The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15

over the City.
St Louis, Mo-, Oct. 14-President
Mckinley was today the guest of st.
Louis, the city in which. two years ago,
he received the nomination to his pres
ent high office. He came from Omaha,
by way of Galesburg, Ills, and was
brought into the city at 9:15 a. NJ,
being. preceded from Spanish lake by
special train, carrying the local recep-
ton committee.
From the time of his arrival until II
o. m, when the president left the city,
he was accorded an almost continuous
ovation. Escorted to the Southern
hotel by civic bodies and regular and
volunteer troops, President Mckinley
was met by the cheers of thousands of
people, lining both sides of the thor
Oughfares through which he passed. At
the Southern hotel, where the presi-
dent was entertained, he stopped and
reviewed the parade given in his honor
ard later held a reception in the parlors.
There he met many prominent St
Louisians. AT noon the chief executive
addressed a large crowd on the floor of
the Merchants Exchange and after
wards sat down to an elaborate lun-
cheon at which 10 persons We're pres
ent A drive through the fashionable
west end streets and parks of the city
completed the daylight programme Of
entertainment.
A feature of the drive was the stop
made at the Memorial Home. where
President Mckinley met and shook
hands with Jack Haynes, aged Ill
years. said to be the Oldest soldier in
the United States.
-ric oh OF fhe Coliseum the
sition building, the greatest throng of
people addressed by President MeKin-
ley under cover thus far during his
present trip, gave him a magnificent
greeting.
: Tired out with his DAYS, experiences.
the president and party left at IL
o'clock for Terre Haute, Ind.s the next
stopping place.
During his stay here, all the presi-
dents movements were carefully guard
ed by st. Louis police and detectives to
prevent his being subjected TO the
slightest inconvenience.
ARRIVAL AT ST. LOUIS.
The presidential train came into ST.
Louis soon after 9 o'clock this morning.
About an hour before, just as the flyer
was speeding across the Missouri river,
the president breakfasted.
At the union station. when the presi-
Dental train backed in at 9:2O a. m,
there was a terrific jam, every bit of
being filed with an enthusiastic crowd
of people anxious to see the chief exec
utive.
The members Of the general recep-
ton committee, who had preceded the
presidential train on Burlington spS-
cial, lined up and when President Nc
Kinley stepped from his car he was i'm
NADIA ta1x- eScO1tad " them tn IA
Twentieth street entrance of the union
depot and placed in a carriage. The
Twelfth United States infantry was
drawn up on the north side Of Market
street, facing the station and extend
ing along its entire length When the
presidents carriage wheeled into Mar
ket street, the veterans of Santiago
presented arms and the immense
throng that lined both sides of the
thOrOughfare broke into cheers. Hats
and handkerchiefs were waved and the
president was kept busy responding to
the noisy welcome.
Carriages containing other members
of the presidential party and the recep-
ton committee fell in behind that of
Mr.. Mckinley.
Arriving at the Southern hotel, Mr..
Mckinley alighted and, followed by the
members of his party, proceeded with
the reception committee to a balcony
overlooking Walnut street From this
vantage joint he viewed the thousands
of people who lined the street and fill
ed windows and hOusetops.
Although the weather was chilly,
President McKinley's head was con-
stantly barred during the review of the
parade, in response to the saluteS OF
passing troops. He was much Impress
ed with the appearance of the Twelfth
United States infantry and battery Z,
SanizatiOns that took active part in the
campaign before Santiago and stormed
the heights of Ell Caney.
After the review the president met
the members of the various committees
in the hotel Darlors. This over. the
doors were thrown open and the gen
eral public was given an opportunity
to pass before the chief executive.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
At noon the president spoke to 5000
people in the hall Of the merchants ex-
change, the room in which Samuel J.
Tilden was nominated for president In
1876
Mayor Ziegenheim introduced the
president TO the crowd. Mr.. Mckinley
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-I thank You
all most cordially for the warm well
come you have given me to your city.
And L congratulate you all upon the
good feeling and the splendid spirit
everywhere found throughout the
length and breadth OF our common
country Thank God we are all to-
gether once more. Great aDDIause.)
We have one flag and one destiny, and
wherever that destiny shall lead US we
Will have hearts strong enough to meet
every responsibility. (ADplause.) We
cannot enjoy glorieS and victories with
hla -ir he hot
suit from them. I congratulate you
again upon the splendid outlook for the
business future of our country. We
were never so well of as we are today.
We have gone from business depression
to business activity. We have gone
from labor hunting employment to en-
ployment hunting labor. (ADolause.l
And we have, everything blessed
country and resting upon all OF US is a
duty Of carrying forward the great
trust of civilization that has been COM
mitted to US. We must gather the