The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-07
PASSED OUT OF TEXAS.
President Mckinley aud Party Were
Entertained at Ell PasO.
PRESIDENT DIAz SENT AN AMBASSADOR
The American Chief Executive Com
mented Indirectly on the Long Term
Enjoyed by His Official Brother.

rotary Hay, Secretary Hitchcock. Secretary
Wilson and Postmaster General Smith de-
liver brief addresses today. The presI-
dents speech made profound Impression
and his words of greeting TO the Mexican
ENJOYS were unusually effective and pleas
ant.
Secretary Hays remarks we're especially
appreciated. He said in part: "And here,
as we are leaving the soil Of the last dis
tincty Southern State which we can visit.
1t may not be out of place to say In one
word how we have been gratiied in our
very souls by the unity OF sentiment and
the feeling which has greeted the presi-
dent wherever he has gone. The very soil
seems to blossom with the National col
ors. Every bryce Is freighted with the
| songs OF the National anthem mingled, as
| is Just ana proper, with the songs OF
the lhat causes uses us x ask ourselves as
are the essential differences between us
after allt As you all know, my name Is
lngs and ] would not he justified IN doing
anything more than to thank you most
sincerely for this cordial welcome. 1t has
| been a lesson that none Of us will ever
forget To travel, however hastily, through
this great State Of Texas Is an education
| We might read tables of statistics all
| our lives and we would never realize the
true grandeur of this great State VI We
| had not seen Ii day by day, If we had
rot, met its entcrprlsing ana public spir.
Perhaps | may be pardoned for SAYING
That In the department with which ] am
moro particularly connected there has moth
! ing been attempted, there Is nothing hoped
Tor that is not absolutely in. the Interests
or the southern portion OF il. You all
desire neS markets and a free and un.
restricted entrance into all markets for
your Immense products aud this the state
department. has hecn endoavoring TO bring
about by treaties with foreign nations.
n "a Pa ftrfI uHu 20
the control of the great Pacific seas This
| the president Is laboring to accomplish"
| s. he enumerated other achievements OF
piausc.
General Hernandez. special envoy for
! President Diaz, addressed the president
! 10y means of an Interpreter. He said in
! part; IN the name of the chief mng!s.
! tratc OF the republic of Mexico. who mas
IGNORED me with his commission 10 wei.
conc YOU 1t Affords me great satisfaction
| TO greet your eXCelicucy on the border Of
the two friendly nations whose material
and intellectual progress as well as goo
graphical positions join them daily in
1 closer ties Of friendship and commerce,
General pia2 has been able to appreciate
| Ce beneficial results Of labor and the
Na!ue OF us example In the United States
OF America and enthusiastically ndmlrcs
the remarkable achievements OF your pro
gfessivc and Industrious citizens IN mo
development Of our resources and tAkes
hieasgle at the success of the energy and
|
| ar. Mayor, General Hernandez Governor
AhhnmdA and my fellow citizens For The
hospitality OF The people OF III Paso, which
! nHS pcen as delicate and conslderate as
~ mas been sunptuous, | beg to return
most sincere thanks / am glad TO be In
t this cosmopolitan city. I am glad to know
, that assembled hero within our gates arc
men or al races, all pationalltieS aud ali
SSt,eeas' hnt under one nag, the glorious
, legiance 20 no other government BIT the
s oIHtn states OF Americn, giving willing
; Tor The hcnQrsof our nation and the glory
OF the Republic.
a., - am glad to know that this city be-
Z ing great deal Of fl itself In the Inst
I four years; that II has more than untrhfc,I
rs population On the last half Of the pres
, ent decade and gives promise Of still grrnt-
: or advancement and prosperity in the de
cade now AZ hand.
"Ths IS the gateway 10 the Mexican re-
public and l want In this connection to
eApTess my great satisfaction with tho
cordial Snlutntons rendered to me by that
! great and distinguished president OF onr
sister republic, President Dlaz / thank
MS representative for the cordial words
with which he has presented the feeling
OF respect and regard OF his lllustrlous
president 10 the government OF the United
] Statocs, and | beg that he win convey to
his president the warm regard and the
personal esteem which | have for his chief
inheistrate, which IS shared by the whole
n american people; and any wish for still
:, his people.
- | 4 yin uft tHli also 10 recognize the cor
n dial welcome which has been given 10 in,
I by the government Of the nehghorlng STATE
i ~ our sister republic, | can not 90 Over
there, but they can come here and we itit
them welcome with open arms. / can lool
over there, but there Is something III til,
traditions Of this republic, something in III
preccdeuts that does not permit tho prcsi
: dent TO 60 outside Of the United State
during his term Of office. But as we do no
Z hold ofice all the time here, | viii hav
I, an opportunity of going there In the nea
e III there was ever any doubt Of ours bc
d ing q united people what | have seen Il
g To the city Of III paso would hay
), entirely dlspeled II. There never was sucl
!. unity In the United states as there is Il
present There never was much for
nation of I5,OOn,0n people to he proud of q
}. at this hour, We have sent our armle
and our navy to distant seas and they hHv
d added 10 the glory OF our dag They hAv
brought no shame upon the American name
We sent them TO China TO rescue our be
n leagured representatives. aud they did III
(, work and did II magnlhcently. But 1t
d not, In the art OF war that we take on
y greatest pride, Onr pride Is In the art
y Of peace, In material aud intellectual deyc
"a opment, in the growth Of our country, /
70 the advancement Of our neople in civili8l
~ tlOn, In arts, in the sciences and In III
nmnuf2cturing. We want peaceful mean
for settlement and while we have nuthorit
70 raise 100000 troops, the necessity doe
. not exist for that number, and wo do no
Z propose to raise but $4,000. So do not h
II alarmed at milltarlsm or imperialism, W
l. have no Imperialism In the United Stato'
rr except the Imperialism Of u sovereign pc,
10 pie
10 Having said this much only wan
70 again express the pleasure which in
United States feels Mt having been rC
cetved so cordially and Hospitality by thl
people and TO thank ym for having give
10 us ON sunday as quiet ana repnscful
,e time as though we had spent # at on
e st the conclusion OF the addresses IN
10 Iafty, including the Mexican officials wen
u for drive. The president Expressed
desire 70 look over into Mexico ana W.
driven down TO the international hridr,
- There at the office OF the custom hons
he aighted and chatted for some I'm
with those around him. The old chur,,
az Guadalupe. over roo years old the spar
sh prison and other interesting huildine
~ Juarez were pointed out "a him q
the way back to the city the marty stnppe
aud cheered the Mexican consulate
one of the most effective features q
the parade today aud one which mos
pleased Mrs. McKinley was the marchin
In line OF 1900 school children The M
rade this morning was the best ever see
IN El Pase. II was the only information,
re celebration 10 be had on the eNtende
q tour OF the presidential party and IL wa
as large as II was grand and rs signlncau
q rs Y was appropriate. Nowhere on N
a presidents tour of the United States, /
. none Of tho hundreds 81 citles he MI
y pass through, VIII more enthusiast,
" more appreclative, more cosmopolita
d. crowd greet him and his cahInet an
b otner members ~ the party.