The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-17
5000 AN HOUR.
Handshaking Record Made by
the President
At a Public Reception Held In
Milwaukee.
1T is IMP OSSIBL E.
Wouldn't If He Could and
Couldn't If He Would
Surrender American Sovereign
ty In the Philippines.
is IMPOS BIZ E.


Milwaukee of a chief executive OF the
nation in a decade and the greeting ne
received from many thousands OF PEG
pie was most enthusiastic AS the
train entered the depot, battery A.
First artillery, w. N. G., hred the pTeSl-
dents salute of twenty-one guns from
Juneau park, which faces the lake anu
within q few yards OF the depot WIN
the battery's salute as a cue every
steamboat whistle and everything else
that could make noise joined IN the
greeting. The president and party
were Immediately escorted to carriages
by the reception committee ana driven
to the Hotel Pfister preceded by a mil
itary escort.
party re-entered carriages and We're
driven to the Duetscher club, where a
public reception lasting one hour was
held. The grounds of the Duetscher cup
were beautifully illuminated and
thrOnged with many thousand persons;
During the limited time, it is estimated
the president shook hands with S iNI
people. Following the public reception
the party returned to the Hotel F11s-
ter to participate in banquet.
AT MADISON.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 17-PreSident Nc
Kinley and his party arrived in Wis
consin's capital city at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, after a day OF speech
making in three states After leaving
Dubuque Ia, the train crossed the
Mississippi river into Illinois where Ga
lena was reached at 1 o'clock Thence
the train turned nOrthward- At Fps
witch, the first town in Wisconsin IN
which the party did any speech max
ing, Congressman G.. w. Babcock join
ed them. At Dodgeville, Barnveld and
Mount Horebeck the president ad-
dressed the assembled citizens. Secre-
taries Wilson and Hitchcock and At
torney General Griggs also spoke brief
~ at most Of these points.
In Madison the president was cheer
ed enthusiastically from the moment OF
his appearance. All the members of
the party were driven Immediately to
the state capitol, a mile from the depot,
a detachment of militia acting as
escort. Probably ten thousand persons
eager to hear the president speak were
massed in front Of the capitol Directly
in front of the speakers stand was a
body of students from the University
of Wisconsin. They took occasion to
exercise their lungs vigorously through
out the presidents address. Mr.. Nc
Kinley was introduced by Governor
Scofeld.
In the course Of his speech the presi-
dent said:
THE voice of craftsmanship is hushed
today and the voice of patriotism is
alone heard in the land. We know
neither party nor creed, nor sect nor
nationality in our devotion to our COM
mon country and our common flag. We,
are all one in the presence of a great
national duty and there are no di-
visions among US whenever our flag is
assailed. wherever and by whOmso-
ever.
I'VE have gone through a war the
celebrity of which and the results of
which are scarcely recorded of any
other war in history. The American
arms triumphed on land and on sea,
with unprecedented exception from
disease and death on the part of our
the army and the navy. They have
brought US great responsibility. They
have brought US new acquisitions and
new territory and forced us to accept
these responsibilities, meet them with
manly courage, respond in a manly
fashion to manly duty and to what in
right.
"One tribe, a small part of that tribe,
IS questioning the sovereignty of the
United States in the island of I.uzon.
The very people we emancipated from
oppression struck our flag and shot
our soldiers. The shedding of blood is
anguish to my soul The giving up Of
the lives of our braVeSt and best young
men wrings my heart. The shedding
of blood of the misguided FiIipinos is
a matter of sincere regret and sorrow
to all of US, and yet they are resisting
the sovereignty of the United States
over a territory which we acquired not
by conquest alone, but by the solemn
treaty of peace sanctioned by the con-
gress of the United States and as long
as that sovereignty is disputed so long
we will continue hostflities. When our
authority is undisputed in every part
of that archipelago they will stop
''It is said we could have peace if we
would give them independence and a
government of their own under their
own sovereignty. It is said that if the
president would do this. we would have
peace. The president has no power,
even if he was disposed, which he is not
to ALLEVIATE a single foot of territory
switch we have honestly acquired or
give up sovereignty over it to other
peoples. That power belongs to the peo-
pie. That power is vested in congress,
which represents the people and no
such power was ever given to the chief
executive by the people, by congress or
by the constitution; and to use such
power would be a base usurpation of
the prerOgative by the chief executive
of the government and then if we We're
to cede the islands away to whom would
we cede them2 There is no government
there but ours. The great majority of
the people acknowledge allegiance to
the United States flag and are glad to
have the shelter of it's protection.
My fellow citizens, the Philippines
came to US not of our seeking. None of
us ever dreamed when this war COM
menced that we were to have either
Porto Rico or the Philippine islands.
We went to war for civilization and for
humanity, to relieve our oppressed
neighbors in Cuba I was one of those
who held back until the last moment,
hoping the war might be aVerted- I did
not want to involve my country in
bloodsheds But war came and a few
of those who wanted it most are now
trying to shirk its responsibilities. Man
plans, but God Almighty executes We
can not avoid our responsibility.
There was no fault in the victory.
There must be no fault in upholding it.
We have got the Philippines and our
flag is there"
AT 4:4O o'clock the presidential party
retired to carriages and returned to the
train which left Immediately for Wau-
kesha.
AT WAUKEsHA.
WaukeSha- Wis. Oct 17-Efva thol1s-