The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
PRESIDENTS
TOUR OF IOWA.
His Party Given Enthusiastic
Reception at Dubuque.
BIG GATHERING IN The RAIN.
A Glowing Tribute PAID TO The Patriotism of
the States Soldiers
THEY REMAINED WITH NATIONS FLAG
When They Could Have Secured Their Discharge
When Publications Of Trsaiy Of fsacs We're
Exchanged Old Glory VIII SILL waa
A Glowing Tribute PAID TO The Patriotism Of
the States Soldiers
THEY REMAINED WITH NATIONS FLAG

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. fT.-fhe- citizens OF
Dubuque, the home of Senator Allison.
gave the presidential party an enthu-
siastic reception yesterday, in spite OF
"a steady downpour of rain. The presi-
dent and the members OF the cabinet
were conveyed In carriages to a pavil-
ton i'm the heart of the city Senator AL
iison introduced the president. who de-
livered a brief address, frequently in
terrupted by bursts of applause. The
president said:
This is a year Of sublime patriotism.
From one end of your state to the other,
through all sections of the West over
which We have travelled, we have heard
but one music, the music OF the nation;
but one song, the hymn OF the republic.
And we have seen but one flag, the flag
OF our fathers. the flag of a happy, a re-
united, a neVer-to- be- broken nation; a
flag that expresses our hopes, our pur-
poses and our faith; a flag that ex-
presses the sacrifices We are willing to
make ~ VI anywhere and everywhere.
"Yon Npt 'only served and sacrificed
for the nOIion in the great Civil War,
giving up many OF the best young men
OF the State ON the altar of the country
that the nation might be preserved, but
in the war with Spain this State, almost
the first Of the Federal Union, answer
ed to the call of the government
NO HALTING.
There was no hating; there was no
hesitation; your quota was filled inn
medialtely and others were eager and
anxious to enlist. All OF your soldiers
did not have service on the firing Gine
but they did their whole duty. That
they were not called 10 the field Of
active operations VIZ because we closed
the war so quickly. They were ready
and anxious TO go, and disappointed
that they were not permitted to go.
But TO them i want to say they have,
Alike the soldiers at the front, won the
gratitude of the Republic, for they did
their whole duty, and that Is all any
soldier can do. You were fortunate, my
fellow Citizens inasmuch as we had TO
have trouble In the Philippines, that
you could send your boys to those dis
tant islands. And / want 10 say OF
that, that they did even more than
their duty They did even more than
was required by their terms OF enlist
ment. They had the privilege OF being
mustered out when the ratifications OF
the treaty OF peace were exchanged.
That was the end of their term II they
had sought to claim their privilege.
but when it was offered to them they
refused TO accept f. They said. We
will stay with the government. We
will stay with the flag until YOU can
make a nsw army to take our places
And they did. All honor to the Iowa
regiment in the Philippines Now that
their faces are turned homeward. God
grant them a safe arrival In their old
State, among their friends and families.
GRATITUDE TO JEFFERSON.
81 never travelled through this mighty
West that l did not feel like Offering
my gratitude to Thomas Jefferson for
his wisdom and foresight in acquiring
this vast territory. 10 be peopled by
men and women such as / have seen
before me as l have journeyed through
these states. You have carried civili-
zation; you have brought education;
you have built churches; YOU have
made this the garden spot Of the coun-
try and YOU have added the most bril-
liant stars to the constellation of the
nation.
And now nv fellow citizens, having