Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-12

tory of that civil struggle, tells of its
triumphant contamination at Appoint
tox court house when Grant accepted
the surrender of Lee and we were KEEP
a nation. l like this monument
like this symbol face today, defense
of the flag. That is what we do when
ever and wherever that flag is assailei,
and, with us, war always stops when
the as2ilants of our flag face
Grants terms, unconditional sur
render. 7 do not intend to
make a speech here today. I could
add nothing to that sentiment of pa
triotism that you have already ut
tered. | desire to express, in this pres
ence, my appreciation, not of tribute
paid to the president of the United
States, but to the tribute of the people
OF Peoria and Peoria county, to che
great defenders of the American flag in
the time Of our great peril"
Leaves for Galesburg.
AT the conclusion of the exercises a
brief opportunity was given the crowd
to shake hands with the president
The party was then driven to the corn
palace building, wholly constructed Of
corn, where the Peoria corn festival
was inaugurated by the president. An
informal reception dinner at the resi-
dence of j B. Greenhut was the clos
ing event of the presidents visit. The
party boarded the special train at S:45
o'clock and was rapidly carried to
Galesburg to spend the night The
exercises that will take place at Knox
college, Galesburg, this morning
are designed to commemorate the
foIry-frst anniversary of the famous
debates between Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas, one of which was
held at Galesburg. The Grafton Of the
day will be delivered by Postmaster
General Smith. Addresses will also be
given by President Mckinley, Senator
Shelby NJ. Cullom and Congressman
George w. Prince.
Root on Philippines.
Speaking at Quincy, Secretary of
War Root said: mo man can shelter
himself under the flag OF party or justi-
fly himself by any declaration of prin-
NIplt III ldIIlS W Sldl1u DGulull GIe lu6A
of all parties and all creeds who lie to-
day in the trenches in Luzon. No man
who knows his duty as true American
will fail to do it. The cause in which
your soldiers are fighting and in which
you democrats and republicans alike
stand behind them is the cause of civil
ization and peace. The men behind
the guns in Manila today are in front
of the schoolhouse and of law and or
der, and will be followed by men with
the textbook and the bible, bringing
the arts of civilization, the respect for
law and order and the welfare of the
country. No government can live for
self alone nor grow to full stature by
the exercise OF selfshnesS. No men
and no party of men can be bound 70
the performance of the mission of the
republic for the regeneration and the
elevation of mankind. 1t is following
today as it followed in the past the line
being marked out by a providence SUI
perior to the wisdom of presidents and
legislatures, pointing the way of the
great march of civilization
Secretary of the Navy Long, follow
ing, said in part: Ours is a great, big
country and with the blessing of God
we will make it bigger yet. 1t is a
great, good country, good to everyone
who gets under the protecting folds of
its banner. With the blessing of God
on the lines on which we are now adj
vancing and under the auspices which
are now over us, we will make it a
still better country"
Postmaster General Smith said in
part: 81 congratulate you, my friends,
therefore, that we are carrying forward
a great national policy which has be-
come to us a matter of national duty,
while at the same time the people, in
their homes and in their places Of bus
mess are moving forward with sue
cess and growth and advancement mat
have never been eXcelled in all of our
history"