The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-14

Along Route Towards the East
Secretary Gage and Postmas General
smith Also Make Speeches.
Omaha, Neb., October Mr.. McKin-
ley arose at the Omaha club at o'clock
and breaktasted with Secretary Bliss and
his young nephew, James Mckinley. AT
5 o. clock the President was driven to the
station, escorted by platoon of police
aud mounted members of Ak-Sar- Ben.
The ride to the depot was repetition of
the enthusiastic scenes Of yesterday, peo-
pie lining the streets to obtain glimpse
of the President A large delegation ac-
companied the party to the train inolud-
ing Senators Allen and Thu, ston. Mayor
Moore. President Wattles, Gov. Holcomb
and many others.
The Presidential train left over the
Burlington road. The train will make a
through run to st. Louis. The great re-
ception at st. Louis will take place Fri
day.
Corning, Iowa. October 1a.-As the
Presidential train proceeded eastward
through Iowa the throngs of people
seemed to increase at every point and the
applause and enthusiasm for the Presi-
dent never abated. At some points Rfter
he had finished speaking, Mr.. Mckinley
presented to the people the mem bers of
the cabinet who are with him and the
cheers fol Secretaries Bliss, Gage. Wilson
and Postmaster General SIN ith, were
almost as hearty as those given for the
President At hastings President Nc
Kfnley spoke as follows:
ut has given me great pleasure as
have journed through this glorious state,
to observe evidence both of patriotism
and of prosperity We have pretty much
happy. We have good money, we have
ample revenues we have unquestioned
national credit, but what we want is
new markets and as trade follows the
flag, it looks very much as if we were 60
ing to have new markets.
At Red Oak, Iowa, the President faced
a crowd Of 5000. He said:
"What nation of the world has more
to bs thankful for than ours? We have
material wealth, I'VE have rich and fertile
lands. we have great shops and great
factories that make everything. We have
skilled workmen, we have genius for in
vention and in the last thirty years we
have achieved commercial triumphs
which have been the wonder of the world
We have come out Of events of the last
five months glorious in our victories and
more glorious in the results which are to
follow them. We are fortunate In the vir-
tue of our people and in the valor of our
patriotic in all of our history and
| never more patriotic than from April,
1898, to the present time. Our patriot
ism must be continued. We must not
permit it to abate, but we must stand
unitedly until every settlement OF the
recent contest shall be written in endur-
| ing form and shall record triumph for
| civilization and humanity. am glad to
| be at the home of that gallant young
hero who went down in the harbor OF
Havana, Ensign Merritt. am glad to
pay fitting tribute to him anG all the
other heroes of the war. His name and
his fame will be sacred ly guarded by his
own neighbors and fellow citizens and
| will always be held in remem hrance by
grateful people,
| The President then introduced Secre.
tary Gage who said:
"It is to me source of pride and satis-
faction that you, the people of this
| mighty West can be brought into contact
as you have been brought into contact
today with. this man, the President Of
| the United States, to whose Judgment,
wisdom. courage, virtue. fortitude. zeal
and patriotism, the fortunes or the
American people are SO fully committed.
Citizens, he is worthy of your confidence
and love. support him by your sympa-
thies and your confidence"
Postmaster General Smith spoke next.
He said:
the United States. You have given him
your confidence and your support through
| the greatest crisis and emergency which
this oountry has faced since the civil
| war. because you know that he is firmly
devoted to the welfare of the entire Amer
| lean people, and has given his earnest
purpose to the promotion Of the interests
of our whole country. In his further
work, you will continue the confidence
and support which you have thus far
given him and in the settlements which
| are to come, he will have the support OF
tie American people as he has had in the
great conflict through which we have
passed"
Creston, Ia. October 1s.-At Corning
| the President congratulated the people
| of the West on the evidences OF prosperity
and progress and complimented Iowa on
| the fact that 1t had always been great
| state in influence on national affairs.
| Secretary Wilson made q brief speech.
BED Oak, Ia. October ia committee
of the Business Mems league OF st. Louis
! journeyed across Iowa with the Presi-
dent At Glenwood great crowd had
collected and many flags were carried by
l
] ever you put that flag in the hands OF the
boys and girls you put patriotism in their
hearts. There are two strong and married
phases in the war with Spain. One is its
heroism and the other its humanity. Inc
| individual valor of the soidler ana bhe
sailor has never been surpassed Both at
Manila and Santiago, with Dewey's feet
and Sampssn's squadron, there were dis
tinguishing exhibitions of personal yalor
and intrepidity which thrilled all of our
hearts. So with the land forces at San
Juan hill and FL Caney and Manila; SO
| with the marines at Guantanamo. This
| la the heroic side. The other is the
humanitarian side. The first ship to
enter the harbor of Santiago after the
surrender Of the Spanish forces and army
| to General Shafter was a ship laden with
food and provisions and medicines, carry
ing tho Red Cross to the suffering inhab-
itants of that land. And so all through
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