The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05
M'KTNLEY YESTERDAY PAID A Wis
1T TO PICTURESQUE SAN
ANTONIO, TEX.
VISITED THE OLD QUARTER
NEXT JUMP IS TO Ell PASO, LONG
EST RUN ON TRIP WITH
OUT A STOP
TEXT OF MKINLEY's ADDRESS

under the walls Of the historic Alamo to- |
day. The presidential train arrived from |
Austin at 2:35 in the morning and was
placed on a siding, where the members
of the party were allowed to rest until |
o'clock. AIT that hour President Nc |
Kinley was up and about After break |
fasting on the train the president and his |
party were visited by the reception COM
mittee and the march to the Alamo be- |
gan. The streets and buildings along the
line of march were profusely decorated
and the president was everywhere re-
ceiVed with great enthusiasm. The
largest demonstration of the day occurred
at the Alamo when the president and
Gov. Sayers appeared. The president
made an eloquent speech explaining the
heroic deeds of the gallant defenders of
the historic fort. The visitors were next
escorted to Ft. Sam Houston, where the
government troops were reviewed by the
distinguished party. Col McKibben, the
commandant, received the president, who
greeted him warmly. The party next
visited the college and hundreds of school |
children cheered them.
Nothing could have been more inter- |
esting and striking than the contrast be- |
tween the old portion of San Antonio, it's
strange Spanish architecture. quaint |
streets filled with the shifting multitude;
MeXicans, with high peaked hats, their
women in bright hued garments; cowled
priests and sweet-faced nuns in sombre
black, and the modern city of stately |
business houses and residences, asphalted
streets and even swift rolling automo- |
biles.
WHERE HEROES DIED.
The Mexican flag was prominent in the
profuslon of bunting and banners with
which the people had decorated their city.
Gov. Sayers, who had met the party at |
Houston, accompanied them across the !
state to speed the president on his
journey There was not time to visit the |
Spanish missions at San Antonio owing
to the shortness of the stay, but a drive
took the party through the old adobe
Mexican quarter, past San Fernandino
cathedral, built early in the last century,
whore Santa Ana raised the red flag Of
defiance against the defenders Of the
Alamo, to Fort Sam Houston, where
battery fred q salute in the presidents |
honor. A beautiful spectacle was wit
messed at Travis square, where 14,O0O
school children, dressed in white, streWed
flowers under the wheels Of the car
riages occupied by the president and Mrs.
Mckinley. and sang the national anthem |
In the main square opposite the Alamo,
where Coils Travis, Crockett and Bowie |
and the 1SS heroes died to the last man
rather than surrender, a platform had |
been erected and here before an immense
asselnLlage, which included 'the veteran
organizations of tho blue and the gray,
the speaking took place. The president
was introduced by the mayor and spoke
as follows:
THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
'OIr Mayor, Gov. sayers and My Eel
low Citizens:
to respond in fitting words to the gra-
cious welcome given me by your honored
behalf [ am glad to be in this historic
city, on this historic spot. and receive |
from you the greeting and good will |
which YOU all feel toward this great re-
public and toward the office which for a |
little while, by your sutfrages, L am per-
mitted to fill.
ed the darkness asunder and beaconed
us where we are. Where they fell de-
voted, but dying, the meanest rill, the
mighticst river rolls mingling with their
II was glad to receive the welcome of
the Grand Army of the Republic and the
Confederate veterans, reunited forever.
each having respect for the courage of
the other and all of us sharing the valor
and the heroism which were shown on
both sides of the line. We know What
stuff each is made of, the men of the
South and the men Of the North, but we
have but one side now. We are sold
only for the Union and the flag.
81 cannot describe to you my satIsfac-
ton at the response the state of Texas /
made to the call of the executive on /
free people to preserve the honor Of our
common country; and the sons of the
bows in blue and the sons of the boys in
gray fought side by side in Cuba, Porto
Rico and in the Philippines, and are to-
day shoulder to shoulder carrying the
flag we love, spotless III Its mission u
liberty and emancipation.
''It was a pleasure to me to be received
by the school children of this historic
city. AS I marched through the line Of
more than 5000 and heard them sing
Of Liberty 1 knew the future of the
republic was safe forever. I want to |
return my thanks to the people of this
great Empire state, not alone for their
welcome to me, but for their cOntribu- |
tions which they are making for the adj |
Vancement and prosperity Of the repub- |
lie No state was ever more blessed by |
kind Providence than this. You have |
everything, strong men, fair women, and |
fields full of the products of wealth !
awaiting the cultivation Of men. I con-
tage, and join with your honored |
mayor in saying that we stand today one |
in hope and one in faith; -one in liberty |
one ir destiny; the freest republic be-
for those who are to GOMEZ
At the conclusion of the presidents re-
marks, Gov. Savers, on behalf of the
people Of San Antonio, presented the |
president an oil painting of the Alamo
The train left at noon for Ell Paso 625 !
miles away, the longest distance to be
Travelled during the entire trip, without q |
scheduled stop.
JOURNEY CONTINUED.
LANGTRY, Tex, May 4-Late in the
afternoon the route dipped southwark,
and for time ran along the picturesque |
cliffs Of the Rio Grande. At Del Rio,
just before dark, the train stopped to |
change engines, and the president sheok |
hands with quite a number of people, |
some Of them MeXicans from across the |
border, and in response to the calls made |
a brief speech, as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: I desire to ex-
press the very great pleasure it has |
given me to meet my fellow citizens of
your great state as I have iourneyed |
through it in the last two days. I have |
been very glad to note your prosperity, |
the cheerfulness of the people, their
happiness and contentment, and to know
that they are all devoted to one fiag-the |
Stars and Stripes. I am also glad to
perceive that the people in this section
or the country are interested in WOOL
some gentleman says that the only diff
Guilty Is the price is not quite as high as
ne would have it. I wish it was in my
power to make it higher for the owner |
of the sheep and lower for the consum-
er who has to wear the wool. If I could
accommodate you both it would give me
great satisfaction. | am very glad to