The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-10-02
ARMY DEFENDED !
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES SPANISH
WAR VETERANS coNvEN-
TIoN AT DETROIT.
GIVEN TREMENDOUS OVATION

Praises the Work of the American
T Troops in the Islands of the Tropic
East and Declares He Is Proud of
the Countrys Record the Past Four
Years-Reviews Big Parade of
Veterans and Military Organizations.
Detroit, Sept 23.-The blue and gray
uniform of the Spanish war veterans,
whose third annual reunion is being
made memorable and historical by the
presence of President Roosevelt, is
seen at every turn in Detroit. Addi-
tional delegates and veterans who have
come to attend the reunion are arriV
ing on every train. The opportunity
to see and cheer the president has
brought to Detroit thousands of peo-
pie from nearby cities and towns.
They began arriving on early morning
trains and every train until afternoon
brought it's quota of visitors.
The delegates began gathering in
hall, soon after 9 o'clock. When Act
ing Commander-in-Ch Urell called
the delegates to order the floor of the
armory was crowded with uniformed,
soldierly-looking men. The galleries
were packed with men and women,
who had come to hear President Roose-
velt's address to the veterans.
President Roosevelt was given ire
mendous ovation when he stepped out
of the Hotel Cadillac and into his car
riage to begin the drive to the armory.
Washington and Michigan avenues
were damned with people, who made
the air ring with their cheers as the
president drove briskly away from the
hotel. A squad of mounted police rode
before his carriage and squad of Of
ficers on bicycles circled about it. 1t
was continuous cheer that greeted
the president on his drive, which took
about five minutes.
A stir at the door announced to
those in the armory that the president
and as the presidential party entered
and walked down the main aisle to the
speakers platform great shout went
up that made the armory ring. Again
and again the veterans cheered the
president and ne bowed his thanks re-
peatedly. Nor were the people in the
galleries behind in their applause. It
was many minutes before quiet was
restored.
When quiet had been restored and
the presidential party had found seats
on the platform General Urell, acting
commandments introduced Mayor
William c. Maybury, who eloquently
welcomed the Spanish war veterans to
the city. When he concluded the pres
ident was introduced and every SOL
der in the room rose to his feet and
tremendous cheer went up.
President Addresses Veterans.
The president expressed his pleas
ure at having the chance of being
greeted by his comrades and greeting
them in return. The men who served
in the Spanish-American war, he said,
if they did their duty well, are COM
rades and brothers from now until the
end of our days. He said he did not
need any urging to accept the invita-
ton to attend the meeting of the Span
ish war veterans. The president spoke
of the late war and said that the only
complaint heard was that there was
not enough war to go round. The spir-
1t that drove the men on in this war
was the same spirit that made the
memorable meeting of Lee and Grant
at AppomattoX possible. One of the
first lessons all had to learn was that
there was an enormous amount of hard
work that preceded any chance for
heroism.
The president said the spirit he
wanted to see in man was that spirit
which makes him do his duty, great
or small. He liked particularly the
way in which our young men went into
the ranks to do their duty as they saw
it. He thought it good thing that
men of different callings should be as
ISOLATED together to learn the lessons
of equality and brotherhood among
Americans. In conclusion the prssi-
dent said:
"And so it is now. Our people went
forth in the Spanish war, went forth to
free Cuba, to give Porto Rico a hap
piness it has never had, and to bring
the light of civilization in the dark
ness of the Philippines. We are proud
of the men who did that work. We in
tend that their work shall be done
benef1ciently and for good purpose.
1--WE have no apologies to make for
what the country has done in the past
four years. We are proud of it. We
are proud of the great work for human.
ity and civilization that has been done
alike in the islands of the Tropic East
and in the islands of the Tropic West
I'VE are proud of what our troops
have done, we are proud of what our
civil authorities are doing over there
in the Philippines and we are proud OF
Won NV comrades who did YOUR duty