The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-13
OMAHA'S PEACE CELEBRATION.
THRONGs OF PEOPLE STRUGGLED
TO GAIN SIGHT OF PRESIDENT.

Attendance Mt the Exposition Twice
rs Large as That of Amy Other
Day-Presfdent Mckinley Delivers
an Address in Which He EulOgizes
the Brave Soldiers and sailors.
Postmaster General Smith and
Gen. Miles Also Make Addresses.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 12-Not one feature
was lacking to-day to make the peace Jubi-
lee at the s-Mississippi Exposition an
unprecedented success. The weather was
delightful, an ideal october day.
From early morning until late at night
the President of the United States has
been kept busy acknowledging the most
enthusiastic greetings from his Western
constituents.
1t was trying day for the President,
for it is doubtful if he ever faced a larger
crowd than that which made the air vocal
with cheers and acclamations for him to-
day on the grounds of the exposition
Throughout his progress over the grounds
the mass of surglng, struggling, but al
ways admiring, humanity which almost
! fought for points of vantage to see the
| President, seemed to augment
AT o'clock the registered admissions
numbered more than $4,000 and before the
close of the gate at night the days at
tendance was easily 125,OOO, much more
than double the high-water mark on any
previous day.
During the day the President made a
speech, in the course of which he said:
"One of the great laws of life is pro-
gress, and nowhere have the principles of
this law been so strikngly illustrated as
in the United States. A century and
decade of our national life have turned
doubt into conviction; changed experiment
into demonstration; revolutionized old
methods and won new triumphs, which
have challenged the attentions of the
world. We have avoided the temptations
of conquest in the spirit of gain. With
an increasing love for our institutions
and an abiding faith in their stability we
have made the triumph as of our sys-
TEN of government in the progress and
prosperity of our people an inspiration
to the whole human race.
Confronted al this moment by new and
grave problems, we must recognize that
their solution will affect not ourselves
| tons
In this age of frequent interchange and
| mutual dependency, we cannot shirk our
| international responsibilities if we would !;
| they must be met with courage and wis
dom, and we must follow duty even IL
desire opposes. No deliberation can be
too mature or self-control too constant
in this solemn hour of our history. We
must avoid the temptation of undue ag-
gression, and aim to secure only such re-
suits as win promote our own and the
general good
ut has been said by some one that the
normal condition of nations is war. This
is not true of the United States. We
never entered upon war until every effort
for peace without it has been exhausted.
Ours has never been a military govern
ment Peace, with whose blessings we
have been so singularly favored, Is the
national desire and the goal of every
American aspiration.
ION April %, for the first time for more
than generation, the United States sound
ed the calls to arms. The banners of war
were unfurled; the best and braVest from
every section responded; a mighty army
was enrolled. the North and South yied
with each other in patriotic devotion; vol
unteers and regulars and all the people
raHied to the support of the republic. There
was no break In the line, no halt in thd
march, no fear in the heart nor resist1
ance to the patriotic impulse at home: no
successful resistance TO the patriotic spir-
it of the troops fighting in distant waters
or on a foreign shore.
What a wonderful experience it has
been from the standpoint of patriotism
and achievement. The storm broke so
suddenly that it was mere almost before
we realized il. Our navy was too small.
though forceful with it's modern equip-
ment and most fortunate in its trained
officers and sailors. Our army had years
ago been reduced 10 a peace footing, hut
the account which officers and men cave
Of themselves on the battledelds has never
been surpassed. The manhood was there
and everywhere. American patriotism was
there and it's resources were limitless
but if this is true of the beginning cf
the war, what shall we say of il now, with
hostilities suspended and peace near at
hand, as we fervently hope? Matchless in
it's results, uneQualed in its completeness
and the quick succession with which vic
tory followed victory"
The President paid a high tribute to
American soldiers and sailors, comparing
them with leaders on both sides during the
civil war, and Closed by saying:
THE war was no more invited by us
than were the questions which are laid at
our door by its results. Now as then, we
will do our duty. The problems will not
be solved in a day. Patence viii be re-
Of purpose and unshaken resolution to do
right; seeking only the highest good of
the nation and recognizing no other obj
CATION, pursuing no other path but that
of duly"
Postmaster General Smith also spoke.
and the multitude compelled Gen. Miles,
and other notables on the stand TO come
forward.
The President was given wide diversity
of entertainment to-day. Some of the
features were reception and band concerts
In his honor. exhibitions by the United
States lfe-saving crew on the lagoon, bal
loon ascensions, mimic Indian warfare
and elaborate displays of fireworks
Huge pictures of the President were sus-
pended on almost every building and the
evening iuuminations were marveIs Of cleo
trio skill.
The presidential train will start East at
$3.50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
GEN. LAWTON SAILS FOR HOME.