The record-union., 1899-10-14
Handsome Tribute Paid to the Ma
tion's Chief Magistrate.
Thousands Of People Welcome His Advent
at West Superior.
The Recipient Of Neatly Printed
Souvenir Purchased by Penny
Contributions of School Chill
dren, a Six-Year-Old Girl Max
ing the Presentation Speech.

WEST SUPERIOR (Wis), Oct. 49,
President Mckinley and party arrived
here this morning and were greeted by
5000 people, besides 1000 school chill
dren, at the City Hall.
A committee of children presented the
President and party with a neatly
printed souvenir purchased by a penny
contribution from the school children.
Caroline Kennedy, a 6-year-old girl,
made the presentation speech.
The President thanked the children
very graciously.
Mayor Dietrich introduced the Pres
ident, who spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens: l need not be told
that the citizens of this city love their
country. The demonstration Of the
morning would indicate to the most
casual observer that the men, women
and children are loyal to the flag and
faithful in upholding it's honor wher-
ever it has been raised. 1t gives me
special pleasure to come once again to
West Superior. / remember years ago
to have been a guest of your city I
remember the warmth of my greeting
then, but this far surpasses anything
that has gone before; and no reception,
great as 1T has been on our long jour
ney, has been more beautiful or inn
pressive than yours of to-day.
Il have been glad to note your pro-
gress and your prosperity. 1 have been
glad to note the difference between
your condition when [ was last here
and your condition now The country
is altogether too busy with active in
dustry and thriving commerce to
listen any longer to prophets of evil.
We are engaged now in looking after
ourselves, and in taking care of our
selves, and we have discovered that
the best craftsmanship for America is
that craftsmanship which looks to the
highest interest of American labor and
the highest development of American
resources
have come this morning that I
may say to you that the people of this
country are not only prosperous. but
tney are patriotic. No State in the
Union was more prompt to answer the
call Of the land than yours. The whole
Union, north and south, quickly re-
sponded to the call to arms, and when
peace came were as quick to enter the
paths of peace.
thank you most heartily; thank
the school girls and the school bows: I
thank you all for this splendid demon
stration, not to me, not to the Presi-
dent of the United States, but to the
States and people,
The Mayor next introduced Secretary
OF the Navy Long, who spoke as fol-
lows:
My duty is to represent the navy of
the United States. 1 am sure it needs
no advocate with you. 1t is dear To
the hearts of the American people.
whether they live on the seaboard or in
the interior. Its great victories at
Manila and Santiago decided and end
ed the war with Spain. AS approach
the seashores, while I do not smell the
salt of the sea, I shall soon catch the
breeze of the blue waters. I recop-
nize that l stand at the gateway be-
tween the great interior of the Amer
lean continent and the open ocean over
Whlch your products will go to foreign
Iands, and bring you back the wealth
which is giving you the prosperity that
marks your cities and your communi-
ties of the West I rejoice with Won
not as an official visiting you. but as
an American citizen. in welcoming
here the President of the TTnited
states. not alone in his individual ca
pacity, dear to you as he is in that. but
as the representative of that great
common country whose flag we follow
and whose citizens we are"
Secretary of the Treasury Gage was
introduced, but was too hoarse to
speak.
The train then departed for Duluth.
THE PRESIDENT AT FARGO
FARGO On. ID, Oct. 13.-Oyer 10 OOO
people greeted President MCKINLEY and
his party when they arrived here To-
night at 1;3O. Entering carriages tba
party was driven to a reviewing stand
through a line of the First North Do-
kota Volunteers, who receatIy re4u,p-
eo 1rom the philippines. The President
was received with wild demonstration.
In his address he referred repeatedly
70 the situation in the Philippines.
When he declared the United States
Government would send $4,000 men to
the Philippines to uphold the Ameri-
can flag where the volunteers had
placed 1T, the crowd approved the dec
laration with wild applause.
The President said, in part:
1 have come here especially thar T
might look into the faces of the North
Dakota volunteers who saw service in
the battle line in Luzon. You did vour
duty and you filled my heart with ,,,
when, with other volunteers and yao,,.
lars, you sent me word that you ,vonl5
not quit the battle line in Luzon ,,ntip
could create new army and send II
there. You refused to beat q ratrao+
or shirk your colors in the presence of
the enemy. No matter who wanted ,,o,,
to go home, you said. We will stav and
keep the flag stainless in the nresance
of the enemy
No soldiers of any country ever baa
any more delicate or trying duty. Tbis
army, of which this fra.mant So
your State formed a part, remained IN
Luzon waiting, first for the traatv ~
peace, which was being prepared i,
Paris, then for its ratification bv +ba
Senate of the United States. then nm
til the exchange of ratification between
the United States and Spain. waitfnp
through all that long Period, accepting