Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
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follows:
My Fellow Citizens: thank you for
the words OF welcome spoken IN your be-
half BY your distinguished senator.
thank you for this cordial and hearty
greeting At the capital city OF your great
state. We meet In no party name, we
meet In the name OF the country of pa
triotism and of peace. Great applauseJ
IL gives re peculiar pleasure to meet the
people Of the city. OF the home residence
OF that nlUstrious statesman and prede-
cessor In the great presidential Office.
Benjamin Harrison - tremendous APP
plause)-and do not forget. in this pres
ence. that this was the home OF that other
distinguished Indianian, Thomas A. Hen
bricks Great appIause) Both names are
remembered by all Of you. and both have
been distinguished Ia the service OF their
country.
my fellow-citizens. we are here to-
day because we love the old flag. Gap
plause and cheers) 1t never went down
IN defeat. II was never raised in dishonor.
(Wild applause) 1t means more at this
hour than IL ever meant In all our history.
1t floats to-day where II never hoated be-
fore. Great applause.) Glorious old ban
ner the same our grand sfres lifted up
the same our fathers bore. In many a
battles tempest It shed the crimson rain,
and what God hath woven In His loom
no man can break in twain. Great APP
plause and cheers) The war has been
a
hundred days. Matchless victories on land
and sea. our army and nevy are entitled
to every honor that a generous people can
bestow. Tremendous applause and
cheers) Matchless army and fearless navy
have done their part, the rest remains with
US. The war was inaugurated for HUI
manity, II must not stop until IL embraces
humanity. Great applause) II was not
commenced In bitterness. IL was not COM
menced In malice. 1t was commenced in
a shirt of humanity for freadnrn md IN.
stop oppression in a nelghbortng island.
Applause and cheers) We cannot shirk
the obligations OF victory. II we would, and
we would not II we could. Great ap-
plause) Happy are all free peoples too
strong to be dispossessed, but blessed are
they among nations who dare to be strong
for the oppressed. Tremendous APP
plauseJ"
Speeches were also made at Mobiles
Vile, Rushville, Connersville, Kokomo
and Logansport.
In Ohio.
Columbus, o., Oct. 22.-The presiden-
tial train arrived here about s: 80 p. M,
and at the Auditorium the president
spoke to an immense audience, con-
Guiding as follows:
my countrymen. the past is secured. We
know the extent of our country now. Some
additions have been made since left you
Our flag floats triumphantly over Puerto
Rico. (Cheers). Our troops are in I'M
questioned possession OF that island. The
same flag floats over Hawaii. (More cheer
ingD. We know what our country is now;
we know its history. but we do not know
what II may be In the near future but
whatever II is. whatever obligations shall
Justly come from this strife for humanity,
we must take up and as free. strong. brave
people. accept the trust which civilization
puts upon US" (Cheering).
After short informal levee on the
stage, during which the president
shook hands with large number of
citizens. he returned to the train.
Back I'm Washington.
Washington, Oct. 24-President Nc
Kinley and his party arrived here Sat-
urday afternoon, after an absence of
two weeks The trip from Washing
ton to Omaha and return was made
without mishap. The president made
over 50 speeches, long and short, and
yet returned to his duties at the white |
house in perfect voice and apparent
~ refreshed in mind and body Ii is
all the vacation he will have, i'll spite
OF the nervous strain during the war,
and to-day he will begin work on the |
annual message 10 congress, which !
will necessarily be one of the most
important state papers of this gener-
alton.