Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16
AT ABERDEEN. S. D.
Glowing Trt5ute to the Members Of 1st South
Dakota Volunteers.

Aberdeen, :. D., oct. lJ.-I'rcsiitnt Nc
kinney : SPECIAL train arrived here at >
% clock SATURDAY morning. = large crow /
hdd gathered al The depot tu sCu the first
President of The United states who has
visited the DakOtas since their statehood.
The principal part W. tine thrung was tHr
Isl south Dakota Volunteers. who ar
FAY ed. : tturulH. from the Philippines. The
soldiers special drew UP "a the Northern
Pa,i INC depot few minutes after the
Presidents arrival, ana inc veterans feil
into line brNlnd an escort of q. y. K. vet
Grams who followed Immediately after
the carriages Ot tbs President and cttbi
l'oI Frost r,de lit the head of His rcgi
mvnJ, aud as they passed down 10 the re
viewing stand and the Grand Palace,
every one M The 5'rn Inhabitants Of Aber-
deem chrtrel. They Were reinforced by
several thousand visitors from other
parts Of The s.atc. Addresses We're made
py President Mckinney and members oi
thc cabinet, Guv Lec ana others.
Ihe President, said. in addressing the
volunteers.
az gives me very great pleasure to join
Win Your fellow citizens of the state o.
South Dakota, YOUR friends. your fami-
lies ana your ncighbUrS. in this welcome
10 your home. NE are not a nation III
hero MorShipptrS, and Yet We are a ma
ton IF 'u,t""v Of grateful people. who
lnNc Nalur ANA reward the heroic deeds
uI our soldiers, ana think | appreciate
quite as much. If not more than most III
my fellow -cItizons the value of the ser
,
the SIN Corps. rendered tho country in US
hour Of great emergency.
And / am here 10 speak not for my
self alone, but for the whole American
people. in expression OF gratitude and
thanks fur your heroic action i'll the
island Of LuZuu.
II have with me. this morning. dis
patch just received from your comman-
der. the major general commanding the
Philippines telling ME of the galIantry 1f
COl. Frost and his lst Regiment. telling
me that, from early in February unit.
late in June. you stood on the firing line
~ enemy could resist your onslaughts
upon them.
Nor can forget. soldiers of the ropuh
lie, that when the treaty OF peace was
pending. when negotiations We're being
conducted in Paris. when the ratification
the Senate. and, finally. when we were
awaiting the exchange of the ratification
with SPAIN do not forget that. when
that time came, every one Of YOU was en-
itltd ~ tx mustered out ~ the service
OF the United States, and | can never cX-
press the JOY you gave my heart when
You sent word that YOU would remain un-
VI q new army could be formed to take
your places
That. members of the 1st South pa
kota. was an example of personal sacri.
licc and public conservation rarely known
in the annals OF war but ii is lust lika
the American soldier. No matter whrr,.
ne comes from, he never lays down M
arms IN the presence of an enemy. and he
never lowers the flag Of his country untn
ne has triumphed over enemies VINO as
sail ID.
II am glad to see the veterans Of 1851
with The veterans of l>9S. 1t is all tn.
same kind Of patriotism you got from
never deserts ana never encourages de-
SCrtiOn."