El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-12
THE president
Opens the peace Jubilee this Morn
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| OMAHA, Oct. 12.-The Auditorium
exposition was packed today to hear
President Mckinley address opening
the peace jubilee. The president rose
early and soon after breakfast received
few friends and then went direct to
the exposition grounds where he was
received with intense enthusiasm. He
was introduced by President Wattles
and at eleven o'clock he began his ad-
dress. He complimented the people of
Omaha and Nebraska for their enter
prise, thanked them for the welcome
accorded him, and then treating of
national topics said:
sit has been said by some one that the
normal condition of all natiors is war.
We never enter upon war until every
effort for peace without it has been
exhausted. Ours has never been q mil
itary government. Peace, with whose
blessings we have been so singulsrly
favored, is national desire and the
goal of every American Inspiration.
'sOn the 25th of April was the first
time for more than q generation that
the United States sounded q call to
arms. The banners OF war were un-
furled: the best and bravest from every
section of this great country respond
ed; mighty army was enrolled: the
nortS and south We'd with each other
in patriotic devotion; science was in
voked to furnish its most effective
weapons: factories rushed to the
supply of equipment; the youth and
veteran Joined in freely offering their
services to their country: the volun-
teers and the regulars and all the peo-
pie rallied to the support of the repub-
lie. There was no break in the line,
no halt in the march, no fear in the
heart. No resistance was offered to
the patriotic impulse at home, no
successful resistance to the patriotic
spirit OF the troops fighting in dis
taut waters or foreign shore. What 8
wonderful experience it has been
from the standpoint of patriotism
and achievement. The storm broke
so suddenly was here almost before we
realized it, Our navy was too small,
though forceful with it's .mooern
equipment and most fortunate in it's
trained officers and sailors.
Our army had yesrs ago been
only $4,000 available troops when war
was declared but the account which
the officers and men gave of them
selves on the battlefelds has never
been surpassed. The manhood was
there and everywhere. American pat
riotism was there and it's
resources were limitless. The cour-
age and invincible spirit of the people |
proved glorious and those who little |
more than third of GEN.
Jury ago were divided and at
var with each other were united |
lnder the holy standard of liberty.
Patriotism banished party feeling |
$50, ,0OO, 900 for national defense was ap-
without debate or division |
Is matter of course, and as only q |
mere indication of our mig hty reserve |
power.
But if this is true of the beginning |
If the war, what shall we say of |
t now. with hostilities suspend |
I'd, and peace near at hand. |
in its result, unequalled in |
is completeness and the quick |
with which victory |
victory, attained earlier |
han it was believed to be possible, so
in it's sweep that every |
thoughtful man feels the weight |
,f the responsibility which has
been so suddenly thrust upon us
Ind above Ali and beyond all
'he valor A5She American army and
the American navy and
majesty of the American name stands
orth in unsullied glory
"a feature of the afternoon entertain
ment was an informal luncheon served |
on the grounds By the exposition Of
fcials to their guests. Later the distin-
guished visitors participated in q |
reception at the government building |
and afterwards witnessed spectacular |
aud military parade and a sham battle
of the Indian tribes.