Evening star., 1898-10-12
SPEAKS TO IOWANS
President Mckinley Delivers Several
Addresses on His Omaha Trip.
OVATIONS ALL ALONG THE ROUTE
He Discusses National Questions
From Platform of His Car.
PRESENTED WITH A CANE

PRESENTED WITH A CANE
| On his journey from Chicago to Omaha
| yesterday President Mckinley made several
| speeches to large crowds of citizens who
had collected at points on the way. These
short addresses were in response to most
| fattering ovations to the President and
| urgent demands for him to say something
| on the issues of the day
| At Clinton, Iowa the President addressed
| the people follows:
| My fellow citizens l have not fitting
| words to express my appreciation of this
| splendid welcome. We have gone from in
| dustrial depression to industrial activity
| We have gone from labor seeking employ
| ment to employment seeking labor. (Ap-
| plause.) We have abundant and unuues-
| tonable currency the world over and we
| have an unsurpassed national credit-better
| than 1t has ever been before in our history.
| we nave, too, good national con-
science, and we have the courage of deS-
| tiny. Great applause) 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 praise,
but the admiration of the world. CHEERS }
our achievements on land and sea are
without parallel in the worlds history.
| During all these trying months the pccptc
| OF the United States have stood together as
| one man North and south have been
| united as they have never before been
| united. People who think alike in a coun-
| try IKE ours must act together That is
"hat we have been doing recently. and we
want to continue 10 act together until the
| fruits of our war shall be embodied in
solemn ana permanent settlements
Hnrmcny Needed at Home
We want no differences at home until
| We have settled our differences abroad.
! When all that is done we can have our
| little differences among ourselves | am
| glad to be in the state of Iowa. / am glad
| to meet and be greeted by your repre-
| sentatiVes in Congress and by YOUR hon
ofed governor, and | need not tel you how
! hohoHed l am to meet my old friend your
| ulstllIsu ulShed ! senator. cloud cheering)
| AT De Witt. a small Iowa town. the Pres
| ld@ht was greeted by another large gather
| ing. He said:
4 cannot be Indifferent to the very gem
erous greeting that has been given me
since l nave entered your great state AT
every point your people have mad. me-
i feet entirely at home. Indeed, there is no
part OF this glorious country where every
ts'!Zen T zen may not feel at home, and l regret
! 70 leave you at This Interesting moment
| AT this point the train puIlzd ont but
| not before three large lunches of flowers
| mad been thrown az the President Smil-
| ms ne stopped and picked up the buu-
| queiS ana carried them back int0 the car
The stop at Mount Vernon. the seat of
SofneH University, was SO brief that the
| President had only time to say: Il am very
stao TO meet you all" The tumuituous
cheeflnS was indication enough thar The
crowd was equally glad to meet their chiet
magistrate. As Mr. Mckinley entered his
! car he remarked to Senator Allison: Thai
Is the bfst speech l have made yet"
President Mounts Il Platform.
Inc President left the train for the first
| time at Cedar Rapids. A latform. eIabo-
rateiy decorated, stood near the track and
from it MIR. Mckinley delivered an address
which brought cheers from 10000 lustv
throats- He spoke as follows, after being
introduced by Mayor Cousins:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow citi
zens: 1t gives me very great pleasure to
meet the people of Cedar Ra bids as we
journey to the great western cit,- whit nor
L go to celebrate with the people of tho
mississippi states the triun1phs of
thelr skill, their genius and their industry
1T IS Il fortunate situation that this naonla
while engaged in war, never neglect The in
dustrles of peace. And while the war was
gong on and We We're engaged in arms
against a foreign foe, the industries of the
people went on, and their progress and
prosperity were in no wise checked
-! go thither also that l may celebrate
with my feIlow-countrymen of the west the
fh.a
protocol already signed and the susDen
sion of hostilties, with the hope that Won
ana entertain that in the final settlements
the treaty may be one founded on right and
Justlce ana IN the interest of humanity
tApplauseD This war that was so speedi
ly closed through the valor and intrepiditv
OF our soldiers will bring US. | trust bless
lhsS that are now beyond calculation
1t Will bring also burdens but tbe
American people never shirk a responsihin-
es anu never unload a burden that carries
forward clvlllzation. We accepted war for
humanity. We can accept no terms of
peace which shall not be in the interest of
humanity. That hostiities have ceased
upon terms so satisfactory to the people of
the United States is cause for congratu1a
ton, and calls forth sentiments of mons
gratitude to divine Providence for those
favors which He has manifested unto ms
and of appreciation of the army and nav,
for their brilliant victories
Such a celebration cannot hut he holm
1ul. 1t Will encourage love of country and
Will emphasize the noble achievements of
our soldiers and sailors on land and son
War has no glories except it achieves them
and no achievements are worth having
which do not advance civilization and bene
fit mankind. While our victories in battIe
have added new honors to American yalor
the real honor is the substantial gain to
humanity. Out of the bitterness and Voc
| the privations and sufferings and anxfeties
OF the past five months will flow benefits to
the nation which may be more important
than We can now realize.
Unffcation of the Nation.
mo development of the war has been
| more gratifying and exalting than the COM
plete unitication of the nation. Sectional
| lines have been obliterated; party differ
ences have been hushed in the great chorus
of patriotism which has been heard from
one end of the country to the other. To
the executives call for volunteers no
prompter response was received than came
| from the patriotic people of the south and
the west, and none were more patriotic
than the people of Iowa. And when the
orders were given to advance into a foreign
territory every soldier was disappointed
whose regiment was not included in the
orders to march. All were anxious to be
| with that portion of the army which was
| first to meet the enemy. Our gratitude is
boundlesS to these brave men. and the ma
| ton will hold them in perpetual memory.
In paying tribute to the patriotism and
Yalor of the men engaged in the rrar ,r,1,