The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
A GREAT OVATION
uAnxs THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
North Dakota's Volunteers, Recently
Returned From the Philippines,
Recetve q Cordial Word Of Greet
ine From the Chief Magistrate Of
the Nation-Short Stops Made at
Minnesota Towns Where the
whole Population Turned Out to
Do Honor to the President.

Fargo N. d., Oct. 13.-Over ten thousand
people greeted President Mckinney n
his party when they arrived here to-
night at 7:35. Entering CARRIAGES, the
party was driven to a reviewing stand
through lines Of the First North Dakota
volunteers, who recently returned from
the Philippines. The president was re-
ceived with wild demonstrations. In MS
address he referred repeatedly to the
situation in the Philippines. When he
declared that the United States govern
ment would send 65, 600 men to the Philip
pines to uphold the American flag where
the volunteers had placed 1t, the crowd
approved the declaration with Wild ap-
plause. The president spoke as follows:
Tho last eighteen months have borne impress
rive testimony Of the patriotism OF the Amer
ican neople. The call for 1000 0 troops was
promptly responded to by the people OF the
| United States, without respect to party cree'.
| section or nationality. CGreat applause anu
cries Of "Good.") The alacrity OF enlistment
| and the CELEBRITY of execution has lew II any
parallels IN the military annals OF the "orlo'
(Applause.) .o,
effort at peace was exhaosteu' ~.
when wal came we all the
sooner it was ended the better 1or
all concerned.
(Applause.) ...
have come here tonight, travelling
q long distance. that I might meet the people
of this new and growing state, which l had tne
| honor as a member Of the national house OF
representatives to vote to admit as a sister INTO
the national family. (Great applause) "A
voice. ..Yo,: are not ashamed Of it. are your
| On the contrary, I am proud OF 1t. tAppu''se''
| And prouder than ever for the vote 1 gave Aor
| her admission. (Applause.) l come aso -
| speak of the patriotism OF the state {. Sois1
| Dakota, not only of the patriotism OF the men
,vno s.r,ad In the Philippines, but the patriot
ism Of those other brave soldiers OF your STATE
who. less fortunate than the Manila volunteers.
were not able to have fighting service IN the
field. m.
They Did Their DUTY ms o Did
Yours,
and all the volunteers throughout the United
States, all Of them eager to go to the front ana
do battle with the enemy like you VINO met Tue
enemy, have won the lasting gratitude OF the
American people. Great appiause.) ! "ase
come especially that I might look into ire
faces Of the North Dakota volunteers %(oontin-
ued applause), the two battalions who saw
service on the battle line in Luzon. I came
that I might speak to them the welcome and
the 1--WE. DONE"
You did your duty and you filled
my heart with Joy when you, with
the other volunteers and regulars
of the Eighth corps, sent ms word as
president that you would remain Mt
the battle front in Luxon until n
new army could be created to take
your place. (Enthusiastic md pro-
longed applause.) You refused to
! beat a retreat OF strike your colors
In the presence of the enemy great
applause. A voice: "Thnt's good")
no matter who advised you to come
home. You said. w will stay and
keep the flag stainless in the pres
ence of the enemy (great applnuse).
and, my fellow citixens, no soldiers
of any army ever had a more deli
cate or trying duty.
This army, Of which this fragment from your
state formed n part, remained in Luzon. watt
ing first she treaty Of peace which was being
negotiated in Paris, then waited for tts ratif-
cation by the senate Of the United States.
They waited until the exchange of ratiications
between the United States and Spain. waiting
through all that long period. accepting the in.
science Of the insurgents with a patient dig
n,ty which charscterizes the American soldiers
who were under the order of the executive that
they must not strike a blow pending the treaty
Of peace except in defense. Great applause.)
I say they bore the threats of the insurgents
with a patience sublime.
We never dreamed h a the little
body Of insurgents whom we had
lust e~mancipated from oppression
would turn upon the nag h q had
sheltered them against Spain.
Great applause.)
So our soldier boys patiently bore through
the long months the insults Of that band Of
misguided insurgents under the orders Of an
ambitious leader, and then 1t was that the
insurgent chief ordered an attack upon our
line. And then our boys made NsS
A Gallant Defense.
Enthusiastic applause.) But I want to do
them the credit to say here in the presence Of
their neighbors and their friends, their fathers
and their mothers. that these boys forbore all
things rather than disobey an order from the
government they were serving. (Cries Of
'Good!' and great applause.)
The leader Of the insurgent forces says to
the American government, '.You can have
peace II you will give US NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
for Independence. he says. He had another
Trice for peace, once before. uaughter.) But
the United States pays no gold for peace. en-
thusiastic applause.) We never gave q bride
for peace in all our history, and we will not
now to do 1t. Great applause.) Our
flag is there. (Applause.) Sold. rs cf North
Dakota. you left it there in the hands Of those
who take your places. without blot and with
honor. (Applause.) ~ ~
Wherever that standard IN raised,
whether i'm the westcrn or eastern
hemisphere, 1T stands for liberty,
civilization and humanity.
tLong continued applauee.) This nation for