Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-10-19
TALKS TO VETERANS.
President Attends Reunion Of Blu
.n and Gray mt Evansville.

.,A and Gray mt Evansville.
Evansville, Ind, Oct. 12.-President
Mckinley and his party arrived here
yesterday and attended the first ma
tional reunion of the blue and the
gray. Gov. Mount introduced the
president to the. 10000 people present
and the chief executive said:
"My Fellow Citizens: 1t gives me very
great pleasure to participate with you.
men of the north and men Of the south, in
this glad reunion of hearts. We are al
ready unified: the peace which Grant and
Lee made at Appomattox has been kept;
not by law or restraint. but by love and
fraternal regard. The union to-day rests
not on force which may fail, but rests in
the hearts Of the people, union that never
can be severed.
IF have been permitted in the slightest
degree to help in the work of reconcllia-
ton and unif1cation, I will esteem 1T the
greatest honor of my life. When made
the call for troops to prosecute the Spanish
war, men from the north and the south
without regard to political belief or re-
ligious creed rallied to the standard Of the
union. The best men of the south came;
the sons Of old confederate soldiers. The
best men of the north came: the sons of tho
old members of the Grand Army of the
Republic. All came together in heart and
hand to- follow the flag of their country
wherever it might lead.
81 am glad to meet and greet you; We
come together not as we came q third of
a century ago, with arms in our hands, but
we come with love for each other in our
hearts,"
welcomes Soldiers.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Pres-
ident Mckinley yesterday welcomed
home from Manila the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment and at a 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 neat printed
souvenir purchased. from penny con-
tribution from the school children.
Caroline Kennedy, six-year-old girl,
presented the souvenir as follows: 4
Dear Mr., President: We children will
always remember your visit to Superior.
but we want you to remember it. More
than 10000 school children Join in present.
ing this souvenir and we want you to &C.
cept 1t 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 to Duluth.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. IA. - A hearty
welcome was given the presidential
party on it's 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 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:
S..Our flag is there. where you left 1t, you
boya Of the North Dakota volunteers, You
left It there in the hands Of those who took
your places. without blot and without
stain. And wherever that standard IL
raised. whether in the western or the east
ern hemisphere. it stands for liberty. civili-
zation and humanity. Our flag stands for
liberty wherever it floats. And we propose
to put 10000 men behind that flag in Luzon
to maintain the authority Of the United
States and the honor and glory Of the re-
public in the interest of civilization and hui
manity. We accept the responsibility Of
duty at whatever COST
At $3.50 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. d.