Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-14
END OF THE TOUR.
A Royal Greeting to the Presi-
DENTAL Party.
THIRTEEN SPEECHES IN ONE DAY

Was the Presidents Record Through In
diana and Ohio-The Welcome at Mans
field and Canton, the Homes of John
Sherman and Maj. Mckinley - Ex-
tracts from the Remarks Made ut Diff
ferent Points and Incidents of the Days
Long Run.
PITTsBuRG, Pa, Oct l4-After run
through Indiana and Ohio, which was no.
table for the numerous stops and frequent
speeches, the presidential party reached
this city last evening at about s:l5 The
start was made from indianapolis
promptly at 8 a. M. At the presidents
special request there was no demonstra-
tion at his home city either on his arrival
or departure, as he wanted to get thor
oughly rested for the arduous day that
lay before him. The rest was opportune
and the president was thoroughly re-
freshed thereby. Pendleton, Ind, was
the first place stopped at, but the stop
was brief and the train sped on to Ander-
son where there was time for a short
speech and a great deal of enthusiasm
The speech referred to the added pros
perty of the place resulting from the dis
covery of natural gas, and closed with
kind words for the school children.
Muncie and Winchester.
Muncie was next reached, and here
Tom Browne took the place of master of
ceremonies, and introduced the president
TO the multitude of people surrounding
the train. While the president was
ha train p,nyaI ahaad fa,v
yards, and the president remarked that
he had heard of audiences leaving speak
ers, but he had during the morning fire.
quently been drawn away from his audi
ences. His remarks were devoted to the
Industries of the section and its progress
in prosperity, and closed with plea for
love for country and flag. Another gre at
throng WAS congregated around the stand
erected at Winchester, where every tele-
graph pole flew a national flag. The pres
idenEs speech dealt with the necessity of
remembering that although we differ in
policies we are all Americans and the
benefits of the public schools.
The Reception at Union City.
School children were the feature of the
welcome at Union City Lines of them
stood before the hotel, and strewed flow
ers before the party rs they advanced to
the chairs placed in front of the building
The president was introduced, and in the
course of his speech said. in reference to
the.gooi it did him to look in the faces of
people who had no fault to find: Great
AS the govern ment is, vast As is our civil
list, it is wholly inadequate to satisfy
even the reasonable demand of men, and
so from disappointment, reasonable or
unreasonable, we turn with confidence
and receive with encouragement these
kindly greetings from the toilers of the
country" Continuing, he referred to the
fact that the state line was near by and
said state lines were swallowed up in the
love we shonld have for the common
country. He CLOSED with the words-ad-
dressed to the children. and to all pres
ent: God bless you every one. Good
bye"
short Stops En- Route.
At Versailles a short stop was made and
handshaking was the only feature, as il
was also at Sydney. At Degraff the
school children were present and the
president gave them short aud appro-
pirate address, and shook hands with as
many of them as possible. At Bellefon-
| taine the president spoke to the people
from the platform of the car, congratu.
latlng them on the evidences of prosperi.
ty he saw on every hand and the fact that
famine was unknown in this country He
introduced Secretary Tracy, who simply
bowed as the train moved away. No stops
of consequence were made until Crestline
was reached. At Larue and Gallon there
were seasons of handshaking, and at the
latter place the president tried TO speak.
but the crowd was too enthusiastic tC
listen.
The Greeting at Crestline.
A band of music and great throng
greeted the president at Cresthne The
| president remarked that he had already
made seven or eight speeches and had
about got to the end of variety He re
peated Abraham LincoIn's words that
| this was a government of the people, by
! the people and for the people and adjured
his hearers to meet the responsibility oil
| citizenship like men. He spoke few
felicitous words to the boys and girls
| present and closed rs follows: The fields
are green with the promise of another
year. Let our hearts be hopeful; let Us
be faithful and true for ourselves and our
country ICheersl. 1t was l:l7 p. m
| when the train left Crestline, and luncheon
| was served on the train EN- route