Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-10-21

| WaHleu NneHi 10 come nome. hh'
proud of them and so are you. They
did not come home until they had
| placed the flag stainless and spotless
in the hands OF the new army we sent,
and we sent enough OF them TO carry
that flag 10 ultimate victory"
Every sentence OF the president
! speech was applauded again and again.
The cabinet members spoke briefly
Good Crowd nt Madison.
Madison, y. D., Oct. i6.-Several
| thousand farmers and inhabitants
gathered here to greet President Me-
Kinley Saturday. The president said;
II feel ike congratulating you on
the general prosperous condition OF
the country. Your government as
government is doing well. There are
no deficits in the treasury, there Is a
| good round balance az more than
$25G, coo Of gold in the treasury be-
| longing to the government, and we are
collecting 81, coo, 900 every week day OF
| every month. Last year, when con
grcss voted that we should so TO war;
| we borrowed S200,O00,O00, We offered
| the bonds Of the government to the
| people and there were fourteen hum
| dred millions Of dollars subscribed
when there were only $200,00O,0OO
needed. Not only the fnanees OF the
government are prosperous but the
enterprises Of the people are also pros
porous. Fear has given place to CON
| iidence. CONSERVATION and despair
have given place to faith and courage
and the voice of calamity Is no longer
| -, 4. L., Il Iar AL e.
| trcss and discomfort is out of job.
"The people are employed and
happy. They are proud of their in
stitutionB and the exhibition of love
for country displayed in the asst
eighteen months"
Immense Throng at Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls, Oct 16.--The presideh-
tial specinl arrived here shortly after
7 o'clock y. IN. Elaborate preparations
had been made for their reception.
Carriages i'm waiting at the depot bore,
the presidential party to the speakers
stand at Ninth street and Main ave-
nue.. Immediately behind the prcsi-
dents carriage marched the g. \. H..
veterans, and school children brought
up the rear. Fully $1,000 persons
crowded around the speakers stand
and cheercd wildly when President
Mckinley appeared with Major p. II.
Lien at his side
President McKinley's speech was
cheered 10 the echo, as were also the
short addresses made by the members
of the cabinet.
Companies B and y, OF the First
South Dakota volunteers, just re-
turned from the Philippines, partici-
by the president.
In the course Of his speech here the
president said
II received the other day letter
from most distinguished officer now
engaged in active duty In the Philip
pines. It is letter dated Manila, Aug.
90, 1899, and want TO read one or two
extracts from it:
"T am confident that if we should
Withdraw our army now, Agunaldo
could not hold himself In power with
out carrying on warfare against other
tribes, and this would cause a constant
warfare and turmoil for years. or
course, there would be looting Of cities
and Selling and destruction of prop
erty, and the business people and
property holders would apply to some
strong government to restore order
For us 10 withdraw our army now
would be- criminal, and for such an ac-
tion wc would be arraigncdh and de-
nouRccd by the civilized nations Of the
earth. a voice: That's right!O
"I believe that when il is fully un-
dcrstood that our supremacy is to be
maintained in the islands, there will be
an influx of population from the
United States and other countries.
There is no question as to the rich
ness Of the soil Of and the abundance
and richness of gold, copper and coal
mines.
at is true that heretofore they
have not paid, but it is because they
have not been properly managed
"'Thc receipts from this port from
customs Cit is the port of Manila) are
averaging 100000 per month. This,
with internal revenue, believe. would
in ordinary times pay the entire eX-
pcnscs Of the government.
",An idea seems TO be prevalent in
the United States that that is an un-
healthy country, and that white men
cannot live there. This Is great mis-
take. There is also an impression that
to retain these islands would be b'r-
den to our country. That these views
are errors should be impressed upon
the American people
"You may ask, my fellow citizens,
who is the author Of this letter. | an
swer YOU that it is from gallant sol
dier. n great cavalry leader of the con-
federate army, one Of the heroes of
Santiago in our recent war, and for
eighteen years member OF congress
from the tate Of Alnbama-the gal
lant and intrepid Joe Wheeler. en-
thusiastic applause).
1--WE intend to put down that rebel
lion Great applause.), just as we
would put down any rebellion any
where against the sovereignty of the
United States. Continued applause)
Our flag is there. Your boys bore it.,
bore il heroically. bore il nobly and
stayed with il when they could have
been mustered out, but they said we
will stay until our places can be filled
with new soldiers and will never de-
sert our colors.' Great applause.)
IL make public acknowledgment
everywhere for this personal sacrifice
unn heroic action. That flag is there
not as the symbol of oppression, not
as the flag of tyranny, but it is there,
as it is everywhere, the symbol Of lib
erty, civilization, hope and humanity"
tremendous and long continued ap-
plauseQ
Greeted by 10000 at Yankton.
Yankton. S. d., Oct. 16.-President
Mckinley and party disembarked
from the special train here Saturday
at 1880 p. m. Despite the lateness
of the hour, nearly 10000 people
greeted the chief executive. At Broad
and Walnut streets, speakers stand
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