The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-22

miles and miles of d~ensely packed,
cheering, patrioticalIy enthused hui
manity, the nations chief passed bow
ing his acknowledgements.
Speaks ut u Banquet.
The president was banquetted al
night at the Palace hotel by the citi-
zens' committee. During his address
President Roosevelt said:
There are immense possibilities of
growth for all our states from one end
of the union to the other. In this
growth, in keeping and increasing our
prosperity. the most important factor
must be the character of our citizen
ship. Nothing can take the place of the
average quality of energy, thrift, bust
ness enterprise and amity in our com
munity as q whole.
Tari1 and Finance.
But in addition thereto we must
have wise legislation and upright and
honest enforcement of the laws. We
have attained our present position of
economic well-being and OF leadership
in the international business world
under a tariff policy in which I think
that our people as a whole have ac-
guessed as essentially wise alike
from the standpoint of the manufac-
turer, The merchant. the farmer and
the wage worker. Doubtless as our
needs shift it will be necessary to re-
apply in its detail this system so as
to meet these shifting needs,
In financial matters we are to be
congratulated upon having definitely
determined that III currency system
should rest upon a gold basis: for to
follow any other course would have
meant disaster so widespread that it
would be difficult 10 overestimate it.
There is, however. unQuestionably
need of cnacting further financial leg
islation so as to provide for greater
elasticity in our currency system. At
present there are certain seasons dur
ing which the rightly of our currency
system causes a stringency which is
very unfortunate in its effects.
visits the Troops.
San Francisco, May 14.-President
Roosevelt o early yesterday, and at
nine o'clock left the Palace hotel es-
corted by IA squadron of cavalry and
drove through the Preside and had
n glance at the buildings, the bar
racks of the different troops and the
new Notifications which stand at the
entrance to the harhor and command
the bay. He, complimented Gen Mac
Arthur and other high officials on the
excellent showing of the men and the
splendid appearance of the garrison.
y Mckinley Monumen Dedicated.
On the return the party halted at
the Baker street entrance of Golden
Gate park. where a large crowd was in
waiting to watch the president turn
his shovelful of dirt for the Mckinley
monument. In his remarks the presi-
dent said: 'It,is not too much to say
that no man since Lincoln was so wide
ly, universally loved in this country as
was President Mckinley, for it was
given to him not only to rise to the
most exalted station, but to typify in
his character and conduct those vir-
tues which every American citizen,
worthy of the name. liked to regard as
ItypicallY American"
Must Rule the Pacific.
s@MAt night at the Mechanics pavilion
the&president in an address declared
t~hat$athe United States must rule the
Pacific apcean~and become practically
the greatest of world powers. Amid
the enthusiasm of an audience of thou
he e~xtolled the expansion of
territorially and in infu-
ence. He said this expansion had only