The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15

jammed with people anxious to hear the
chief executive. The president spoke At
some length. and the telling points Of his
address were greeted with applause. Ss.-
eral hundred school children were In the
audience.
The president said in part:
1--WE havs been adding some territory TO
the United States. The little folks have
70 get new geography. We have good
deal more territory In the United States
than when We were boys. ana we have
been adding Some within the last eighteen
months. We have not only been adding
territory to the United States. but We have
been adding character and prestige to the
American nation We have planted our
dag In Porto Rico. Hawaii and in the Phil
ippines We planted II there because We
had a right to plant II there. We had a
war with Spain. Every effort was made
to avert II. I used every effort at peace
before war was finally declared by the con-
gress OF the United StateS but when war
was declared there was but one thing for
the American people to do. and that Was
to destroy the Spanish power wherever we
could dnd 1t. and 30 We sent Dewey to Ma
Mia and We told him to 80 there. COM
mence operations, hnd the Spanish heet
and capture or destroy It. He did It. He
found and destroyed II. and when he had
done that. then We had the responsibility
81 the Philippines. which We could not
evade.
time. my countrymen. when we could have
left Manila bay or Manila harbor. or the
archipelago Of the Philippines. without dis
honor to our nation. We did net 60 there
to conquer the PhiiippineA We went there
to destroy the Spanish neet, that Ne might
end the war. but In the providence Of God.
who works In mysterious ways. this great
archipelago wxs put into our lap. and the
American people never shirk duty. And
the nag now there II not the nag OF tyran-
ny: II II the Gag Of liberty. and wherever
the nag goes. character, education Ameff-
can intelligence. American civilization and
American llberty TO-
The cabinet members also spoke briefly.
Bartlett Tripp. former ambassador to
Austria, and member Of the Samoan Joint
commission boarded the presidential train
here. and remained with the party until
Yankton was reached.
neeeptfsn 1T sioux Falls.
SIOUX FALLS. q. D.. Oct. lA-The pres
idential special arrived In this city to-
night, shortly after O'Clock. Elaborate
preparations had bean made for Che re-
r. the dspot
lbu'eo ~ - TT kssd psrr q - speait-
ers' stand. ii Ninth street and Main ave.
nue.. Immediately behind the presidents
carriage marched q. A. r. veterans. Fully
5000 people crowded around the speakers
stand ana cheered wildly when the prssi-
dent appeared With Mayor Lien at his
side. Judge H. II. Keith introduced the
president
President McKinley's speech was cheer
ed to the echo. as were also the short ad-
dresses made by members Of the cabinet
Big Crowd at Yankton.
YANKToN. S. b.. Oct. N.-President Nc
K;niey and party disembarked from the
snecial train here tonight at 1870 O'Clock
Despite the iateness Of the hour nearly 10
900 people greeted the president. A speak
ers' stand had been erected on prominent
corner. The crowd cheered wildly when
the president and his cabinet appeared The
train left shortly after II O'Clock for Sioux
City.