The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
The Presidents Reception at the En-
terprising City Of Terre Haute i'm
the Nature of an Ovation.
TRIBUTE TO JUNGLE DICK
WHO INTRODUCED THE DISTIN-
GUIsHED sIsIToR TO THE PEOPLE.
Speeches at Paris. ArcoIa and other
the Big City ON the Lake.
specIaI to the InaIanapolls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE Ind, Oct. 15.-The
President was a new man this morning at
$50 O'Clock when he left his car Campania,
to ride through the streets of Terre
Iaute Superintendent Miller, of the
main line of the Vandalia, had arranged
10 give the tired-out President a good
nights rest coming over from st. Louis
and the trip was made with that end in
view, both as to the time consumed and
the speed around curI es and past side
tracked trains. 1t was 10:3O O'clock when
the train left st. Louis last night and $50
o'clock this morning when it came to a stop
at the Vandalia crossing of Fifth street
Ten hours for 1GS miles may be accepted as
the roads record for a special train-on a
slow schedule. The train had the right of
way, too, and members of the Presidents
party say they have not had a better night
since they left Washington. The party was
a small one on arrival here and. as one
member said, every one had a double sec
ton III the sleeping cars. Postmaster Gen.
eral Smith went through to Columbus, o.,
from st. Louis, because he had an engage
ment to make a. political speech there to-
night He will rejon the Presidents party
at Chicago for the jubilee celebration 1t
was announced here that the Presidents
party would occupy two special trains and
the public was led to believe that General
Miles, General Wheeler. members of the
diplomatic corps and all the .notahles who
went to Omaha would be here. There was
great disappointment, therefore. and the
people do not yet believe they saw all who
were to be. seen.
Many times more than enough carriages
ut ~, he Vie not
cupy dozen. and trailing behind these
we're thirty or more with Terre Haute citi-
zens. The members of the City Council
rode ahead Of the President in a brake. The
escort for the Presidents carriage consist
ed of a platoon of soldiers of Company b.
dred-and-fifty-n ninth Indiana With
the President were Col. Richard w. Thomp-
son, who was to be chairman of the meet
ing, the Hon. John 4. Lamb, vice chair
man, and Congressman Faris. BY some
strange blunder the route was selected over
a square or more of Terre Hautes tender
loin district where the streets are unim-
proved and surroundings not altogether
nice. The object was to start at the end of
the line of street fair booths, but this could
have been accomplished as we'll by another
route and over newly-paved streets. The
crowds lined the sidewalks of the residence
streets, from where the President left the
cars to Main street, and there the numbers
were larger, especially at intersecting
streets.
Ten thousand persons, as crowds are esti-
mated, were on the lawn at the depot when
Colonel Thompson called the meeting to or
der. The colonel was heartily applauded,
as the crowd was glad TO see him once
more on platform. Fer year or more
!, hoc no r111nl X
ing. He said:
MY Fellow-citizens-I propose to intro
duce the President of the United States.
will not call his name, because there is
none here so ignorant as not to know him.
1t is sufficient to say that by his wise coun-
sells our invulnerable army and navy has
been enabled to make one of the oldest
and proudest nations of the earth bite the
dust and to prepare ourselves to remove
the flag which so long foated over our rich
est neighbour to make room for the stars
and stripes. The President will now address
YOU in few brief words, but / promise you
beforehand that they will be words of wis
dom and eloquentiy spoken The President
of the United States!''
President Mckinley spoke very slowly and
distinctly He looked very well and the COM
ment was general that he did not have the
tired expression one would expect from
reading the recent reports that he has been
firing Of the journey through the country.
He spoke as follows:
MY Fellow-citizens-I have no expecta-
ton of making myself heard by this vast
assemblage Of my fellow-citizens of the
State of Indiana. thank you for this warm
and hearty reception. 1t gives me peculiar
pleasure TO meet again the citizens of the
city Of Terre Haute and not the least of
that pleasure is that it gives me an oppor-
tunity TO meet my old friend. your neigh
bor the veteran statesman and patriot, the
Hon. Richard W. Thompson. do not forget
that this was the home of that other dis
unguished Indianian, whose eloouence
moved Senates and swayed great audiences
and whose friendship / enjoyed, the Hon.
Daniel w. Voorhees,. Applause.
My fellow-citizens, for several davs we
have been travelling throughout the great
West and everywhere we have. gone great
assembiages like this have greeted us. / do
not misinterpret it. 1t know what 1t means.
1t has no personal significance. but it does
have a national significance. and it does
mean that all the people of all the sections
are once more united under one flag. united
In one purpose and patriotism 1t means. my
fellow-citizens, that the people of the
, United States want the victories of the
army and navy to be recognized In the
treaty Of peace. 1t means that they want
those OF US who are charged with the adj
ministration of the government to see to
II that the war was not in vain, and that
the Just fruits Of our achievements on land
and sea shall not be lost" Great appiause)
Secretary Gage stood little back from
the President. but was not called on for Z