Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-19
In Nebraska.

braska at $50 this morning. The first
stop was made at Hot Springs, where
an enthusiastic reception greeted the
president. The president made short
speech which was received with pro-
longed cheers.
Governor Thayer and other state Off
GERS Joined the party at Crete and well
coined them to the state. the train ar
rived at Lincoln at 8 o'clock and re-
ceived most cordial welcome. The
visitors were escorted to the capital
where appropriate exercises were held.
The party then proceeded to Omaha
OMAHA, Neb., May 13.-Nowhere has
the president received a heartier or
more enthusiastic welcome than was &C
corded him by the citizens of Omaha
to-day. The people turned out en- mass
in honor of the occasion and they
cheered the president nearly the
entire time of his appear
ance in the city in public.
In his speech replying to the mayors
welcome the president, among other
things, said: st has been a source of
constant thought and Jealous effort on
the part of the administration at Wash
ington to secure larger foreign markets
for our farm products. 1 rejoice that
in the last two years some of these OBJ
structions which hindered the free ac-
cess of our meat products to foreign
markets have been removed. | rejoice
to know that we have now freer and
larger access for our meats to the mar
kets Of Europe than we have had in
many years. | rejoice to know that
this has brought better prices to the
stock raisers of these great western val
leys. | believe under the provisions
looking to reciprocal trade in the law
of the last congress that we shall yet
open larger and new markets for Ne
braska farmers.
| hope the day is not far distant when
the sight of great American ships hving
the stars and stripes at the fore will be
familiar, not only in our ports, but
in every busy mart of commerce the
world over. CHEERS.
This government of ours cannot do
everything for every body. The theory
of our government is large individual
liberty. 1t is desired that we shall aid
the effort of all in the free, honest pur-
suit of human industries; that each in
dividual shall, in his own place. have
the best chance possible to develop the
highest prosperity for himself and his
family. Some functions are lodged with
our government 1t must provide cur
rency for the use of our people, for
believe the time has gone by when we
will be content to return to the old sys-
TEN of an issue of money by state banks.
But | will not discuss such questions. [
only desire to say this, which is com
mon ground upon which we can all
stand; that whatever money the govern
ment issues, paper or coin, it must be
good money. [Cheersl. I have an idea
that every dollar we issue should be as
every other dollar we issue, for, my
countrymen, paper or coin, the first er-
rand it does is to pay some workingman
for his daily toll. None so much as the
laboring man and the farmer require a
full value dollar of permanent value the
year round Cheersl. And that this
great government in its undertakings
touches with beneficent and equal
hands the pursuits of the rich and the
poor. [Cheersl Nothing has been so
impressive in all this journey as
the magnificent spirit of patriot
ism which pervades our people.
1 shave seen enough American flags
to wrap the world around. Cheers]
The school children have waved it JOY
ously everywhere, and many times, in
some lonesome country home on the
bleak sand, | have seen a man or woman
or little boy come TO the door of the
cabin, as we hurried by. and wave the
starry banner in greeting to our train.
[Cheers.] l am here, as your mayor has
said, to see that this magnificent patri-
otto American spirit pervades YOU ALL