The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19

flag would not be withdrawn from the
! Philippines or taken down because the
| territory over which it floats belongs
to the United States by every tenet of
international law and by the sacred
sanction of the constitution of the
United States"
At Dubuque Senator Allison intro
! duced the president, and in his remarks
he praised the patriotism of the people
of Iowa and the valor of her soldiers.
Reception mt Madison.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 17.-Nearly 10000
persons were massed in front of the
state capitol here Monday afternoon TO
hear President Mckinley speak. He
said, in part:
This subject OF expansion is not a new
one. 1t was the gospel of the early
statesmen and patriots of this country. III
found substantial realization In the mag
nificent achievement of that illustrious
| statesman Thomas Jefferson 1t was the
| dream of Marcy. In 1853 he sought to ac-
| quire the Hawaiian islands. 1t was the
| dream of Seward. 1t was the dream OF
Douglas Let me read you what stephen
A Douglas said in 1S5S-41 years ago:
ut is idle to tell me or you that we have
II.
we had enough when our territory extend
| ed TO the Mississippi river. but few years
| growth and expansion satisfied them that
| we needed more and the Louisiana terri
| tory, from the west branch OF the Mlssis-
| sippi to the British possessions was ac-
! CURED. Then we acquired oregon theh
| California and New Mexico. We have
| enough now for the present. But this is a
| young and growing nation. 1t swarms as
| often as hive of bees, and as new swarms
| are turned out each year there must
| be hives in which they can gather and
make their honey. In less than 10 years,
| with the same progress.' this distinguished
| statesman said, this country will be occu-
pied VIII you not increase and null
tiply and expand is the law of this ma
| tons existence You cannot limit this
great republic by mere boundary lines,
saving: THUS far shalt thou go and no far
| Their" Any one of you gentlemen might
| as well say to a son II years old that he Is
| big enough and must not grow any larger.
With our natural increase, grow
| ing with rapidty unknown in any other
| mart of the globe, with the tide of immiSra-
| ton that is fleeing from despotism In the
| old world 10 seek refuge in our own, there
| is a constant torrent pouring into this coun-
| try that requires more land, more territory
| unon which to settle and just as fast as our
| interests and our destiny require additional
| territory in the north, or in the south or on
| the islands of the ocean (said Stephen "A.
| Douglass | am for it
Greetings at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Oct. II. - The special
train bearing President Mckinley and
party arrived in this city at seven
| o'clock last evening and the greeting he
received from many thousand people
was most enthusiastic and appropriate
to the occasion. Following the pubic
reception the party returned to the
Hotel Pfster to participate in ban
quet, at which the president spoke in
part as follows:
| "The toast you have given Is the presi-
| dent of the United States. Some people
| seem disturbed about the presidents pol
| icy The president has no policy against
| the will of the people. The best policy In
| this world for men or nations is the duty,
| and wherever that calls we should follow.
| We should not halt-we should not hest
| tate Responsibility born of duty cannot
| be evaded with honor We are in the Phil
| ippines; our flag is there, the first require
| ment The Indispensable requirement is
| peace No terms until the undisputed au-
| thority of the United States shall be ac-
| knowledged in every foot of territory OF
| the archipelago. After that, congress will
| make a government under the sovereignty
| of the United States. In no other way, gen
| tlemen, can we give peace to the national
| conscience or peace to the world"
| In Michigan.
| jackson, Mich, Oct. is. - President
| McKinley's trip from Milwaukee, Wis.
to this city yesterday was a pleasant
| one, At every station where the train
stopped the people for miles around
| had assembled to greet the nation 5
| chief executive. His brief speeches
| were interrupted with enthusiastic
| cheers. His references to his policy in
the Philippines met with hearty re-
ception, and every reference to the
| American flag was cheered to the
| echo. Mention of the bravery of the
army and the navy in the Philippines
was tremendously applauded.
The presidents train reached Jack
son at 1926 p. m, and the president
spoke from stand which had beer
erected at some distance from the sta
ton.
Before leaving Milwaukee he de
livered an address to 5000 people a
the national soldiers home. He also
spoke at Racine and Kenosha and Wan
kegan, and Evanston, Ill. land at kalama
zoo, Three Oaks, Buchanan, Niles ant
Battle Creek.