Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-05-10

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Mexican Hepublic. and charged his
emissary 10 convey to his chief his
warm regard and personal esteem.
with his best wishes for the continued
prosperity OF our 'sIstelp.cpnblic.
In addressing the people OF III 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 s;ilutations rendered me by
that great and distinguished president
or our sister republic. President Diaz.
Il thank Ibis representative for tn.
cordial words with which he has pre-
scented the feeling OF respect and r.
gard Of his iliusirious president to the
government OF the United States. and
! beg TINT lie will convey To his prs~i.
dent the warm regards and the person.
al esteem which I have for his chief
magistrate. which IL shared by the
whole American people. and my wish
Tor siiil further prosperity and nd.
,nnc"hicnt among hss people. cannot
fail ais" to rccoEniz. the cordial wei.
coin. tim, has been given To me by
the governor III the nciIhborinr states
Of the Mexican republic. cannot 20
ever ih,rc. but they tan come herr.
and ". bid them wcicu.:i- with open
hearts.
Il can leak over Into their country,
hut Their. IL something In the trndi.
lions Of this republic. something In It's
prrc,-i"nis. that dos-s not permit the
President To 60 ouisid. tile United
states during his term Of office.
My fellow citizens, if ihrr- WIS ever
any doubt about our. b-in. n uni,.-i
people. II you could have ,rnv.i.,i with
me tw-niy-.irh; hundred miles from
the capital. Washington. To til. city of
III t'a.". that doubt would have been
cuinpl-'-iy disi~lici.
Thcr' never WIS such unity In the
United States "a. Their. i- ut ihi. hour
Th-rc never was 80 muci, for nation
of seventy niiiii"ns of people to In.
proud af ns as tiii. hour.
"Ws. have .~ht our army aud our
navy {. sis'nn, s-ns and they have
only added glory I. our fiar. They
isav" brought no shame upon the Am.
cFicun nanl-. We ..nt them To China
'o r--cu- our b-ica.ur-,i representa-.
lives. and they did the work aud did II
inHsniii.-n'iy. with the approval Of
the civilized worii.
Hut II !. not in til" nr' of war that
"" take our rrais,st pride. We arr
not a warlikc people. We arr not
military tproplc.
We never rssto snr unlc~. VIC have
to. to make p-ssr~. Our pride Il In the
Hris OF i-ac-. in material and inicili.
gen, development. In the growth of our
country. In the advancement Of our
p-oiil- In civilization. in the aris. In
the .ci-n--s and in manufactures.
This is the great pride Of the Amer.
lean t--oplc.
Herr we are on the border line i,c.
tween the tni'c,i State. and another
crnt rrpuhlic: anJ an ihi. side Of the
line We have tiirty.tivc American sol.
'li"rs and ON the other side Of thi. line |
thcr" arr les. than i.p Mexican sol. |
ii-'s. =. that We ar,, dwelling In |
lrracc Hni amiiy. aud causing peace on |
raTth. an.i good will to men, We wan,
I" settle our differences. II We ever
inr" amy with amy t,uwcrs Of the |
N"fId. by arbitration. We wan, TO OK.
IHii>t every rcaccahlc means for settle
tncni before We To to war.
And while W. have authority 10
-aisr 1ur.ss troops. the necessity doe.
not exist for that number. and we do
not pToPo-" to raise hut 15..0.
$50 don't br alarmed abou, miIi,nr.
sni ur Imperialism. We know no i'm.
lrIinlism in the United States rSppt
he Imperialism OF a sovereign people"