Gilpin observer., 1901-05-09

high tribute to the President OF the
Mexican Republic, and charged his
emissary to convey to his chief his
warm regard and personal esteem,
with his best wishes for the continued
prosperity of our sister republic.
In addressing the people of Ell Paso
President Mckinley said:
"This is the gateway to the Mexican
republic and want in this connection
to express my great satisfaction with
the cordial salutations rendered me by
that great and distinguished president
of our sister republic, President Diaz.
II thank his representative for the
cordial words with which he has pre-
scented the feeling Of respect and re
gard of his illustrious president to tn
government of the United States, ant
l beg that he will convey to his presi
dent the warm regards and the person
al esteem which l have for his CHIEF
magistrate, which is shared by tho
whole American people, and my wish
for still further prosperity and ad-
vancement among his people. l cannot
fail also to recognize the cordial well
come that has been given to me by
the governor of the neighboring states
of the Mexican republic. 1 cannot go
over there, but they can come here,
and we bid them welcome with open
hearts.
II can look over into their country,
but there is something in the tradi-
tions of this republic, something in its
precedents, that does not permit the
President to go outside the United
States during his term of office.
MY fellow citizens, If there was ever
any doubt about ours being a united
people, if you could have Travelled with
me twenty-eight hundred miles from
the capital, Washington, to the city of
Ell Paso, that doubt would have been
completely dispelled.
There never was such unity in the
United States as there is at this hour.
There never was so much for a nation
Of seventy-five millions of people to be
proud of as at this hour.
I'VE have sent our army and our
navy to distant seas and they have
only added glory to our flag. They
have brought no shame upon the Am
erican name. We sent them to China
to rescue our beleagured representa-
tives, and they did the work and did 1t
magnificently, with the approval Of
the civilized world.
But it is not in the art of war that
we take our greatest pride. We are
not a warlike people. We are not a
military people.
I'VE never go to war unless we have
to. to make peace. Our pride is in the
arts of peace, in material and intelli-
gent development, in the growth of our
country, in the advancement Of our
people in civilization. in the arts, in
the sciences and in manufactures
This is the great pride of the Amer
lean people.
Here we are on the border line be-
tween the United States and another
great republic; and on this side Of the
line we have thirty-five American SOL
diers and on the other side of this line
there are less than $50 Mexican SOL
diers. So that we are dwelling in
peace and amity, and causing peace on
earth, and good will to men, We want
to settle our differences. If We ever
have any with any powers of the
world, by arbitration. We want to ex-
haust every peaceable means for settle
ment before we go to war.
And while we have authority 10
raise 100000 troops. the necessity does
not exist for that number. and we do
not propose to raise but 10000.
80 don't be alarmed about militar-
ism or Imperialism. We know no i'm
perialism in the United States except
the Imperialism of sovereign people" ("