The record-union., 1898-10-16
Marked With Great Enthusiasm All
Along the Route.
Crowds Of People Assemble at Railway Sta
tions and Cheer the President.
The Nations Chief Executive Ar
rives Safely at Chicago From
His Trip to the Omaha EXPOSE
tion-Was Deeply Moved by the
Patriotism of the People
Throughout His Journey.

Throughout His Journey.
| CHICAGO, Oct 15-Thei President o.
the United States arrived in Chicago
over the Illinois Central tonight III
$40 and will be the central figure in
the citys peace jubilee next week AL
though much wearied by his long jour
ney over the great West and his ar
duous day at the Trans Mississippi
Exposition, he said just before leaving
the train: Throughout the Journey ]
have been deeply moved by the pa
triotism of the people and delighted
with the evidences of their prosperity. "
After the city limits were reached
crowds lined the Enclosures beside the
tracks of the Illinois Central, eager to
see the train sweep by. The enthu-
siasm was unbounded, even when the
| President himself could not be seen.
Mr.. Mckinley left the train at Thir-
ty-ninth street, going directly to the
home of Captain Lafayette McWill-
Jams, where Mrs. Mckinley has been
entertained since arriving from Can
ton The other members of the Off
cial party were taken care of at the
leading hotels.
A welcoming committee of Chicago
citizens made the run from Kankakee
| Among the members We're Postmaster
Gordon, Mayor Harrison, DR.. William
II. Harper, President of the University
of Chicago; John Barton Payne and
Judge Peter S. Grosscup
BIG RECEPTION AT SPRINGFIELD.
KANKAKEE Qll), Oct. 15.-Enor-
nous crowds listened to the President
both at Decatur and Springfield. The
/ latter place, the former residence of
Abraham Lincoln, furnished the largest
assemblage of the day. They listened
solemnly and with barred heads while
President Mckinley uttered feeling
words in eulogy of Lincoln.
The crowd at Springfield was the
record-breaker of the day, and is es-
| timated at 10000. The Fifth Illinois
| Infantry, stationed at Springfield, was
a pleasing feature. From the steps Of
| the old State House the President adj
| dressed the crowd. He said.
Fellow Citizens: 1 am glad to meet
the people of the State of Illinois at
! their State Capital. 1 am glad to oe
| at the home of the martyred President.
His name is one of inspiration, and a
holy one to all lovers of liberty the
world over. He saved the Union. He
| liberated a race-a race which he said
ought to be free because there might
come a time when these black men
could help keep the jewel of liberty
in the family of nations. If any v:n-
dication of that act or Of that prophesy
were needed, it was found when the
brave black men assembled the hill of
San Juan in Cuba and charged the
enemy at Ell Caney. They indicated
their own title to liberty on that field
and with other brave soldiers gave the
priceless gift of liberty to another sue-
fering race.
My fellow citizens, the name of Lin
coin will live forever in immortal story
His fame, his work, his life is rot only
an inspiration to every American boy
and girl, but to all mankind And
what an encouragement his lifework
has been to his successors in the Pres
idential office. If any one of them at
any time has felt that his burden was
heavy, he had but to reflect upon the
greater burdens of Abraham Lincoln
to make his seem lighter.
My fellow citizens, l congratulate
you that your great State furnished
him to the country and to the world.
You guard sacred his ashes here. but
the whole country guard with you his
sacred memory. l congratulate you
on the condition of the country. It
was never better than it is to-day. Our
national finances give US no trouble.
We have all necessary money now
with which to do business of the Gov
eminent and the Government is secure
in it's finances, thanks to the people for
having accepted the wax tax so patri-
otcally. The business of the people
is better than it has been for years.
and the money of the country has suf-
fered no dishOnor while the credit of
the Government was never higher and
the national name was never dearer to
the people than now and vever more
respected throughout the world. All
thanks to our glorious army and navy:
thanks to the fleets of Dewey and
Sampson and the armies of Miles and
Shafter and of Merritt, we have won
glorious triumphs for humanity. We
went TO war not because we wanted to
but because humanity demanded it.
And, having gone to war for humani-
tvs sake, we must accept no settle
ment that will not take into account
the interests of humanity.
Now, my friends, what we want to
do-(a voice in the crowd Elect you
again) great applause and cries of
that's right0-what we want is to have
no dispute and differences among our
selves to interfere with our united
Judgment in dealing with the foreign
problems that are before US AS we
stand together in war, let us vtand to-
gether until settlement is made'
AT TERRE HAUTE.
PARIS Ull), Oct. 15.-After the drive
about Terre Haute, which gave the
President an opportunity to see the
street fair now in progress, he as
cended platform near the union de-
pot, arm in arm with Richard w.
Thompson, ex-Secretary of the Navy.
The sight of the veteran statesman on
the arm of the President was the sig
nal for uproarious and long continued
applause from 1900 threats. Mr..
Thompson introduced the President.
who said:
My Fellow Citizens: I have no ex-
pectation Of making myself heard by |
this vast assemblage Of my fellow cit