The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
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I, veterans Of 1898, resumed the President. 1t is
all the same kind of patriotism you got from
your fathers. 1t is a patriotism that never
deserts and never encourages desertion. But,
my fellow citizens and members Of the First
Dakota, you have just come home, and l know
you want to get nearer home. and l shall not
detain you moment longer except TO say to
you that l thank you for your splendid serv-
ices to the country. | thank you for standing
faithful and unfaltering on the battle line |
thank you for preserving our flag stainless.
thank you for waiting In the trenches until re-
lief came. / thank you for having transferred
out dshonor and without blot; and where that
flag is it stands for liberty humanity and civ
ilization.
The train bearing the Presidential party
left Aberdeen at l:SO o'clock.
REDFIELD, S. D., Oct. 14..Presi-
dent Mckinley and party, reached this
city at 1880 o'clock this afternoon, on the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway. A
speakers stand had been erected near the
depot and on three sides of 1t the streets
were iammed with people anxious to hear
the Chief Executive. The President spoke
at some length and the telling points or
his address were greeted with applause
Several hundred school children were in
the audience. The President said in part:
We have been adding some territory to the
United States. The little folks have to get
new geography. We have a good deal more
were boys and we have been adding some
within the last eighteen months. We have not
tige to the American name. We have planted
our flag in Porto Rico. Hawaii and in the Phil
a right to plant 1t there. We had with
Spain. Every effort was made to avert IT,
used every effort at peace before war was nm
ally declared by the Congress Of the United
States, but when declared there was
and that was to destroy the Spanish sea power
wherever could find IT, and so we sent
Dewey to Manila and we told him to go there,
commence operations, find the spanish Meet
and capture or destroy 1t. He did it, He found
and destroyed it, and when he had done that
then we had the responsibility Of the Philip
pines which could not eVade.
And there has never been a moment Of time,
my countrymen. when we could have left Ma
Mia Bay or Manila harbor or the archipelago
of the Philippines without dishonor to our
name. We did not 20 there to conquer the the
Spanish fleet that might end the war, but
in the providence of God who works in mys-
into our lap, and the American people never
shirk duty. And the flag now there is not the
wherever the flag goes character education
American intelligence, American civilization
and American liberty go.
The Cabinet members also spoke brief
ly. Bartlett Tripp, former Embassador
to Austria and member of the Samoan
joint commission. boarded the Presiden-
tial train here and remained with the
party until Yankton was reached.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Oct. 1.-THE
Presidential special arrived in this city
tonight shortly a1Jer I. EldpOrdte prep
ations had been made for the reception.
Carriages in waiting at the depot bore the
President and party to the speakers
stand at Ninth street and Main avenue.
Immediately behind the Presidents ear
riage marched G.. A. r. veterans. School
children brought up the rear Fully $1,000
persons crowded around the speakers
stand and cheered wildly when the Presi-
dent appeared with Mayor B. H. Lien at
his side. Judge H. II. Keith introduced
the President.
President McKinley's speech was
cheered TO the echo as were also the
short addresses made by members Of the
Cabinet.
Companies B and D Of the Second South
Dakota Volunteers, just returned from
the Philippines, participated in the pa
At the conclusion of the speeches the
Presidential party was driven to the Great
Northern station and departed for Yank-
ton.