The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-14
CORN Is KING.
The President Says the Gre attest
States in the World
Are the States that Raise Corn-Of All Men
Who Need Sound, Honest Dollar
is the Laboring Man.

OMAHA, May 13.--The people turned out
to welcome the President when he arrived
here. Decorations which were very elabo-
rate and artistic, covered public and pri
Vate buildings and the stand where
speeches were made was covered profusely
with red, white and blue. The visitors
were met at the station by large commit
tee OF citizens and escorted by the Second
regiment of United States infantry and
Omaha guards to the stand at the court
house. A salute was fired by the battery
as the President appeared and the people
cheered enthusiastically as the President
rose to speak after listening to an address
OF welcome. The President spoke
OF the rapid development of
Omaha, resources of Nebraska, ETC.
He said: 81 have seen the orange grove
and all those fruits which enrich Califor-
MA. have seen those mining camps on
the peaks where men are delving into the
earth to bring forth the riches stored there,
but L return again to the land OF the corn
stalk with an affection that l cannot de-
scribe. Laughter ana cheers. am sure
those friends who delighted US with visions
OF loneliness and prosperity will excuse me
II my birth and early training in Ohio and
Indiana lead me to the conclusion that the
SGdles IuaG raise corn are the greatest
states in the world" TCheers1
Speaking about agricultural productions.
the President said: cit has been source
OF constant thought and Jealous effort on
the part of the administration to secure
larger foreign markets for our
farm products. l rejoice that in
the last two years some of those
distractions which have hindered the free
access OF our meat products to foreign
markets have been removed. l rejoice to
know this has brought better prices to the
stock-raisers of these great western val
leys ] believe under the provision looking
to reciprocal trade in the law of the last
Congress that we shall yet open larger and
newer markets for the products of
Nebraska farms by such methods as we
carry out the purpose to enlarge our
foreign markets for the surplus produc-
lions of our great country, and we have
hope that when this increased traffic and
commerce is found upon the sea, it shall be
carried in American bottoms Cheering.
A few days ago l saw three great ocean
ships enter the harbor of San Francisco
one under the Hawaiian and two under the
English flag. At Portland they took pains
to tow up the lower harbor and to decorate
III bunting an American ship that was living
there. 1t was a curious sight, one thew
thought important enough to exhibit to
r.,
My countrymen, l hope the day is not far
distant when the sight of an American ship
lying the stars and stripes will be familiar
not only in our ports but in every mart of
commerce the world around. Cheering.
Speaking of the currency the President
said: 81 believe the time has gone bv
when we will be content to return to the
old systematic issue of money by state
bonds. But l will not discuss such cues
only 1apJp AA.-
common ground upon which we can all
stand, that whatever money the govern
ment issues, paper or coins, it must be
good money. Cheers. | have an idea
that every dollar we issue should be as good
as any other dollar, for whenever we have
any money, paper or coin, the first thing it
does is to pay some working man for
days toll. None so much as the laboring
man and farmer require full value dollar
OF permanent value The year around"
Cheering In concluding, the President
said that nothing had been so impressive in
all his journey as the magnificent spirit
of patriotism which prevails with our peo-
pie. He had seen enough American flags
to wrap the world around. School children
waved it everywhere and many time in
some lonely country home, on bleak sand
he had seen man or woman or boy come
to the door of the cabin as the train hurried
ny auu wave tne starry banner IN greeting.
Great cheering.
He was followed by the postmaster-gen-
eral and secretary of agriculture. The
visitors then held reception in the rotunda
of the Bee building, where they shook
hands with several thousand persons. The
reception was followed by drive over the
principal parts of the city. The guests
then took lunch at the residence of ex-Sen-
ator Saunders.
At O'Clock the party entered carriages
and were driven to the Union depot, and at
6 the train started east over the Wabash
amid the cheers Of the assembled thousands