The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-08

Brief Addresses at Kewanec, LaSalle,
Ottawa and Joliet.

OttuWA SOAets
CHICAGO, Oct. THE President made
several short speeches en- route from Gales
burg to Chicago. At Kewanee a dense
crowd Of workmen from the factories and
shops greeted him. The President said:
II am glad to meet the workingmen of
this busy manufacturing town. This year
the place hunts the man and not the man
the signs Of the times? Coming along on
the railway received letter from one OF
your great works here and 1 thought it
gave the best answer that could be made.
{" In 1896 from one to three hundred men
were turned away from our gates every
morning and every night who were looking
for work. Many of these people went away
with tears in their eyes. We gave work to
large numbers OF people for few days at
a time simply TO enable them TO live. Dur
ing the two last years our bulletin board
has been constantly covered with notice
of additional men wanted
I'm one of your factories in 1896, in the
month of September, you paid $4,000 to la,
bor; in the same month of 1889 you paid
100000 to labor. / am told that this rail-
way over which We are travelling loaded in
the month of September of this year 5000
cars (more than ever before loaded In a
single month in its history. with the prod
ucts of the farm, the mills and factories,
along its lines, and 1900 more than Were
loaded in the same period last year. SO
/ feel that l can congratulate you on the
prosperity that prevails in this community
and throughout the country.
voice Of calamity Evidence of despair is
no longer heard, and orators without cccu-
patton are now looking to the Philippines
for comfort. AS we opposed them when
they were standing against industrial frog
ress at home, we oppose them now as they
are standing against national duty in our
longed applause.]
FLOWERS FROM LITTLE POETESSES.
A pleasant incident of the stop at La Sale
was the presentation to Mr.. Mckinley Of
some beautiful flowers by a group of little
girls, with the following message:
"Our meeting is short and fieeting.
But take these roses a loyal greeting"
The President was introduced to an enor-
nous crowd at La Sale by Senator CulIom.
He spoke as follows:
ut gives me great to meet
the East or the South or the West that
my pride In my country is not increased.
in its noble mission and its permanence
firmly re-established in my heart. We are
a nation of seventy-five million of people.
in the race of life with public schools and
other schools open for the education of the
boys and girls freely and without price,
with hope put in the heart of the humtlest
boy in the land and the right of that boy
to aspire to the highest place in the gift
of this free Republic. And II You needed
any example Of the, glorious opportunities
of American citizenship you have them here
in. your own great State of Illinois--Lin--
coin. Douglas. Logan, Lovejoy, Oglesby and
long list besides. Coming from the hum
blest walks of life, they at last reached
the highest SUBMITS of fame and favor in
the Republic. And TO US, for this govern
ment rests on the people and all the people.
is committed this great fabric of govern
ment. Shall we maintain IL in its integrity?
I prolonged applause and cries of 'yes.'l Let
your BOYS and mine be educe ted in patriot
ism. and Il SO educated no ham can befall
At Ottawa. the next stop. President Nc
Kinley spoke as follows:
My w-citizens-I very much appre-
ciate the fact that at this busy period so
many OF you have left your accustomed oc-
cupations and assembled here 10 give me
perity. % / rel rejoice at the N prosperity which is
everywhere observed throughout our coun-
try and I wish for you and all the people
which we love ] and believe is The best est in in
the world. have just left the city Of
Galesburg, where we celebrated the ami
and Douglas. am told that the first of the
series occurred in your city. La voice: In
1887 That, my fellow-citizens, was a men,
orable discussion of great political ques-
tions. That was the beginning of the new
| era OF our national life. 1t was a great blow
that was struck here and elsewhere at
| entering the hearts and homes and con-
sciences OF the people finally came the
| the opportunity to ennancipate four millions
| OF people. tGreat applause.1
SPEECH IN A PRISON TOWN.
At Joliet the President spoke as follows:
My Fellow-citizens-I am glad TO stand
| in this city of workshops and In this county
| OF agricultural wealth and prosperity. Some
| ole told me that the crowd would be very
small at Joliet because the workshops were
/ too busy TO close. What would this great
audience have been IL all the busy workmen
| ad been able 10 leave their employment? I?
] am told that you are so busy that you
run two turns day IA voice: Some places
three.1 and some places three. 1 suppose
1 that Is on the principle that one good turn
deserves another. Laughter and applause
I i glad ID know that every one OF the
fires OF all the furnaces and factories and
shops In the city OF Joliet have been lighted
and that employment waits you on labor in
every department OF human industry here
! Il congratulate you not only upon the
business which this Nation Is doing at home
but the vast business II Is doing abroad
4 For the frst time IN our history We send
more American manufactured products
abroad. made by American workingmen
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