Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-10-20
lOWANS CHEER M'KINLEY.
Crowds Greet Him at All Stations
Throughout Iowa.

Throughout iowa.
GALEsBURG, H., Oct 14.-Across the
wind swept prairies of Iowa the presi-
dent of the United States has whiled the
time on his return trip from the Omaha
exposition. In western Iowa the crowds
were loud and clamorous at every point,
but when the eastern part OF the state
was reached their magnitude seemed to
swell at every stopping place until at
Burlington, on the Mississippi, the eli
max was reached. There the president
did not attempt to talk, but was taken
in carriage through the brilliantly
lighted streets, and for 90 blocks was
kept busy lifting his hat in response to
the wild cheers of the citizens of Burl-
ington.
Possibly the worst crush of people
president Mckinley ever experienced
was at the Burlington station when the
carriages came back. The president
was forced almost to fight his way for so
yards in order to reach the entrance to
his private car, but throughout all this
he preserved his good temper and main
tanned a smiling countenance, as indeed
has been the case with him during his
western trip. AS the train swept east
ward the tenor of the presidents
speeches seemed to center more and
more ON the question of the foreign pol
icy of the government, and judging by
the applause of his auditors they were
largely in accord with his sentiment.
The last stop of the night was made
at Galesburg, and here the president
faced 5000 people. On the platform
with him stood Major General Shafter,
who was the orator at Galesburg peace
jubilee. Mighty waves Of applause went
up from the crowd as the president Of
the republic and the hero of Santiago
stepped together to the front of the
platform The president made short
speech.
At some points after he had finished
speaking Mr.. Mckinley presented to
the people the members of the cabinet,
who are with him, and cheers for Secre-
tary Bliss, Gage and Wilson and Post
master General Smith were almost as
hearty as those given for the president.
President Mckinley was not permit
ted to leave Omaha today without max
ing one more address to his western
constituents who had gathered at the
station to watch the departure of his
train. Hundreds Of eager people crowded
about the rear platform and just as the
flyer pulled out the president said to
them, his parting words being: II see
that here in Nebraska, as in every other
state of the union, everybody loves the
government and everybody loves the
flag, and cannot tell you how hard it
is for me this morning to bid you all
goodby."
Just across the river at Council Bluffs,
Mr.. Mckinley again responded to the
cheers of great crowd and said: II
am very much gratified at your recep-
ton. have just come from the great
city of the west and have witnessed
wonderful exhibition of your genius and
skill and industry as shown at the
Transmississippi exposition. Nothing
has given me greater satisfaction as l
have journeyed through the country
than to look into the cheerful faces
of the people and to be assured from
their appearance that despair no longer
hangs over the west, but that you are
having a fair share of prosperity, and
not only that, but you are having
baptism of patriotism, in which we all
rejoice"
At Hastings three little girls, with
hands full of flowers, were lifted up to
level with the president. He took the
hand of each little one and thanked
them in low tone for the roses.