The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-14
Tribute to the Men Who Went 10 Ma
Mia and Remained without MUIR
murfng Until Relieved.
MANY SHORT ADDRESSES
PATRIOTISM AND THE HOME TWO OF
THE PRESIDENTS THEMES.
ovations at West superior, Duluth
and Interior Minnesota Towns
Talks to school Children.

FARGO, N. D.. Oct. 13.-Over 10000 people
greeted President Mckinley and his party
when they arrived here tonight at 7:35.
entering carriages, the party was driven TO
the reviewing stand through a line OF the
First North Dakota Volunteers, who re-
Gently returned from the Philippines. The
President was received with wild demon
strations. In his address he referred re-
peatedly to the situation in the Philippines
When he declared the United States gov-
ernment would send 5000 men to the Phil
ippines TO uphold the American flag where
the volunteers had placed 1t the crowd ap-
proved the declaration with wild applause.
The President spoke as follows:
MY Fellow-citizens-For the past months
this country has witnessed impressive
lean people The call for 10000 troops
of the United states, without respect to
party, or creed. or section, or nationality.
The alacrity of enlistment and the celebrity
the military annals of the world. We did
not go TO war until every effort at peace
was exhausted, and when the war came We
better for all concerned.
Il have come here tonight, travelling a
long distance. that 1 might meet the people
which had the honor. a member of the
national House OF Representatives, TO vote
ily. 1 am proud OF this State. proud OF
the vote / gave for her admission. / came
here to speak OF the patriotism OF II e State
men who. entered the Philippines, but the
patriotism of those other brave soldiers OF
your you. state who. ataorxh less fortunate
to see fighting service in the field did their
duty as you did yours.
81 have come. especially, that i might
look into the faces Of the North Dakota
Volunteers who saw service on the battle
line in Luzon. came thai I may speak 60
did your duty and you fiiled my heart with
JOY when, with other volunteers and regu-
lars. you sent me word that you would nce
quit the battle line in Luzon until / could
create a new army and send II there. You
refused to beat retreat or shirk your colors
In the presence OF the enemy: No mater
will stay and keep the flag stainless in the
presence of the enemy No soldiers of any
ing duty. This army. @ Of which this fras-
ment from your State formed part, re-
mained in Luzon. waiting, first for the
in Paris. then for its. ratification by the
Senate of the United States. then until
the exchange of Ratification between the
United States and Spain-waiting through
all that long period. accepting the inso-
lence OF the insurgents with dignity. be-
cause they were ordered by the executive
the treaty OF peace, except In defense Tney
accepted, therefore, the insolence Of the In
a
I'VE never dreamed that the little body OF
insurgents whom we had just emancipated
from Spain would turn upon the nag that
had delivered them from spain. Inen * was was
that the insurgent leader began an attack
upon men. and then our boys let loose
But always thought the boys were ready
for IL. IGreat applause.] / want To do them
the credit of saying here. in the presence
of their neighbors and friencs. their fathers
and mothers, that these boys forebore all
things rather than disobey the order OF the
government they were serving
THE leader OF the insurgent forces says
to the American government: You can have
peace If you will give US independence
Peace for independence. he says. He had
another price than that for peace once be-
FORE but the United States pays no gold for
peace. [Applause.l We never gave bribe
for peace in all our history and never will
[Great applause.] Our flag is where you left
IL, you boys of the North Dakota volun-
teers. You left IL there In the hands of those
who took your places without blot ana
without stain.
wherever the standard is raised whether
I'm the western or eastern hemispheres. ie
stands for liberty. civilization and human
ity. Applause The Nation for nearly a
century has not compromised liberty. and
Abraham Lincon-God bless his memory
spoke in 1861 the proclamation OF liberty to
all men beneath our flag within the United
States" IApplause.l
Attorney General Griggs, Secretary Long.
Secretary Gage. Secretary Hitchcock ana
Secretary Wilson and Senators Hansbroueh
and McCumbar spoke briefly. The exercises
were limited to speaking and the review OF
the First North Dakota Volunteers owing
to the lateness OF the train.
At $50 o'clock the presidential train Was
transferred from the Northern Pacific 10
the line OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway. and departed for Aberdeen,
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