The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-12
PRESIDENTS PROGRESS.
From the Western Metropolis to the
Mississippi River.
Loyal GREETINGS EVERYWHERE

ton, In. informs the Cheering People
That Employment Is Seeking Labor.
Omaha, Oct 12.-The presidents
! journey from Chicago to the Mississippi
river yesterday was one constant ova-
! ton. Since he was elected president
Mr. Mckinley has never until now
| Travelled west of Chicago, and the inn
| mense crowds at the stations along the
! Northwestern road showed the ap-
probation of the people for the oppor-
| tunity of greeting their chief maRis-
trate. Even at the smallest stations
| good sized crowds were in waiting,
whose only hope of reward was the
! possibility Of a passing glance at the
| president as the train swept by. The
first stop was made at DeKalb, Ia. at
| 9:05, and here the president spoke a
! few words in response to the crowds
enthusiastic welcome.
"It was no part of the program" said
Mr. Mckinley, that 1 should be well
coined by the people of De Kalb at
this hour of the morning, but I ap-
preciate your generous welcome and
share with you in congratulations to
our country and to our army and navy
| for the successful issues of the last
four months. l am sure there has never
been time i'm our history when pa
triotism has been more marked or more
! universal than It is today, and the
same high purpose which characterized
the conduct Of the people in war will
influence and control them in the set
tlement Of peace"
AT Dixon and Sterling, where brief
stops were made, the crowds were so
dense that hundreds could not even
| obtain a glimpse of the president. Mr..
! Mckinley made no attempt to talk at
| these points, but occupied his time with
shaking the hands of those who We're
close enough to the rear platform. A
young man at Dixon climbed upon the
ledge of the platform just as the train
was moving out lie clung to the rail-
ing, and reaching out his hand said:
Here, Mckinley, give us a shake
please" The president good naturedly
grasned his hand, with a warning to
iump off before the train attained too
| great speed.
The largest crowd Of the trip had
gathered at Clinton, Ia. Here Senator
Allison, Congressman Curtis and Gov
ernor Shaw and staff boarded the train.
After the cheering of the people had
subsided President Mckinley said:
|
ting words to express my appreciation
of this splendid welcome We have
gone from industrial depression to in
dustrial activity. We have gone from
! labor seeking employment to employ
ment seeking labor. We have abund-
ant currency and we have an unsur-
passed national credit, better than it
has ever been before in our history.
We have, too, a good national con-
| science, and we have the courage Of
destiny. We have much to be grateful
for in the stirring events of the past
six months. The army and navy of the
United States have won not only the
praise, but the admiration of the
world"
At Dewitt, a small Iowa town, the
president was greeted by another large
! gathering and made complimentary
remarks for a minute or two, the key
note being that "there is no part Of
this glorious country where every
citizen may not feel at home"
The stop at Mount Vernon was so
brief that the president had only time
to say: 'T am very glad to meet you
! ALL" AS Mr.. Mckinley entered his car
| he remarked to Senator Allison: THAT
is the best speech have made yet"
The gathering of people at Cedar
| Rapids broke the days record for num-
bers and enthusiasm, and here for the
first time he left the train and spoke
from a platform. The presidents 5
speech here was somewhat longer than
the previous ones and was received
with the evidences of the greatest ap-
proval by the people. Among other
things he said:
fgrF.1-s i
! through the valor and intrepidity of
our soldiers will bring to us, I trust,
blessings that are now beyond calcula-
tion. 1t will bring also burdens, but
the American people never shirl re-
sponsibility and never unload burden
that carries forward civilization. We
accepted war for humanity. We can
accept no terms of peace which shall
not be in the interest of humanity.
War has no glories except it achieves
them, and no achievements are worth
having which do not advance civiliza-
ton and benefit mankind. While our
victories in battle have added new
honors to American valor the real
honor is the substantial gain to hu-
| manity."
Short stops were made at Belle
! Plain, Tama, Marshalltown and Ames,
and at East Point the president said
few words to the people. Tama is in
the home county of Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson, who introduced the
president to his neighbors
The president and the other members
of his party were greeted on their ar
rival at Omaha by the largest crowd
that has ever lined the streets of the
city. The welcome that was accorded
to the head of the national government
was enthusiastic in the extreme. The
presidential reception committee, COM
| posed of prominent Omaha citizens and
| their wives were at the depot, and
| each member and his wife was given
one particular guest to escort to the
| proper place in the line of carriages.
AS soon as all were seated the process
sion started under escort of the two
equestrian clubs for the city hall.
Along the whole line the crowds on
each side of the street and in every
window kept up a continual ovation.
The buildings were gorgeously deco
| rated. At the city hall the visitors
were assigned to seats on temporary
platform, from which they reviewed a
magnificent parade of 40 floats.
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