The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-11
The President viii Spend Sun
day at Del Monte.
Incidents of Journey Up Cali
fornia Coast.
WE ARE THERE TO STAY
President Tells the People Of
Santa Barbara
That We viii Never Retire
From the Philippines.

Del Monte, Cal, May 1.-THE presi-
dent and his party arrived at Del
Monte this morning, and will remain
over Sunday at this far-famed resort.
There is no fixed programme except the
visit to the Grand Army encampnent at
Pacific Grove and drive along the
ocean front this afternoon, and the two
days of rest will prepare the president
and his party for the ordeal they VIII
have to undergo at San Francisco next
week
Governor Nash and his party and the
Ohio congressional delegation also
reached the Del Monte hotel this morn
ing. They leave for San Francisco this
afternoon.
san Luis Obispo, Cal, May 1.-THE
route Of the presidents train nOrthward
from Los Angeles lay through the Santa
Clara valley, nesting under fog-swath-
ed mountains to the coast where it ran
for hours along the edge of cliffs over
hanging the Pacific ocean. At every
stopping place there was a flower show
er rivalling in beauty the floral parade
which the president witnessed at Los
Angeles. At Ventura and Santa Bar
bara the president was overwhelmed
with flowers. The carriages IN which
he rode were lined with them and the
streets over which he passed were paved
with them. There was no abatement of
the enthusiasm which has attended the
presidents progress since he entered
California
AS he approached his destination at
San Francisco the programs at the diff
ferent stops are more enjoyable and less
fatiguing. A drive through the city was
in each case the principal feature at the
places where he stopped. The president
was very much interested in the old
Spanish missionss filed with historic
relics which he visited both at Ventura
and at Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo
was the last stop Of the day 1t was
reached at z o'clock in the evening in
time for drive through the town.
At Santa Barbara President Mckinley
made the principal address of the day.
After expressing his gratitude of the re
ception accorded him and commenting
on the cosmopolitan character of the as
semblages the president said:
My Fellow Citizens.=Whata a splend-
Id civilization comes out of the old
states and from the old nationalities
that are represented here today. the best
civilization in the world, a civilization
based upon liberty, upon equality, upon
self government a civilization that
leads wherever it goes, whether here or
in the distant seas and wherever this
civilization goes it carries the ark of
freedom. Our liberty. our freedom our
sense of justice, are not extinguished in
any cline, or land, and here facing the
Pacific ] am reminded that this ark of
liberty has moved out into this great
ocean,
Referring to the Spanish war he con
tinued.
LAS the result of that war, we are in
the philippines and We do not mean to
come away. Great applause). And we
mean to give to these distant peoples
what we gave to California. more than
90 years ago, the blessings of security
and liberty
An unusual incident occurred druing
the presidents stay at Santa Barbara
The residence Of the chief of the fire
brigade was reported burning
The fire chief who was on the street
awaiting the coming of the president
was informed that his house was in
flames.
Let it burn he replied; Il will wait
and see the president
Il can build another house but II may
never have another opportunity to see
the president of the United States" and
he stOically remained while his house
burned to the ground
I saw the president" said he when
informed that his house was in ruins
II saved the lot, any way"
Inc presidential party stopped one
nour at San Luis Obispo. 1t was almost
@ @uark when the train arrived. The
president and party We're driven to the
Ramona hotel, where the president
spoke briefly from the Veranda After
ne mad concluded the crowd surged M
si-S steps IN a vain endeaVOr to get
near MN, and there was almost a panic
Tor a moment With some difficulty the
president was extricated through a win
DOW into the parior and thence to a rear
exit, where he got his carriage to the
train Several of the party had narrow
escapes from severe injury
Replying to the address of welcome
ny the mayor of San Luis Obispo Pr-esi-
dent Mckinley said in part:
The ambition of every American 50
lol the Weu-belng of his country. for
ne kneWs II all goes well with his coun-
hry all IS likely to go we'll with him
GOOD citizenship is Indispensable 10
good governn ent Bad citizenship win
always induce bad government so lone
as the American home continues to "a
the foundation of purity and virtue So
long as the American school is support
ed by the American people we will have
good citizenship. and In turn good gov
ernment We are proud of our army
ana of our navy, and that is not vet
our chief pride; our chief pride is nor
In the art of war. but in the peacef1I
pursuits of civil life to reach its hie-h
est development Our victories must he
IN the arts. in sciences. in rnanllfa ct,1ra
ana IN agriculture and learning If we
would really make a great and pro
gressive and enduring nation. Our ma
non ls now marching along these lines
t1anks to the virtue and fntelligence of
tne American people"
Weather Indications.