Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-14

cordially in all circles
of my acquaintance.
execution has few, II any. parallels in.
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 all thought that the sooner 1t
was ended the better for all concerned.
i have come here tonight. travelling a
long distance that 1 might meet the
people of this new and growing state, a
state which ] had the honor. as a mem
Der of the national house of representa-
tives. to vote to admit as sister into
the national family. am proud of this
state, proud of the vote gave for her
admission. ! come here to speak of the
patriotism of the state of North Dakota
not only the patriotism Of the men who
entered the Philippines, but the patriot
ism Of those other brave soldiers of your
state who. less fortunate than the Ma
Mia volunteers, not able to see fighting
| service in the field they did their duty
as you did yours. have come especial
ly that ] might look into the faces of
the North Dakota volunteers who saw
service on the battle line in Luzon
came that may speak to them well
come and say well done You did your
duty and you filled my heart with joy
whenever. with other volunteers and
regulars, you sent me word that you
would not quit the battle line in Luzon
Ia, Of nd
send it there. You refused to beat a
retreat or shirk your colors in the pres
ence of the enemy. No matter who
wanted you to go home, you said: We
will stay and keep the flag stainless in
the presence of the enemy No soldiers
of any country ever had more delicate
| or trying duty. This army, of which
this fragment from your state forms a
part, remained In Luzon waiting. first,
for the treaty of peace which was be-
ing prepared in Paris, then for its rati-
ficatlon by the senate of the United
States. then until the exchange of rati-
fications between the United States
and Spain. waiting through all that
| long period and accepting the insolence
| of the insurgents with dignity, because
they were ordered by the executive of
the nation that they must not strike a
| blow pending the treaty of peace, ex-
1 cept III defense.
They accepted. therefore, the inso-
Hence of the insurgents with a patience
sublime. We never dreamed that the
little body of insurgents whom we had
Just emancipated from Spain-we never
flor moment thought that they would
turn upon the flag that had delivered
them from Spain. Then 1t was that the
insurgent leader made an attack upon
our men, and then our boys let loose.
| But | always thought the boys were
nuite ready for it. (Great applause
] | want to do them the credit of saying
there in the presence of their neighbors
i and friends, their fathers and mothers,
THAT these boys forebore all things rath-
Ter than disobey the order of the gov
4 eminent they We're serving. The leader
LOT the insurgent forces says to the
American government: 'Yod can have
peace If you will give us independence.
I Peace for Independence, he says. He
had another price than that for peace
once before. but the United States pays
mo gold for peace. (Applause.@ w.
never gave bride for peace In all oul
history and we never Will. (Great ap
plause.) Our flag is there where yo,
. left ". you boys of the North Dakot;
volunteers. You left 1t there in tn,
hands of those who took your places
/. without blot and without stain. Ant
wherever that standard is raised
whether in the western or the eastern
hemisphere, it stands for liberty, civil
cation and humanity. Our flag stand
, for liberty wherever 1T floats. And "
: propose to put $4,000 men behind tina
flag in Luzon to maintain the authorit.
!. of the United States and the honor an,
, glory of the republic in the interest o
civilization and humanity. We accep
. the responsibility OF duty at whateve
cost
Attorney General Griggs. secretarie
Long, Gage. Hitchcock and Wilson an
Senators Hansbrough and McCumbe
also spoke briefly.
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