St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-10

you of the loyalty Of the citizens Of my state
TO the principles of the government of which
you are the recognized head and of theiI
high regard for you personally, as well az
politically, now have the pleasure of intro.
ducing you to this large assemblage Of ou1
people.
After the enthusiasm which greeted
the presidents appearance had some<
what subslded, he responded to Gov.
BOies' address III brief speech, thank.
ing the Iowans for their hearty wel+
come. and assuring them of the pleas
ure it afforded him. He said he would
be inappreciative and, indeed, ungrate-
ful II ne were not moved by the gener-
GUS and spontaneous welcome which
had greeted him in this brief Western
trip. lie saw the welcome rendered
him in loyalty and respect of the
great American people for that govern
ment of which they were the only SOW
erelgnS, and which had attained such q
high rank in the galaxy of ma
tions. The president congratulated the
people of Iowa on the phenomenal
progress which they had made as
state within the past decade, and was
gratiied by the evidences of prosperity
which he Obsered on every hand.
In the unique and lnagnifi.
cent structure Ghe coal palace),
which was justly the pride of the
city of Ottumwa, he saw demonstrated
not only the ineXhaustible mineral
wealth of the state of Iowa, but also an
architectural triumph and artistic cul-
ture which were credit to the ever
Advancing Hawkeye State.
In conclusion the president again ex-
tended thanks for the cordial welcome
offered him, and said his visit TO the
state would be a long remembered one
of his life. At the conclusion of the
presidents address Secretary Tracy
was introduced, but only bowed his
acknowledgements Congressman John
f. Lacey, of Iowa, was next intro
duced, and spoke at considerable
length. He was followed by Hon. q. B.
McCall and several other distinguished
citizens of Iowa. The president, after
his address at the coal palace, returned
to the train until O'Clock in the even
ing, when he was entertained at a
private dinner at the residence OF
". I. Venton, formerly citi-
zen OF indianapolis and an Old-time
friend of the president. During the
afternoon, after the presidents return
to the train, large crowd gathered
around his car, and after repeated calls
he was again compelled to show him-
self and speak few words in
acknowledgment. After thanking
the assemblage for the very
great interest manifested in his
presence he said that such spontaneous
greetings as these gave him courage in
work that is often very wearisome,
and often very full of worry. They
helped him to believe that the great
masses of the people have no other inr
terest than that the government shall
be we'll administered, and that public
offices shall be filed by competent
and conscientious and honest men.
At D. NJ. the evening ceremonies OF
the day began. A public reception was
rendered the president at the coal pail
ace, and from s to o'clock he shook
the hands of many thousands of people.
The orator of the evening was Con-
gressman G. H. Grosvenor, who has
been member of the presidents party
up to this point. His address was an
excellent one, well adapted to the occa-
sion, and was highly appreciated by the
vast audience.