The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-17

The President arose almost with the dawn
this morning and was greeted by a good
sized crowd at the Iowa Falls station. He
said:
MY FeIlow-citizens-It is a great ad-
to meet the people early in the
morning. GLaughter.l 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 stimulous
of their presence, and the encouragement
which | have always. received as | have
mingled with them. Since I was last in the
State We have added some new territory
1t is no longer a question of expansion with
us; We have expended. If there is any ques-
and who is going to contract? IA voice.
Not WEI / believe, my fellow-citizens, that
this territory came 10 US in the providence
Of GOD. We did not IS seek It, Il is ours with
as a great. strong. brave nation, We mean
to meet them. and we mean to carry our
education and our civilization there. ! am
not one of those who would take a laurel
from the brow of the American soldier or a
jewel from the crown OF American achieve
ment."
PROSPERITY REIGNS IN THE LAND.
At Ackley. Ia. the next stop, Mr.. McKin-
ley spoke as follows:
MY Fellow -citizens-I feel in this pres
ence my former visit TO this people, now. /
believe. five years ago. / congratulate you
on the improved condition Of the country.
When / was here last We were in condi-
tion of business depression. Times were
hard, fear had overcome courage. Now all
are changed. We have general prosperity,
good crops and fair prices. steady employ
ment and good wages and we are a happy
pie prosperous. 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 importing feWer
products from abroad than we have done
our products abroad than we have ever sent
before. We are on a gold basis and we
mean to stay there. General cry of Good. ]
platform here. Sustain the Nations flag.
[Appausel That Is what We are doing in
the Philippines to-day and that is what we
will continue to do until we conquer the re-
thority of the United States. We mean TO
sustain the boys in blue that are carrying
that flag, whether in the Philippines or here
in Iowa 1t represents not tyranny but Id
ertv and civilization. and stands for hope
TO humanity
IN HENDERSON'S DISTRICT.
President Mckinley spoke as follows at
Parkersburg:
my Fellow-citizens-It gives me great
pleasure TO meet you and TO receive your
cordial greeting. 1t Is peculiar pleasure 10
me TO pass through the district of my old
friend. General Henderson and 1t Is great
honor that comes to this district that your
representative. is to be the speaker OF the
next House of Representatives.
1.-THE patriotism of the people for the last
eighteen months has been sublime. When
the call for troops was made Iowa, like all
promptly to that call. More than million
soldiers were ready to do battle for the
country. Under its call for only 5000,
troops Iowa furnished her full share and
one of her regiments did gallant service In
the distant island OF the Pacific. 1t did not
ask TO come home. although II had the privi.
lege Of muster out after the ratifications OF
That regiment remained there to uphold the
flag and sustain the authority of the gov
ernment until a new army could be. created
ase o se tse basc Its ere
this presence and in this State for their
splendid exhibition Of devotion to the fiag ag
and loyalty to the country. We esive love the the
hearts of the old aid cheers the hearts OF
the young. and 1t shelters us all wherever
IL Is raised on land or on sea. At home OF
on our distant possessions. that flag always
stands for liberty. for civilization, fol
humanity, and wherever IT is assaulted the
whole Nation rises up to defend it.
A UNITED COUNTRY.
At Cedar Falls. Ia, where a great crowd
had assembled. the President said:
MY Fellow -citizens-We are a united peo-
pie; we are united in interest and In senti-
try as we have never been before. Section.
alism has disappeared. old prejudices are
but faded memory; the orator of hate, like
the orator of despair, has no hearing In any
part of our beloved country. We are strong
and more united than we have ever beer
before The men of the South and the mer
of the North have been fighting for the same
flag and dying for the same flag and shed.
ding their blood for the honor of the same
country. Lawton and Wheeler In the Philip
pines are fighting side by side to-day. Or
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and the men of the North have been fighting
together. This is the Union we have now
and the North and South are vying with
marching side by side in the pathway oi
our destiny and the mission of liberty and
humanity. My .fellow-citizens. the cause OF
cause committed to our hands will not suf
fer. Wherever we have raised our flag we
have raised 1t not for territorial aggrandize'
ment. not for national gain, but we have
raised it for civilization and humanity, and
let those lower it who will
An immense throng had congregated at
the Waterloo station when the presidential
train arrived there. The President in a
speech, said:
my Fellow-citizens-We have before us
great national problem. We have resting
on us a great national duty growing out OF
menced there was little or no division OF
sentiment among the. people. Before the
declaration Of war the Congress of the
United States, under the leadership of your
distinguished Senator Allison, voted for a
national defense fund of s5O.OO0.000 for the
use of the government in it's discretion. II
was voted practically without division in
each house of Congress. The senator as
sures me that Ii was done with absolute
unanimfty. 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 will all the people and all
the representatives Of the people standing
together.
''The war came, and the war was ended
sooner than any similar in all history;
ended with the triumph Of American arms
ended in a triumph for the cause of human.
ity. Having been united in bringing on the
war, having been united on the conduct OF
war. having been practically united on the
conclusion of peace, the question is. shall
General cry of 'Yes.'] We have resting
upon us the great responsibility of gov
ernment in Porto Rico and In the Philip
pines. Our flag has been assailed in that
people of Iowa whether we will not stand
firmly and unitedly until American sover-
eighty shall be established In every island
of the archipelago We will not take down
that flag. representing liberty to the peo-
pie. representing civilization to those
Islands. We will not withdraw It, because
the territory over which ii floats is ours
by every tenet of International law. and by
the sacred sanction of the Constitution OF
the United States. We are not there to op-
not there TO establish an imperial govern
ment, but we are there to establish gov.
ernment of liberty under law and protec.
tion to life, property and opportunity to al
who dwell therein"
WILL HOLD THE PHILIPPINES.