The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
President Mckinley Tells the
People at Iowa Falls
That There Is No Longer
Question of Expansion.
MAKES EARLY START.
Begins Day of Speechmaking at
$40 This Morning.
Second Address Is Made at Ack-
ley, Iowa.

Cedar Falls, Ia, Oct. 16.-The presi-
dent arose almost with the dawn this
morning and delivered at 6:2O in the
town of Iowa Falls, the first of his ser
les of addresses in Iowa A good sized
crowd was present at the station. The
president said:
MY Fellow Citizens: 1t is a great
advantage to meet the people early IN
the morning. 1t gives me genuine
pleasure to meet and greet the people
of Iowa as I journey through the state,
to look into the faces and to feel the
stimulus of their presence and the en-
cOuragement which I always receive as
have mingled with them. Since last
was in the state we have added some
new territory. 1t is no longer QueS-
tion of expansion with US, we have ex-
panded. If there is any question at all,
it is a question of contraction and who
is going to contract "a voice-"Not
we'O
Il believe my fellow citizens that this
territory came to US in the providence
of God. We did not seek it. 1t is ours,
with all the responsibilities that belong
to it; and as a great, strong, brave ma
tiOn, we mean to meet them and we
mean to carry our education and our
civilization there. am not one Of those
who would like to take a laurel from
the brow of the American soldier, or a
jewel from the crown of American
achievement
AT ACKLEY.
AL Ackley, iowa, the next SLOps MI
Mckinley spoke as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: 1 recall in this
presence, my former visit to this peo-
pie, now 1 believe five years ago.
congratulate you upon the improved
condition of the country. When I was
here last we were in a condition of bus
mess depression. Times were hard.
Fear had overcome courage. Now all
are changed. We have general pros
perity, good crops and fair prices,
steady employment and good wages
and we are a happy and cOntented peo-
pie. Not only are the people prosper
Gus, but the nation itself is doing well.
Our revenues are abundant. Interest has
fallen all over, mortgages have been
lifted and markets have been extended.
We are using more of our own products
than we ever did before. We are inn
porting fewer products from abroad
than we have done in many years, and
we are sending more OF American pro-
ducts abroad than we ever sent before.
We are on a gold basis, and we mean
to stay there. General cry of "GoOd.')
Il like the sentiment that stands for
your platform here: Sustain the ma
tion's flag That is what we are doing
in the Philippines today and that is
what we will continue to do until we
conquer the rebellion against the SOW
ereignty and the authority of the Uni
ted States. We mean to sustain the
boys in blue that are carrying that flag,
whether in the Philippines or here in
Iowa. It represents not tyranny but
liberty and civilization and stands for
hope to humanity"
AT WATERLOO.
Waterloo, Ia, Oct 16.-An immense
throng had cOngregated at the station
when the presidential train arrived
there this morning. The president
spoke as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: We have be-
fore us q great national problem. We
have resting upon US great national
duty growing out OF our war with
Spain. When that war commenced
there was little or no division of senti-
ment among our people. Before the
declaration of war the congress of the
United States under the leadership of
your distinguished Senator Allison,
voted national defense fund of $780,
900 900 for the use of the government in
it's discretion.
1T was voted practically without di-
vision in both houses of congress. The
senator assures me that it was done
with absolute unaninity. When war
was declared the resolution was voted
for by all parties from all sections. The
revenue bill was passed with provisions
for money to carry on the war. So
that we started into the war with Spain
with all the people and the representa-
tiveS of the people standing together
The war came and the war was ended
sooner than any similar war in all his
tory, ended with the triumph of Amer
lean arms; ended in a triumph for the
cause of humanity. Having been unit
ed in bringing on the war, having
united in the conduct of the war, hav-
ing been practically united in the con-
clusion Of peace the question is shall
we stand together until the job is fin
ished? General cry of f'Yes.'O
We have resting upon US the great
responsibilities of government in Porto
Rico and in the Philippines. Our flag
has been assailed in that distant island
on the Pacific and I ask the people of
Iowa whether we will not stand firmly
and unitedly until American sovereign
ty shall be established in every island
of the archipelago. We will not take
down that flag, representing liberty to
the people, representing civilization to
those islands. We will not withdraw it.
because the territory over which it
tional law and by the sacred sanction
of the constitution Of the United States
We are not there to oppress. We are
there to Hberate- We are not there to
esta blish an imperial government but
we are there to establish a government
of liberty under law and protection to
life and property and opportunity to all
who dwell thereon
AT INDEPENDENCE
independence, Ia, Oct 16=The pres
ident spoke to a large crowd here as fol-
lows:
My Fellow Citizens: The people are
thinking about just one thing now in
this country. The thoughts of the cit
izens of the United States have not for
a third of q century been so centered
upon government and its future-their
government, than at this hour They
rallied to the support of the govern
ment when it went to war They have
stood and did stand by the government
until the treaty of peace was made. That
treaty Of peace, ratified by the senate
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