The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-18

WAUKEGAN. Ills. Oct. 1.-THE presl-
Dental train was greeted by an immense
crowd here this afternoon. Hundreds Of
school children were massed about the
platform from which the president spoke.
and all of them had been provided with
flags. The president said:
Mr.. Mayor and My Fellow Citizens: I
thank you one and all for the words of
welcome spoken in your behalf by the
mayor Of this enterprising city / am
always glad to meet with the people whom
1t is my privilege and honor for The time
TO serve. am glad to confess in any
presence that never meet my country
men in public assembly that [ am not as
sisted In the great responsibilities which
by your suffrages. | am carrying. and
that [ am not strengthened by such com
mingling with them. The councils of the
people In a government like ours are al
ways noble and unselfish The will Of
the people is the law of the land. and
am glad to know not only what my coun-
trymen are thinking about. but to be ad-
vised by them always of what they think
is right. and what Is best in administra-
ton of the government. For. after ALL
the great body Of the people have a sin
gle interest-that of having their govern
ment wisely faithfully and honestly ad-
ministered. They have little care for
mere individuals, except as the individual
may serve them best. and best represents
the principles which are dear to them IN
Above all else. you want your govern
ment administered with integrity. and for
the equal benefit of all. (Applause) You
want your government not to be the rep
resentative of one class of people, and
TO embody in that government the best
aim and the noblest aspirations of all
And so / shall go back to the great duties
of my office cheered by your encouraging
words. strengthened by Your happy faces,
in which / read devotion to country
and increasing love for our free institu-
Ann l1I IaJ1 IL -
ing that L carry with me the purposes
which are in your hearts. and if I can
carry those purposes into public admins
tration. then l will have achieved the
highest office Of a public servant. Gap
plauSe.)
1 think 1 know am sure l know what
is uppermost in every mind here today,
You are thinking of your country. not Of
its interests here at home: for with them
you are fairly satisfied. and feel that
they are secure. You are thinking Of
the new possessions which have come to
us by the fortunes of war. Your hearts
go out to the brave men in the distant
islands of the Pacific. where they are
maintaining the sovereignty of the Unit
ed States over a territory coded &c us by
Spain by treaty, which has the solemn
sanction not only of the ratifying power
of the senate. but of the entire congress
of the United States. Great applause
| cannot, my fellow citizens. misread
your purpose and your conception of pub
lie duty. am endeavoring, as 1 am
bound to do by the constitution of the
United States. to execute the law in eV-
cry foot of territory that belongs to us.
(Applause) Rebellion has been raised
against your authority in a territory that
is as much our own as Alaska. or the
District of Columbia. or any territory of
the United States eapplausel and the au-
thority of the United States will he made
supreme General cry of Good. >
Some people say the president is carry
ing on an unholy war in the Philippine
an unholy war to uphold the holy banner
of the free. which these children carry
in their hands. and which represents the
sovereignty Of the Republic against thosa
The people of the United States never
had an appeal to duty which was IN vain
Goodbye, and God bless YOU all. Gong
sltinued applause)