The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-07
HAD A BUSY DAY.
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can live for self alone nor grow TO full
stature by the exercise of selhshness. No
ha snG mo party ~ Of tho Rpea
republic for the regeneration and elevation
OF mankind. 1t is following to-day, as 1t
out by o Providence Superior to i the wisdom
of presidents and of legislatures, pointing
the way of the great march. of civilization;
of the State of Illinois, the President of
the United States will be faithful to the
soldiers who represents YOU. His Cabinet
was faithful TO him and / know that you.
one and all, Will stand with US in sustaining
and helping him in the great work which
you have laid upon him."
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIGGS.
Attorney General Griggs spoke as follows:
Il was interested TO see that vast con-
course of schoolchildren which turned out
this morning, all with flags in their hands,
to welcome the President of the United
States. 1t took me back in memory to days
when / was an American schoolboy, and l
remember that in those days when opened
my geography 1 could find all the territory
CT the United States on one continent and
on one page, but now when your children
open their books and are told to point out
the possessions over which the American
flag floats in sovereignty it takes two con-
tinents to disclose that territory [Cheers.l
The secretary of the interior Is making a
new map of the United States of America,
dllO lie Is embarrassed 10 llIlu TOOD 10 place
not only the States, but these vast new
island possessions that have become ours.
And what is their present condition? What
do these schoOlchildren learn about these
islands that have come to us? They will be
told by their teachers that within year
there has been added to our domain a vast
archipelago in the Pacific ocean, people with
eight or ten million souls who speak more
than score of different languages, who
compose more than two-Score different dis
cordant and disconnected tribes.
They will be told that for more than
three hundred years these islands, rich in
natural possessions, fertile in soil, have
been governed by Spanish authority and
that down to the end of this nineteenth
century of civilization and progress they
have attained not much intelligence, not
much more civilization, not much more
wealth and no more liberty than they had
ish galleons carried home annually from
those Islands their wealth of gold and silver
to to-, enrich RI o the treasury of King Philip They
OF America possesses by solemn treaty,
signed and ratified by Spain, accepted and
of the United States and its President-pos-
sesses the only lawful sovereignty and au-
ah9 tho over those islands sovereignty
by any single nation or people on earth.
They, will be told that in one of those
Islands one Of these numerous tribes has
raised an army of Instruction against the
American flag, that tney, while our soldiers
were 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 defied
its authority and that they have attempted
by murder, by cOnf1agration and by arms
to drive the lawful authority of the United
States from the Island of Luzon. They will
Sa 0o
per cent; ,n OF the people OF |, these
10 those who ask what we are to do about
| 1t is the plain and simple answer that was
given In lS6l-ff any man attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot him on the
And SO, my friends. your President, your
secretary Of war, your secretary of the
States are striving to maintain the lawful
authority of the United States in these
islands To do their plain and simple duty,
to accomplish that which under their SOL
emn oath they have promised to do for
what? To maintain. not only the full dig
nifty and authority of the American flag.
| Is a wise purpose of providence, which,
| after three hundred years of despotism and
iig ignorance has opened the door IS these
can civilization, to American progress, 20
American prosperity. The full tide of pros
perity flows through this land majestically
and unruffied, as this great river flows by
| your city. We want a flow of progress and
| intelligence Of liberty and civilization, to
| flow into these Philippine islands, and over
| them and over ALL, to, float now and for
| ever, the flag of the American Union"
tGreat cheers.l a. ~.
POSTMASTER GENERAL, SMITH.
Postmaster General Smith was next intro
| duced. He said: "As L came to the stand
| this morning my eye fell sign which
| reminded me of what may claim as tie
| between this city and myself looked on
| the standard of your ancient newspaper,
| and 1 recall the fact as college boy in
| distant4State through the selection and In
vitation of a friend. it my privilege
| for several weeks to be practically the edi-
| know that during that period it vas we'll
| edited paper [Laughter.]
"Fellow-citizens. 1 congratulate you not
merely on the progress which We are max
| ing abroad, but on the vital and living prog
| ress that we are making at home. The sun
| of this glorious day shines down upon us
with unclouded spleudor but not less cloud
| less, not less glorious, than this physical
| sun of to-day, is the bright sun of prosper
| ity which illumines all the land to-day.
| IGreat applause.l While our armies are
| moving forward in the remote parts of the
| world, the armies of our industry, Of our
enterprise, and OF our progress are not less
rieo forward in triumph in distant climes.
| the great work and progress Of this people
| at home stands absolutely uninterrupted,
and the American people were never so hap
| py, never so contented, never so prosperous
| in all their homes as they are to-day.
| of President Mckinley confidence has been
| everywhere established. enterprise has been
armed with new vigor and our people are
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| dence, hope and success which is unpre-
| cedented even in our glorious career of sue
| cess tApplause.l
II congratulate you, my friends, that we
| are carrying forward the great national
| policy which has become to us matter of
| duty while at the same time the people
| in their homes and in their places of busf-
| ness are moving forward with success and
| a growth and an advancement which have
never been exceled in all our history. Here,
| on this spot, you listened years ago to the
| voice of great leaders who conducted the
| Nation through the trying times of its great
| crisis, and you who have followed them
| have the great satisfaction of looking into
| the executive mansion at Washington and
feeling that your interests and deStlnieS are
to-day in hands as faithful, in a heart as
true in a head as strong and courageous
| and bold. as any that have ever guided the
| country in the periods of the past" loud
| and prolonged applause.f
| SECRETARY OF STATE HAY.
| Secretary of State Hay who was the next
| speaker said: 81 did not imagine that was
| on the programme of the morning exercises,
/ but since this honor has been done / can do
| nothing more than thank you most cordially
| for this kind reception. i am always glad
| to get back into the air which 1 breathed
| in the days of my childhood. There must be
| something peculiarly fine about the air Of
| this region of the country, because / have
| never since leaving this part Of the world
been able to eat with such an appetite or
| sleep so we'll as / used to when | was a
| schoolboy, in the health-giving air of the
| MissiSsipDi valley.