New-York tribune., 1903-05-22
PRESIDENT At PORTLAND
HONORING EXPLORERS.
Cornerstone of Lescis and Clark
Monument Laid.

by battery OF the oregon National Guard
the elevation across the river from the Union
Station. A few minutes later the train entered
. the station amid the cheering Of an immense
crowd. the din Of steam whistles and the play
irc OF bands. a committee headed by United
States Senator John H. Mitchell. escorted the
President 20 carriage. and a drive about the
city was taken In the carri age with the Presi-
cent were Secretary Loeb. Governor Chamber
lain and the venerable Mayor of Portland.
George =. Williams. who was Cabinet officer
when the President was a boy. The parade was
headed by a platoon OF police. Then came
battalion Of Spanish-Alnerican War veterans.
under Brigadier General Summers who com
1nanded the I'd Oregon Regiment in the Phil
.7ptnes The Sth Battery, United States Ar
4ilery, from the Vancouver barracks. acted as
mounted escort Following the Presidents
carriage came a large number OF citizens in
carriages. the 18th Infantry. from the Vancouver
Barracks The 81 Regiment Oregon National
Guard. and cadets from several military schools
.n various parts OF the State. a section of the
parade which attracted great attention was
human faG, composed OF four hundred school
girls who had been drilled for weeks. = mill
tary company Of fifty American born Chinese.
under command Of Reid Back. sr, brought up
tns rea- OF the parade.
over the entire route from the station to the
City Park a distance Of three miles, American
faes were spread across the streets. Suspended
from the Hotel Portland 10 the postof1ce across
Sixth-st-. was the first American flag hoisted
On the walls Of Manila II took the place of the
Spanish flag and marked the end of Spanish rule
81 the Philippines When the Presidents car
rage came under the flag he and the other oc-
cuPauts took Of their hats.
4 feature OF the drive which seemed TO please
the President was an assemblage Of twelve thou
in
o- t+e park blocks. Each child waved an Ameri-
can flag as the President passed and cheered him
Justify.
LAYING THE CONVERSIONS.
When the President reached the city park
25O10 people had assembled 10 witness the lay
Ing Of the cornerstone OF the Lewis and Clarke
monument The spot where the monument is to
be erected is an elevation 200 feet above the
Ciry, from which fine view Of the Columbia
and Willamette rivers, Mount Hood, Mount St.
Helens Mount Adams and other snowcapped
peaks OF the CASCADE Range can be had.
Mayor Williams delivered the address Of vel
come 70 which the President responded briefly.
He said:
We come here today 10 lay cornerstone that
IS call 10 mind the greatest single pioneering
feat This continent. the voyage across the
continent by Lewis and Clark, which rounded
uur tie ripe statesuanship OF Jefferson and his
fellows by giving TO the United States ali OF the
domain between the Mississippi aud the Pacific
Following their advent came the reign Of the
fur trader and then. some sixty years ago, those
entered ID whose children and childrens chill
Creu were 10 possess the land Across the con-
tlnenJ N the early '40s came the OK drawn, white
topped wagons, bearing the pioneers, the star
VEarI. STURDY. Suuburned men, with their wives
and iitLle ones. who entered into this country 10
possess il. You have built up here this Won
derful commonwealth. q commonwealth great IN
its vast present and infinitely greater IN It's
future
L was a pleasure 20 he to-day 70 have as
part OF ny escort The men Of the ID Oregon, who
carried rhe expansion Of our people beyond
the Pacific, as your fathers had carried il on 10
the Pacific 1 ask that We govern the Fhl4lp-
pines primarily in the interest Of the people OF
the Islands. and just as long as men IKE iaII
and Luke Wright are there they VIII be so gov
erned. ! ask that our name be synonyme for
truthful and fair dealing with all the nations OF
The world, and ask two things in connection
with or foreign poIiCv-that never wrong
the weak and that We never finch from the
strong
To-Day the Secretary Of the Navy spoke of the
great pride we take in the feats Of the mighty
battleship which bears the name Of this State
the Oregon. Il Is 4 great thing 10 cheer her,
but i Is . better thing 10 see Ihat We keep on
building ships like her and even better That
Is the right way 10 cheer our Oregon: to see
our Senators and Representatives in Congress
60 on win the building Of the United States
navy Whether we wish il or not we have to
be q great power. We have TO play a great
part All can decide is whether We VIII play
that part well or IL.
We have met 10 commemorate q mighty pion-
eeT feat q feat Of the old days, when men need
ed TO call upon every ounce OF courage and
ts~diboo6 ana ulanliness they possessed 10 make
foC5 our claim TO this continent Let US IN our
rur-. with equal courage. equal Eal C-ECod ana
r1anliness, carry on the task that our 1o1e1a1h-
trs have intrusteG 10 our hands Ana let Us
resolve that We shall leave TO our children an
even mightier heritage than we received IN our
turn
He then laid the cornerstone Of the monu-
,77ent which is to be erected in honor Of the
famous expedition CT Captains Lewis and Clarke
n 1865. which gave 10 the United States the
great Northwestern Territory known as the
Oregon country. The monument is to be un-
yelled sr the opening Of the Lewis and Clarke
Centennial Exposition in 1905. The plans call
for q graceful futed column rising about forty
feet above the base Eventually the top OF the
column may be surmounted with a figure OF a
73sthdnder or q symbol Of liberty or enlishten-
lnent. The four faces Of the base OF the column column
viii bear the coats Of arms Of the four states
which were carved out Of the Oregon country
Oregon. Washington. IdahO and Montana Ihe
exercises al the park We're somewhat clTIa4iSu
by z slight shower Of rain 49,,
The President was then escoTte0 70 the tlUtsl I
Portland where he rested until : p M "heh
he attended z dime" gwen IN ms holioI py the
citizens of Portland The grill room OF Inc hoIei
- - ,75-rer was held presented q hand
s1rra sr,rsarance, having been decorated Win
= rroflssiou OF roses lilies OF the valley Potleu
plants and hundreds Of electric hghtS OF var .
Gus colOrs. Mayor Williams pies4oeu anu III
1roduced the President -.
Long before the President arrived IN the CITY
.Fe Hotel Portland, where he spent the nlSht,
CD v-hFie q Secret Service man stood al
saci7 entrance. no one being admitted except
by card
oREGoN-s CAPITAL VISITED