The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-14
THRoNG Ar CREsTON.
Twelve Thousand People Cheer the
Presidents Utterances.

MOUNT PLEASANT Ia, Oct. 13.-By far
the largest and the most vociferous crowd
of the day had gathered at Creston, Ia,
which was reached at 2 o'clock. The Popu-
lation of the city is only a little more than
1000, but excursion trains had brought in
many from neighboring points and the re-
suit was a mass of humanity estimated at
1900. When the presidential party assembled
the platform provided for it a band struck
upe"The Star-spangled Banner" and from
1900 threats cheers went up for the Presi-
dent of the United States. Mr.. McKinley's
speech at this point was one OF the best of
the day, and here, for the first time, Secre-
tary Bliss made few remarks. Secretary
Gage also spoke briefly. The people were
anxious to hear the postmaster general and
Secretary Wilson, but the time allowed for
Creston only permitted them to greet the
people with bows before leaving for the
train. Following is Mr.. McKinley's speech:
my Fellow-citizens, Ladies and Gentle
men-It gives me very great pleasure to
meet and greet my fellow-citizens of the
State of Iowa.s 1 am glad to look into the
cheerful faces of this great assemblage, for
it gives me assurance of what 1 have al
ready known-that the business and indus
trial and agricultural conditions of the
country are those of assurance and conf
tory when the country enjoyed more real
substantial prosperity than ii does to-day.
The job hunts the man now, not the man
the job and where that condition EXISTS
labor is always better rewarded. In every
one of the great industries of the country
we are feeling degree of prosperity which
gives new hope to all our people Not only
are the people reasonably prosperous, but
the government, in which you are all inter-
no bad luck lately. Great applause.) Our
financial condition was never better than
It is now Our national credit was never SO
high as 1t is now. and the people of the
United States were well enough off when
the government wanted $20o,05OOOo with
which to conduct the war to subscribe for
100000, and for bond at lower rate
of interest than was ever foated by the
government of the United States before,
and our revenues are not troubling us any
more. We have got along fairly well this
far, thanks to the patriotism of the Amer
lean people and thanks to the valor and
courage and heroism OF the boys OF Iowa
and of the rest of the United States.
My fellow citizens, / want to leave one
other thought with you, and that is we
have been united and are, therefore, strong
and invincble in war. We must continue
strusgle UNIV We must h have no ehs
ferences among ourselves while we
are settling differences With somebody
mont IN the interest of justice and civiliZa-
ton and humanity. then we can resume
our old domestic differences If We want TO.
But / want TO say that in all the trying
m onths through which we have just passed
the President of the United States had The
faithful support of the representatives IF
the people of Iowa in the Congress of the
United States"
Secretary Bliss followed the President.
His brief address. which was punctuated
throughout with applause, follows:
when / was asked to become secretary
Of the interior one of my friends said, You
have been living in the East and you ought
TO go West / have been looking for the
last few days for the West, but / think
there is no West in this country to-day,
and no East or North or South. We stand
as a united people, as we have never done
before. The center OF the United States.
as we are told by the geographers. is San
Francisco Therefore, you here in Iowa
are simply on the edge OF down East.
When the great man-of-war Charleston, on
its way to Manila, passed into little port
of the Ladrones, 1900 miles from San Fran
cisco, the Spanish commanding general
found to his surprise and establishment that
he was a resident OF the United States.
AS / said in the first place, there is no
West ii is far far beyond you and me. Ii
has been brought about by the valor of our
soldiers and sailors. | did not come To
speak. did not suppose would be asked
but thank you all the same for your kind
attention"
At Alton and osceola, both small towns