The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-19
PEACE JUBILEE At CHICAGO
bad Weather Does Not Deter Crowds
IRON Turning Out.
The PRESIDENT SPOKE VERY BRIEFLY
Samuel Gompcrs In His Address Wig.
orously Opposed the Annexation
Of Foreign Territory.

packed within the hall OF the Audltoriurn
building today witnessed the formal open
ing exercises OF the National Peace Jubilee.
All that had preceded today's great meet
Ing was merely preliminary In It's nature |
and most OF 1t in honor Of President Nc |
kinney personally. Today. however, the |
! actual jubilee began. The weather was
cold, damp, with lowering skies and a raw |
wini blowing off tie lake, compelled people |
| to hug the lee side Of the buildings and seek |
warm corners, but the crowd was closely
packed around the building fully ali hour
before the doors were opened. The psop.e |
came rapidly in ami before the commence
ment OF the exercises the great hall was
packed from pit 10 dome.
! The exercises opened with short al
dress by Chairman Charles Truax of the
jubilee committee. at the conclusion OF
which he introduced the presiding officer.
| George r. Peck.
| MIR. Pecks address was greeted "Nh
great applause. He paid glowing euiosy
| to President Mckinley and the army ana
navy.
After Mr.. Peck had terminated his at-
| dress ne introduced Mayor Harrison OF Chi
welcome to President Mckin'sJ and tie
strangers who had Gene 10 Chicago TO vii
ness the ceremonies Of the jubilee. VIC
president, who received most enth s'as-
tic welcome as he entered the buildlrg.
made no formal reply TO the addresses ot
welcome, notwithstanding tie large caels
tina, were made upon him fo- speech
Following the address OF Miyo- Harrison
came Archbishop ireland OF 81. Paul.
Judge Emory Speer OF Geotgia followed
With the closing address.
; At the conclusion of Juise Speer's adj
dress, which concluded the programme
there were loud calls for Mckinley" Nj,
Kinley." The president had turned ana
was about TO leave the box. bu- he turae
End came back to the from. lie walte9
for moment until Ex-Governor Nehalu
j. Oglesby brought the asse nAiaSe TO solh.-
thing resembling quiet. Then president
Mex ncy spoke as follows
4 My Fellow Citizens: | have been deeply
/, moved by this great demonstration l Lave
been deeply touched by the words OF lb-
triotism that rave been uttered BY the as
= tngui:hed men so eloquently in yoar res
t. enco. II Is gratifying to all OF US 10 kaPM
A that d.is has never ceased to he war OF
= humanity The last ship that went ca' OIL
n the hsrbor of Havana before the var was
y declared was an American ship that h"l
g taken to the suffering people Of CUBA we
supplies furnished by AMERICAN cnaiuS
tappause) and the first snip 10 san 'htu
= the harbor OF Santiago was an AmeFlc1n
shin bearing food supplies 20 the suiiel d :
q Cubans tApplause) AMI | am sure u
l. is the universal prayer of American -
u yeps that Justice and huma1i'y M ~
!, walton shall characterize The final settle
n ment OF peace SIS they nave 'lsuhsu'> ~. A..
IL the progress OF the war. tAooiausa' ~.
lie countrvmen. the currents OF destiny .IoN
through the hearts OF the peop'e; VINO W,
chenk them. who will divert them; VINO wa
stop them? And the movements OF liz
planned and designed by the Master Oh ine.
!. II never be interrupted by the Nu'F''e"
people. -,.or, ~ N
. Amertcan Federation Of Labor, said IN l'i'',
- 'sAll ,fonor 10 the brave and vaiirht s'i
y diers who. by their tAct, judgment 'ha u.
D roism. planned and executed ti'e wa ~,
"A brought victory TO our arms III SUI ~, az
!, ingly br ef period. None can pey 100 s'''
= tribute ,aoo, horn
~ ,.-,, were displayed by Hobson and wan
WRIGHT Miles and Shafter, wheeler an.
80 and the redoubtable Dewey Anu
while not detracting one iota from W
II need of praise bestowed upon ana 10 VIM
mt these gallant men are ehtiheu, -
10 tho less deserving Of the encoihluins y
nratse and honor are the men VINO carrie
as he pune and the men behind the guns
'e- tnr without their answering devotion, tuel
~ slim daring and self-sacrifice victor
~, would have been dashed ircm our iips az n
an disaster overtaken us all. The noi.oI' :. :.
ue snirit and valor of American mhhhoou' ~
ct. ~ ia ~, American love of liberty, rend'
eel our neople inyulnerable in iadustry' pea,
as IA rrovress as well as invinclble IN u
,ed ~ ~ war In the midst OF our reJoicii
len over the success of our arms IL Ii wen W.
zen We look TO the causes that brought on ~
"a. war with Spain and CONSIDER ihs ques''o
n pf
MS I'm NE ms n liberty loving people CT
great reuublic, should AXE al Regard
i ..xVhat has become of paeans Of prai
Ter for the brave Cubans' Was our chai
ed against Spain, IN uCr .eiusai 10 give
OF people of that island treeuoih ana iin
randerce baseless' If we admit ms we
icy 49, ~, fess that our var was without ~
IA H. We confess 10 a most ericvous wro'
e! or,r,itted Where is the 81 irit OF hoili
la' ~, tbe nelpiug hand in aid OF All peoi
IN Ia Struggling for liberty and inIepenneno'
Nv, where has flown this great outpurst OIL :, g
icy .,,,,,..,b,, for The self-sacritlcing ana II
ldd -, f,a,,t,a cuhans? IL IL not strange III
- ~, fnr the first time, we bear tnat |
'aS H,,hors are unfit FOR selfgovernment. tha
VI uherber thew protest against 1t or no. IN
must he dominated BY us annexed 10 us
beosme a dependency OF ours :,
alas! there are some American
l,ogn M
and mighty dollar whose only human or niYi
A. trinity is dividends interest ana protIl
enms IN The conclusion that II poor, sure
cry me- cuba can be handed over 70 their t'
me der mercies. their deity, and their deYii'
I'm held sway. These gentry when teere
AXE question between liberty ana protat Ere
men ept or prospective. throw liberty 10
and dogs as a worn out ana threaibare TN
sh- OF the pest, h,,, =, "a,
VI
Is I'D driven n foreign tyrant froai her ehor
en- 'ro have. a: least authority iof our q
i'm Inn by The appeals OF the stfnsg ing 81. =
Isne. But what OF the porto Rifans q
go not ssked our intervention they ma
"a, lea led FOR annexation. Thcy were
49,. ,oaad az military necessity; they MI
I,ar sa0. OOu people. ard have not been
Ans ,tdad nv fierce conflict II We give "
lag am and indepsndenoe 10 Cuba, 10 WI
5ng 10 is entitled, is there any Jusiiisatlon
PM enforced conquest ard annexation
w. I,Hr,o Rieo7 Hawaii we have annexed IN
NY rectiye Of the wishes of her people, y
80 mol asked whether the CONSTITUTE
Gu ,,nder which they have recently h'
an an lets with their approval. Nor was snn'
-he' alton in its direct or indirect tofin
'S,,on Ia them for decision The nag
~. aorntry waves In Hawaii over PEG