Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12

rrpsseS Gratitude anu AunlI dlIoh
chicago, oct. 1O,-The great Audito-
r,un Chicagos pride, never held as
mi or as distinguished an audience
,t the magnificent Chicago day
monet of Monday night, when the
of7rial representation OF the govern
o,ont of North America-the United
states Mexico and Canada-surround-
Oh Inv distinguished Americans, sold
Ions statesmen and men great in the
commercial and professional world
cot under the brilliant glare of myriad
1igbts amid great banks of splendid
srrgI blooms. The hour of the ban
1not was set for o'clock, but so dense
was the great throng upon the streets
and 60 difficult was progress through
ont that it was nearly 8 o'clock before
tho CHESTS were seated and nearly II
when Toastmaster Melville e. Stone
orosa and delivered the opening adj
drass in which he glorified Chicago
and the gathering of the evening as a
meeting of three peoples with single
arm with a single purpose, working
ont under different conditions
the problems of self govern
meut you are met, gentlemen"
he said in closing, ito
cement closer the bond of amity to
ordain new citizenship in that higher
realm where national lines disappear,
where we shall all be loyal to Ameri-
can progress, American civilization,
American liberty, forces which make
for the betterment of the human race.
take pleasure in introducing the
governor of the commonwealth of Hi
nois." Gov Tanner, then, in a short
address. welcomed the visitors on be-
half of the state of Illinois. Mayor
harrison of Chicago and Senator Gull
lom of Illinois were introduced in sue
cassion by Mr.. Stone, the former ex-
tending to the visitors the welcome of
the people of the city of Chicago and
fine latter greeting them on behalf of
the federal officials of Illinois. The
POSTMASTER next introduced the pres
iaont. who responded to the sentiment,
The Nation. He was greeted with
cheers that for a time prevented his
voice from being heard. When quiet
had been restored, the president
spoke as follows:
McKinley's Address.
81 am glad to join you in extending
sincere welcome to the distinguished
statesmen and diplomatists who repr-
sent the great countries adjoining rs
ON the south and the north. We are
bound to them both by ties of mutual
good neighborhood. We rejoice in
their prosperity and bid them god
speed in the pathway Of progress they
are So energetically and successfully
pursuing. It is not possible to retrace
our history since the declaration OF in
deuendence without a feeling that had
not providence been with the United
States in the beginning we had ceased
to be a nation. BY His gracious in
tarpUsitinn when unhappily. we have
teau I'M war He has given US victory.
Ittt fortunate indeed that ii can be said
we have had no clash Of arms which
has ended in defeat, and no RESPONSE
h.l.ty resulting from war is tainted
with 3ishonor. In peace we have been
Sign lv blessed: our progress has gone
on unchecked. ever increasing in in
tawufng years. In boundless wealth
of SOIL mine and forest nature has
favored MS. while all races of men, OF
every nationality and climate, have
contributed their good blood to make
our nation what it is. From 3,929,2li
i1 1880. our population has grown up
wards of 60 100000 in 1890; our esti-
mated population today, made by gov
e~rnrs Of states, is 77S03 ,23l We
have grown from % states to 45, We
hE. annexed every variety Of terri
tory from the coral reefs and cocoanat
groves lf Key West to the icy regions
n. northern Alaska. territory skirting
fna Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the
Pacific and the Arctic, and islands Of
r. Pacific and Caribbean Sea
aavo extended still further our
jurisdiction to far away islands in the
0. Our territory is more than
..r times larger than it was when the
-r of peace was signed in 1888,
. industrial growth has been even
phenomenal than that Of our
#t.HU or territory Our wealth,
mated in 1890 at s4G2 900 900, has
...noad to S55,O0O 100000 And edu-
has not been overlooked. The
..a. and moral equipment of the
an whom will in the future rest
possibilities Of government
a#1 the unceasing and generous
state and nation We expend-
3sa7-S for public education
" s--5 600 GOO The number Of
.nrol'ad i'm the public schools in
was ltG52.492, or more than 20
Of our population. Is not
pillar Of strength 10 the repub-
.Hr national credit often tried,
ever upheld It has no SUI
THE United States has never
national obligation.