Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-14
NEARING THE EAST.

NEARING THE EAST.
 Arrival of the Presidential Party at
 Omahs-An Enthusiastic Welcome
 The President's Address-A Public
 Reception - Greeted by Twelve
 Thousand School Children.
 OMAHA, Neb., May 13.-No where has the president receiveda heartier or more enthusiastic welcome than was accorded him by the citizens of Omaha to-day. The people turned out en masse in honor of the occasion, and they cheered the presi- dent nearly the entire time of his appear ance in the city in public. The visitors were met at the station by large commit tee of citizens, headed by Mayor Cushing and the city council, and taken to the court house stand. Their escort was com posed of mounted police, the Second regi- ment U.- s. infantry and the Omaha Guards, who acted as 8 special guard of honor to the president. As the procession entered the viaduct a national salute was fired. When the presidential party were seated the multitude broke out into loud, continuous cheering Mayor Cushing made short address of welcome, and in closing, introduced the president who ad vanced to the front of the stand amid great enthusiasm and delivered a neat speech, which was received with much applause.
 The president spoke as follows: Twice it has been my pleasure to spend brief time in this great commercial metropolis of the great valley of the Missouri. I have had opportunity, therefore, to witness the made. As I turn my face now toward Washington, as hasten on to take up public duties partially laid aside during this journey, rejoice to receive here in Omaha that same kindly greeting with which we were welcomed as we jour neyed from Washington through the south to the Pacific coast. [Cheers.] If anything were needed to call for perfect surrender of personalities in an absolute conservation of public duty, to the general good of all, have found it We shall always have parties. It is characteristic or our people. We need to have parties, divisions, debate, political in all this journey we have taken how large a stock of common patriotism we find in all the people. You have here in Ne braska state of magnificent capabili- ties. I have seen the orange grove and all those fruits which characterizes the state of California. I have seen these summit cities, these mining camps upon the peaks where the men are delving into the earth to bring out the riches stored there; but I return again to the land of the cornstalk with an affection that I cannot describe. Laughter and cheers. am sure these friends who have delighted us with visions of loveliness and prosperity will excuse me if mybirth and early training in Ohio and Indianaleads me to the conclu- sion that the states that raise corn are the greatest states in the world [Cheers.] We have a surplus pro- duction in these great valleys for which we must seek foreign markets. It is pleasant to know that 90 per cent. or more of our agriculture productions are consumed by our people. I do not know how soon it may be that we shall cease to be dependent on any foreign market for velopment which is being made in manu- featuring pursuits, with the limitation which the rapid occupation of our popular domain will put upon the increase of agriculture, it cannot be 8 very dis tant day when the farmer shall realize the ideal condition. It has been source of constant thought and serious reflection. It has been a source of constant thought and zealous effort on the part of the administration at Washington to se- cure larger foreign markets for our farm products. I rejoice that in the last two years some of those Instructions which hindered the free access of our products to foreign markets have been removed. I re- joice to know that we have freer and larger access for our meats to the mar kets of England and of Europe than we have had in many years I re- joice to know that this has brought better prices to the stock raisers of these great western valleys. believe, under the pro- vision looking to reciprocal trade, in the law of the last congress that we shall yet open larger and new markets for the pro ducts of Nebraska farms. I hope the day is not far distant when the sight of great American ships flying the stars and stripes at the fore will be familiar not only in our ports, but in every busy mart of commerce the world around. Cheers. This govern ment must provide currency for the use of our people. The time has gone when we will be content to return to the old system of an issue of any money by state banks. And whatever money the government issues, paper or coin, it must be good money. TCheers.l have an idea that every dollar we issue should be as good as any other dollar we issue; for, my countrymen, paper or coin, it is to pay some workingman for
 
 ing man and the farmer require full val ue dollar of permanent value the year round. Cheers.
 Speeches were also made by the post master general and the secretary of agri- culture. The visitors were then taken across the street to the rotunda of the Bee building, where the president held a public reception, during which he shook hands with several thousand persons. The reception was followed by a drive over the principal part of the city and to the high school, where nearly 12,000
 school children were gathered. They greeted the chief magistrate with national airs. A similar scene was enacted at Creighton college after which the visitors proceeded to the residence of ex-Senstor Saunders and had dinner
 At o'clock the president started for the
 east over the Wabash, amid the cheers of assembled thousands.