The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-14
HARRISON NEARHOME
The Last Great Public Demon
stration at Omaha.
sPEscH ON SILVER QUESTION.
The President Il Glad TO Leave the
Mountains and Get Back 10 the
Fields OF waving Corn.


tia train entered the state at an early
hour this morning. The first stop was
made at Hastings at $3.50. A large crowd,
including g. A. r. men, civic societies
and school children, greeted Harrison with
applause as he was introduced. The pres
idcnt addressed those assembled, thank
ing them for their early welcome. and ex-
pressed himself as gratified with every
thing he saw. The president was the only
one of the travellers out Of bed at Hastings.
The visitors were given cordial reception
at Fairmont and Crete and the president
made short speeches at each place. Gov
ernor Thayer, Lieutenant-Governor Majors
and all of the state officials joined the
visitors at Crete, and welcomed them to the
state The travellers arrived at Lincoln at
eo'cIock, promptly on schedule time, and
received most cordial welcome. The
local militia, Grand Army men, unworthy
sadets, Young Mems Republican club and
1000 school children formed a procession
and escorted the visitors to the capitol,
where the formal ceremonies took place.
An address of welcome was made by Gov
ernor Thayer and the mayor of Lincoln.
Appropriate responses were made by the
president, the postmaster general and Sec
rotary Risk. The city was handsomely
decorated for the occasion, and business
was suspended during the ceremonies,
which lasted an hour. The mail carriers
OF the city were mounted and acted as a
special escort to the postmaster general
during the parade. Just before leaving,
the president received large delegation
from Omaha. They preceded him in a
special train TO Omaha.
OMAHA, May 13.--The people turned out
% welcome the president when he arrived
here. Decorations which were very elab-
crate and artistic covered public and pri-
vate buildings, and the stand where the
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 United States infantry and 0me-
ha national guards to a stand at the court
house. A salute was fired by battery as
the president appeared. and the people
cheered enthusiastically as he arose to
speak after listening to the address of well
come. The president spoke of the rapid
development of Omaha, the resources of
Nebraska, etc. He said:
fhave seen orange groves and all kinds Of fruits
when In California. have seen those mining
camps upon peaks where men are delving into
the earth to bring out the riches stored there,
but return again to the land of the cornstalk
with an affection that cannot describe. laugh
ter aud eheers.] am sure those friends who
delighted Us with visions OF loneliness and
prosperity win excuse me II my birth and early
training In Ohio and Indiana lead me to the
conclusion that the states that raise corn are
the greatest states In the world. tCheers.l
Speaking about agricultural productions
the president said:
It has been q source OF constant thought and
jealous effort on the part OF the administration
TO secure larger foreign markets for our farm
products. rejoice that in the last two years
some OF those distractions which hindered the
free access OF our meat products to
foreign markets have been removed.
j rejoice to know that this has brought
better prices TO the stock raiscrs OF the great
Western valleys. i believe that under the pro-
vision tending TO reciprocal trade In the law of
the last congress we shall yet open larger and
new markets for tho products of Nebraska
farms by such methods as we can. IL Is our
purpose to enlarge our foreign markets for
the surplus productions OF our great country,
and we have hope that when this increased
traffic and commerce Is formed upon the sea Ii
,hsll be carried in American bottoms. lCheer.
ing.l
few days ago 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 from the
lower harbor and decorate In bunting an Ameri-
can ship that was lying there 1t was a curious
sight, one they thought important TO exhibit to
strangers visiting the city. [Laughtef.l My
countrymen. hope the day Is not far distant
when the sight of great American ships flying
the stars and stripes win be familiar, not only
In our ports, put in every business mart OF the
continent the world around. (Cheeringl
Speaking of the currency, the president
said:
believe the time has gone by when we will
be content TO return to the old system OF issue
OF money by state banks, but will not discuss
such a question. l only desire to say this
which Is common ground upon which
we can all stand, that whatever
money the government issues. paper or coin. It
must be good money. lCheers.l have an idea
that every dollar we issue should be as good as
any dollar, for whenever we have any money
raper or coin, the first errand IL does IL to pay
come workingman for days toll. None so
much as the laboring men and the farmers re-
quire the full value of dollar OF permanent
value the year round. [Cheers.l
In concluding, the president said moth
ing had been so impressive in all the Jour
ney as the magnificent spirit of patriotism
which pervades all our people He said
he had seen enough American flags to
wrap the world around. The school chill
dren waved the flag 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 a cabin, as the
train hurried by, and wave the starry BAN
ner in greeting. [Great cheering]
The president was followed by the post
master general and Secretary Rusk. The
president held a reception in the rotunda
of the Bee building. where he shook hands
with thousand persons The reception
was followed by q drive over the principal
part ofthe city. Then they took lunch at
the residence of ex-senator Saunders
At 5 O'Clock the party entered carriages
and were driven to the Union depot and st
6o'clock the train started east over the
Wabash road with the cheers of assembled
thousands.
BLANCHARD, Ia, May i9.-The presiden-
tial train, after leaving Omaha. made a
short stop in Council Bluffs, where the
president made a speech to veterans IN the
crowded depot. Short stops were also
made this evening at Shenandoah, Ia, and
Maryyille, Mo.