As I look back the history, a lot of unbearable things have occurred, but on the other hand, Japan, as a whole, has been making great progress; Japan had gradually advanced for these years, and now it won the victory in the Sino-Japanese War, which was brought by the joint cooperation of the government and people. What a delightful and grateful victory it is.'
「顧みて世の中を見れば堪え難いことも多いようだが、一国全体の大勢は改進進歩の一方で、次第々々に上進して、数年の後その形に顕れたるは、日清戦争など官民一致の勝利、愉快とも難有（ありがた）いとも言いようがない。」