The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-29

sympathiHeFs With Aguinaldc,,
PITTSBURGH, Pan August sS-Ia
his address to the returning soldiers Of
the Tenth PennBylvania volunteers to-
day, President Mckinley said;
Governor Stone and Ny Fellow citl-
zens:-I am glad to participate with
the families, friends and fellow clti-
sens Of the Tenth Pennsylvania volun-
teers in this glad reunion.
You have earned the plRudltg not
alone OF the people of Pennsylvania, but
Of the whole Nation. Your return has
been the signal for a great demonstFa-
ton Of popular regard from your land
ing in the Golden Gate, on the Pacific.
70 your homecoming. and here you ind
4 warmth Of welcome and a greeting
from Joyous hearts which tell better
than words the estimate Of your coun-
trymen and their high appreciation Of
the services you have rendered the
country. You made secure and per-
mSnent the victory Of Dewey. You
added new glory TO American arms.
you and your brave comrades engaged
on other helda Of conflict have en-
iarged the map OF the United States and
extended the jurisdiction Of American
liberty,
But while we share in the Joy that is
yours, there remain with US sottened
and hallowed memories Of those who
went forth with you. not found In your
ranks to-day. Your noble colonel, de-
voted to his men. beloved by his COM
mand and respected by his superior
omcers, gave his life to his country
with many othera Of his comrades, The
Nation sorFows with the bereaved.
These heroes died for their country,
aud there is no poblsr death.
Our troops represented the courage
and conscience, the purpose and pa
tIiotSm Of their country, Whether in
Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippine Is
lands or at home awaiting orders, they
did their full duty. and all sought the
post of greatest peril. They never fall
tered. The Eighth army corps in the
Philippines has made q proud and ex-
eeptional record. Privileged to be
mustered out in April. when the ratlh-
cations Of the treaty OF peace were
exchanged. they did not claim the priv
ilege-they declined 1t. They voluR-
tarily remained in the service. and de-l
cla4ed their purpose to stay uutil
their places could be filled by new lew
ies, and longer II the government need
ed them. Their servIce-and they un-
derstood It-It was not to be in camp or
garrison, free from DANGER but on tbs
battle line. where exposure and death
confronted them, and where both hAys
exacted their victims. *
We're True Patriots.
They did not stack arms. They did
not run away. They were not serving
In the Philippines. nor their sympathin-
ers at home. They had not part or
patience with the men. few In number.
happily, who would have reiOioed to
have seen them lay down their arms In
the presence Of an enemy whom they
had Just emancipated from Spanish rule
and who should have been our drmest
friends. They furnished an example
Of devotion and sacrifice which will
brighten the glorious record Of Ameri-
can valor. They have secured not
alone the gratitude Of the government
and the people, but for themselves and
their descendants an imperishable dis
tinetion. They may not fully apprscl-
ate, and the country may not, the hero
ism OF their conduct and itE important
support to the government. think
I do, and so am here to express It,
The mighty arm OF volunteers and
regulars, numbering over two hundred
and fifty thousand. which last year re-
sponded to the call of the government
with an alacrity without precedent or
parallel, by the terms Of their enlist
ment, we're to be mustered out, with all
Of the regulars above tWenty-seven
thousand. when peace with Spain was
Effected. Peace brought US the Philip
mines, by treaty cession from Spain.
the senate Of the United slatss ratified
the treaty, Every step taken was in
obedience to the Requirements Of the
constitution. 1t became our territory,
ana Is ours, as much as the LouISiAna
purchase. or Texas. or Alaska. A body
OF insurgents, in no sense representing
the sentiment of the people of the is
lands, disputed our lawful authority.
and even before the ratification Of the
treaty by the American senate, were
attacking the very forces who fought
for and secured their freedom.
This was the situation In April 1870,
the date of the exchange of ratIhea-
lions. With only twenty-Ssven thousand
regulars subject to the unauestioned
direction Of the Executive, and they for
the most part on duty in Cuba aud
Porto Rico. or Invallded at home after
their severe campaign in the tropics.
Even had they been available Il would
have required months to transport
them to the Philippines. Practically
a new army had to be created. These
loyal volunteers in the Philippines said;