The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
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MANY CITIES HoNORED THE MEM
DRY OF TIE REPUBLICS
BATTLE WINNER
VETERANS FROM BOTH SIDES
Gen. Joe Wheeler, Famous Confed-
crate Cavalry Leader, n Guest
of Honor at New York
banquet.

NR0W YORK, April 27.-The ami
versary of the birth Of Gen u. s. Grant
was celebrated by a banquet give by
the trustees Of the Grant Monument as
ISOLATION tonight at the Waldorf-AHtoria.
The banquet hall where many prominent
men sat at the dinner was handsomely
decorated. portrait of Gen. Grant hav-
ing the post of honor above the dais
where the guests of honor sat. Many
women sat in the galleries
The guests Of honor wero Ulysses 8.
Grant Jr., Maj, Gen Joseph Wheeler.
Maj. Gen. o. O. Howard, Clark Howell,
OF Atlanta; Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke.
Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Congress
man c. B. Lands, of Indiana; Rear Adj
miral A. B. Barker, William e. Chandler.
Cornelius N. Bliss, Gen Stewart L.
Woodford and Evan P. Howell
Gen. Dodge presided He read letter
of regret from President Mckinley, and
another from Mrs. Julia D. Grant, the
latter expressing regret that her health
would not permit her TO be present. All
the guests sang the national songs, filing
the banquet hail with the volume of
sound
The menu card contained copies Of a
letter written in the excitement of bat
tie ON the field by ex-President Grant
to his wife
Boxes were occupied by friends of
Congressman Landis, r. a. c. Smith,
MAJ. Gen. Dodge. Mrs Grant, Gen. Wheel
er, Mrs George H. Taylor, Mrs. Erastus
ransom and Mrs. John c. Coleman
HEARD SENATOR BEvERIDGE.
DIES MONIES, TO-, April 27.-United
States Senator Albert j. Beverage, Of
Indiana, arrived here today and was
met by a party of prominent citizens
ana members of the Grant club AMI
driven to the residence of his half
brother. Charles Doyle
This evening Senator Bevertdge deliy-
cred the principal address at the annual
meeting of the Grant club, the leading
social and political club of the state on
the subject: The American Situation:
We Will Fight 1t Out on This Line"
Senator BeYeridge said:
Ihere are two points of acute American
interest and activity at present; and it
is a fact so suggestive that it is almost
dramatic that these two points are on op-
poslte sides of the globe When it is
midnight In the Philippines it is sunrise
IN CUBA, and thus it is that, even as
stands the world today, American au-
thOrlty never sleeps .5ft
The philippine islands came Ito us by
conquest ana purchase. They are equal
IN extent to the four states which form
the heart Of the Mississippi valley, and
richer even than that garden spot Over
this dominion we are establishing order
and law more rapidly than the same
where: or, sat any time under Similar cir
cumstances. When this work is done
when the foundation of a permanen
peace rs finally laid, an orderly govern
ment must be erected and then nnainta aim
ed. This work is in our hands. We can
not hand it over to Germany who is
anxious to undertake it; we cannot de-
llVer it to England, who is Wiling to un-
6AFtq Uyo ,0% Il.
Japan who is eager to undertake it. The
FiHpinoS themselves cannot do it. And
thereforei even If we could justify a pol
ICY OF retreat, even if the American peo-
PIE would surrender a duty because it is
olfi1cult, even five were willing to abdi-
cate the commercial throne Of the far
East. all this would Ret alter conditions.
None None OF the powers who hunger for the
Philippines would permit either of the
others to acquire them from u.s. The
Hhlllppine situation is that our business
there Is inextricable and permanent.
IN Gupa, as in the Philippines. the
from doubts and fears. No people, ever
q chose their leaders from among their
I It OF heart: Those who complain of
broken faith in Cuba impugnf nh. mr.
pose IN Cuba and deny our power. tn. 'nro-
vide for Guba's safety and. our own win
never pe commissioned by the America n
people TO devise ways and means for this
prdSSSocal' immediate and propinquitous
What of this problem? The purpose o4
all American craftsmanship with refe-.
e9e e. to Cuba has been and is the welfare
OF the Cuban people as related RI tha 70,
fare of the American peopIe IF y h.
sstla that the Cuban people will con6,,ct
a government of order, Justice and law
Inc Inc answer Is that, in such a case, our
df do not never 5can~occur; hit If they
justice and law, then our fntervantio,,,
IS necessary For the United States are
anGs , for the Cuban people.
our government Of the PhiIinn,nas =.
a possession and our assistanna &c - Ct as
as Il separates government under DIV ~
tsetlon. requires the use of power hi+har-
10 10 unemployed This has been called de-
PartUre from precedent But n is ,ot a.
parture from precedent. r. 70 ~ ~ 80, oe-
ton Of precedent o ''7 1iea-
YOUNG ON FTLTPINos
PITTSBURG, Pa, April a7lThe 81
teenth annual dinner of the Amaric,,s
republican club. commemorate, 49,
| oarth of Gen. Ulysses s.. Grant was ba,i
tonight at the Hotel Schenley. The ,,os
eiapoFate arrangements for the han,,a,
mad been made by the club and the ~
dlners included many OF the most nroni.
nc iIenl politlcal lights and were entertainet
III q manner seldom attempted bv any or.
ganization in the city
The programme of the after-5inro,
talks brought about rare results Attor
ney General Philander c. Knox served =,
postmaster Robert Pitcairn presided
and Rev. J. L. Milligan pronouncad tbt
invocation The toasts included the fol.
! lowing.
Representative Joseph c. sfblev
Grant Representative Charles II
Grosvenor, Politics of the Grant Pc
ROD" Gen. s. B. NJ Young, Our New
Possessions" United States Sena O,
Charles w. Fairbanks. 'The ReuubIlray
Party
Gen. Young's address OH Our New
Possessions" made a. deem ir,nrassion