The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-21
GOVERNOR ArKINSoN'SA
In Presenting the rlaE the CoIorrd Com
pany OF Volunteer Enlisted at Charls'-

HI PfeaeutlnRt tue TIAk tOAHe NS'SA'''
pany Of Volunteers Enlisted at ChaFls'-
ton.
Special Correspondence of 1ntehIgeHcer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, July ls.-In
presenting the flag to-day to the eolOred
company of volunteers enlisted in this
city, Governor Atkinson spoke as fol-
lIws:
Soldiers OF the Republican, my judy
ment the United States is the flagship
of the world, and this is her hag. l
have been requested TO present It to
you, in the name Of a few OF the liberty
loving people OF this city, and we place
II in your keeping. We expect you TO
carry It TO the 'front.', and we know that
you will not allow 1t TO be insu'ted or
truiled In the dust. Its intrinsic value
is not great--although II COS; ltS,dnnors
no insignificant sum. Its greatest Haluc
Is in what It represents. It represents
the freest nation beneath the stnrs' IL
represents nation OF men and women
who love liberty, without regard to
rare color or condition. II Represents u
United country also, We think II rep
resents the richest and most progress
give nation on Gods footstOol. In lis
contiguous. Rrnb!e territory; In the
ri1hness nf Its sell; In Its climatic condl-
lions; In It's mineral resources; In the
variety and extetst Of lis timber; In its
oil and gas: In Its hills and wales ard
its unsurpassed scenery; In us coast
Hines and waterways; in It's improved
means OF transportation; In. It's SGuca"
tionut facilities and its high regard for
the spiritual and the divine; In the ge-
MUS OF It's people and their marvellous
growth and greatness; in all these. and
more. this nation OF ours stands urpre-
cedentcd; and this Is why say to you
to-night that these stars and stripes are
honured by every government on the
earth, except Spain; and before Uncle
Sam" gets through with her, her sub
jects will uncover and will be glad TO
reverentiy bow their heads beneath Its
shadow, and kiss the hand that smote
her.
Before they get done with our army
and our navy, they will wash that CO.
lumbus had never discovered this con-
tineut; ave, more, they will wish that
they never had been born. They VIII
escape happily II our "Uncle Samuel"
does not spit on them and drown them.
History Will congratulate the human
rnce on the mindless folly Of Spain. She
was fool to so to war with the United
States at all; she Is twice n fool to per
slss In hostilltleS from which she alone
can suffer But the longer the war lasts
the better II will be for the world, since
each day Of Its prOlongatlOn means n
gain for liberty and the betterment OF
the human race" We VIII welcome
| peace. but not until Spain IL conquered
and the hlmstrings OF tyranny are
hopelessiy severed forever.
My countrymeR, It Is great thing
TO be n soldier in an army like ours.
We are not In this contest for greed or
gain. We are warning for principle, We
are warning for the right, and we are
warning for the weak and the helpless
against the strong. We not only stand
for the liberties which we ourselves en-
Joy, but In this contest we have pro-
claimed IN thunder tones, which are
enclFcllRg the globe Tonight, that no
longer shall tyranny be tolerated on the
| ConMncnt We love. Humanity demands
that Spain must withdraw from tho
new world In everlasting disgrace,
More than that, my fellow citizens
this reign OF u new humanity demands
that the empire Of Spain should be
wiped on the map OF the world; and
sooner o. iater she wlh 20. The time
has gone by forever when blgoted mon
arches and rulers, hacked by lilitcrntc
and Ignorant subjects, like the major
ity- Of the SpaniardS, can sturve Into
addiction the people Of their provinces.
when Gods laws ard the laws OF tho
lust everywhere tell them that they
should be free. They WIN be free. The
United States has said II, and It viii be
done Before you return this Has.
which present you tonight, Cuba Will
be free Puerto Rico viii be- free. The
Philippines will b. free. The Cape
Verde Islands viii BE- free, and our ma
tloHal banner VIII wave above them all.
They VIII be ours MS trophies Of this
war, but they viii be free. This faS
waves Tonight over the Hawaiian ISL
andf. ard IL VIII never be lowered exc
eept By American hands. Il VIII here.
after be our business rs government
10 see to II that all NJ the Islands have
mentioned have free and stable govern
ments. and Il VIE b. done You need
have no fears about that my friends,
You are coiorcd men, but you are
Americana The color Of your faces
does not affect the Loyalty OF your
hearts. The prayers OF oir people Will
follow you ia the front. and may God
blesp YOU in your light Tor the right!
This dag In tho priceless poascssion Of
nll the earth, wherever men strive TO be
free,
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