The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
A CLEAR TRACK
Was Given the Presidential
Train From st. Louis
And All Night Long It Sped
Eastward
THROUGH ILLINOIS.
Crossed the Line Into Indiana
This Morning.
Met by Great Crowds at Every
Station.

Terre Haute, Ind, Oct.15.-Across the
corn lands of Illinois, the train of the
president swept all last night after
leaving st. Louis and today crossed the
line into Indiana, reaching Terre Haute
soon afterward. The Pennsylvania fly
er was delivered to the Vandalia line at
St. Louis and orders were issued by the
Vandalia officials that no train should
be run within 30 minutes either before.
or behind. giving the presidential train
practically a clear track.
The president arose early after a re-
freshing nights sleep, ready to meet
the requirements of another day of ar
duous travelling. The weather is a con-
tinuation of that which has favored the
entire Journey The only points sche-
duled for speeches today were Terre
Haute, Decatur and Springfield, III.
But throughout the trip he has express
ed a desire to have the train stopped at
every point where the crowd is large
and c1amorous to see and hear him.
At Terre Haute, the president entered
a carriage followed by Secretaries
Gage, Wilson and Bliss and the party
was given a drive about the city last
ing nearly half an hour The departure
from the train was made. just on the
outskirts and the president after being
shown the city was driven to the Union
station to reimbark. At all points where
he appeared the vast throngs of people
were enthusiastic and noisy. The
streets of the city were lined with peo-
pie eager to catch glimpse of the pres
ident and to hear the sound of his voice
Postmaster General Smith left the par
ty at st. Louis taking another train for
Indiana over which state he intends to
make a short political tour delivering
speeches at three or four points.
A Hint on the Philippines,
Paris. Ill. Oct 15.-One of the most
interesting incidents in the entire pres
idential trip occurred at Terre Haute,
after his drive around the city which
gave the president an opportunity to
see the Terre Haute street fair now in
progress. He ascended a platform near
the Union depot arm in arm with the
venerable Richard w. Thompson, eX-
secretary of the navy. The sight of the
veteran statesman on the arm of the
president of the United States was the
signal for uproarious and long contin-
ued applause from l., 900 thrOatS. Mr..
Thompson introduced the president who
said:
my Fellow Citizens-I have no ex-
pectatiOn of making myself heard by
this vast assemblage of my fellow citf-
ZenS of the state of Indiana. thank
you for this warm and hearty recep-
ton. 1t gives me peculiar pleasure to
meet again the citizens of the city of
Terre Haute and not the least of that
pleasure is that it gives me an OppOr-
tunity of meeting my old friend your
neighbOr, the veteran statesman and
patriot, Hon. Richard W. Thompson.
do not forget that this was the home
of that other distinguished Indianan
whose elOquence moved senates and
swayed great audiences and whose
friendship I enjoyed, the Hon. Daniel
w VOORHEES,. (Applause)
MY fellow citizens, for several days
we have been travelling through the
great west and everywhere we have
gone great assemblages like this have
greeted US. do not misinterpret.
know what it means. 1t has no per-
sonal significance, but it does have ma
tiona1 significance and it does mean
that all the people of all the sections
are once more united under one flag,
united in one purpose and patriotism.
It means my fellow citizens that the
people of the United States want the
victories of the army and of the navy
to be recognized in the treaty of peace.
It means that they want those of US
who are charged with the administra-
ton of the government to see to it that
the war was not in vain and that the
just fruits of our achievements on land
and sea shall not be lost" (Great ap-
OlanSe1