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Show TNE PRESIDENT IN ORECON. Feuauyer, of the Big llad. Doe tie Honor I'reiident' Brilliant Speoi Pokii.anp, May 0. The president yesterday visited Salem. It rained and the programmo of tii-i reception was In pari interrupted. The mayor aud Gov-ernor Gov-ernor l'ecnoyer rode in a carriage with the prcsideut to tin state bouse, where Mayor Dorsey delivered an address of woleome in behslf of the city, and Governor Gov-ernor IVnuoyor in behalf of the state. The governor expressed sincere regret that the president could not extend his visit to other portions of the state. After the speeehmaking was concluded, con-cluded, the patty returned to the train and started for Portland, t hat city being reached promptly at noon. All tho steamboats iu the harbor blew their whistles anil a salute of twenty-one gnus was lired when the train hove in sight. Ex United States Attorney-General Williams Introduced the president to Mayor de LashmuU. Tun party entered carriages, and, escorted es-corted by a large procession, crossed the Morrison street bridge iuto Fort-land. Fort-land. Twenty thousand people were ut the Portland end of the bridge, and when the party reachd this side a mighty cheer went up from every throat. The crowd fell in behind the piisiueiii s carriage ami cneereu mini hoarse. Hiin was falling heavily at this time. The procession was reviewed bv the president after a long march. One feature was 40011 children in line. The president was tendered a reception recep-tion at the exposition building last night, over 10.010 people being present. The president spoke in respouse to addresses ad-dresses of welcome. He referred to the history of Oregon, the importance of tne possession of the .Columbia river and Puget sound to the completeness aud roundness of our empire. You are but now hciriiiiiliiK to rwelvs from an impartial umi bniufl.-ent, k.i ernmrtu th:it uitniiiliin wlitrh y.i.i ws.l iliwrvc, Tl,at tills wutnrof yoira Hlunilii h, m.ide sife an-l tleep. so thiu w a'tliiK cn'iiMif n e may com. wiliiout ot Siruct.oii to yo.ir wliaivr. is 10 M ilrtrt'd. It nhouM ri'CMivw lite appropri.itliinratlons ue-ce.ary ue-ce.ary to iicroinpiisti tlm purpose in vt-w. I t.elievi' tliut you limy Hiilicipikie a Partly in-civa..e,l in-civa..e,l couimtTre. Looking out, as you ilo, t.OMir.ih the regions aero.- the i'.'t. M.:.it woiil.l l.e natural thai hum impo:t.uit cvnt"r snoulil draw rtoni tticm ainl an.! ex.-haiiH Willi tlicm a trreat au.t incr.-airtic roumev c 1 am In cut. re inintiiy w t h tlies'i'-'Lfetlon of the icay.T that u is liuporuiiit that tms commerce S'l.'ii it be cmit-il in Ain'-rl ait ships I believe it is the ilul v of ihe f.atiolial iiovcrtimout to take auc.i sie,in an v . I ie-toie the Aru-r. can in"i.-h:.i t iiiiime. Why hfiail w.1 nut have our Hhare In ihe ureal c .inin. r. e ofthewrrld? i caiu.ot but t.el.ee. an t much liii-plrltiir pr.'S 'in-i.s us tlnn hut klinlle and con-f con-f rm my belief, tnal He are come io tiie time h i, en tuin iiat.on stiouM ,s .k to the future and step forward b -avflyaml couras.oiiHly in new linta of enteTprw. Tiie Nh-ar-iirua ran-.il slioukt beco.uple'.eJ. (ur hai b .rs should have aile.uate iti f -use. We su, mid have upon the s.-a a navy of iirt r!a si.lps. are here in the iniht 1-lnd y lelttloiie ti tIKise South Atnercnn an.l t't'mral Araerican co'intrlen. We have been iimtent that Kur.pe anouhl di the commerce ot i h. batiotie. we have n.'t avaDe l ourselves of the aui antft.:s of netli l,orii..od ami of f:-.eti.y iainlrel i'epntiln'u tnsit.it:ous to .I. vt-loii our commei ei with those pi'ople. We h ive fort uuatei y. as the result re-sult oi a cr.'Bt confereni'fi of American nations, na-tions, N.-t on toot measures that I confidently hope w I 1 i rititf to us speedily our just share of this l r.' it i ominetc". I am utad t know that we have here ton Mi t lis American rtt .ens, lovers of one tlait and tlie one con-it!lut,ou. t'r.itl I of Oregon? " Ves, V)it may well be pro-'d of Oreaon; but, my liyiutvymen, ahove all. crowning all, gietfer ti.i!i al:, is our Anier.- an cit-.'ensi.lp. What. wi'mu ore or i'i s t ne ue wiit.om uie others i What l- it .bal mis 'lvcn us ptest.Re annuad an.l u power ai homer it is that we baif" forme'l y i ivernaieut of the people; tuat we ii..ve one ti o au.t speak witu m. vol-e to nil the nations of the earth. I hope that the narrow sentiment that reft irjs the autnority or thn I niied Slates or its oiPoera a-- alien or srran. r has om-e a"d iorever been e.vlinlilfh. it In I uls land of our. IX THE STATE Or WASHINGTON. Tai iiMA, Mav 5 The president and parly entered Washington in a driving rain storm which greatly interfered with the arrangements for his reception at the various statious along the road. At Tacoina the train was met by the governor of the state and a comm'ttee of citizens. Addresses of welcome were made by Governor Ferry aud the mayor, to which the presideot briefly responded. |