Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-14
WARM WELCOME
Given by President Mckinley
to North Dakota Volunteers.
His Speech Of Praise Awakens In-
tense Enthusiasm Among People.
Executive Addresses People Of Wtsi superior
Now Bound Tor Aberdeen. S. o.

and his party when they arrived hero
tonight, at 735 o'clock. Entering car
riages, the party was driven to a re-
viewing stand through the lines of the
lst Dakota Volunteers. who recently re
turned from the Philippines.
The President was received with wild
demonstrations. In his address he re-
peatedly referred to the situation in
the Philippines. When declared the
United States government would send
$1,000 men to the Philippines to uphold
the American flag where the volunteers
had placed ii, the crowd approved the
declaration with wild applause. The
President spoke as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: For the past IS
months this country has Witnessed i'm
presslVe testimony of the patriotism of
ihe American people. The call for POO =
wv troops was promptly responded to
py the people Of the United States
without respect to party, or creed, or
section. or nationality. The alacrity Of
enlistment and the celerity of execution
mas lew II any parallels in the military
annals of the world
we dld not go to war until every ef-
Tort at peace was exhausted. and when
liie war came We thought that the
sooner IL was ended, the better for all
concerned. | have come here, tonight.
travelling long distance. that | might
meet The people of this new and grow
ing state, state which had the honor
as q member Of the National House of
Representatives. to vote to admit as q
sister INTO the national family.
Il am DrotI1 of this
the vote ! gave for her admissio
come here To speak Of the patriotism az
the state OF North Dakota, not only 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 Volun-
t"ers, were not able to see fighting ser
vice IN the field but did their duty. as
you dld yours. | have come especially
that ! might look into the faces Of the
North Dakota Volunteers. who saw ser
vice on the battle line in Luzon.
II came that l might speak to them =
welcome and say Well done You did
your duty and you filed my heart with
JOY when with other volunteers ana repu
lars You sent me word that YOU would
not quit the battle line in LuZon until
could create new army and send il
there You refused to beat a retreat or
shirk Your colors in the presence Of tha
enemy.
NO matter who wanted You to go
home, YOU said, We will stay and kaan
ne nag STAINLESS in the presence of the
enemy No soldiers Of any country ever
nad any more delicate or irving dutv
ms army. OF which this fragment from
your state formed a part, remained IN
LuZoh waiting. first, for the treaty of
peace, which was being prepared in Paris.
tneh Ior Ms ratification by the Senate of
the United States, then until the ex
change Of ratifications between the |
| nited states ana Spain. waiting through
an that long period accepting the inso. |
lence 81 the Insurgents with dignity. be !
cause they Were ordered by the Executive |
of the nation that thy must not strike a |
blow pending the treaty of peace. except |
in defence.
They accepted. therefore. the insoIenc. |
d the insurgents with patience sublime |
We never dreamed that the little body uf |
insurgents whom We had just emanc-
pated from Spain-we never for n moment
thought that they would turn upon the
nag mat had delivered them from Spain
Then ii was that the nsurgent leader
made an attack upon our men. ana then
the boys were quite ready for it. tGrea,
applausel.
II want 70 do them the credit of saying
here. in the presence of their neighhnrS
ana friends their fathers ana mothers.
hat these boys forebore all things rathe..
nan dISobcy the order of the government
they Were serving. The leader of the in
'urSent forces says to the American gov
srnment. You can have peace, if You will
give us independence: peace for indepen-
Hence. lie says he had another price than
that Tor peace once before but the
lnited States pays no gold for peace
ApplauseD.
We never gave a bribe for peace in all
our history, ana we never Will Great
ipplausel. Our Nag is there where You
eft 1t, YOU boys of the North Dakota
Volunteers. You left ii there in the hands
If those who took your places without
blot and without stain. And wherever
hat standard is raised. whether in the
Western or the Eastern hemisphere. il
stands for liberty, civilization ana hu-
manity- And We propose TO put Is. 900 !
men behind that flag in LuZon TO main
ain the authority of the United States
and the honor and glory of the republic
n the interest of civilization and human
~. We accept the responsibility of duty
ana Wha cost.
Attorney General Griggs, Secretaries
-.ong. Gage. Hitchcock and Wilson and
senators Hansbrough and McCumber
,rietly spoke. The exercises were limited |
. speaking and the review Of the 1st
North Oak ota Volunteers.
At go o'clock. the Presidential train |
departed for Aberdeen. :. -.
En- route TO Fargo from Duluth Presi
lent Mckinley made speeches at Brain
rd, Aitken. Staples and Wadena. He
vas greeted at those places by enthusi-
Istic crowds.