The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-13
President Mckinley Tells Peo-
pie Of West Superior
That There Is no Time in Which
to Listen
TO PROPHET OF EVIL.
COngratuIates Them on Their
Improved Condition.
School Children Turn Out and
Present Souvenirs.

W est superior, WIS, Oct. 13.-PreSldenG
Mckinley and party arrived here this
morning and were greeted by 5000 people
and 1000 school children at the city han.
A committee of the children presented
the party with neatly printed souvenir
purchased by a penny contribution from
the school children
Caroline Kennedy, a 6-year-old girl
made the presentation speech.
The president thanked the children very
graciously. Mayor Dietrich introduced
the president who spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens: 1 need not be told
that the people of this city love their
ing would indicate to the most casual OBJ
server that the men, women and children
holding its honor wherever it has been
raised ral35e II gives me SRec1al pleasure 70
of your city. / remember the warmth OF
my greeting then, but this far surpasses
reception great as it has been on our long
journey has been more beautiful or i'm
pressive than yours today
I have been glad to note your progress
and prosperity; L have been glad to note
the difference between your condition
when [ last was here and your condition
now. The country is altogether too busy
with active industry and thriving COM
of evil. We are engaged now in looking
after ourselves anq IN taking care q
the best statesmanshIp for America 1s
that craftsmanship which looks to the
highest interest of American labor and
the highest development of American re-
sources
II have come this morning that I may
say to you that the people of this coun-
patrlotic- NO state IN the union was
prompter to answer the call of country
and south quickly responded to the call
of arms and when peace came were as
you most heartily, 1 thank the school
girls and the school boys. I thank you
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the United states. I am sure it needs no
| hearts of the American people whether
| tbev i've on fbe seab0ard or IN the inter
! Tor. Its great victories at Manila and
| Santiago decided and ended the war with
while do not smell the salt of the sea I
shall soon catch the breeze of the blue
| gateway between the great interior OF the
ocean over which your products will 60
to foreign lands and bring you back the
wealth which IS giving you the prosperity
| that mark your cities and your cOmmuni-
| ties of the west. 1 rejoice with you not
| American citizen in welcoming here the
| president of the United States, not alone
| in his individual capacity dear 70 you as
| he is in that but as the representative
of that great common country whose flag
we follow and whose citizens we are.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage was in
! troduced, but was too hoarse to speak.
The train then departed for Duluth.
/ SHORT STOP AT DULUTH.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 13.-A noisy well
| come was given the presidential party
| on it's arrival in this city at 10.40
! o'clock this morning. Hundreds OF tug
| boats and grain steamers anchored un-
| der the bridge across the st. Louis river
| blew their screaming sirens as the
| special train rassed overhead. An es-
| cort committee CT prominent citizens
| headed by Mayor Truelsen and Con
| gresham Page Morris had boarded the
| train at West Superior
| Entering carriages at the Great
| Northern depot the presidential party
| consisting of President and Mrs. Me-
| Kinley, Miss Mary Barber, Secretary
Long, Secretary Gage, Secretary Hitch
| cock, Attorney General Griggs, Secre-
| tary COrtelyOu and wives of the cabi-
! net members was driven through blocks
! of cheering humanity to the high school
| building, escorted by a battalion Of the
| Third Minnesota volunteers.
! The remarks of the president and
| several members of the cabinet wers
! brief.
The president spoke of the advanUa-
| ges of education and complimented the
| city on it's facilities in that direction
| while you have an opportunity, he
| said to the school children, draw from
| this fountain of learning. Fill your lit-
| tie minds with useful knowledge. Side
| by side with education must be charac-
| habit of doing good, as it is to get into
| the habit of doing bad With education
| every avenue of honor, every avenue OF
| fame is open to all of you"
The party left at 11:30 O'Clock for
| Fargo.