The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-07
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still greater advancement and prosperity IN
the decade now at hand.
This is the gateway 20 the Mexicah re-
public and / want, in this connection 10
express my great salts faction with the
cordial salutations rendered TO me Dy thdl
great and distinguished President OF our
sister republic, President Diaz. tnank ilis
representative for the cordial words with
which he has presented the feeling OF re-
spect and regard of his INDUSTRIOUS fi, 1rpited
States and l beg that he Will convey 10
his President the warm regards ana tne
personal esteem which nave LOT MS
chief magistrate, which is shared by the
" hole American people, and my wish Tor
still further prosperity and advancement
recognize the cordial welcome which has
been given 10 me by the Governor or the
neighboring state OF the Mexican Republic.
cannot go over there. but they can come
here And we bid them welcome with open
hearts l can look over there. but there IS
something in the traditions of this repub-
lie something in its precedents, that does
rot permit the President 10 go outside Of
the United States during his term OF of
fee But as we do not hold office all the
time here. we have an opportunity Of going
My fellow-citizens, If there ever was any
doubt about ours being a united people,
IL you could have Travelled with me 2,SCO
miles from the capital at Washington TO the
city of FL 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
nation of 75.OOO.OO0 people 10 be proud or as
at this hour. We have sent our army and
our navy to distant seas and they have
only added glory to our flag. They have
brought shame upon the American
name. We sent them 10 China 10 rescue
our beleaguered representatives and they
did the work and did IL magnifcently with
the approval of the civilized world. But
il is not in the art of war that we take our
greatest pride. Our pride is in the arts OF
peace. in material and intellectual develop
ment in the growth of our country. in the
advancement OF our people In civilization,
in the arts. in the sciences and in manu-
factureS. We want TO settle our diner-
ences, If we ever have any, with any OF
the powers of the world by arbitration. We
want TO exhaust every peaceable means Tor
settlement before we go 10 war Ana
while we have authority to raise hum
dred thousand troops, the necessity does
not exist for that number and We do not
propose to raise but 1900. SO do not be
alarmed about mlitarism or Imperialism
We know Imperialism in the United
States except the Imperialism of sover-
eign people.
Having said this much, I only want to
again express the pleasure which all OF us
feel at having been received so cordially
and Hospitality by this people and 10 thank
you for having given on Sunday as quiet
and respectful time as though We had
spent IL at&our homes.
Members of the Cabinet also spoke. At
the conclusion OF the addresses the party.
including the Mexican officials, went for a
drive. The President expressed a desire to
take a look over into Mexico and was
driven down to the International bridge.
There, at the Office Of the American GUS
toms officer. he alighted and chatted for
some time with those around him. The
old church OF Guadaloupe over 300 years
old, the Spanish prison and other interest
ing buildings in Juarez were pointed out
to him. From the bridge he could plainly
see the Sierra Madre mountains sixty miles
to the southwark. President Harrison in
1891 went half way across the bridge, but
President Mckinley did not so much as set
foot upon the structure. On I way back
to the city the party stopped md cheered
the Mexican consulate.
The ladies of the Cabinet crossed the Rio
Grande TO Juarez. where they were ten
dered breakfast by Juan Ochoa. promi-
nent Mexican banker. Mrs. Mckinley did
not attend the breakfast, but enjoyed a
short drive in the morning. AT noon the
presidential party resumed its journey
westward.