joiced at your great prosperity. I rejoice in your fertile soil; I rejoice in the crops you raise, and, after all, the best product of the men and women: I was mighty glad to see your children; they seemed to be all right in quality and quantity (Laughter). I think you have a mighty good stock. I want to see it go on." Much preparation had been made in Omaha for the President's coming, and 50,000 people lined the streets on both sides for a mile and a half along the route of the carriage drive. The buildings were elaborately decorated with bunting and flags. A reception committee met the President at the Union Depot. The military escort was a large one. The drive ended at the Omaha Club, where a banquet was given, covers being laid for ninety. After the banquet, the President was escorted to the Coliseum, where he was cheered by ten thousand people. In his speech, the President said: "Any man who tries to excite class hatred, sectional hate, hate of creeds, any kind of hatred, in our community, though he may affect to do it in the interest of the class he is addressing, is, in the long run, with absolute certainty, that class's own worst enemy. In the long run, and as a whole, we are going to go up or down together. Of course, there will be individual exceptions in place, but, as a whole, if the Commonwealth prospers, some measure of the prosperity comes to all of us. If it is not prosperity, then the adversity, though it may be unequally upon us, will weigh more or less upon all. It lies upon ourselves to determine our own fate. I cannot too often say that the wisest law, the best administration of the law, can do nothing more than give us a fair field in which to work out that fate aright. If, as individuals, or as a community, we mar our future by our own folly, let us remember that it is upon ourselves that the responsibility must rest. "The able, fearless, unscrupulous man, who is not guided by the moral law, is a curse to be hunted down like the civic wild beast, and his ability, and his courage, whether in business or in politics or anywhere else, only serves to make him more dangerous and a greater curse. We must have courage, we must have honesty, but with them both, and guiding them both, we must " (Ap have the saving grace of common sense.' plause.) The train left Omaha at 5 o'clock the morning of April 28, and the day was spent in Iowa. The President was everywhere met by large and enthusiastic crowds. His speechmaking began at 7 o'clock in the morning at Shenandoah, and his last speech was delivered at Ottumwa at 8 o'clock at night. He had as his guests, Governor Cummins and Secretary Shaw, and, for part of the day, Congressmen Hull and Hepburn. Brief stops were made at Shenandoah, Van Wert, Clarinda, Oceola, Oscaloosa, Sharpsburg, Ottumwa and Des Moines, at each of which the President made a short speech. One of the features of the day was the large number of school children that greeted him. At many places where the train did not stop, the little people were congregated on the station platforms, and waved small American flags. At Oscaloosa the new Young Men's Christian Association building was dedicated by the President, who spoke of the good the Association was doing and of the necessity of and demands for moral and upright young men. One of the largest gatherings which welcomed the President since the trip began was waiting for him at Des Moines. He was taken for a long drive through the city, stopping for a moment to address the Mystic Shriners, who were holding a convention. During the drive four mothers, each with a baby in her arms, approached his carriage and handed him bouquets of flowers. Then they held up the babies to be kissed, and the President did not disappoint them. At the capitol he made an extended address on "Good Citizenship," incidentally paying a tribute to Congressman Hull for his efforts in securing the new Militia Law. He was |