The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-10-22
HIS JUBILEE SPEECH.
President Mckinley at the
Jubilee Banquet.
TALKS OF THE WAR Responsibilities
Declares That Duty Only is the Safe
Guide-ShOuld Not Exult Over
Our Victories.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-For the third time
since the commencement, the jubilee
festivities were shifted to the interior
Of the auditorium. Tonight's event
was the great national peace jubilee
banquet, rendered to the President of
the United States and distinguished
guests by the citizens of Chicago.
The hall was most tastefully decora-
ted with festoons of simiIax caught
here and there by clusters of American
beauty and La France roses. In the
center of each of the 80 long tables
were banks Of the same bright flowers,
banked with ferns, while at either end
groups of roses and simalax were taste
fully arranged.
Twelve hundred guests were standing
by their chairs when tap from the
gaVel of franklin McYeagh, the pre-
siding officer, announced the approach
of Mckinley.
Sc was escorted TO his seat at the
west end of the hall, and as he took his
seat, each guest followed his example,
only to arise an instant later while DR..
Frank Crane delivered a short and elo-
quent invocation.
Mckinley was seated at the right
hand of POSTMASTER McVeagh.
At 10 o'clock, the preliminary por
ton of the banquet having been dis
posed of, a rap from the gavel of chair
man McVeagh claimed the attention of
the guests and introduced Mckinley,
announcing that he would reply to the
toast, sour country"
1t was several minutes before the
cheering subsidized sufficiently to allow
the presidents voice to be heard and
when he was afforded an opportunity
he made the following address, his ut
terances being greeted with most Vo-
ciferous applause:
st affords me qualification to meet
the people of the city of Chicago, and
to participate with them in this patri'
otto celebration.
"With no feelings of exultation, but
with profound thankfulness, we con
template the. events of the past five
months. They have been too serious tC
admit of boasting or vain gloritication
They have been so full of responsible
ties, immediate and prospective, as tC
admonish the soberest judgment and
counsel the most conservative action
This is not the time to fire the imagin
alton. but rather to discover the way Il
truth and justice and when discovered
to follow it with fidelity and courage
without fear, hesitation or weakness.
"The war has put upon the country
grave responsibilities. Their extern
was not anticipated and could not havt
been well forseen. We can not escape
the obligations of victory. We canno
avoid the serious questions which have
been brought home to MS by the achieve
ments of our arms on land and sea. W.
are bound in conscience to keep anC
perform the covenants which the wa
has sacredly sealed humankind. Ac
cepting war for humanitys FAKE, VI
must accept all obligations which tn
war in duty and honor imposed on us
The splendid victories we have achieV
ed would be our eternal shame and DO
our everlasting glory if they led to tn
weaking of our original lofty purpos
or to the desertion of the immorts
principles on which our national gov
eminent was founded and in accord
anee with whose ennobling spirit it ha
aver since been faithfully administered
"The war with Spain was undertakes
not that the United States should in
crease territory but that oppression a
our very doors should be stopped. Thi
noble sentiment must continue TO ami
mate us and we must give to the Wori'
the fun demonstration Of the sincerit
of our purpose.
equity determines destiny. Destin,
which results from duty peFterme