The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-15

His Speech Along Patriotic Lines,
With Brief Reference tn the
Subject of the Tari7--An An
dience of 10000 People Out to
Greet the Executive of the Ma
tiOn-Day's Programmes.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct 14-President
Mckinley was today the guest Of St.
Louis, the city in which, two years ago,
he received the nomination to his pres
ent office. From the time Of his ar
| rival until II p. m, when the president
left the city, he was accorded an oVa-
ten. Escorted to the Southern hotel by
| civic bodies and regular and volunteer
tICops, the two companies that gained
distinction at El Caney, President Nc
! Kinley was met by the cheers Of the
people lining both sides of all the thor
oughfares through which he passed.
AT the Southern hotel where the
! president was entertained. he stopped
| and viewed the parade and later held
! reception in the parlOrs. At noon the
| chief executive addressed a large crowd
| on the floor Of the merchants exchange
/ and afterwards sat down 10 an Ella bo-
| rate luncheon, at which seVenty-fiVe
! persons were present. A drive through
| the fashionable west end streets and
! parks Of the city completed the day
/ light progra mme of entertainment.
Dinner was served to the party at
! the Southern at 1880. The president
was seated in the center Of the table
| at the head of the hotel ordinary. On
| either side of him were two former Sec
retaries OF the interior, John w. Noble
and David r. Francis.
At the Coliseum tonight 10000 peO-
pie listened to the address delivered by
the president. The president was es-
| cOrted to the Coliseum by President
| Clark H. Sampson and the directors
| of the exposition. Mr.. Mckinley walk
ed to the big stage in the center Of the
building while the people cheered and
SOusas band played Hail to the
| Chief"
After an allusion to former visits to
st. Louis, the president said:
MKINLEY'S REMARKS.
1t must be a matter Of great qualification
to the people Of the United States to know
that the national credit was never better
| than now; that for the first time in the
countrys history the government is floating
per cent bond, every dollar Of which
was sold at par and are now at premium
! of cents on the dollar, and this profit
has gone to the people. The loan was
! popular one, and it has been a source OF
much satisfaction that the people, with their
| surplus savings were able to buy the bonds.
! 1t is an interesting fact that while We oHered
! but $2bO, O0O,uUO or bonds ICr SAFE, over SI4s-
600, coo were subscribed by the people Of the
country, and by the terms OF sale no one
was able to receive bonds in excess Of ZOO.
1t IS not without significance, too, that
the government has not bsen required since
1896 to borrow any money for its current
| obligations, until the var with Spain, while
| its available balance Oct. l, 1898, was up
| wards of $307 900 900, Of which sum over S243,
| 900, 900 was in gold Nothing more impressed
| the nations Of the world than the appropria-
| ton of large national defense fund, which
| the treasury was able to pay from its bal
| ances without resort to a loan. While the
credit and finances of the government have
| improved the business, conditions Of the peO-
! pie have also happily improved. Both gov
| eminent and citizen have shared in the gen.
the country was larger on the frst OF July.
| SO, than it has ever been, and there has
been no depreciation Of the value of our
| money.
A UNITED NATION.
The people have borne the additional taxa
ton made necessary by the war with the
! same degree of patriotism that characterized
! the soldier who enlisted to fight the country's
! battles.
We have not only prospered in every ma
| terial sense, but we have established seuti-
ment of good feeling and a spirit of brother
! hood such as the nation has not enjoyed since
| the earlier years Of it's history. Not since the
| beginning of the agitation OF the quest on Of
| slavery has there been such a common
! bond in name and purpose; such genuine al
! lection; such unity of the sections such OBJ
liberation of party and geographical divisions.
! National pride has been again enthroned:
! national patriotism has been restored; the ma
| tiCnal union cemented closer and stronger:
! the love for the old flag enshrined in all
| hearts. North and South have mingled their
| best blood in a common cause and today re-
J joice in a common victory.
I We must guard this restored union with
| Jealous and sacred care, and while awaiting
| the settlements of the war and meeting the
| problems which will follow must stand as
one man. net in the spirit OF party. and united
| in common effort for that which will give
| to The nation its widest influence in its sphere
| or activity and usefulness to which the war
| has assigned il. Let nothing distract US:
! let no discordant voice intrUde 10 embarrass
| US in the solution of the mighty problems
| which involved such vast consequences to our
| selves and posterity. Let US remember that
| God bestows upon no nation supreme oppor-
| tunity which is not ready to respond to the
| call of supreme duty.
Tired out with his days experience
the president and party left at IL
o'clock for Terre Haute, Ind, the next
| stopping place.