Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-19
M'KlNLEY AT FARGO
PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO NORTH
DAKOTA MANILA VETERANS.
PAYS HIGH COMPLIMENTS
To the Men for Their Valor and Pa
triotism in Remaining After Enlist
ments Had Expired Until Relieved
Declares Philippines Will Be
Conquered for Humanity's Sake.

Fargo, n. D., Oct. 14-Over 10000
people greeted President Mckinley and
party when they arrived here Friday
night at 1855. Entering carriages. the
party was driven to the reviewing
stand through the lines of the First
North Dakota volunteers, who recently
returned from the Philippines. The
president was received with wild DEM
onstrations. In his address he referred
repeatedly to the situation in the
Philippines. When he declared the
United States government would send
$4,000 men to the Philippines to up
mold the American flag where the vol
unteers had placed it, the crowd ap-
proved the declaration with tumultu-
Gus applause. The president spoke as
follows:
For the past eighteen months this
country has witnessed an impressive
testimony of the patriotism of the
American people. The call for 300
UOO troops was promptly responded to
by the people of the United States
without respect to party, creed, section
or nationality. The alacrity of enlist
ment and the celebrity of execution has
had few if any parallels in the
military annals of the world.
We did not go to war until every eff
fort for peace was exhausted. When
war came, we all thought the sooner it
was ended the better for all concerned.
have come here tonight, travelling a
long distance, that I might meet the
people Of this new and growing state.
state which | had the honor, as a
member of the national house of rep
resentat1ves to vote to admit as a sis
ter into the national family. l am
proud of this state and proud of the
vote L gave for her admission. I come
here to speak of the patriotism of the
state of North Dakota, not only of the
patriotism of the men who entered the
Philippines but the patriotism of those
other brave soldiers of your state who,
less fortunate than the Manila yoIun-
teers, were not able to see fighting SER
vice in the field, but did their duty as
you did yours. I have come especially
that [ might look into the faces of the
North Dakota volunteers who saw
service on the battle line in LUXOR"
Mckinley Says Well Done.
Il came that I might speak to them
welcome, say well done. You did
your duty, you filled my heart with Joy
when, with other volunteers and regu-
lars, you sent me word that you would
not quit the battle line in Luzon until
l could create new army and send it
there. You refused to beat a retreat
or shirk your cOlors in the presence of
the enemy. No matter who wanted
you to go home, you said We will stay
and keep the flag stainless in the
presence of the enemy No soldiers
OF the United States or of any country
had more delicate or more trying
duty. This army, of which this frag-
ment from your state formed a
part, remained in LuzOn wait
ing first for the treaty
peace which was being prepared in
Paris, then for it's ratification by the
senate of the United States and then
until the exchange Of ratification
between the United States and Spain,
waiting through all that long period,
accepting the insolence of the insur-
gents with dignity, because they were
ordered by the executive of the nation
that they must not strike a blow pend
ing the treaty Of peace, except in de-
Tense. They accepted therefore, the
insolence of the insurgents with a pa
thence sublime. We never dreamed
that the little body of insurgents
whom we had just emancipated from
Spain-we never for moment thought
they would turn upon the flag that had
delivered them from Spain. Then it
was that the insurgents led an attack
upon our men, then our boys let loose
But | always thought the boys were
quite ready for it. I want to do them
the credit of saying here in the pres
ence Of their neighbors and friends,
their fathers and mothers, that these
boys forebore all things rather than
disobey the order of the government
they were serving"
AQu1ndlQO wanted Cold.
"The leader Of the insurgent forces
says to the American government:
You can have peace, if you will give us
Independence, peace for independence
lie says. He had another price than
hat for peace once before but the
United States pays no gold for peace.
We never gave a bride for peace in all |
'ur history and we never will Our
lag is there where you left it, you
Joys Of North Dakota volunteers. You |
eft it there in the hands Of those who |
ook your places, without blot, with
Tut a stain, and wherever that |!
tandard is raised, whether
q the western or eastern hemisphere,
stands for ihartv civilization and