Evening star., 1898-10-15
A DAY IN ST. LOUIS
The President Makes Two Speeches
in Missouri's Metropolis.
TALKS OF THE NATIONS DESTINY
He Alludes to the Era of Good
Feeling and Prosperity.
GREAT CROWDS HEAR HIM

President Mckinley passed the day yes
| terday in ST. Louis visiting various points
| of interest He made speeches at the Mer-
| chants Exchange and at the exposition.
| dispatch from St Louis regarding the
| days program says:
| Fifteen thousand people were in the hall
Of the Merchants Exchange when Mayor
Leigenhein introduced the President to the
crowd. Mr.. Mckinley spoke as follows:
| Ladies and gentlemen: l thank you all
| most cordially for the warm welcome you
| have given me to your city, and / congrat-
| ulate you all upon the good feeling and
| splendid spirit everywhere found through
! out the length and breadth of our common
| country. Thank God, we are all together
once more. Great appiause)
! I'VE have one flag and one destiny and
wherever that destiny shall lead US We
shall have hearts strong enough to meet
| every responsibility AppauseD We cam
not enjoy glories and victories without
bearing the burdens that my result from
them. congratulate you again upon the
| splendid outlook for the business future of
| the country. We We're never so well off as
we are today: we have gone from business
| depression to business activity; We have
gone from labor hunting employment to
employment hunting labor (ApplauseD
ANU VIC nav c every tIfiflS-d most blessed
county; and resting upon all of is the
duty of carrying forward the great trust
| OF civilization that has been committed TO
| u.s. we must gather the fruits of victory;
| we must follow duty step by step; we must
follow the light as God gives us to see the
| light And He has strangely guided US not
/ only at the very beginning of our great
| government, but down TO the present hour:
ana L am sure it is the universal PRAYER of
| every American that He shall stin guide
| and we follow. l thank you"
rive fuii minutes of applause followed
| the PTesldents a~-ress mingled with cries
OF Hurrah for Mac and Three cheers
| for Mckinley"
| Escorted to the Exposition
The President was then escorted to the
| Coliseum by President Clark H. Simpson
| and the directors of the exposition. Mr.
| Mckinley walked to the center of the stage
| in the big Coliseum, while the people filled
the air with applause and Sousas band
played Hail to the Chief" After short
! address of welcome by President Sampson,
Mr.. Mckinley was presented. He said:
| My Fellow Citizens: My former visits
to St Louis are full of pleasant memories.
| My first was in 1883. and then again in
| 1892 both of which afforded me an oppor-
tunlty of becoming acquainted with your
| people and of observing the substantial
| character of your enterprising city. l
| omitted my quadriennial visit in 1896 for
| reasons watch were obvious to you, and
| have always been thankful that my a5
/ serce seemed to have created no prejudice
| in your mind.
| Il remember on the occasion of a former
| visit, in company with Governor Francis
| and other citizens, to have witnessed the
! assembled pupils of the schools Of the city,
| at your great fair. 1t was an inspiring
sight, and it has never been effaced from
| my recollection. AS l looked into the thou
| sands of the young faces. the boys and the
girls preparing themselves for citizenship,
| had my faith confirmed in the stability of
| our Institutions To the youth of the coun-
| try, trained in the schools which hap
| PLY open to ALL must We look to carry for
! ward the fabric of government 1t is for
| tunate for us that republic appeals to
| the best and uoblest aspirations of its citi-
zens, and makes all things possible 10 the
| worthy and Industrious. The personal in
terest and participation of citizenship
in the conduct of the government makes its
| condition always an absorbing and inter
| esting one.
1T must be a matter of great gratiaca-
| ton to the people of the United States to
! know that the national credit was never
| better than now; for the first time in the
! country's history the government is float
| ing :, per cent bond. every dollar of which
| was sold at par, and are row at a pre-
| MUM of cents on the dollar, and tnat
| this profit has gone 10 the people. The loan
| was popular one and 1t has been a source
| OF much satisfaction that the people, with
| their surplus savings, We're able to buy the
| bonds. 1t is interesting fact that While
! we Or1eret D0t cl bSiitlS Lol SeitS'
| over s1,fO.63o,oDo were subscribed by the
| people of the country, and by the terms OF
| sale no one was able to receive bonds in eX-
| cess of 5000.
| Big balance in Gold.
1T is not without significance too, that
| the government has not been required since
| 1896 to borrow any money for its current
| obligations until the with Spain, while
| its available balance October l, 1898, was
| upward of $501 01,O00,ooo, of which sum over
| SAB 900 600 was in gold Nothing more i'm
pressed the nations Of the world than the
| appropriation of large national defense
| fund, which the treasury was able to pay
| from its balances without resort to a loan.
| While the credit anG finances of the gov
| ernment have improved, the business con-
| ditions of the citizens have shared in the
| general prosperity. The money circulation
! of the country was larger on the ist of
| July, 1898 than ii has ever been, and there
! has been no depreciation OF the value Of
| our money
The people have horne the additional
| taxation made necessary by the war with
| the same degree Of patriotism thai char
acterized the soldier who enlisted to fight
| the country's battles We have not only
| prospered in every material sense, but We
| have established a sentiment of good feel
| ing and a spirit of brotherhood such rs
| the nation has not enjoyed since the earlier
! years of its history. Not since the begin
I slavery have here been such a common
| bond in name and purpose: such genuine
| affection such Il unity Of the sections such
| obliteraton of party aaG geographical di-
| visions National pride has been again
| enthroned; national patriotism has been
| stored; the national Cnion cemenced closer
and stronger, the love for the cid flag en-
! shrined in all hearts. North and south
have mingled their best blood in common
| cause and today rejoice i'll a common VIC
tory.
| Must Guard Restored Union.
| I'VE 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,
| we must stand man, not in the
| spirit of party, and united in a common
| effort for that which will give to the ma
! ton it's widest influence in it's sphere of
| activity and usefulness to which the war
has assigned it. Let nothing distract us;
| let no discordant voice intrude to embar-
rass US in the solution of the mighty
problems which involve such vast conse-
quences to ourselves and posterity. Let
| us remember that God bestows upon no
| ma W iS