Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

At the Chicago Day banquet at the
Auditorium theatre in that city last
Monday night the occasion assumed
an international aspect. High repre-
sentatives of three American govern
ments exchanged compliments and
assurances of good will President
Mckinley responded to the toast The
Nation and was cheered to the echo
by the vast audience He took the
occasion to reiterate the policy of the
administration in regard TO the Phil
ippines, and every suggestion looking
toward expansion was received with
widest enthusiasm. "Our steps
have been forward, not backward"
said the president. "From Plymouth
Rock to the Philippines the grand trl-
umphant march of human liberty has
never paused"
Senior Mariscal responded to 1.-The
Mexican Republic" and Premier Lau
rier TO 'The Dominion of Canada. "
MariscaI referred to the close relation
ship between his country and the
United States, and called special at
tcntion to the active and effective
friendship of this country at time
when he said it probably saved the
republic of Mexico from going down
before foreign foes.
SirLaurier madea plea for closer re-
lations between this country andGreat
Britain.
All of the addresses were more or
less significant. Secretary Long gave
a patriotic response to "The Navy"
and Gen. Thos Nj. Anderson respond
ed to the toast "Tho Army" lie said:
whether at home or abroad,
whether in Cuba, Alaska, or the Phil
ippines, we have but one ambition,
TO serve our country. So shall our
star of empire take its westward way
and become to Orientals the morning
star of hope. Is it not worthy am
bition to annex the Southern cross
and make it part Of our galaxy of
our stars? We saw our banner of
beauty and glory raised over the ram
parts of Manila, and rs it proudly
rippled out il seemed n prophecy.
For il stands for the honor OF men, the
purity of women, security of proper
ty, the rule of right, the supremacy
of law Shall we haul down our flag
and abandon our mission No, not
while an American army can uphold
the traditions of our race and the
honor Of our country"
The next toast was the Grand
Army Of the Republic responded to
10y Col. Henderson. the next Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives. Az
ter expressions of high tribute to the
grand bodyof men who stood between
as and danger in the hour Of the ma
tons peril from 'G1 to '65, and who
helped to successfully establish liberty
and free government, he said:
During tie war with Great Britain
so delicately touched upon and so
bravely by the distinguished Premier
OF Canada, there were those who were
the revolutionary fathers. During
the war Of 1912 there were sharp and
cruel critics. During the Mexican
war almost an entire party condemned
our armies. During the civil war, to
save the Nations life, there were
those who said cruel words OF the
great Lincoln and the millions OF men
that backed him for liberty and our
country. Applause.) During the
recent war, in which America has
backed our President, we have had
critics. Look back over the past to
the Plymouth rock, and those who
stood by the flag of this country are
immortalized, while those who criti-
cised are forgotten. (Applause)
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