The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-14
NKINLEY no VETERANS
The Republican Candidate Again
Honored by Fellow Soldiers,
HIS TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH.

HIS TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH.
"Seotionalism Has Given Place to National
Spirit and Patriotism Has smoothed the
Asperities of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
National Honor the Aim OF Patriots"
CANTON, o., Aug. 1.-The survivors of
the One Hundred and Fourth regiment,
Ohio volunteer infantry, who have been
holding their annual reunion mt Massillon,
arrived in Canton yesterday afternoon to
greet Comrade Mckinley, bringing their
wives and children with them, Mrs.
Major Mckinley Tent No. /, Daughters of
Veterans, of Massillon~, accompanied them
The visitors altogether numbered nearly
400. They awaited the appearance of Gov
ernor Mckinley on the front porch of his
residence, and when he stepped out three
cheers were given with hearty will.
Colonel William Monohan, of Youngs-
town, then came forward and made u
striking address When Governor Nc
Kinley started to respond the cheering wa
renewed. His address vas in part as
follows:
81 assure you that IL affords me much
pleasure to meet and greet my old asso-
ciates of the civil war here at home. 1t Is
indeed n most gracious act on your part to
make this call following your reunion in
the neighboring city Of Massillon. l am
glad to know that you continue annually
to hold your reunion. There is, however,
always a sad side to these meetings of Old
soldiers, for at every recurring meeting
you have and every roll that is had dis
closes that one and another of your mem
bers who met you the preceding year is
not present to answer when his name is
called and every year reminds us that
death is marched through u ranks.
The survivors of the war now number
less than a million, and yet there We're
enrolled 2,S00,OOO men who were willing
to dedicate their lives to the country. We
are now thirty-five years from the begin
ming of the war and t~hirty-one or more
from its close, The bitterness of the war
has long since disappeared. The resent
ments have gone out Of the hearts of the
old soldiers and the people who supported
them in that great conflict on both sides.
Incidents occurred last year throughout
the country, incidents of great significance,
which brought to every patriotic citizen
special qualification. 1 refer to the meet
ing of the Grand Army of the Republic in
the city of Louisville, where, with bound
less and prodigal hospitality, the citizens
of hat city in the south invited you TO
their homes You could not have been
more generously treated in any city of the
north thai you were in the city of Louis
willie on the other side of the river.
"Then at Chickamauga, where the gov
eminent of the United States has dedi-
Gated that sacred field as a national park,
the ex- Union soldiers and X confederate
soldiers, who years before had fought in
deadly conflict, the one against the other.
met and with fraternal feelings marked
the places where their respective com
mandS fought and fell and consecr1 tc |
that historic battlefield as a memorial to
. the Union forever and forever more. And
then Il few days later in the city of At
lanta, Ga, the boys in blue and the boys
in gray met and talked over their battle
once more, all pledging the united loyalty
in the future of the government of the
United States and the preservation of the
honor of our flag.
"-Sectionalism has given place to ma
tional spirit and patriotism has smoothed
the asperities of partyism, while the pres
e~rvation of national honor constitutes the
great aim and purpose of all patriotic
American citizens. 1t is not, my fellow
comrades, what we may say of you, rs Mr..
Lincoln put it at Gettysburg. 1t is what
you did while you lived. You nave given
to yourselves a great name and to your
children a rich legacy, because you served
in the holiest cause in which mankind
ever engaged-the cause of the Union, of
freedom and Of civilization, a cause which
has done so much for mankind every
where. What we want to do now is to
take care of the future. You cannot up
braid yourselves for any lack of patriot
ism in the past. The future is now our
trust and in our keeping, and let us see to
it that the government which was pre-
served through your valor and sacrifice
and the millions of your comrades shall be
preserved forever. Preserved not only to
the present, but TO those who are to come
hereafter.
"Ithank you, my comrades. for the warm
and eloquent expressions of good will
spoken by your chairman. His tribute
moves me deeply. l know something of
the services of the old One Hundred and
Fourth Ohio in war, and 1 know some
thing Of your service as citizens in peace,
for l believe that this entire regiment came
from the counties which for years consti-
tuted the congressional district which, by
your partiality, / had the honor so long
to represent"
Al the conclusion Of the governors
speech Miss Bertha Martin, of Massillon,
in behalf of Mrs. Major Mckinley Tent
No. 1, spoke briefly. Major Mckinley re
sponded by welcoming the young women
and invited them, rs well as the other
ladies in the party, TO visit Mrs. Mckinley,
who was seated within the house.
Major Mckinley addressed a reunion of
the Third Ohio Independent battery later
in the day.
New York's Great Heat Death List.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14-The dead from
heat in New York city yesterday mum
bered "a and pro%strations 1913. There were
374 death certificates issued by the health
board for the twenty-four hours endingat