Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
PRESIDENT
TOUR Of IOWA
First Address in the Hawkeye State
Made at Iowa Falls at 6:2O
This Morning.
FAITH IN EXPANSION FlRmER
Becomes More Emphatic in His
utterances at Every Refer
ence to the Subject.
SAYS IT'S AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT

If There Is Any Question at All 1t
Is One of Contraction. -Im-
mense Crowds at Every
Stopping Place.
Cedar Falls, Ia, Oct. 17.-The pres:-
dent delivered at 6:20 Il. M, in Iowa
Falls, the first of series of addresses
in Iowa. A good sized crowd was at
the station. The president said:
sit is a great advantage to meet thu,
people early in the morning. (Laugh-
terl 1t gives me genuine pleasure to
meet and greet the people of Iowa as
/ journey through the state, to look
into their faces and feel the stimulus
of their presence and encouragement,
which l always receive as have min
gled with them. Since was last iii
the state we have added some new ter
ritory. 1t is no longer question of
expansion with US; we have expanded.
If there is any question at all it is a
question of contraction, and who is
going to contract? "a voice, Not
we.'D l believe, my fellow citizens,
this territory came to us i'll the provi-
dence of God. We did not seek it. 1t
is ours, with all the responsibilities
that belong to it; and as a great,
strong, brave nation, we mean to meet
them and carry our education and our
civilization there. ! am not one of
those who would take the laurel from
the brow of the American soldier or
the Jewel from the crown of American
achievement"
Speech at Ackley.
At Acllley, Ia, the next stop, Presi-
dent Mckinley spoke as follows:
II recall in this presence my former
visit to this people, now l believe five
years off. ] congratulate you upon the
improved condition of the country.
When was here last we were in con-
dition of business depression. Times
were hard. Fear had overcome cour-
age. Now all is changed. We have
general prosperity, good crops, fair
prices, steady employment, good
wages and we are happy, contented
people. Not only are the people pros
porous, but the nation itself is doing
well. Interest has fallen, mortgages
have been lifted, our markets have
been extended. We are using more of
our own products than we ever did
before. We are importing fewer prod
ucts from abroad than we have done in
many years, and we are sending more
American products abroad than we
ever sent before. We are on gold
basis, and we mean to stay there.
General cry, "Good.'O like the senti-
ment that stands as your platform
here: Sustain the nations flag Gap
plause.) That is what we are doing in
the Philippines today and that is what
we will continue to do until we con-
quer the rebellion against the sover-
eighty and authority of the United
States. We mean to sustain the boys
in blue in carrying that flag in the
but liberty and civilization and stands
for hope to humanity"
independence Hears Him.
Independence, Ia, Oct. 1.-THE
president spoke TO large crowd here
as follows:
people are thinking about Just one
thing now in this country. The
thoughts of the people of the United
States have not for third of CEN
fury been SO centered upon the gov
eminent and its future-their govern
mcmillan at this very hour. They
rallied to the support of the govern-
ment when it went to war. They have
stood and did stand by the govern
ment until the treaty of peace was
made. That treaty of peace, ratified
by the senate of the United States and
approved by vote of congress, gave
the United States sovereignty over the
territory of the Philippine islands.
That territory the president has no
power to ALLEVIATE if he were disposed
to do so, which he is not. The SOW
ereignty of the United States in the
Philippines cannot be given away by
the, president. That sovereignty be-
longs to the people and SO long as it
is our territory and SO long as our
sovereignty is thereby right, not by
right of conquest only but by right
of solemn treaty, the president of the
United States has but one duty to per-
form, that is, to maintain and estab-
fish the authority of the United States
in those islands.
He could not do less and perform
his duty, and our prayers are not only
going out to the boys in the trenches,
but more men and more means and
more sinews of war, will follow the
boys at the 'front.'
Address ut Waterloo.
Waterloo, Ia, Oct. 17.-An immense
crowd was at the station when the
presidential train pulled in. The pres
ident spoke as follows:
I'VE have before us great national
problem. We have resting upon us a
great national duty growing out of
our war with Spain. When that war
commenced there was little or no di-
vision of sentiment among the people
Before the declaration of W con-
gress, under the leadership of your dis
tinguished Senator Allison, voted for
the national defense fund of $780,
100000 for the use of the government
FELL UNDER THE WHEELS.