Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-14
MADE ,A1 AsPEECHEs.

| pSpplc greeted 1sNAt> A-A- $500 |
party when thayved here tonight at
| ':35. The Presi. had been accord
ed hearty welci at stations along
the routo Hclade a number OF
speeches. Ente carriages. the par
| ty was driven reviewing stand
| through lines he First North Da-
kota Volunter;ho recently returned
from the Philaes; Inc PRESIDENT
was received Wild demonstrations.
In his speech :eferred repeatedly to
the situation the Philippines. The
When he decd the United states
government Id send $1,000 soldiers
to the Philips to uphold the Amer |
lean flag wh,he volunteers placed it, !
the crowd ,roved the declaration
with wild aluse:
THE tSIDINT SPEAKS.
The Presit spoke as follows:
NV I1alIct'itizens: For the past Is
months tni,untry has Witnessed i'm
pressive felony Of the patriotism of
the <A,nericpeople. The call for 300
coo troops is promptly responded to
by the rle Of the United States
without TT to party or creed. os
section. oatonality. The alacrity of
,ution h:few if any parallels iii the
military nails of the world.
II am nd of this state, proud Of the
vote I O. for her admission. ! come
here to aak of the patriotism of the
state oforth Dakota, not only the pa
triotisn,f the men who entered the
Philipr;s but the patriotism of those
other I'VE soldiers of your state. less
forum: than the Manila volunteers,
were able to see fighting service in
the fl, but did their duty as you did
FALSE FOR VOLUNTEERS.
II We come especially that ] might
look ito the faces Of the North Da-
knta volunteers who saw service on the
tiilinc in LuZon. l came that
ma speak to them a welcome, and say
wcHone. No soldiers of any country
cv,had Il more delicate or trying du.
ty. This army of which this fragment
fra your state formed a part remained
lrI,lzon waiting first for the treaty Of
pee which was being prepared ir
Urls, then for its ratification by tn,
.nate of the United States, then un
the exchange Of notifications be
wean the United States and Spai,
Waiting all through that long periot
accepting the insolence Of the insur
cents with dignity, because they wer
ordered by the executive of the natio
hat they must not strike blow pend
ng the treaty of peace except in de
,ensc. They accepted. therefore. the in
science of the insurgents with a pa
ierce sublime. We never dreamed tina
the little body of insurgents whom W
had just emancipated from Spain-W
never for a moment thought that the
Wonld turn upon the flag that had dt
livered them from Spain. Then it we
that the insurgent leader made an a
tack upon our men and then our DO.
let loose. But / always thought IL
boys were quite ready for it, Great al
plauSc)
NO GOLD FOR PEACE.
II want to do them the credit of sa.
ing here in the presence of their neigl
hors and friends. their fathers ar
mothers, that these boys forebore &
things rather than dsobcy the ord
OF the government they We're servn
The leader Of the insurgent forces Sd
to the American government: You &;
have peace if you will give us indepen
cnce. Peace for independence, he say
He had another price than that
peace once before, but the United Stat
pays no gold for peace. (ApplauseD
We never gave a bride for peace
all our history and we never will (Gre
applause). Our flag stands for libel
wherever it floats. And we propose
put $4,000 men behind that flag in Luz
to maintain the authority OF the Tn
Cd States ana the honor and glory
the republic in the interest of civil:
tiOn and humanity. We accept the
J sponsibility Of duty at whatever cos
| Z AND OTHERS ALSO RAN.
i Secretaries Long, Gage, Hitchco
I, Wilson and Senator's Hansbrough 2
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