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much the same. We find that the
things that we hold In common are
more important and more numerous
than the smaller things which sepa
rate us.
I consider it a great privilege to
meet the distinguished citizens of
Japan. I would be confessing my
own ignorance of the world's politics
if I did riot know by name and by
history the illustrious men of this
great island, and tonight I have the
pleasure of sitting at the board with
two of the men of whom I have often
heard. One, Marquis Ito, sits at my
right. He will go down in history as
the builder of a great constitution;
bis fame will increase with the ages
until he shall be known throughout
the world as our own great Jefferson
is known because of his connection
with the Declaration of Independence.
I am glad also that there is in this
gathering another man, Count Okuma,
distinguished in politics and -in educa
tion, and who yesterday so kindly en
tertained me in his home and gave
me the opportunity of looking into
the faces of the students assembled
in the school of which he is the
patron saint.
I am glad that at this board we
have these two men, the marquis and
the count, who represent so fully the
aspirations and the breadth of thought
in this country. I speak of these
men, not that I forget tne other dis
tinguished persons present, but be
cause these two represent the parties
of which they are the acknowledged
leaders. I believe that it is necessary
that there shall bo conflicting parties
in every great and growing nation.
Show me a nation where there is no
dispute, where there is no discussion,
where there is no conflict of thought,
and I will show you a nation that
has more death than life. The moving
waters are. ,th'e pure, waters; the
stagnant waters" soon become poison
ous. It is a good" sign to find men
contending for the principles in which
they believe," and it increases my con
fidence in a nation when I find men
of spirit who think and have the
courage to speak their thoughts.
We have found many things of in
terest in this country, but Mrs. Bryan
and I have been especially interested
in what they call the Korean lions.
I do not know whether the other
Americans have been impressed by
these, but we are firmly determined
to take two Korean lions home with
us (if we can secure a pair) and put
them as a guard In front of our house.
Now, the Korean lions are interesting
for several reasons, and one of the
most important is that they represent
the affirmative and the negative. I
noticed today that one of them had
his mouth open as though he was
saying "yes," and the other had his
mouth tightly closed, as if he had just
said
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have como down from Babylonian
times and each natton seems to have
added something. So with both the
conservative and the radical parties.
These parties will change from timo
to time as they pass through various
nations, and as they pass through
various generations, for what is an
affirmative party toaay may be a
negative party of tomorrow. Having
accomplished one reform it may hesi
tate to undertake anotner. and flnallv
give way to a more courageous party.
A great American philosopher, Em
erson, has said that the dreams of
one generation become the accepted
tacts or the next. All the parties
feel the influence of this contact with
public opinion. I repeat that I am
glad that I am permitted by the kind
ness of Minister Griscom to meet
about this board the two leaders to
whom I have referred. Each is a
help to the other. Neither would be
as strong without the other to stimu
late him. We help each other in this
way.
I have also learned to hold in high
esteem His Majesty tne Emperor, and
I might give you two reasons for it.
First, I have been drawn to him in
most tender way, by finding that
when he selected a chrysanthemum to
represent royalty he gave it sixteen
petals, thus recognizing the familiar
ratio of sixteen to one. Second, and
most important, because he has had
the wisdom to give to his people con
stitutional government and other
blessings which 1n too many countries
have been secured only by the employ
ment of force.
I am glad that I have thus had an
opportunity to meet ana become ac
quainted with the people of this
island, and T appreciate most heartily
the hospitality they have shown us.
T am not vain enough to assume that
it is in any large degree a personal
tribute, I recognize and accept it
rather as an Indication of the general
good-will they entertain towards the
country of which I am but an hum
ble citizen. The sincerity of this ex
pression of good-will has impressed
me. It has beamed forth from the
eyes of students and been felt in the
hand-clasp. I have beheld it every
where, and I shall be glad to tell my
people when I return home that the
people of Japan reciprocate the
friendly feeling that Is entertained
towards Japan by the people in our
country. I am going to insist that
more Amerians come to Japan and
I hope that more Japanese will visit
our country. This exchange will
teach us both to know each other bet
ter and I am satisfied that we will
find, as we always find, that acquaint
ance removes to a large degree the
differences between men and nations.
I will promise those who hear me to
nicht that whenever there is a ques-
Both the affirmative and ftion between America and Japan I
and keeps under the ban all that is
mean, all that is dishonorable, all that
is unworthy. In spile of the year's
record of wrong and of ovll, the year's
record of right and good will redound
to tho crodlt of tho country, but It
is tho duty of the church lo Incrcnso
its labors and holp to make thai rec
ord even better In the years lhat aro
to como. Baltimoro American.
the negative are necessary. You find
everywhere the radical and the con
servative. Both are essential in a
progressive state. The conservative
is necessary to keep tne radical from
going too far, and the radical is nec
essary to make the conservative go at
all. One Is as necessary to the wel
fare of the nation as the other. There
must be a party in power and there
must be a party out of power, al
though I think that, for convenience
sake, they ounrht to change places oc
casionally. When a party goes into
power it is apt to be more conserva
tive than when out of power, and
when a party goes out of power it Is
likely to become more radical. I might
give a number of rensons for it. In
the first place, responsibility tends to
make a party more deliberate It
sobers it. Then, too, a partv that is
defeated often learns from the victor
how to win, and sometimes the suc
cessful party learns from the defeated
one.
Time modifies parties and the Ko
shall be a better friend of Japan's
than I have been in the past, if that
is possible, because I think I under
stand the country better than I ever
could have understood it without
meeting the people of Japan. I can
be more proud of your history and
share more fully in your anticipations
of a still more glorious future.
homes; thev tell of hich standards In
i,oWks. of honesty of purpose; they
rean lions illustrate this also. They tell of faith In a religion which puts
THE BETTER SIDE
The churches have now entered up
on their fall and winter work and
not a few of the clergy have used as
a text the summer exposure of graft,
and in this they have done but their
duty. At the same time they should
not overlook the other and the better
side of the picture. The large con
gregations that sit before them Sun
day after Sunday tell a different story.
They tell of clean and honest lives;
uv tPii of hanpy and contented
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