into the vat field of the occult and undiscovered eli ments of nature and made them subserv ent to the phenomenal advancement t the race. Since the morning stars'san together at tho creation, the atmosphei and all nature have had diffused in thei the element of electricity, and yet i< presence und utility escaped the attentio of all the sages and philosophers of ai tlquity. It ?ras left for the christianize mind of the 19th century to compreheo its mysterious power and nature, and 1 make it a potential and useful agent in tl praotlcal affairs of life. In the field of discovery the mechanic Inventions of the ?last half century ha' revolutionized agriculture and all indu trial conditions, and furnished subsl tutes for the labor of man which accor pllsh all the wonders of the haman w] and intellect. For the ages, the prlnclp of these inventions lay dormant in tl vast storehouse .of nature, and human I genuity failed to comprehend it and mal it a factor in progress and civilization, was reserved for the inquisitive intel Ie of the - 10th century, quickened by tho 1 opiring influences of christianity, to e plore this rieb mine of nature, and to bi ness the forces there stored away in m ohinery which has given an .impetus the progress of the world auch as has n been seen in any other era. But in the development of the prin pies of government the most rapid strid have been made. It has been discover as almost a revelation that man was c made for governments bnt governmei exist for man. The idea of the uncle world was to organize political sock and enact laws to keep its subjects une restraints, and to exact perfeet obedler as the only virtue of government. T laws of ?Caligula, posted so high ?hat one could reach them, of Solon, Lycurgi Draco and all other lawgivers, were coe intended only for the physical and int lectual development of roan. His mo: sense was repudiated and tbs cducatl of bis moral nature entirely uegiect He was treated as a creature of time a circumstances, and no account was tat of his immortal destiny. In this cona ed the pre-eminent infirmity of all j monarchies and republics which exist In ancient times. The decalogue, wh should be the foundation of all organi: political society, as promulgated by I greatest .haman lawgiver the world 1 ever seen, was ignored, and there was si stltuted for this enduring basis the sat foundations ot pagan philosophy c heathen mythology. For thia reason mese governments in time tottered i stumbled into ruins. THE ERA OK WAR SUCCEEDEO BV ERA COMMERCE.. Ever since the foundation ol' the ci ized world the nations of tho earth h conducted their warlike expediti igainst other nations either throi pure love of conquest, or from motivei plunder. Within recent years, the ct IzotT -.attona have begun to recognize t these methods are not in consonance vs the principles of humanity. Their c guests hare asa rule been peaceful e during the past few years, made for purpose of extending their commerce. The nrafc department-of commerce tabliabed by any country was inaugun by Gc ninny, and ?ince that time al the nations have recognized the propr ?f making the extension of commerc national object. This new protection, sn to commercial interest has i caul tc a large extension of such interest. International trade of the world to dc ?var twenty times as great as It wi century ago/ It has Increased out o proportion to the increase of populat It has caused a corresponding lacrea* wealth. This condition baa brought al * D*W/ erS is tb^ ?vr?u's u??vuij, w? night be termed the era of commerce, (his bids fair to succeed permanent!: that of war, which bas lasted tbrougl the centuries preceding the opening ol present one. This has caused the ami nation of large corporations into larger ones. It has caused commerc .io conducted upon a scale never dre a jf by our fathers. ' While trusts are dangerous to the j lio Welfare by reason of their purpose, which is to increase prices by preventing competition and limit production to the point of the greatest possibly profit, the legitimate corporation, however large its capital, having for its purpose a great in crease of p?v?ucrinn ami tl??? extension of trade instead ot the stiffing of trade, is distinctly benfiilciol and assists in the dif fusion of general prosperity. The opening up of new markets will create new lines of employment and in crease the number of men required to conduct the old lines of business, thus affording to tbs mau who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow the opportunity to keep constant 1 y employed and Insuring him against periods of enforced idleness. It i H a happy condition which benefits all and is not a condition which should array ono class against the other. Trusts should bo stamped out wherever they may ap pear, whether their cepital be large or small, but the employment of large capi tal, if used lu the creation of new trude, cannot fail to confer benefits upon the entire people. LMJOli ASH CAPITAL. And these ancient governments tnn uiad? the mistake of treating labor as a commodity, without reference to thc laborers. This mistake waa made solelj In the interest of the employer of labor, and from the most ancient times the na 11 cu n iti tua earth have treated the laborer with relation to his labor, as a personal tty. They have compelled him to dispose of his labor and have even at times, bj statutory enaetments, compelled ali yount men to learn a trade. But while treating the labor as inseparable from the person ality of the laborer, they did nothing ti p rote ct him in bia labor. Under the pr in cipies of equal justice to all, the labors will be protected in his labor, as the em ployer is in his capital. The interests o the laborer and his employer, if properl; understood, are reciprocal. They are in te rea ted to bring about one result, th profitable employment of labor to the goo of both labor and capital. It is to the lc terest ot capital to have efficient and .COE tented labor. It is to the interest of labo that capital should be profitably employe in order to increase the demand for laboi I Under the principles of equality and jui tice, this relation will be sc well undei stood that lt will bring about a system c legal arbitration, similar to the principle governing courts of equity, that will di termine questions arising between Ubi and its employers In such a manner i will advance the interests ot both. It was reserved for the christianized ii tellect of the 10th century to repudiate tl unchristian governmental systems of pr viouB ages, and to construct an organize political system of government which r cognized the truth that governments wei made for man, and Intended to make hi: a responsible moral as well as intellectu subject; that they were intended to aecu: human freedom, freedom of conscienc freedom of intellect, and freedom of a tion; that they are to be founded on tl great moral law proclaimed from Ai Sinai, and that nations as well as indivii uals were to be subject to Its command and that they were intended to be the h man agencies not only to bless their su jocts but the world. The republican gci ernment of the United States is the mo perfect the world has ever seen. It is government based upon the rook found tion of the people's rights to govern thei selves under the annotions of an enligl ened conscience and of the moral law. Perfect individual and national liber is guaranteed by it, and its great purpc is to promote the general welfare. ' Tru the hand of God has been in thia wondi fol age of human progress, and has be instrumental in raising up our republic a beacon light to the world and the g< emmental instrumentality which is spread the blessings of humen liberty a civilization. OOO'S PURPOSE IN EXPAHS?CST. With this heaven appointed destii what splendid opportunities are afford us as a nation. Some are disposed to ti flippantly about the advent of the Uni! States into the arena of the strugj among the great powers of the ear They oppose the extension of our tel tory, of our commerce, of the blessings our political institutions and Christi civilization because it increases our ; tional obligations. They forget that nation ever acquired power and influei without inviting increased respon-ibllit and marching forward with unflinch boldness towards its destiny. A shrink from responsibility ls cowardice, and American people are not cowards. Carthage, with the richest mercha and the finest shipping in the world, tempted to extend her commerce with extending har territory, and the res was her destruction, because there wai unity between her and the people v, whom abe dealt. Our own great cit] New York could not continue to exla all the states except New York were 1 elga territory. London's continual pi perity rests upon the intimate relations tween Great Britain and her colon Paris, although numerically great, hat power os a commercial city of the wo: but contents itself with leading onls fashion and scandal. What would Home have been, with an extension of her empire, but an in hificant city on the banks of the TU Without her expansion the pages of tory would have never been blazoned v the glories of the eternal city. With the expansion of her empire, Greece wo have been a little speck on the map of world,.and the splendors of Athens the glories of Marathon would never h been recorded as tributes to human lei ing and valor. In all ages nations I had national obligations imposed u them, and, when discharged, they t flourished for a time, but they finally ished because they were not equal to t increased responsibilities.' Shall we, > the experience of the past before shrink from bur obligations as a na and prove recreant ta the high Urns being apesrwr for the Christian reltj and bear?.' of the glad tidings of groat to all peoples? 'Shall we fail in this st clous hour of opportunity to enjoy strive to perpetuate the freedom whl< the birthright of the race, and to worl Ita universal enjoyment? Shall we f der on tba rock upon which all oth?i ?iona havo founderedt Away with i UUnatri/\tlc gnrf Unchristian objrjciiuL the expansion of our political ins tlons. The line of duty marked out for us nation is a straight and narrow way. T ls no need for us to mistake it. We 1 the "pillar of cloud" by day and the 1er of fire" by night to guide us. I watch thoze with steady gaze we safely pass through the "Bcd sea" of ger before us, and nt last reach the of our national aspirations und opportuu- . ities. Our laud is tho most favored of earth. Wo have a diversity of ?oil und eli ma ; o unequalled. Our diversity of production 1 is marvelous. Our versatility of scien tific and Inventivo gonius'? tut* wonder ut the world. We are able not only to feed . our millions of populntion but the hungry j of nil nation?. Wc can clothe the hun I dredsof millions of people lu the Orient. Our wealth is fabulous. With all these advantages can we afford to shut up our selves in a "pent up Utica," and allow the very redundance of our products to make us poor? No other nation ever hud the grand commercial opportunities we enjoy. Our harvests make our nelda smile with joy and loudly cull us to reap and enjoy rich rewards by supplying other nations and still have an abundance left. As a return of gratitude to the Ruler of na tions for our unparalleled prosperity and advantages, it is our national duty to grow, expand, and go forth to contest ; with other nations for commercial suprem acy. Nations like individuals must be Inter dependent. In the n??t thc S?tiCu? u?vo Ignored this doctrine, and have destroyed each other in their strife for dominion and ? suoremacy. lt was never intended in the ? great plans of Omniscience that any na ? tion can exist without bein? a blessing or curse to ottiers. This idea of interdepen dence in the last half century seems to have become tho settled conviction of all the nations. The recent troubles in China made ali the great civilized powers neigh bors. It brought them in unison for their own betterment and the welfare ot I heathen China. Why then criticize out President for the attitude of the United States in this Chinese complication anti for acting in concert with the other na tions as a neighbor? It was one of hei national obligations as well es a great op portunity to exemplify her readiness t< help and to bless ail other nations. I For 1600 years the human.race has beer struggling to obey the divine command j "Go ye Into all the world and preach tin gospel." But little progress was mad? for centuries upon centuries.. Seas o . blood have been shed in this evang?lica work. The progress has been slow, bu ' the fire has been kept dimly burning upo: the sacred altar. It was left to the mys terlous christian' influence of' the nine teenth century, when the human mint was liberated, to commence anew this gos pel work, and its light has blazea in ever; ( land, and the bible has been published ii every tongue. We are on the eve of i new christian era in the world. Our na tion with its free government and its ag gresslve christian civilization is in a posi tion to march forward and convert th world. With the isles of the Pacific in ou possession, with the confidence of th millions of heathens in the East, and wit our wealth and commerce, and Angle Saxon love of liberty, we can raise th banner of the cross and accomplish th heaven designed work of having the got pel preachsd to every creature. Our republican government, with thea mighty potentialities for progress, civil zation and human freedom, is weil fitte to challenge the admiration of th? work and to scatter everywhere the blessings c mata's liberty. Standing as the Unite States does today, as the largest expor lng nation, the wealthiest and roost n oourcef ui nation, they can exercise a coi trolling influence in the affairs of tl world, and ultimately become dominai in them. Their political Institutions ha\ given them this prominence, and if tl people wisely uso all the opportunities < the present, they will become the grei factor in the world's future progress an civilization. FUTURE Ol* THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC. If we patrio tica 1 ty utilize our presei opportunities and fulfil all of our nation obligations, no one can speculate too r mantlcally about our ? ature as a natio: For one to have looked forward at tl founding of Rome, and predicted all tl glories of the Roman empire when in tl zenith of its splendors, he would have btu hailed as a dreamer and his prophecies i fairy tales. For one to have stood on tl barren shores of Britain when Cass landed there with his legions and pc trayed in story the glorious (Suture of tl British empire, he would have been moe! ad aa a prophet with a distempered in agination. So if one standing on the gre: eminence of time, the beginning of tl twentieth century, shonld predict the fi ture glory of the American republic, would be only a story half written or picture dimly painted, with all the spie: dors of coloring left out. I do not belier that any mind can have even the faints conception ot what our nation will bo ar will accomplish in the coining centurie If we are truo to ourselves and ot heaven appointed'deBttny. When we loc backward to the 1th of July, 1770, and s thirteen colonies struggling with tl most powerful government on thc euri for independence, nud consider the gre odds against us, and contrast our cone tion then and now. we can scarcely creel the evidence of our own experience. Ti progress we have made, the governme we have built up. the nation we have ci ated, ali seem like fancies, and we a really lost in amazement at the contei plation. Today seventy-six millions American freemen bow down at the alt of liberty erected by our forefathers at pour OUt their lu ba tions of prai.se. A ce t u ry hence, if we are true to constitution government and human liberty, two hu dred millions will gather around tho al ti And as the .centuries roll on thousands millions will celebrate this anni versai and their hosainabs of freedom will cc and re echo throughout the earth, and i nations will be prepared to take up t refrain. The day of man's deliverance h come, liberty aud christianity, now ai forever. The pro^?gd land, flowing with ml and honey. wHhtfML encouragement he out to the IsraeliteSHtQhelr desolate wa derings in the wilderness. Without tl they would have faltered and fallen the wayside and never accompliohcd t divins purpose of their deliverance frc Egyptian bondage.- Xs a nation we ha reached n crisis equally an important that vhlch confronted tba Israelites, a tba encouragement offered us is the wc] as our promised land, where we ar? plast tbs reeds of freedoru and christin f?y'and labor to fructify and enrich the until they shall grow up and the natlo shall Ile down in peace under their abm The same power which brought the wi dorera at lact out of the wilderness is si tnJning ns. and it we are true to doty a destiny it will bring ns into the promh land of our hopes and rewards. Suet contemplation is oowlldering, and yel we read tho pigna of the times correct we aro ns II ?mtiuii moving onto such a destiny. The great e^ent:? in the future of our republic can he predicted with some de gree of certainty. One ot tho pre-eminent events will he a union of the English speaking race, in which Anglo-Saxon ideas of liberty and christian civilisation will become predominant, and tinnily control the politics, the policies and com merce of the world. There may not he any political alliance between tho republi can United States and monarchical Great ! Britain, but there will he a unity of pur pose which will link them together in tho bobds of a common interest and raco af filiation., With such a combination of j resources and power, it will be possible to I disseminate throughout the earth tho Bplrit of liberty now permeating the entire Anglo-Saxon race. In time the prophecy of the last century that Europe would be come republican or Cossack will he ful filled. The Eastern question of to-day is the beginning of the final Btruggle. With a union of the English-speaking peoples the despotism ot Russia will h? destroyed, and all the nations will bo forced into the crusade for liberating mankind from the blighting tyranny under which it has suf fered for centuries. What an entranolng picture-the unity of all the nations In ona common and patriotic purpose, to secure universal human freedom and through it to unite the raoe of - man in one national brotherhood. Let it be un derstood that in any future alliance, either implied or explicit, the United States la the master of the situation. That this is true is evident to any business man, who will consider for a momo at the trade situ ation of the world. All ->f the nations of Europe, includiug Greet Britain, have so dense n population, that every foot of area, if cultivated to its fullest extent, would not produce sufficient food to sup port the people. Tl ?? United Starts, upon the other hand, produces vastly moro than it consumes. It controls the food of the world, and any retaliatory measures by foreign nations intended to curtail the producta of commerce or industry in the United States could be effectually stopped by similar meusures as to our own food exports. The retaliatory measures now threaten ed hy Russia will not be carried out foi this reason. Russia made a bluff euc when tho United States called the bluff Russia, instead of carrying out its threat placed the entire matter in the hands ol the minister to the United States, and il is now a question of diplomacy, which is solved so far as the threats of Russia an concerned. The time was when Londot and Liverpool as jobbing centers, practi cally controlled the trade of the world That trade has practically passed fron Great Britain to the United States. Th? balance of trade in favor of this count n during the past three years has been a lit tie over a billion and one-half dollars Had the United States not been a debto country, this amount would have beei Added to the surplus gold in this country A billion dollars of this hos been used ii buying up American securities heh abroad until our railroads, which wer controlled by English capital, are now ii American hands. We have now purchased the control ove our own industries. Notwithstanding th fact that this caused the exportation o vast quantities of gold to Europe, the bal ance of trade has been so greatly In excea of the payment of such indebtedness tba the gold reserves of the foreign nation are decreasing, while the gold reserves a our own banks ara increasing. Forelg nations for the first time in history hav com? to American banks for their golc If properly handled, this balance of trad will increase from year to year. As th total gold outside of the United State now in existence ls only about three thor sand million dollars, if we sell for gold al that we sell, and buy for gold all that w buy, it would take only a few years t drain the world of its entire gold suppl j England held precisely this position as t tue world's trade when it demonetize silver and by that action transferred th control of the world's finances from tb Hague to the Thames. As the Unite States now bolds this position, she is rai idly transferring it from London to Ne1 York. When this transfer is complet* England will be the first country to con plain that there is not sufficient gold wit which to conduct the business of th world, and will ;sk to have resto red a b metallic basis. Auother event will be the assumption b the United States of rhe obligation of n biter in all international disputes. it? commanding political and commercial it fluence will insure tho concession of th prerogative. In China, during the presor convocation of the great powers, tl United States supported by Great Brita! have controlled to a considerable oxter the negotiations. Last year Russia pn posed the establishment of an Interni tional peace tribunal, and actually led i tho deliberation?! at the Hague. lu th world's pacific convention t'-o goven ments representing the Engllsh-3peakln peoples exercised a controlling influenc This pacific action on the part of Russ! and other nations was a recognition < the coming ascendancy of the Unite States in the affairs of the world. To-do were it not for the conservative interval tion of our nation, supported hy G rei Britain, China would ho dismemberc and her territory partitioned among tl European powers. The Inevitable tei dency of this recognition of ourgrowic power and influence as a nation is t make the United States the arbiter in tl international disputes of the near fut un When this consummation, devoutly to 1 wished, is realized, the peace and rapl progress of mankind will be assured. Tl Anglo-Saxon peoples have always pr rooted the cause of human liberty and ai vanoement, and with their control of tl destinies of the race the near future wi halt the early dawn of tne promised mi lenium. Another event of the future will be tl complete commercial supremacy of tl United States. The Pacific will becon th? great highway upon which her teer log products will be borne to avery lan vYith the Atlantic and Pacifie ic?nsd 1 the Nicaraguan canal her sails vt ty rhiu every harbor, and sea, and ocean, ar lake, and har commerce will be the coi mere* of werld. With ho? natur advantages, her undeveloped reeourc and her hundreds of millions of invents and progressive population, she can de efforts of the other nations to rival h ?(redactions and trade, and to snnti rom her the crown of commercial supr macy. Another event of transcendant Impor ance will be the complete triumph of tl gospel of Christ through tho nchievemen of the Anglo-Saxon race. With the st spangled banner of the United States consort with tho flag of the British empi floating in every harbor nud ocean of t! 4l0.be, nil peoples will, be aroused fro fne?r heattffeuVieep 67 s'.xly centuries h~i?& { brought ton knowledge of the true God. These Hags represent ult thu substantial human progross in tho ?ge? past, the highest and beat civilization founded upon tho moral law, governments the most per fect ever Instituted, nnd tho true spirit of human freeUom. Before the aggressive power and infiuenco they exercise, effete systems of civilization and religion will crumble nnd fall, and all the heathen nations will join in hosnnnahs to the ono trite and living God. It was never designed that individuals should tight singly thc battles of thu cross. All they can accomplish by individual ef forts is to convert individuals to thu true faith, lt is tho mission of nations to achieve fruitful victories under thu bau ner of the cross and spread christianity. Paul labored and pruached all over tho known world in his time, hut it was tho conquerinj/ banner of Constantine sup ported by all the power of thu Itoman em pire that crystallized results and mudo effective the preaching of thu great apostle of (ho (?entiles. It. ?'iems that to our nation is committed the work in these latter days of planting the banner of tho cross in the isles of the sen and among nil heathen nations, aud fulfilling the prophecy that all peoples and tongues shall bow and worship tho true God. This work of the evangeliza tion of the world wa? not ready for nCcoui ii?isuiuent after Paul's preaching and Luther's reformation, but was reserved for one of tho era-making events of the 20th century. If asa nation we are true to duty, opportunity and our appointed destiny, we will be the favored national instrumentality to fight tho decisive bat tis ot Armageddon, and to achieve the final and completo victory fov Christi anity. W e cannot as n nation avoid those sac red obligations imposed upon us. We must go forward and meet tho grave re sponsibilities of the future. They can bo discharged, and when they are, what a glorious future there will bo for our nation and for the Anglo-Saxon race, with one language, one civilization, ono chris tianity, and our perfect political iustltu tiona spread ttll over the habitable earth. Then the pages of history will be nothing but the entrancing story of the glorious achievements of our republic. Tho world will be wrapped in a mantle of peace, the race of rann will have achieved all it was designed to accomplish, and the nations will pursue in hrrmony theliarts of peace and the path of happiness, and thtji enjoy the full fruition of tho efforts of man for six thousand years. ? rnESIDENT NOT AFR MU TO TRUST EX CON FEDERATES, Follow-citizons. one moro word and I am done. Thia is not the place or time where ?olltics and persons Bhould bo discussed, he war with Spain, if it meant nothing more, has been worth ten times the blood and treasure it costin reuniting this coun try. Wo had a President in the White House who waa not afrnid to trout ex Ccnfed?rates. He nut oniy spoke lovingly j of our dead, but he trusted the command of the armieB of tho United States and the honor of this country to ex-Confeder ates. Lee, Wheeler and our own gallant Butler were honored equally with Grant, Logan and Harrison. On this anniversary day, we can rejoice not only at tho liberty granted us under the declaration made on July 6th, 1776, but wc can thank God that we are now a united people, and that our house is no longer divided against ? :,seir. From the rockbound coasts of Maine to the Pacific Golden Gate; irora Superior's crystal waters to ?the evergreeu shores of the Mexican sea, brothers are we all, proud of the stars and st ripee, whether wo come from the rising or setting sun. from the bleak prairies of the Dakotas or the nuntiy Blopes of the Carolinas, content to rest bencntli its folds from the dawning of the morn, when the cartu is wrapped in gray, to tho eventide, when the skies don the blue? ' - Tho contagiousness of consump tion lies in the patient's expectora tions and dibcharges. If these arc carefully reooived in a disinfecting fluid, there is almost no danger to at tendants and friends. - Carrots have been eloquently eulogized as a complexion, beautifier. Eaten early in the morning their ad vocates deolare that they will produce the most astonishing effect upon the hair, skin and eyes. - Mrs. Dearborn-"Did Jerry balk when the minister charged him $3 for marrying you?" Mrs. Wabash-"He did a little, at first, but finally tbe parson said he'd do it. cheaper thc next time." - Milk is not improved by conden sing, but it is different with literature. Rock=a=Bye Baby These are sweet ^ords, but how much pain and suffering they used to mean. It's different now. Since Mother's Friend has become known expectant mothers have been spared much of the anguish of child birth. Mother's friend Is a liniment to be applied externally. It is rubbed thoroughly Into the muscles of the abdomen. !t gives elasticity and strength, and when the final great strain comes they respond quickly and easily without pain. Mother's Friend ls never taken internally. Internal remedies rt this time do more harm than good. If woman is supplied with this splendid lini ment she need never fear rising or swelling breasts, morning sickness, or any of the discomforts which usually accompany preg nancy. The proprietor of a large hotel In Tampa. Fla., writes: "My wife had an awful time with her first child. During her second pregnancy, Mother's Friend was used and the baby waa born easily before the doctor arrived, lt's certainly great." Oct Mother's PrUad at the drugstore. 91 per bottle. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., 9 Atlanta, Ga. \\ rite (or oar tree Uluttr?ted book, " Before Baby UUorn/* Notice to Creditors. ALL personn having demands against Ihe Estate of Henry Kirkley, deceas? ?d. are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the Undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those Indebted to mn'*?? n??m*nt. J. ISAIAH KI HKS EY, Executor. Joly 3.1901_JL_ S. C. BRUCE, DENTIST. IN BRO Y LES BUILDING, over Nich olson's ?tore, below the Bank of An lerson. I have 25 year? experience in my pro cession, and will b? pleased tn work ?or my who want Plates made. Filllngdone, uni I make a specialty of Extracting Teeth without pain and with no after pain. Jan 23,1001 31 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. To the Public. Please note our change in buBinees "rouo credit to Cash, and road tbe follow ing below : "ur reasons Tor doing so areas followa: First, our account- being necessarily >uiali,andan endless amount of confu ten and espenae entailed to au injurious legree, and tbe losa in bad ace lunts, and ihe time and attention it requires to col lect same. ?ecoud,our current expenses, auch as labor, fuel, gas, water and other supplies ar" - ash. 'I lie ataud we have taken is one we have b?t ii forced into. With agr??t many of our customers wo regret to be obliged to porgue this courap, but aa we positively carnot discriminate, wo trust that you ? til appreciate our ponltlon and not ask .??r credit. AU bundles delivered after .! uno 1st and not paid for will be return ed to laundry. For convenience of our customers we will Issue Coupon Hooks sold for cash. These books can bo kept at home and payment made for bundles when deliver ed with the COD pone. You can get these books at Laundry office, or from the driver. This Cu?ugu goos into effect 1st of June. 1901. ' We desire to thank all of our customers for the patronage they have kindly favor ed us with in tho past and hope we have merited tbe same, and hopo to st!!! be entrusted with your valued orders after cur chaceo goe<* lulo effect Tor cash only, whleh will always receive ot ir prompt attention. Very respectfully, ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 202 East Boundary M. It. A. MAYFIELD, ?supt. arjd Treas. PHONE NO. 20. Leave orders at D. C. Brown A Rm'. Store A. H. DAGNALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AuderNon, S. C, OFFICE-OVER THE POST OFFICE. Peoples Bank of Anderson Moved into their Banking House, and are open for busi ness and respectfully solicits the patronage of the public. Interest paid on time deposits by agreement. - THE - BANK OF ANDERSON. J. A. BROCK, President. JOS. N. BROWN, Vice President. B. F. MAULDIN, Cashier. THE largest, strongest Bank in the County. Interest Faid on Deposits By special agreement. With unsurpassed facilities and resour - ces we are at all times prepared to ac commodate our customers. Jan 10, 1900_. 29 _ THE ANDERSON Mutual Fire MRB Co. HAS written 1000 Policies and have a little over $550.000.00 insurance in force. The Policies are for small amounts, usually, and the risks are well scattered. We are carrying this insurance at less than one-half of what the old line companies would charge. We make no extra charge for insurance against wind. They do. J. R. Vandiver, President. Directors-R. S. Hill, J. J. Fret well, W. G. Watson, J. J. Major, J. P; Glenn, B. G. Martin, R. B. A. Robin son, John G. Ducworth. R. J. GINN, Agent, Starr, t?. C. PARIAN PAINTS Unequaled Covering! Unequaled Spreading! Durable ! Handsomest Faints On the market ! Endorsed by the highest au thorities. FOR SALE BY F. B. CRAYTON & CO., DRUGGISTS, ANDERSON, - - S. C. April 17,1901 4rt_ 3m VIGOR OF MEN Easily, Quickly, Permanently Restored. OT?TTVTTJfl DR. JE %N O'HARRA'S (Par fa ILM lllxU ls) GREAT FRENCH TONIC &ND VITALIZES ls ?old with written guarantee o cure Nervous Debility, Lost Vitality, Falling Memory, Fits, Dlzzlne ss. ll valeria, Stops all Drains >n the Nervous System Caused by Bsd Habits or Excessive Use or Tobacco, Opium, Liquors, or 'Living the Pace that Kills." It wards off Ina in ly, Consumption and Deatb. lt clears the Blood ind Brain, Builds up the Shattered Nerves, He itores the Fire of Youth, and Brings the Pink Slow to Pale Cheeks, and Makes You Young and Strong again. 60c., ia Boxes SS. Ky Mall to any iddress. EVANS PHARMACY,Sole Agent?. REAL ESTATE AGENCY. THE undersigned have formed a Re* Estate Agenoy under the name dr fribble & Edwards, for the purpose of legotiatlng sales or purchases ? of Roa I Batate, both in the City and County, and tlao attending tn the resting sad cc'leot ng of renta "of such property varal lesirable Houses and Lots for mix. now. M. P. TRIBBLE, H. H. EDWARDS. Jan 23,1901 il_ PATENTS ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY PRPP j Notico in "Inventive Afru If0 IFS V" fe?1 1 Hook "How to obtain Pc tents" y HB MB In j Charges moderate. No fie till notent ls secdrod. 1 Letters stricUy confldontlHL Address, 1 E. G. SIGGERS. Paient Lawyer. gatMnf in, 0. c. j