Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-08
CARRIES OUT wAsHlNeTows WISHES
oOunty's Father Formulated Sob "a
Adopted by Last Congress-
DEFENDS AMERICAN ACTION IN ISLANDS
Claims All Promises Are Being Faithfully
Kept TO PilipinoS.
PATRIOT RIAL TRIED TO TEACH LESSON
Dead Hero Told His Comrades TO Alb
stain from InsurrectiOn Even he
fore Present Mild Regime
Was Established.

mANDAN, N. D.. April 7.-President |
Roosevelt has been travelling through fami- /
far country today and has received hearty |
greetings wherever his train stopped Az |
many places he recognised old friends, and |
from his conversation It is evident that
this has been one OF the most enjoyable |
days OF HIS trip.
At Fargo, jamestown and Bismarck ne
made stops Of from half an hour to an
hour and discussed the conditions in the
Philippines. the tariff and the general pros
perity which the country is enjoying. stops
also were made at Casselton, Tower, valley
City. the home of Governor White, Dawson'
Dickinson and Medora.
At Bismarck the president was intro
duced to a number of Indian chiefs, some
of whom had fought against Custer. He
had traded with two of these Indians
eighteen or twenty years ago and instantly
recognized them. The chiefs presented
an address and pipe of peace to the presi-
dent who had few words of greeting and
thanks for each man.
The most Interesting ceremony OF the
day occurred at Medora where the presi-
dent at one time owned a ranch and which
was his post office address sixteen years
ago, when he was sheriff Of Billings county.
Medora is a small place but the ranchmen
from the surrounding country had come
western reception.
Joe Ferris who was the presidents old
foreman. and his brother, s. M. Ferris, met
the president at Bismarck and rode with
him to Medora.
Fargo children Greet Chief.
FARGO, N. D., April Notwithstanding
yesterdays severe blizzard, the weather to-
day was clear and bracing and the program
for the reception and address Of President
Roosevelt was carried out according TO
plans.
The special train arrived here during tho
early morning and at $3.50 the local re-
ceptfon committee waited on the president
and after a brief and Informal reception
at the train escorted him In carriages
through the business portion of the city.
One Of the features was the welcome
accorded ythe children OF the city. sev-
aral thersand Of whom wese assembled
together where the president was able to
greet them.
After the drive the president was escorted
TO a stand In front of the Waldorf hotel.
where he addressed large and enthusiastic
crowd.
Question of the Philippines.
He dealt with "The Philippine Islands
and the Army" saying;
'The northwest, whose sons in the civil
roll Of the republic. likewise bore a full
share in the struggle of which the war
with Spain was the beginning; a struggle
slight, indeed, when compared with the
gigantic death wrestle which for four years
stamped to and fro across the southern
states in the civil war; but struggle
: fraught with consequences to the nation,
and indeed to the world. out of all pro-
portion to the smalness of the effort upon
our part.
Three and half years ago President
Mckinley spoke In the adjoining state Of
Minnesota on the occasion OF the return Of
the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers from
the Philippine islands, where they had
served with your own gallant sons OF the
North Dakota regiment. After heartily
thanking the returned soldiers for their
valor and patriotism, and their contemp-
tuous refusal 20 be daunted or misled by
the outsry raised at home by the men OF
little faith who wished to abandon the
islands. he spoke of the islands themselves
as follows;
Recalls McKinIey's Promise.
That congress will provide for them a
government which win bring them bless
ings which will promote their material In
the path OF civilization and Intelligence,
confidently believe. They will not be gov
will be given a government OF liberty, regu-
lated by lew, honestly administered. with.
1Ss faSPP SPPre5ist iastce %itSSSt brSe edScator
without distinction OF social condition free'
aom ,s OF sesouS t5n pars,it arI OF bSppi
ness"
what he said then lay in the realm OF
promise. Now It lies in the realm OF
positive performance.
1T is a good thing to look back upon
what has been said and compare II with
ykaf haa
II promises are violated. II plighted word
is not kept then those who have failed IN
their duty should be held up to reproba.
tion. IT, on the other hand, the promises
have been substantially made good; Il
the achievement has kept pace and more
than kept pace with the prophesy, theT
they who made the one and are responsible
for the other are entitled Of just righ
ia claim the credit which attaches to thos'
who serve the nation we'll. This credit
claim for the men who have managed 81
admirably the military and the civil affair
OF the Philippine islands, and for thos
other men who have so heartily baeke'
them In congress, and without whose ai'
and support not one thing could have beei
accomplished.
army ReatOres PeRce.
when President Mckinley spoke. tn
hrst duty was the restoration OF order
and to this end the use Of the army OF tn
United States-an army composed OF reg
ulars and volunteers alike-was necessary
To put down the insurrection and restor
peace to the islands was a duty not onl
to ourselves but 20 the islanders also. w
could not have abandoned the conflict with
out shirking this duty. without provin
ourselves r,ertants 20 the Hrmory OF on
forcf,thers- Moreover, II we had abandone
II We would have Inflicted upon the FIJI
pinos the most cruel wrong and woul
have doomed them TO q bloody tumble {
anarchy and tyranny. Il seems strang'
looking back. that any OF our people shoul
y have failed to recognize duty so obyiou
but there was such failure and the gov