The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-24
DR. ULRIcH's ADDRESS
At the GIlleland Flag Raising Full OF
Patriotic Sentiments,

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Yesterday afternoon, OF $3.50 o'clock,
one OF the largest American flags in
this vicinity was raised by the employees
at the Gilleland glue works, In the south
ern part OF the city. In addition to the
employees Of the plant, many other peo-
pie witnessed the Interesting ceremonies
Of the occasion. which included an ad-
dress by DR.. c. F. Ulrich. After the
address the flag vas swung TO the
breeze by the two Misses Gilleland,
daughters OF the %propretors Of the
plant The occasion was marked by
great enthusiasm. Dr.. Ulrich delivered
his address from the roof OF q freight
car. He said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen-We are liv-
ing in a time that develops our patriot
ism to the utmost extent. We are now
engaged in q war with @ nation that
has cursed this country for the last
four hundred years Then n enterpris-
ing nation OF great navigation, they
took possession OF the whole Of South
:tAmerica, and O large part OF North
America, s~ubjugated the natives, and
exterminated them. Had they come
over to clvilize them and teach them
the arts, great praise would have been
done to them and they would have been
revered bv the natives and respected
by all the world. But they exhibited
O rapactty and cruelty Of which we can
scarcely form any conception. Blood
th%!rstiness and greed for gold were
their chief characteristics One chief,
who was supposed to possess large
quantities OF gold, was roasted on a
hot gridiron, to make him tell where.
his gold was concealed.
This Is only n example out Of
many Of the crueltIes they perpetrated'
in their effort to extract wealth from
the natives. They made slaves of the
~unoffending natives of that delightful
cline, put them to hard labor, such as
they had never done before, until the
poor victims OF their cruelties and their
rapacity were extermlnated and anon
grel race occupied those beautiful lands.
Gradually, through their oppression and
misrule they have lost all those beautl-
full countries. until now only poor, OPP
pressed. down-trodden, starved Cuba
the gem Of the Antilles, remains, which
they are trying to hold, but which Is
fast slipping from their grasp. This
government has from motives OF hu-
manIty determined to drive the cruel
Spaniards from the western hemls-
phere. where they have robbed. plumber
ed and murdered for the last four hun
bred years. Not q vestige OF Spanish.
mlsrule shall remain on this western.
continent, nor or the beautiful isles OF.
the ocean west OF the Atlantic.
ALREADY Admiral Dewey has DESTROY
ed their fleet In the Pacific. while
Sampson and Schley are ready to
pounce upon the fleet they have gath
cred In western water. Our brave SOL
dlers are preparing to land upon the
shore OF the desolated island, and drive
the last spanlard into the sea.
Our people are up In arms. Every.
where the star spangled banner, Is un-
furled TO the breeze. AL American cit
liens are assisting by enlisting In the
army and navy: or by encouraging
those who Eare ready to lay down their
lives for their country. Old Glory, the
flag of our union, floats over every
public building, over many private
houses. and will soon be seen waving
over every factory In the land, to show
tho devotion OF our working men to the
country and the flag. The star SPAN
.glcd banner, oh. long may It wave, DER
the land OF the free and the home Of the
brave! Three cheers for old glory!
Three cheers for Uncle Sam! Three
cheers for Dewey and Sampson and