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natives. Again, a disease like the cattle plague may 

 cause in some given province such want that a part 

 of the inhabitants revert to their ancient habit of 

 brigandage. But -the islands have never been as 

 orderly, as peaceful, or as prosperous as now ; and in 

 no other Oriental country, whether ruled by Asiatics 

 or Europeans, is there anything approaching to the 

 amount of individual liberty and of self-government 

 which our rule has brought to the Filipinos. The 

 Nation owes a great debt to the people through 

 whom this splendid work for civilization has been 

 achieved, and therefore on behalf of the Nation I 

 have come here to-night to thank in your presence 

 your fellow-townsman, because he has helped us 

 materially to add a new page to the honor roll of 

 American history. General Wright, I greet you, 

 I thank you, and I wish you well. 



AT THE RECEPTION TO GENERAL WRIGHT 

 "AT MEMPHIS, -TENN., NOVEMBER 19, 1902 



Mr. Chairman, and you, my Fellow- Americans: 



I am glad indeed to have the honor of coming to 

 day to your beautiful city in your beautiful State to 

 greet, on behalf of the whole country, a Tennesseean 

 who has rendered high and honorable service to the 

 whole country a Tennesseean of whom it can be 

 said, as it has been said of the Greek hero : 



"Much has he seen and known, cities of men, 

 And manners, climates, councils, governments, 

 Himself not least, but honored of them all ; 

 Has drunk delight of battle with his peers, 

 Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy." 



