Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-24

came over the wires. At last the news
came when you entered the engagement
at Caloocan. Were we disappointed in
the loyalty and bravery of our y we
answer with one accord, No, a thousand
times, no. We believed then. as we do
now, that it may be in the power of 9TH
er nations to shoot and kill, but 1t is not
in their power to subdue your loyalty or
your patriotism for your country. the
press OF the entire country gave nOtlce
to the world that the Montana boys are
heroes. and now. as the representative
of the citizens of this city. / thank you
one and all, Independent of either nation
or state. Your noble acts speak for
themselves; they are matters of record,
and anything l might say will not add
one iota to your loyalty and patriotic
deeds. What can VIZ say of those who
gave up their lives? Nothing. Simply
this: Others may fret and rave: they
have lone their duty and lie silent in the
grave"
Senator w. A. Clark was then intro
duced. He said:
"Mr. President and Soldiers: I am
proud of the honor that has been accord
ed to me in conjunction with other gen.
tlemen to participate in extending a well
conne to the First Montana regiment, the
Rough Riders. cavalrymen, artillerymen
and all others who volunteered in the re-
cent war in behalf of the grateful people
of Montana. by this. the most splendid
ovation ever witnessed in the Rocky
mountains.
Il want to accentuate and emphasize
every noble sentiment that has been or
may be uttered here today.
"AInidst our enthusiasm we must not
overlook or forget those who remained
at Manila TO re-enlist for further duty.
or for other purposes. nCr must we fail
I fn y oriC .,aa nl,>r ,n tr tln a.,,n nf
those who CALAMITY fell on the field of
battle, and others who persisted by
reason of wounds and disease. All of
! YOU. and they represent the noblest type
Of manhood which we delight to honor.
From the earliest ages of the worlds
history to the present time, whether
amongst barbarous or civilized people,
personal valor and the love of country
hav always been accounted the apothe-
osis of every attribute of the human
heart, and have ELECTED the warmest
plaudits that heart could suggest and
lips pronounce.
"Heroic deeds have always been the
constant theme of the poets song and
have been symbolized in bronze and mar
BILE to give expression to the pride and
gratitude of the people of every country
and cline.
''Thus it should ever be, and will con-
tinue until war and rumors Of war shall
~ Al, ~ iio I'm Ao
vent of the millennium shall have spread
the wings Of peace oVer all the world.
"From present indications the first
glimpse of the dawn of that happy era
is not likely to appear for centuries to
rome.
Il am sure that when the history of
this war shall be written the Montana
volunteers will be accorded the need Of
praise they deserve. not only for valiant
duty, but for having been the first to
respond to the call OF the president. You
gave up good positions to serve your
country in the hour of peril, and there
can be ascribed to you only the highest
incentives of patriotism. =s
1T is true that you expected to fight a
naughty and cruel foe. a nation that has
always been an %enslaver of the weak,
and a relentless and merclless master to
those people upon whom it has fastened
the yoke.
"All liberty loving people on this con-
tinent had come to believe that it's do
ninion should be promptly and forever
swept from the western hemisphere.
''Before you embarked from a Fran
cisco. that greatest of modern heroes,
Admiral Dewey, had destroyed the enc
my's fleet at Manila, and the city itself
had capitulated and fell into cur
possession before you reached the
coast of Luzon. 1t was not long
afterward that you We're confronted
with an unexpected and different
type of foe that had dared to fire
upon our flag. Here l desire to say that
l believe the sentiment largely prevails
in this state that wherever thai flag is
once raised. whoever dares to NEEDLE
with it must suffer the consequences.
"Under these new and unexpected con-
ditions you never once faltered in your
duty.
"The sentiment expressed in those i'm
mortal lines by Tennyson, which We're in
spired by that awful charge at Balak-
lava, guided your every action.
cit was not your province to reason
why.
yours but to do and die if necessary
in defense of your countryts hOnOr was
the prevailing thought in your breasts.
"The long months of ceaseless action
in the rice fields. the sWampS and jun
giles OF Luzon. while constantly exposed
! on the firing line, tell more eloquently
| than words can describe how nobly you
performed your duty. And now having
laid down your arms and returned to
your homes to resume the aVocatlons Of
| peace, the people of Montana with one
accord besioW upon you their Warlnest
wishes, highest encomiuma and the lau-
rels of victory so g%allantly won.
"You will ever retain a warm place in
their hearts and our names will be per-
petuated on the highest roll of honor in
the annals of the state
Ex-Governor Richards was the last
speaker. His address was as follows:
Members of First Montana regiment and
Third United States volunteer cavalry
-Montana's sons! All hail. Welcome
home:
ION that memorable occasion when
Butte bade her patriotic sons. who. had
responded to their country's call, good
bye, it was my great privilege to be-
speak Silver Bows God-speed.