The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-23
M'KINLEY MADE A SPEECH.
NO POLITICS IN THE ADDRESS DE-
LIVERED TO MARK FOUND
ERS DAY.
CITY IS ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
Big Day of Celebration Which Cleve-
land Is Holding to Celebrate
It's First Century.

FOunder'S day, and the banner DAY Oh
the Cleveland centennial elaboration.
1t was ushered in with booming can
non, changing bells and shrieking whis-
ties. The city was founded 100 years
ago today by Gen. Moses Cleveland.
All the business houses were closed and
the day devoted entirely to the COM
memoration Of the event. Long before
the hour set for the exercises of the
day to begin, the public square and
the downtown streets were damned
with people, a large portion of them
being strangers. The exercises Of the
day. were held in the central armory,
beginning at $50 o'clock, where vast
audience assembled. After music by
the Cleveland Vocal society, Mayor
Robert Z. McKisson delivered an adj
dress of welcome, on behalf of the
Cleveland centennial commission Fol
lowing the reading Of centennial ode,
composed by Col. John J. Piatt, num-
Der of distinguished guests were in
PRODUCED and made brief addresses.
Among. them were Gov. Vincent Cof
fin, of Connecticut; Gov. Bushnell, of
Ohio, and others. James Hoyt, who
presided as chairman, read the follow
ing telegram:
.Buzzard's Bay, Mass, July 22.-Wilson r.
Day, Director General, Cleveland: | congrat-
ulate the city of Cleveland upon the close of
her first century with the wish that it is but
the beginning of her greatness and prosperity.
Grover Cleveland.
j. G. w. Cow1eS, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, then announced
q, gift to the city Of Cleveland, by John
D. Rockefeller Of large and valuable
tract of land for the extension Of the
city's park and boulevard system. The
property given by Mr.. Rockefeller is
worth between six and seven thousand
dollars.
The principal address was delivered
by Mr.. Mckinley. After referring to
the progress of Cleveland, Maj. McKin-
ley said:
"All this has been accomplished in a
century. Who were those to begin the
work from which such great things
have arisen, and whence came they?
Such questions are natural on such a
day. When the surviving band Of fifty
reached the mouth Of the Cuyahoga,
they found here the advantages which
made them favor this spot for the
founding of city. They were men Of
courage, endurance, strong and pure
character and determined of purpose.
Grand was their mission, and we'll they
city here in the wilderness they be-
queathed to it the proper conception of
the right Of free government This
was the clear and definite understand
ing of the inyiolability Of public faith
and public honor. Though undergoing
the most rigid hardships, they did not
forget the Fourth of July and scelebrat-
ed the birthday of the nation by fling
ing Ito the. breeze on their bark the
glorious flag of our nation, with it's
thirteen stars and stripes. No men
ever struggled harder to support the
very principles for which the flag
stands. NO men anywhere were better
calculated to prosper any community
The glorious pioneer! He left his i'm
press everywhere; the impress of the
sturdy, honest man who feared God and
loved liberty. AS the morning light is
the monarch Of the hills, the pioneer is
the monarch of our civilization.
2 'Let me commend to you the example
16f the fathers. It Is better than riches
sare, vastly better than monarchy. God
grant that the love Of religious liberty,
generous care for the public credit
probity and honest strength; loyalty
to free institutions and indomitable
courage may be as dear as to the peo-
pie of this and succeeding generations
as 1T was to them
Senator Sherman also spoke briefly.
After the conclusion of the exercises at
the armory, the big procession was
formed. 1T was composed of Gov. Bush
nell and staff, two detachments of
United States infantry and cavalry;
two regiments Of Ohio militia, large
number of detached military COM
psnies, and a long line Of civic societies
in uniform. The distinguished guests
rode in carriages Among them was
Maj. Mckinley Senator Sherman. Sen
ator HaWley and Gov. Coffin. of Con-
necticut. The procession was nearly two
hours passing, a. given point, and it
was nearly half past six when the last
company passed the reviewing stand.
At o'clock this evening, the Centen-
NAL arch In the public square
was Illuminated, the : electric cur
rent being turned on by President
Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay. At "a sig
nal given by Mr. Morris, chief operator
Of the Western Union company, lin this
city, the operator in Mr.. Cleveland 8
office at Gray Cables opened the key.
At the expiration Of one minute the
president closed the key and the cleo
trio lights on the arch blazed forth in
all their glory. Just as the arch gfowed
forth the great historical pageant,
Passing of the Century, began to
move. 1t consisted of "a floats and was
ever seen in this city, The pageant
moved over a route four miles long.
The exercise of the day concluded with
g. centennial ball at the Cleveland at
the Cleveland Grays' arrnory at which
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