Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-08
PRESSES NORIRANDNEST
President Makes Stops at La Crosse,
Wis.,, and St. Paul and Min
neapois, MINI.
then LEAVES FOR SIOUX FALLS, S. 0.
Makes q War Speech at La Crosse
Greeting Specially Old Veterans-
Warns Citizens Against Speaking
Ill of Other NatdOns-A Busy Tim e.
Spent at St. Paul and Minneapolis.

LII OF other NatdOns-A Busy Tim e
Spent at St. Paul and Minneapolis
La Crosse, Wis.,, April 6.-The presi.
Dental train arrived at the Milwau.
kee depot on schedule time, $3.50, Sat-
urday morning. The president was
met at the train by the full commit
tee in charge of the days arrange
ments headed by Congressman Esch,
Mayor Boschert, C. S. Van Auken and
Joseph Clark. All approaches to the
depot were roped off for block in
each direction. Four companies of
the Wisconsin national guard, con-
sisting of the two La Crosse compa-
MES and companies L, of Sparta, and
*, of Tomah, were lined up on either
side of Second street, leading to the
depot, where the carriages were in
waiting for the presidential party
and escort. The first three carriages
were deliberately trimmed in red,
white and blue and the horses were
gayly decorated with ribbons to
match.
There were 10000 people gathered
on the market square, and the presi-
dent and Senator Quarles were in
good voice, so only those on the ex-
IRENE edge of the crowd missed any
portion of the speeches.
President Speaks.
The president extended a greeting
to the people of La Crosse, especially
to the old veterans, large number
of whom were among his hearers.
He compared the war of 1876 to
that with Spain and said that while
the commanders of the lesser war
did not have a big job to do, they
did it; the trouble was there was
not enough war to go around. He
then discussed the virtues of good
citizenship and referred to portions
of his speech delivered Friday at
Waukesha regarding citizens of this
country speaking evil of other ma
tiOns.
The crowds along the route of the
parade back to the depot were the
largest ever seen in La Crosse, be-
ing augmented by about 10000 peo-
pie from the surrounding country,
many of whom arrived only in time
to see the president depart.
There were no serious accidents to
mar the success of the day.
The presidential train left for Wi
mona and. St. Paul at 1880 amidst
the cheering and waving of handker-
chiefs and hats from all who could
get within a block of the depot.
Stop Made at Winoda.
Winona, Mimi, April 6.-The presi-
dent changed his schedule to slight
extent Saturday and made ten-min-
ute stop at Winona, which was not
on the original programme. Con-
gresham Tawney boarded the presi-
dents train at La Crosse, Wis, and
requested that a short stop be made
at his town. Accordingly the train
left La Crosse ten minutes ahead of
the schedule time, and the president
devoted this time to making a short
address here from the rear platform
of his car.
! The president was given great
ovation. A large throng, estimated
at 5000, were at the depot, with a
band of music, which played as the
train pulled in at 1885. There was
an immense crush around the rear
platform, but the local police kept
the crowd we'll in hand. Mayor Stew
art, who with Congressman Tawney
had come up with the president from
La Crosse, introduced the president,
who was greeted with great cheers.
The president spoke nearly ten min
utes, continuing until the train start
ed to move. He expressed his pleas
ure at being in Minnesota again, and
at speaking first in. the home of ex-
Senator Window, deceased, whose in
tegrity and craftsmanship shown in
congress and the cabinet he greatly
admired. He spoke words of praise
dor the valor of the old soldiers in
the civil war and concluded by urg-
ing parents to teach their children
TO do and not to dodge. Thus they
would learn true manhood and wom-
anhood. Three cheers for the presi-
dent were proposed by Congressman
Tawney as the train pulled out, and
they were given with will.
At St. Paul and Minneapolis.
! St. Paul, Mimi, April 6.-The presf-
Dental train reached this city Satur-
day afternoon, and until 1o:30
o'clock, when it left Minneapolis
over the Great Northern for Sioux
Falls, S. D., there were few rest
spells. At the Union depot citizens
committees from both cities well
coined the president who was imme-
diately taken through the business
section, under escort of civil ! and
Spanish war veterans, militia and the
Twenty-6rst United States infantry
from Fort Smelling. Reaching the
capitol at three o'clock he met the
legislature and state officers, and de-
Evered an address in the house cham
Der before joint session of the
senate and house. Following this
came an address from a platform on