The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-22
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President Roosevelt Reaches San
Francisco and Is Given a Most
Hearty Greeting.
STREETS LINED FOR MILES WITH PEOPLE
zenship and Finance, and Declares
Himself Hen rtiIy in Favor of Elk
p~anslon-Goes Sightseeing In the
Yosemite Valley.

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Yosemite valley.
San Francisco, May 13.-Heartier
greeting was never given a president
of the United States than that offered
yesterday by the city of San Francis
co to Theodore Roosevelt. Through
miles and miles of d~ensely packed,
cheering, patriotically enthused hui
mainly, the nations chief passed bow
ing his Acknowledgements.
Speaks at IA Banquet.
The president was b%anquetted at
night ab 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.
TariG and Finance.
"But in addition thereto we must
have wise legislation and upright and
honest enforcement of the laws. We
have attained u present position of
economic well-being aEI of leadership
in the international business world
under a tariff policy in which + think
that Il people as a whole have ac-
guessed as essentially wise alike
from the standpoint of the manufac-
%tnrer, 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,
I'm financial matters we are to be
congratulated upon having definitely
determined that II 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 to overcstimate it.
There is, however, unquestionably
need of enacting 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 arose early yesterday. and at
nine o'clock left the Palace hotel es-
corted by a squadron of cavalry and
drove through the Preside and had
a glance at the buildings, the bar
racks of the different troops and the
new Qualifications which stand at the
entrance to the harhor and command
the bay. He eomplimented Gen Mac
Arthur and other high officials on the
excellent showing of the men and the
splendid appearance of the garrison.
Y Mckinley Monument 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 shovelfnl of dirt for the Mckinley
monument. In his remarks the presi-
dent said: Tits 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
typically Americana
Mnst Rule the Pacific.
night at the Mechanics pavilion
then president in an address declared
thattthe United States must rule the
Pacifes ocean, and become practically
the greisest OF world powers. Amid
the enthusiasm of an audience of thou
sands he extolled the expansion of the
nation t~erritorially and in infu-
ence. Helsaid this expansion had only
fairly begun. Having seen the Pacific
ocean, he could not understand how
any american could be anything but
an expansionist. He thought the. Phil
ippines had been brought providen-
tially under the authority of the
Emitted States and Americans must see
MISUNDERSTANDING the observation-disclosures
by the requirement 81 island posses
Leaves san FrEncfsco.
San Francisco, Cal, May 15s-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Yesterday moTningfook
part d the dedication of the monl
.~enfstoahe heroes of Manila andthen
hurried to Berkeley wheresthe degree
If doctor OF laws was conferred upon
he#SuMfersity California.
After the ceremonies there WAS d trip
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