Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-07
NEWPORT NEWS SATURDAY, OCTOBER u 1899

the numerous tribes has raised an army
or insurrectiOn against the American
flag, that they, While our soldiers We're
in peaceful possession Of Manila. at
tempted to rise and murder them and
the American representative there.
that they fired on the American flag
that they det1ed it's authority and that
they have attempted by murder. by
conflagration and by arms to drive the
lawful authority of the United States
from the Island of LuZon.
DEFEND THE FLAG.
They Will be told these children of
yours, that those men who attempted
this comprise not one-teuth per cent
OF the people OF these islands ana the
answer that is to be made to those Who
ask what we arc to do about it, is the
plain and simple answer that was given
N lS'l-If any man attempts to haul
Gown the American flag, shoot him on
tie spot rTheers.) And so my friends
your President. your secretary Of War
your secretary of the navy, aye. all of
the people Of the United States. are
STRIVING to maintain merely the lawful
authority Of the United States in these
islands. To do their plain and simple
duty. to accomplish that which under
their solemn oath they have promised
to do fer what? To maintain not only
tho full! dignity and authority Of the
American flag but to carry it on ac-
you believe is a wise purpose Of Prov
ldence which after 800 years Of desrot-
ISM and ignorance. has opened the
door OF these islands to American pro
sress. to American prosperity. The
tull tide of prosperity flows through this
land majestically and unruft1ed as this
great river flows by Your city We
want q flow OF progress. of intelligence,
of liberty and of civilization to How
into those islands and over them, and
over all to float now and forever the
faS Of the American union" Great
chcers)
Postmaster General Smith was next
introduced. He spoke on the prosper
lty which the country is at present en-
]oylng and praised President Mckinley.
Between Quincy and Peoria. three,
brief stops We're made. at Macomb,
Canton and Bushnell. AT each Of these
stations the President was escorted
from the train TO platforms erected for
t!ic occasion. The entire popula ton Of
these towns appeared to have turned
out to greet the chief magistrate and
he was invariably welcomed with
houndlesS enthusiasm and applause.
HIS SPEECH.
At Macomb the President said:
My fellow citizens: thank you for
tins cordial greeting and generous well
come. 1t is pleasure to me to look
into your faces, to feel YOUR warm
ested in the prosperity and honor of The
government of the United States These
great assemblages of the people teach
patriotism and patriotism is the mighty
l"Wer that sustairs the governments
IN peace and 2nites lis all in war The.
patriot loves his home, his family. his
profession, his farm. his books. but he
he has 4 great love which Includes ali
thcse-he loves his country. Great APP
p!ause) No more splendid exhibition
OF patriotism was ever shown than was;
shown a few days ago in the distan,
Philippines. (ApplauseD That gallant
Tennessee regiment from our Southern
border. that has been absent from home
and family and friends for more than Il
year was embarked on the good ship
sherman. homcWar(l bound. When the
euemy attacked our forces remaining
near Cebu. these magnificent soldiers
d;sembarked from their ship and joined
their commands on the firing line and
achieved a glorious triumph for Anleri-
can arms. tGre::t applauSc0 That is
an example of patriotism that should he
ar inspiration to duty to all Of us in
every part OF our common country"