Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
IOWANS In CAMP.
flake Good Impression AS They
Pass Newspaper Row.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.-The Fifty.
first Iowa volunteers marched to camp
at the Preside yesterday morning.
The transport locked at Z a. M, and
the wharf was crowded with relatives
and friends. There were flowers
galore and each soldier had a posy in
the muzzle of his Krag-Jorgenson
The parade moved shortly after 10 a.
m. General Shafter sent battalion
of the Third United States artillery as
an escort. A part of this battalion
dismounted at the right of the line.
Then followed Governor Shaw and
Adjutant General Byers, mounted, and
the gubernatorial party in carriages
The interest, however, was conferred
in the brave fellows just back from the
Philippines. They looked strong and
fit as they swung up Market street
with the tread of veterans. Colonel
Lopez and staff rode at the head of the
ergiment. The band played Sousa's
"Stars and Stripes Forever" as they
passed Newspaper Row. Bells ring,
whistles shrieked, the crowd cheered,
the boys looked glad and the Iowans
here were proud of them. Bringing
up in the rear were the ambulances
and the remainder of the Third United
States artillery. At Van Ness avenue
and Iven street General Shafter and
staff awaited the regiment. Governor
Shaw and official party here fell out of
line and reviewed the troops with the
guests of Shafter, the boys marching
right on to the Preside, where they
now occupy the camp just vacated by
the First Montana.
On the drill grounds the regiment
formed in hollow square and Gov
ernor Shaw formally welcomed them
home in the following words:
Oficers and Men of Fifty-frst Regiment:
Iowa extends official greeting to her brave
boys who have upheld so nobly the honor of
the nation and the reputation of the state.
Thirty-six hours from the time of the presi-
dents first call for troops saw the Iowa
National Guard modified at Camp MCKin-
ley. From that time to this not a man has
proven recreant; not regiment has asked
to be mustered out or to be released from
any duty.
Neither have they complained of any or
der. In camp, in trenches and in battle the
Iowans have distinguished themselves The
Iowa regiments one and all, have honored
the state by their gentlemanly bearing and
soldier-like conduct and have helped to
keep the record of the American citizen SOL
der stainless in the eyes of the world. You
have been permitted to participate in the
y
history. The service you have rendered
the other orgganizati9ns from your state is
place and in StriCteSt obedience did the reg
iments do their duty and do it well. Your
services were purely voluntary and were
rendered after being fully advised of the
terms of your enlistment and the cause in
which you were to be employed.
BY the terms of enlistment you were en-
titled to be mustered out when the peace
known that neither the regiment as such
nor the officers and men ever asked to be
discharged.
1t is to your lasting credit that you are the
last of the original volunteer army to be
mustered out The services which you have
orable as that for which you first enrolled
you names. The sixteen engagements
wita the treacherous insurgents will bear
With to more Sszzne
achievements in Manila bay, Santiago and
San Juan. The flag you followed is the flag
Dewey carried and it casts no pail under
sky nor any people.
1t is not more honorable to emancipate
from the legal yet tyrannous power Of Spain
than from the barbarous usurpers of Aguin-
aldo. Human freedom cannot prosper I'M
der the flag of either, nor can it ever suffer
under the Star. and Stripes, and now you
are about to return to the state that sent
you forth, amid her tears that for all these
months has followed you with her prayers:
she now extends to you the glad hand of
welcome. God bless you, boys!
But there are vacant chairs; there are
bereaved homes, and there are broken
hearts. But these are the universal price
of great achievements. There has been no
birth of freedom without pain and no re-
missions without CalvarieS.
The sympathies of state and nation and
a remembrance of Self-saCrifCing service is
all the balm 1t is permitted me to offer. You
will now return to the avocations OF peace
God bless you wherever the duties of civil
life may lead.
Col. Lopez then responded in a brief
and soldierly manner, giving credit for
all achievements to his officers and
men. He said the regiment was glad
to be home once more, but that not
single man felt that their work had
been in vain. The government must
be sustained and the instruction put
down and to that end the government
would ever have their moral as they
have had their physical support.
This sentiment was received with
cheers.
Secretary Dobson then delivered
short address which was enthusiast.
cally received.
General Shafter stated yesterday
that he did not believe there would be
any trouble to muster out the men,
and that they would be in Iowa before
the election was held.