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ton cannot but be helpful. II Will en-
courage love OF country and will emphasize
the noble aohisvsmsnts OF our soldiers and
ries except 1t achieves them, and no
achievements are worth having which do
not advance civilization and benefit man
kind,
Grsatest Victory Of the War.
While our victories in battle have add
% new honors to American valor, the real
honor is the substantial gain to humanity.
tons ana suffertngs and anxietiss OF the
past hvs months, will flow dement's to the
nation which may be more important than
we gan now realize.
NO development Of the war has been
more gratifying and exAltink than the
complete unifoation Of the nation. Sec
ttonal lines have been oblitsratsd; party
differences have been hushed in the great
chorus OF patriotism which has been heard
from one end Of the country to the other.
ITO the executives call for volunteers
no prompter response was received than
came from the patriotic people OF the south
and the west. and none were more patriot
orders were given to advance into for
stgn territory every soldier waa disap-
pointed whose regiment was not included
in the orders to march All were anxious
to be with that portion Of the army which
was first to meet the enemy. Our graft
the nation will hold them in perpetual
memory.
Praise for Brave Women.
I'm paying tribute TO tho patriotism and
yaior Of the men engaged In the war we
must not fail to give deserved praise to
the nobility of the women. AS in the war
for independence and for the union, they
never hesitated nor murmured, freely
offering their best beloved on the al
sons went from every walk Of life,
even at personal self-sacrince, in the
struggle for support. and were not held
back, but encouraged to respond to the
sacred Gall Of duty. Alert. generous and
practical in providing relief work, minis
tsring where disease and death were most
frequent In the camps and at the front,
tenderly resigned and sublime In their sub
mission and faith when death claimed the
dearest Of their household. the women OF
the United States. in all the nations trials
through which We have passed. have placed
the government and the people under a
debt OF gratitude that they can never re-
pay. They have added new glory to the
race and exquisite qualities Of American
womanhood. I thank you all and bid you
good afternoon"
Shore stops were made at Belle
PLANE, Tama, Marshalltown and Ames,
and at each point the president said
few words to tho people. lama IL
in the home county of Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson, who introduced
the president to his neighbors. Cadets
from the state agricultural college
were at the depot at Ames and repeat
ed their college yell time and again
for the benefit of the president.
Eloquent Talk at Boone.
Logan, Ia, Oct. 12.-All through west
ern Iowa the numbers and enthusia sm
of the people remained undated.
Crowds were waiting on the platforms
of stations not reached till long after
dark. AT Boone, Ia, one of the days
most telling speech was made. Here
the president was again escorted to q
platform near the station, from which
he spoke to another cheering multi
tude. Before he was introduced two
pretty little school girls assembled the
platform and in behalf of the Boone
high school presented the president
with gold-headed cane tied with red,
white and blue ribbons. Ex-Congress-
man A. j. Holmes introduced the pres
idsnt, who said:
1--WE are fortunate to-day, more tor
tunate than we have been for more than
half q century, in having an undivided and
indtvisibls nation. [Applause.] Every sec
| ton Of this country loves the old flag dear
| ly, and we have but one flag, and that tn,
/ r11 CT ava md OF Arr
| It Is q sight worthy to behold that in GU,
| war the troops of the north were brigadet
| with the troops of the south. That lows
troops were brigaded with the troops Of The
south, and commanded by that distin.
guished ex-confederate whose name IL &c
familiar In the annals Of the OWL war
So that once more we dwell togsthsr-w<
were all together in the fight. we must b
ell together to the conclusion. [Cheers..
| This Is no time for divided councils; this 4
| the solemn hour demanding the higher
! wisdom and the best craftsmanship Q
| every section Of our glorious country, and
thank God, there is no north. no south, N
| east, no west, but all Americans forever
| tGreat applause.l
Our Only Danger.
| 1.-THE only danger for this people Is tina
now and then they become indifferent ant
| they quit too soon. Indifferent citizenship
| La always unfortunate; 1t Ia always unfor
tunate to be Indifferent to party, but /
Is always unfortunate to be Indifferent I,
| the oountry-always unfortunate to be In
| different to principle In the United State
| we have grown to have convictions, and W,
| have come to know how to put these con
| vlotions into public law and public admin
istration. II would have you remembe
| anything have said in these remarks,
| would be to remember that at this criti
| Gal hour in the nations history we mus
| not be divided. The triumphs OF the wa
are yet to DO written in the articles D
| peace" [Applause,]
| Senator Allison left the train a
Boone. The president made shor
talks during the evening at Denisou
Grand Junction, Logan, Missouri Val
ley and Council Bluffs.
The Grants VIII he There.
Toledo, o., Dot. 12.-Gen. F. D. Gran