Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY HAS A
TRYING DAY.
SPEAKS TO LARGE AUDIENCE
President Banquetted at Omaha Club
Meets Members of Mystic Order
and Prominent Ctizens-Rain.
storm Greets Executive at Lincoln
Brief Stops at Small Towns.

Omaha, April 2S.-le Sterday was 4
trying one for the presidential party
the wind blowing all day, carrying
dust and sand and making it very I'M
pleasant At Lincoln a rainstorm
greeted the president on his arrival
After leaving Grand Island, the first
stop was at Hastings. At Fairmont
and Crete short stops We're made
and the train reached Lincoln at |
O'Clock After brief stops at Wahoom
and Fairmont the journey was not
again interrupted until Omaha was
reached at SIS. The president was
greetd at Omaha by probably $4,000
people, who lined the streets on both
sides fer a mile and a half along the
route of the drive. Elaborate decOra,
tions of bunting and flags were hung
from every building and from every
flag staff in the city old glory tioated
proudly. The reception committee
which met the president was com
posed of the board of governors of
the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, together
with Senators Willard and Dietrich,
Governor Mickey, Congressman Hitch
cock. Congressman Mercer, Mayor
Moores and General Henderson.
The military escort was a large one,
headed by a platoon of police. The
drive through the city lasted half an
hour. The drive ended at the Omaha
cluo. where a banquet lasting an hour
and a half was given the president
and his party. Covers were laid for
so persons, among whom are promin-
ent members of the Ak SarBen and
distinguished citizens of the city,
General Maderson presided and intro
duced the president
After the banquet the presidential
party was escorted to the Coliseum.
Although this start was not made un-
til O'Clock 1000 people again turned
to cheer the president. When he
reached the big auditorium it was
crowded to its capacity. When the
party entered the band struck up hail
to the Chief, and the president was
accorded a tremendous ovation.
The president devoted most of his
speech to the question of citizenship,
and delivered brief eulogy on Gen
eral Grant yesterday being the ami
yersary of the generals birth. Omaha
is threatened with an industrial strike
May /, and the president, being asked
to say something on this subject, sug-
gested that the Omaha papers publish
the concluding portion Of the coal
rpnnpt IJn SaiI
this report was signed by those in a
special sense the champion of the
wageworkor and those in the special
sense identified with capital. But
they did not speak as capitalists or la
borers. but as American citizens, anX
ious to see right and justice prevail
NO one quality will get us out of
any difficulty. We need more than
one good man. Capitalist and
wageWoIker alike should honestly en-
deayor to look at the matter from the
others standpoint, with a freedom on
the one hand from contemplate ar
rogance which looks down upon the
man Of less means and on the other
from the no less contemplate envy,
jealousy and rancor which hates an
other because he is better off. Each
quality is the complement of the other,
the supplement of the other, and in
point Of baseness there is not the
weight Of a finger to choose between
them"
Again referring to the strike COM
mission, the president invited the at
tention to the spirit in which they
wrote their report and urged his hear
er if they approach the present
problems in the same spirit, any prob
lens may be solved. The president
severely denounced those who try to
create hatred in any community and
declared that although he may do it in
the interest Of the class, he is in the
long run with absolute certainty that
class own worst enemy AS a whole,
if the commonwealth prospers, some
measure of the prosperity comes to all
OF us. If not prosperity then adyersi-
ty will weigh more or less upon all. 1t
lies upon ourselves to determine our
fate.
Il cannot too often say that the
wisest law, the best admission of the
law, can do naught more than give us
fair field in which to work out that
fate Alright. If as individuals or as a
community we mar our future by our
own folly let us remember it Is upon
ourselves the responsibility must rest
My fellow citizens, men and wo-
men of Omaha, let me close in ex
pressing the Astounding confidence
have that you of this city, that you Of
this state, will in the end work out
your fate Alright, because / hold you
TO be in peculiar sense typical Of all
that is best in American character. /
believe in you with all my heart The
able, fearless, INSCRIPTIONS man who
Is not guided by moral law, Is a curse
to be hunted down like the civic wild
beast. and his ability, and his courage,
whether In business, in politics or
anywhere else, only serve to make