Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
THE SWING AROUND.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY LEAVES
CHICAGO FOR THE EAST.
THE COUNTRYS NEW POSSESSIONS.
MIR. Mckinley Says Philippines Are
~ Much Ours ns IL AInsLu-"Re-
bcliion" There VIII lie Put Down
WorISinpmcn Concentrated.

diors' Home. in the extreme western
portion Of the city.
The President addressed a few words to
The veterans, and as the time for making
the train was very limited, took a hur-
riod departure. The streets which were
traversed by tho presidential party were
thronsod with people including many
Thousand school-children. ana the entire
distance the President was kept busy
bowling his acknowledgements TO the
hearty greeting,
ADDRESS 70 WORKINGMEN.
The return trip from the Soldiers Homo
grounds was made through the South
Side, and on arriving at one Of the big
manufacturing plants the President was
greeted by 1000 artisans, who had stop
ped work a few moments IN order to see
the nations chief Executive The Presi-
dents carriage halted long enough for
the President to thank the workmen for
their greeting. He said he was glad to
know that it was not necessary for
workmen to seek employment, but that
/ the employers were seeking workmen
The President bade goOd-by 10 the Wis
] consn metropolis a few minutes after II
! o'clock, bound for Chicago.
| ADDRESS AT RACINE.
J BEACH. ILL, october 1.-THE presi-
Dental train, after leaving Milwaukee,
] made a short stop at Cudany and slow
! Cd up az South Milwaukee. The Presi-
dent did not make a speech at either
place
The party arrived at Racine at n:5O
O'clock Several thousand people greet
ed the President who spoke from the
] rcaI platform. He said In part:
| Il have no sympathy with that sentl-
| ment which would divide my countrymen
into classes. l have no sympathy with
! that sentiment that would put the rich
| man ON one side and the poor man on
| the Other-labor on one side and capital
on the other (applauso), because all Oh
them are equal before the law, al Of them
have equal power in the conduct Of the
government. Every mans vote IN the
United States is the equivalent OF every
other one. on the day We choose rulers
congressman, governors. and senator's
Our citizens may accumulate great
wealth, and many of them do, but th-y
cannot take it with them when they die.
nor can they entail il from generation
to generation. lie who inherits 1t must
keep ii by his own prudence or sagacily.
If he does not, fl is divided up among
his fellows"
The cabinet members We're also intro
| duced. At noon the train left over the
! Chicago and Northwestern road for Chi
/ cago and the East
The citiZers at kenosha greeted the
| presidential party a 300.
/ The President spoke from the car plat
form and was cheered heartily.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
! NATTKEGNN. Ill. October 1.-THE
presidential train was greeted by an Inn
mense crowd here this afternoon. Hun
| dreds Of school-children were massed
| about the platform, from which the
! President spoke, and all OF them had
! been provided with flags. Much enthu-
/ siasm was manifested. The President
/ said:
"The counsels of the people in gov
| eminent Ike ours are always noble and
unselfish. The viii Of the people Is the
! law Of the land, and l am glad 10 know
not only what my cOuntrymen are think
| ing about, but 10 be advised by them al
! ways of what they think is right and
/ what is best in administration and gov
| eminent For, after all, the great BODY
| of the people have single interest. that
| Of having their government wisely iaith-
fully, and honestly administered They
have little care for mere individuals, eX-
| cept as the individual may serve them
/ best and best represent the principles
which are dear 10 them In governmental
Above all else you want your govern
ment administered with integrity and for
the equal benefit Of all (Applause.) You
want your government moi to be the rep
resentative of one class of people or still
another class Of people, but OF all the
reople. and TO embOdy ID that govern
ment the best and nOblest aspirations or
/ Of all.
THE NEW POSSESSIONS"
I I. I fo g
uppeImOst in every mind here to-day.
Z You are thinking of your country; not OF
it's interests here al home, for with them
YOU are fairly satisfied, ana feel that they
/ are secure. You are thinking Of the vast
! interests Of the government In the new
possessions which have come TO US by the
fortunes Of war. Your hearts so out 10
the brave men I'm the distant islands OF
the Pacific, where they are maintaining
the sovereignty OF the United states over
q territory coded to US by Spain by a
treaty which has The solemn sanction not
only Of the Tatifying power Of the Senate.
but of the entire Congress Of the United
= cannot. my fellow-citizens, misrcal
your purpose and your conception OF pun
lie duty / am endeaVOrlng as l am
bound to do by the Constitution of the
United states, TO execute the law IN every
foot Of territory that belongs to Us. (Ap-
plause). Rebellion has been raised against
our authority in territory that Is as
/
| of Columbia. or any Territory Of the
United States Wpplause) and that re-
bclliOn VIII be put down enthusiastic ap-
plause), and the authority OF the United
states will be made supreme. General
cries Of "GOod'D
Some people say the President is car
rying on an unholy war in the Philip
pines-an unholy war 20 uphold The molly
banner Of the free, which these children
carry i'm their hands. and which represents
The sovereignty Of the republic. against
those who are attacking IL. Great alp
pause). The people of the United States
never had an appeal made TO duty Whlcn
was in vain"
STUDENTS WELLS.
EVANSTON, ILL, October 17.-As the
train stopped at Evanston, the presiden-
tial party w0s greeted with resoundinS
cheers from the people around the sta
ton. Conspicuous in the crowd were
students from Northwestern University.
whose lung-power was al its best, and
whose enthusiasm was unbounded. The
president made a short address.
DEPARTURE FOR MICHIGAN.
CHICAGO. October 1.-THE train bear
inc the presidential party from the north
,o9ched Chicago at 2l0 this afternoon.