The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-21

enterprises Of the people are also pros
porous Fear has given place to cons
hdence. CONSERVATION and despair !
have given place to faith and courage
and the voice of calamity is no longer
heard y the land andsthe orator of dis
tressi and discomfort is out Of a job
The people are employed and
happy. They. are proud Of their in
situations and the exhibition of love
for country displayed in the asst
eighteen mouths
Y Immense ThronE MT Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls, Oct. 18.-AThe presiden-
tial special arrived here shortly after
2 o'clock p. m. Elaborate preparations
had been made for their reception.
Carriages in waiting9nt thesdepo1 bore
the presidential party to the speakers
stand at Ninth street and Main ave-
nue.. Immediately behind the presi-
dents carriage marched the GA. X.
veterans; and school children brought
hip the fear. Fully $4,000 persons
crowded around the speakers. stand
and cheeied wildly when President
Mckinley appeared with Major d. H:
Lien Mt his side.
President McKinley's speech was
checrcd to the echo, as were also the
short addresses made by the members
of the cabinet.
Companies B and D, of the First
South Dakota volunteers, just re-
turned from the Philippines, pnrtici-
pated in the parade and were reviewed
by the president.
In the course of his speech here the
president said:
II received the other day d letter
from a most distinguished officer low
engaged in active duty in the Philip
pines. ills a letter dated Manila, Aug.
extracts from it:
az an confident that If we should
withdraw our army now, Aguinaldo
could not hold himself in power with
out carrying on warfare against other
tribes, and this would cause a constant
warfare and turmoil for years. Of
course, there would be looting of cities
and Selling and destruction of prop
erty, and the business people and
property holders would apply to some
strong government to restore order.
For us to withdraw our army now
would be criminal. and for such an nc
ton we would be arraigned and de-
nounced by the civilized nations of the
earth. "a voice: That's right!'') ]
"'I believe that when il is fully un-
derstood that our supremacy is to be
maintained in the islands, there will be
an influx of population from the
United States and other countries.
There is no question as to the rich
ness of the soil of and the abundance
and richness of gold, copper and coal
mines.
It is true that heretofore they
have not paid, but it is because they
have not been properly managed.
1.-THE receipts from this port from
customs tit Is the port of Manila) are
averaging 100000 per month. This,
with internal revenue, l believe, would
in ordinary times pay the entire ex-
penses of the government.
"'An idea seems to be prevalent in
the United States that that is an un-
healthy country, and that white men
cannot live there. This is a great mis-
take. There is also an impression that
to retain these islands would be d bur
den to our country. That these views
are errors should be impressed upon
the American people
"You may ask, my fellow citizens,
who is the author of this letter. l an
swer You that it is from a gallant SOL
der, a great cavalry leader of the con-
federate army, one of the heroes of
Santiago in our recent war. and for
eighteen years a member of congress
from the state of Alabama-the gall
liant and intrepid Joe Wheeler. (En-
thnsiastic applause).
eve intend to put down that rebel
lion Great applause.), just as we
would put down any rebellion my
where against the sovereignty of the
United States. Continued a%pplause.)
Our flag is there. Your boys bore it,
bore it heroically, bore 1t nobly and
stayed with it when they could have
been mustered out, but they said We
will stay until our places can be filled
with new soldiers and will never de-
sert u colors.' Great %applause.)
II make public acknowledgment
everywhere for this personal sacrifice
and heroic action. That flag is there
not as the symbol of oppression, not
as the flag of tyranny, but it is there,
us it is everywhere, the symbol of lib
erty, civilization, hope and humanity"
tremendous and long continued ap-
plause.)
Greeted Ivy 10, 900 Mt Yankton.
Yanltton, S. D., Oct. 16.-President
Mckinley and party d~isembarked
from the special train here Saturday
at 1880 p. m. Despite the lateness
of the hour, nearly 10000 people
greeted the chief executive. AT Broad
and Walnut streets, n speakers stand
had been erected. Carriages conveyed
the party thither from the depot, n
distanceIof six blocks. The crowd
cheered wildly when the president and
his cabinet appeared.
The president said: "My fellow citi-
zens: have very great pleasure in
meeting my countrymen of South Da-
kota here at the old capital of the ter
ritory of the Dakotas. A wave of
patriotism has been moving through
out the country for the past two years,
and the swell has struck South Dakota
today. The soldiers from Manila are
coming home; they are in your be-
loved state tonight. | met them this
morning at Aberdeen; they are COM
ing back in henlth--as sturdy, splen-
did and fine a body Of young men as 1
ever looked upon. They are coming
back not only with health, but they
are coming back with honor. They
stood by the country we all love so
much, and they have earned the graft
tude of the government they have
served SO well. We cannot have too
much patriotism in a country like ours
that rests upon the people, and all the
people alike. And so long as we have
patriotism and virsue and vigilance of
the citizens, SO long will our free and
glorious institutions be SAT, and SEE
cure"
Talks ut Egan.
Egan, S. D., Oct. 16.-School chill
dren and citizens gathered to the nuns
Der of several hundred to see President
Mckinley here. He said:
we as a people never go to war be-
cause we love a Our5chief glory is
not in the triumph of arms, but in the
triumphs of peace. WeSlove peace, we
abhor war We have the smallest
standing army of any considerable ma
ton of the world. With a population
OF more than 76,oO0,OO0 the regular
army of the United States on u peace
footing consists of $4,000 troops. On