The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-12
PRESIDENT REACHES OMAHA.
,,s JOURNEY FROM CHICAGO A
CONTINUOUS OVATION.

Cit- Hall n Magnificent Spectacle.
Large Crowds at Clinton and Cedar
uoDids where the President Made
Drief Addresses.
omaha. Neb., Oct. 11.-President Nc
E1tnlev and the other members of the
nresidential party from Washington were
greeted on their arrival in Omaha by the
largest crowd that has ever lined The
streets Of the city, and the welcome ac-
corded the head of the nation was enthus-
iastic in the extreme.
At the depot were King Ak-Sar-Ben w,
Ia person. ana board of governors of the
king. Knights of Ar-Sar-Ben and also
The equestrian club of South Omaha.
The festival of Ak-Sar-Ben was held
last week and the newly crowned king
had ordered that his knights exert them
selves to do honor to the beloved ruler
Of the nation.
The presidential reception committee,
composed of Omaha citizens and their
wives, we're also at the depot AS soon
as all were seated in carriages, the pro-
cesson started under escort of the two
equestrian clubs for the city hall.
Along the whole line the crowd of people
on each side Of the street and in every
window, kept up a continuous ovation.
The buildings were gorgeously decorated
with red, white and blue, and with the
Ak-sar-Ben colors, red, yellow and green,
and numerous pictures of the President
appeared in the windows of the stores and
OIL "a 81 oil ctr 4r-3tI !,
lines of incandescent lights over each
causeway and arches of colored incan-
descent lights at every street crossing,
making the whole line of march as light
as day.
At the city hall the party alighted and
the visitors were assigned to seats on a
temporary platform from which they re-
viewed the magnificent parade of forty
floats. The floats were the same which
had taken part during the last week in
the Ak-Sar-Ben parade and the electric
parade and the two gorgeous parades
combined made a magnificent spectacle
The Presidents Journey from Chicago
to Omaha was constant ovation. Crowds
greeted him at every station, and he was
compelled to make number Of short
4 speeches.
The largest crowd of the trip had gath
cred at Clinton, Ia. Here Senator Alli-
son, Congressman Curtis and Gov. Shaw
and staff boarded the train.
After the cheering subsided, President
Mckinley said: MY Fellow Citizens:
d have no fitting words to express my ap-
probation of this splendid welcome. We
ina Il
oustrlal activity. We have gone from la
Dor seeking employment to employment
seeking labor (AppGause) We have abun-
udilI an unquestionable currency the
word over, and we have an unsurpassed
na'lonal credit; better than it has ever
oeen before in our history.
we nave too, a good national con-
eseHce' ana we have the courage of des-
tiny' Great applause). We have much
ue grateful for in the stirring events
VI Ihe past six months. The army and
navy Of the United States have won not
o'Hy our praise but the admiration of the
world. (Cheers)
Our achievements on land and sea were
81 TNHout parallel in the worlds history.
Duilns al these trying months, the peo-
ape Vi the United States have stood to-
teller as one man; North and South have
u united as they have never before
DeeH united. People who think alike in
ST toS-tiy IKE ours must act together That
- "Hat We have been doing recently, and
81 81 "au' TO continue to act together until
# tn - aus OF our war shall be embodied
~ 1S'sinh and permanent settlement
we want no differences at home until
we nave settled our differences abroad.
I+i{ Tngh mat is all done, we can have our
~, uIuerences among ourselves"
IL -Is resident left the train for the first
- az cedar Rapids. A platform, elab-
o'ey decorated, stood near the track.
o49. 99 rom 1t Mr.. Mckinley delivered an
a pst, winch brought cheers from 10000
lusty throats
s,ils sud IN part: 1T is a fortunate stu
~ 'iol mat this people while engaged in war
wb,I 'S' neglect the industries of peace. And
enr,. '5e war was going on and we were
~ IN arms against a foreign foe.
toei 'NusIIies OF the people went on and
VIE PIosress and prosperity were in no
ern (rueeked. l go to that great West
Sfef;ot,. mat l may celebrate with my
ere couhtrymen of the West the pro-
- VI me war thus far made; the pro-
u of " aH!feady signed and the suspension
Il Il e1t11. ',,',l'les with the hope that you and
trsat,. tam that in the final settlement the
tngS may be one founded on right and
War ~ III the interest of humanity. This
II tbe u'a' was so speedily closed through
win Cur ana intrepidity of our soldiers
|W - ~ u9' 4 trust BLESSINGS lnat
Nm now beyond calculation 1t
Arn.,. DIihg also burdens, but the
+ 9es,.l.l res ,1aA people never shirk a
tba, '-slolllty. never unload burden
+ ceTt, J"Irles forward civilization. We ac-
ra war for humanity. We can accept
be in 'Jins of peace which shall not
tnlil-" "le interest of humanity. That hos
s |tsor'r,. nave ceased upon terms so satis-
is ce,S 70 the people of the United States
forfb b0se Ior congratulation, and calls
Il, yne rrsI.iiIlnents Of pious gratitude to di-
X ss rtoEidence for those favors which lie
8 "stHlilIested unto us.
f fu M a celebration cannot but be help
anil ~, VIII encourage love Of country
.ner.s WI emphasize the noble achieve
and oI our soldiers and sailors on land
B aebfa,.a1' War has no glories, except it
swor+b mem, and no achievements are
Ill.,. having which do not advance civ
Ikct1,l" ana benefit mankind. While our
ho Ari ~ battle have added new honors
slb--I''' bl'l'' mean valor. the real honor is the
tge,,,. +.tliaI gain to humanity. out of the
sufsr.'s ana woe, the prlvations and
bnor.Iss aud anxieties of the past five
shyr,.l VIII flow benefits to the nation
m iu-y be more important than we
w5r '" realize The development of the
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