New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY.
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS GREET HIM On
HIS WAY NORTH.
ARRIVAL AT FARGO SPEECHES TO THE
PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA
APPROVAL OF THE POLICY IN
THE PHILIPPINES


APPROVAL OF THE POLICY IN
THE PHILIPPINES
West Superior. WIS, oct. 13 President Nc
Kinley and his party arrived in this city one
and one half hours late over fifteen thousand
people. including seven thousand school children.
received the party at the city Hall commit
tee II children presented TO the President and
his party a neat printed souvenir purchased
with penny contributions by the school children.
Caroline Kennedy a six-year-old girl. presented
the souvenir
The President thanked the children gracously
and spoke in part follows.
| have been glad to note your progress and
your prosperity / have been glad - note the df-
ference between your connitlon when last was
here and your condition now. The country Is
altogether too busy with active industry and
thriving commerce To listen any longer 10 the
prophet II evil We are engaged now In look
ing after ourselves and in taking care of our
selves and We have discovered that the nest
craftsmanship for America u that states
manship which looks to the highest interest "i
American labor and the highest deNeopInehl OF
American resources
Brief addresses were made by Secretary Long
and Secretary Gage. and the train then departed
for Duluth.
Duluth. MINI. oct. IA noisy welcome was
given To the Presidential party on its arrival IN
this city to-day. Hundreds OF tugboats ana
grain steamers were anchored under the bridge
across the - LOUIS River, and as the special
train passed overhead the sirens beneath the
bridge joined in Il hair raising chorus. An IS
cort committee of prominent Duluth citizens
headed 10y Mayor Truelsen and Congressman
Page Norris. boarded the train at West superior.
Entering carriages at the Great Northern sta
ton the Presidential party was driven through
rows OF cheering humanity TO the High school
nuiding Al the head of the procession marched
A battalion Of the 81 Minnesota. The square
around the High school vas packed with poo
pe who chcered wildly as President Mchin'e!
entered the speakers stand
THE VALUE OF EDUCATION.
The President spoke Of the advantages Of eiu-
cation and compmented the city on IT'S fa'ih-
ties in that direction He added.
Ny welcome to Duluth has been unique and
most gracious greeted at the station by the
people If YOUR city and vicinity. escorted hH nay
comrades of thu civil War on thu right ana me
lefi Jed boy the young soldiers of the spanish
war and then the nnal GROWING '"nsummaN"n
Of il ALL the welcome Of the school cnidr'h OF
the civ of Duluth. around and about ms Dra"
tiful temple of learning open I" al" t''" am
poor alike" All that Ne have seen about US 'nis
r.
nf the United States. II rests in ia" hearts anu
+ conselrncrs Of the people. II is Defended NN'n
eyer IL is aseailed hoy its citizen soldier ana II
furnishes educgion free To- an To- 'ng >p ,''a,
that they may take upon themselves the great
trust Of carrying forward without abatement "'
vigor this fabric Of government
80 picture more beautiful was eyer presenter
- human vision than the one We see before us
-, ta, Tba schools of the country ii" at the
very foundation Of our institutions me! az
the very citadel IF our power lh'N ''"''I1.,'
/ the cornerstone Of our safety anu NV
Ever, boy and ever girl IN the nited states
can hav. an education without money ana WIN
out price They IAN nave an edu,a"' ."a1
e.uifs them for any tuty ~ NE. ana N3"' ~,
tell vou young people. Will" You nave an "'I''
,,t,it, draw, \. ,plv from This fountain OF i'alh
irg for when YOU get older there IS less tnr l'r
the pursuit OF knowledge IN our nuSf ,ul'i',.e
life FIJI your minds WIN uS'Iu nn 49, ,I,
and 500 YOU are dlling your littl" hearts nrlil
s,,,i - na,riofisnl as YOU hold the flag of your
f oounfr, iu your hands.
CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
The Pre.idcn, thanked the crowd. which CON
tanned five Thousand school children Tor us
welcome. and drove to tho station anna ae8'r"-
,,, cheers \, II 80 the Presidential tram
started for Fargo. y L.
Prainerd. Ninn. oct IL President M'kin-
lows train passed through this city ar "."'
o.clncl this afternoon. \ larg" crowd had as
sairhlcd AT the station with S'h''i '''''''" ~
49,. number Of several hundred in the front
ranks President Mckinley and Secretaries
Wilson and Hitchcock spoke briefly The fresi-
dent said IN part.
our Government emanates from IA" p'"p."
all power comes from me V'''lg @',i e ,ho
officers must bear their commission from I'M
r.,nle as administrators Of their aUalrS ha'h
80 fh. 1;oNrrnn.nf 20 which nave r'l'rI'" r.
,b. home which is tho ideal government over
f4tl
mon interest and Affection tho American nome
m. schoohouse for the 'ducauon "t Aln''udl
boys and girls IN the duties "i ''uH'hS"i. N'
from, this home which lies at the FOUNDATION vi
,,r ruhlir Institutions do governments uIdN
their virtue and integrity The edu'atl"n Una,
comes from the home tow hes an our lives anu
STAYS with US "a long as ~" i've
There is not a man anywhere IN our country
that. remembering the aff"ctionat" '"un'rlS "l
his mother has not been h"lpeI III Iesl9'HlN
,lrnrc and adhcrinE t0 right II Is tha' Nln''l
can home whore love is found and virtues pre-
side that is the hope ~ our sieal i''l"n".
and after that are the schools of the country
+ Th.v educate men for citizenship ana st'''s
inanship and this country is sal" as lrhE as W,
rr.eery,. the honor and integrity OF nome ano
continue public education i'm Nation ana Stat'
:, ie from IN. homes and schools that IN" brave
i,s cont ont from Minnesota in the civil Nai
and again I'm tho spanish war. responcins WIZ
alacritv unprecedented To ia" can oi the '"uli
~. - fight it's battles and uphold IT'S honor
Let me- say just one other thing Wherever "n'
LAG GOES there go OUT education and our CIV
iiizaton
TREMENDOUS applause followed tho speaking.
aiken. MINI. oct IL y small but enthusl
as,ic crowd gathered here 10 greet the Presi
dental party this afternoon Conspicuousl>
porched upon fence beside the Presidents cal
was a party Of Chippewa Indians anxious q
not a gln,rs. of the Great Father Tn" Presi
dent said
AIM or THE EXECUTIVE