The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-22
1--WE HAVE NO APOLOGIES TO MAKE
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS."
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS OF THE NATIONS GREAT WORK FOR
HUMANITY AND CIVILIZATION. "-1-
Through the Advice and Help Civil Religious
Going Best the People Of
the Islands,"

all your neighbors by the essential instead
of the non essential qualities in each.
" He spoke of the spirit in which the
people of Michigan went into the war.
it was the spirit shown. he said. by
the older among his audience when the
war was fought. In conclusion the presi-
dent said: au
And so it is now. Our people went
forth in the Spanish war, went forth to
free Cuba, to give Porto Rico a happiness
it has never had and to bring the light Of
civilization into the darkness in the Phil
ippines:~ We are proud of the men who
did that work. We intend that this work
shall be done benefcently and for good
purpose. Through the advice and the help
Of civil and religious teachers of civiliza-
ton among. our people and in the islands
we going to get the best results for the
people of the islands and Of what has been
done. = 81
1--WE are going to make them more pros
porous than they have ever dreamed Of
being during their recorded history and
now we guarantee to each man his life,
his liberty and his pursuit Of happiness
as he never could have had it if he had
been under the domination Of cruel OIL
garchy working through the society Of
Katapunan.
II don't make any apology for our
soldiers on the score of good citizenship
and don't make any apologies for the
Spanish war or the war in the Philippines.
There have been occasional deeds Of
wrong committed. There were 10000 men
there and some Of them did not behave
as they ought. Have we always been i'm
maculate at home Applause and
laughter). If a man does wrong punish
him of course. But don't make the mis-
take Of fixing the eye on the unimportant
sparks and losing sight of the great
blaze. y ~
I'VE 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 humanity
and civilization that has been done alike
in the islands of the trop1c east and in
the islands of the tropic west. We 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 you my comrades, who
did their duty when the country called
| them to arms, who initiated those who
from 81 to '63 did their duty and who
| now are initiating the men who disbanded
| in '65 by coming back into civil life with
the firm resolution to do their duty as
citizens. just as faithfully as ever they
| did 1t as soldiers. I thank YOU - <,E5
| AS he finished and thanked the vet
| Grams a storm of applause broke forth
that ended in three times three cheers
While the president was speaking Miss
| Clara Barton entered the hall and took
| d seat OIl Tie p1dt1OTIn.
after calling for three more cheers for
President Roosevelt, told the soldiers that
their good angel was present, and then
said: i"
II will now detail Comrade Roosevelt to
escort Miss Barton to seat on his left
| hand. Amid tremendous cheers the presi-
| dent stepped across the stage and gall
| lantly escorted Miss Barton to chair at
his left. Adjutant General Dyer of Wash
| ington, D. c., responded to Mayor May
bury's address Of welcome on behalf Of
| the veterans.
This was to have ended the first ses-
| sion Of the convention, but Governor Bliss
asked few moments indulgence. Ex-
planning that he was to present service
medals to Michigan veterans Of the Span
| ish war when the convention adjourned,
| Governor Bliss said he wished first to
present Conrade Teddy Roosevelt with
one He accordingly requested Mrs.
| Lewis of the ladies auxiliary to present
the medal to the president. The presen-
| tation was made amidst the greatest en-.
| thusiasm. 4
| The convention then adjourned and the
president and party left the armory. They
drove Immediately to the steamer Tash-
moo, which was boarded for ride on the
river. In addition to the presidential
party there were several hundred dele
| gates to the reunion aboard the steamer.
The Tashmoo returned with the party at
2 o'clock, just in time for the president
| to review the big parade Of veterans and
local military. %, g..