The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-14
A WILD DEMOkSIR AT|ON
When Mckinley Met the Volun-
teers at Fargo.
KEPT THE FLAG STAINLESS
The President Intimates That Aguinaldo
NJ Could Have Been Bribsd Easily
Before the Beginning OF
Hostilities.

Fargo. n. D., Oct. 13.-More than 10,
600 people greeted President Mckinley
and his party when they arrived here
tonight at 1880 Entering carriages. the
party was driven to a reviewing stand
through a line of the 1st Dakota valun-
teers, who recently returned from the
Philippines. The president was re-
ceived with wild demonstration.
In his address he referred repeatedly
to the situation in the Philippines,
When he declared the United States
government would send 10000 men to
the Philippines to uphold the American
flag where the volunteers had placed 1t
the crowd approved the declaration
with wild applause.
The president said, in part:
Il have come here especially that
might look into the faces of the North
Dakota volunteers who saw service in
the battle line in LuZon. You filled my
heart with Joy when. with other Volun-
feers and regulars. you sent me word
that you would not quit the battle line
In Luzon until ! could create an army
to send there. You refused to beat n
retreat or shirk your colors in the pres
wanted you to go home, you said: We
will stay and keep the flag stainless in
the presence of the enemy
They accepted, therefore, the inso-
lence Of the insurgents with a patience
sublime. We never dreamed that the
little body of insurgents whom we have
just emancipated from Spain would
turn upon the flag that delivered them
from Spain. Then it was that the in
surgert leader began an attack upon
our men and then our boys let loose.
But / always thought the boys were
quite ready for it. (Applause)
Il want to do them the credit of say
ing here in the presence Of their neigh
bors and friends, their fathers ana
mothers that their boys forebore all
things rather than disobey the order of
the government they were serving. The
leader of the insurgent forces says to
the American government: You can
have peace if you will give us independ-
ence' Peace for independence, he says.
He had another price than that for
peace once before. but the United States
pays no gold for peace. We never gave
bride for peace in all our history ana
we never will. tApplause.) Our flag is
there where you left It. you boys of the
North Dakota volunteers. You left ii
there in the hands of those who took
your places, without blood or without
stain.
Our flag stands for liberty wherever
1t floats And we propose to put &C, 900
men behind that flag in Luzon to main
tain the authority of the United States,
for the glory of the republic, and in the
interest of civilization and huma nifty
We accept the responsibility of duty al
whatever cost"
Attorney General Griggs. Secretary
Long, Secretary Gage, Secretary Hitch
cock and Secretary Wilson and Sena-
tors Hansbrough and McCumber spoke
briefly, The exercises were limited tc
speaking and the review of the LIST
North Dakota volunteers owing to the
lateness of the train.
At $50 o'clock the presidential train
was transferred from the Northern Pa
cific to the line of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway and departed
for Aberdeen, S. D.