The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-18
President Mckinley Praises Troops
for Their Patriotism in the
Hour of Emergency.
BIG CROWDS GREET HIM EVERYWHERE
Helps tn Greet the First south Dako-
tn Volunteers, just Home from the
Philippines - Thanks Them for
Long and Faithful service-scenes
and Events In other Places.

home from Manila the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment and at banquet de-
livered an address on the growth of the
nation. The president also spoke at
st. Paul in the evening, after which
he left for Duluth.
Given a Souvenir.
West Superior, Wis, Oct. 14.-Pres-
ident Mckinley and party arrived yes
terday and were welcomed by 5000 peo-
pie and 1000 school children at the city
hall. A committee of children present
ed the president with a neat printed
souvenir purchased from penny con-
tribution from the school children.
Caroline Kennedy, siX-year-old girl,
presented the souvenir as follows
Dear Mr. President: We children will
always remember your visit to Superior,
but we want you to remember it. More
than $1,000 school children join in present
ing this souvenir and we want you to ac-
cept it from them and know that we chill
dren love our country, and love our presi-
dent, too"
The president thanked the children
very graciously and then made short
address.
Welcome tn Duluth.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. IA. - A hearty
welcome was given the presidential
party on its arrival in this city. The
square around the high school was
packed with people, who cheered wildly
as President Mckinley entered the
speakers stand His remarks were
brief. He also made a short address at
Brainerd.
Fargo, n. d., Oct. IA. - Over 10000
people greeted President Mckinley and
his party when they arrived here. En-
tering carriages the party was driven to
a reviewing stand through the line of
the First North Dakota volunteers,
who recently returned from the Phil
ippines. The president was received
with wild demonstrations. In his adj
dress he paid a tribute to the volun-
teers and concluded as follows:
"Our flag is there where you left it, you
boys of the North Dakota volunteers. You
left 1t there in the hands Of those who took
your places, without blot and without
stain And wherever that standard is
raised, whether in the western or the east
ern hemisphere, it stands for liberty, civili-
cation and humanity. Our flag stands for
liberty wherever ii floats. And we propose
to put 60 600 men behind that flag in Luzon
10 maintain the authority of the United
States and the honor and glory Of the re-
public in the interest of civilization and hui
mainly. We accept the responsibility of
duty at whatever cost"
At 9:3O o'clock the presidential train
was transferred from the Northern Pa
cific to the line of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway, and departed
for Aberdeen. S. ID.
Praise for the Soldiers.
Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 16. - At eight
o'clock Saturday morning President
McKinley's special arrived in this city.
At the depot a large crowd gathered TO
see the first president of the United
States who has ever visited the Dakotas
since statehood. The principal part of
the throng was the First South Dakota
volunteers, who had just arrived from
the Philippines. AT the corn palace adj
dresses were made by President McKin-
ley and the cabinet. Gov. Lee and others.
The president said:
"Mr. Mayor Members of the First South
Dakota Volunteers and Fellow Citizens:
II gives me very great pleasure to join
with your fellow citizens of the state of
South Dakota, your friends. your families,
your neighbors in this welcome to your
home. We are a nation of hero worship
ers, and yet We are a nation of 70,0 900
grateful people who love valor and re-
ward the heroic deeds of our soldiers, and
/ think | appreciate quite as much if not
more than most of my fellow citizens the
value of the services this regiment with
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the country in its hour of great emergency.
And / am here to speak not for myself
alone. but for the whole American people,
In expression of gratitude and thanks for
your heroic action in the island of LuZon.
l have with me this morning a dispatch
just received from your commander, the
major general commanding in the Philip
pines, telling me of the gallantry Of Col.
Frost and his First regiment, telling me
that from early in February until late in
June you stood on the firing line; no enemy
could resist your onsaughts upon them.
Nor can l forget, soldiers of the republic,
that when the treaty Of peace was pending,
when negotiations were being conducted in
Paris, when the ratification of the treaty
was awaiting the action of the senate, and
finally when We were awaiting the eX-
change Of the ratification with SPAIN
do not forget that when that time came
every one Of you was entitled TO be mus
tered out OF the service OF the United
States, and / can never express the JOY
you gave my heart when you sent word
that you would remain until a new army
could be formed to take your places.
THAT, members of the First South Da-
kota, was an example of personal sacrifice
and public conservation rarely known in
the annals of war, but 1t is just like the
American soldier. No matter where he
comes from he never lays down his arms
I'm the presence of an enemy and he never
lowers the flag of his country until he has
triumphed over enemies who assail it."
"a voice: I'VE will never leave there until
they are all licked.'D
The train bearing the presidential
party left Aberdeen at 1880 a. m. for
Huron. S. ID.
At Huron.
Huron, S. D., Oct. 16.-At $50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon the presidential
train halted for few minutes in this
city. in the square surrounding the
depot a large crowd had gathered.
The president was vociferously cheered
as he emerged from the car for minute
talk. He said, in part:
1.-The so-called burdens which this war
placed upon the American people unsought
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