The herald., 1896-08-14
BATTLE SCARED VETERANS
Pay a Brief Visit to Candidate
Mckinley
OLD MEMORIES REVIVED
Aud Patriotic Pledges Made for the
Future
Artlllerymen In Reunion Also Listen to Nc.
KinIey Eloquencs Reminiscent Of
Days of Old
Associated Press Special Wire.

infantry, who have been holding their
annual reunion at Massillon, arrived in
Canton this afternoon to greet Comrade
Mckinley, bringing their wives and chill
dren with them. Mrs. Major Mckinley
tent No. 1, Daughters of Veterans of
Massillon, accompanied them. The Wis
itors altogether numbered nearly 400.
They awaited the appearance of Gov.
Mckinley on the front porch Of his resi-
dence, and when he stepped out three
cheers were given with hearty will.
Col. William Mcmahon of Youngstown
came forward and made a striking ad-
dress. When Governor Mckinley start
ed to respond the cheering was renewed.
His address was as follows:
Comrade Monohan and members Of
the 104th Ohio Regiment: I assure you
that it affords me much pleasure to meet
and greet my old associates of the civil
war here at my home. 1t is indeed a
this call following your reunion in the
neighborhood of Massillon, and am glad
to know that you continue annually to
hold your reunions. There is, however,
always a sad side to these meetings of
old soldiers, for every recurring meet
ing, every roll call that is had, discloses
that one and another of your members
who met with you the preceding year
is not present to answer his name when
called and every year reminds that
death is marching through our ranks.
The survivors of the war number less
than million. and yet there were en-
r6. Will 1t,,r 10,
dedicate their lives to the country.
(Cheers) We are now thirty-five years
from the beginning and thirty-one or
more from it's close. The bitterness of
the war has long since disappeared. The
resentments have gone out of the hearts
of old soldiers. and the people who sup
ported 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 great gratifica-
ton. 1 refer to the meeting of the Grand
Army of the Republic in the city of Lou
isville, KY, (applause) where with
boundless and prodigal hospitality. the
citizens Of that city of the south invited
you to their homes. You could not have
been more generously treated in any city
of the north than you were in the city
of Louisville, on the other side of the
river. Then at .Chickamauga where the
government of the United States has
dedicated that sacred field as national
park, the ex-union soldiers and ex-con-
federate soldiers who years before had
fought in deadly conflict. the one against
mo fro 70 o1
irgs marked the places where their res
pective commands fought and fell, and
consecrated the historic battle field as
a memorial to the union forever and for
ever. (Great cheers.) And then few
days later in the city of Atlanta, Ga, the
boys in blue and the boys in gray Gap
plause) met and talked over their bat
ties once more, after pledging their
united loyalty in the future to the gov
ernment of the United States and the
preservation of the honor of our flag
(Great applause.)
Sectionalism has given place to ma
tional spirit, and patriotism has smoth-
cred the asperities of patriotism, while
the preservation of the national honor
constitutes the great aim and purpose of
all patriotic American citizens. cloud
applause.)
1t is not my comrades, what we say Of
you. as Mr.. Lincoln put it at Gettys-
burg; it is what you did which will live.
You have given to yourselves a great
name and to your children a rich leg
acy because you served in the holiest
cause in which mankind ever engaged
he Of nd nf OF
tion, a cause which has done so much for
mankind everywhere. (Cheers.)
What we want to do now is to take
care of the future. You cannot upbraid
yourselves for any lack of patriotism
in the past. The future is now our trust
and in our keeping, and let us see to il
that the government which was preserv-
ed through your valor and sacrifice and
the millions of your comrades, shall be
preserved forever. tremendous ap-
plause) Preserved not only to the pres
ent but to those who are to come here
after.
l thank you, comrades, for the warm
and eloquent expressions of good will
spoken by your chairman. His tribute
moves me deeply. know something of
tlS ociNICCS VI Tie OIu OIle ana
Fourth Ohio in war, and I know some
thing of your services as citizens in
peace, for 1 believe this entire regiment
came from the mountains which for
years constituted the congressional dis
trict which by your partiality had the
honor so long to represent.
Stark, Columbiana, Summit and Por-
tage counties furnished the brave men
whose names are found on the honor roll
of your regiment. I know many of your
comrades personally, and see before mo
many familiar faces whose presence
here calls up many pleasant memories
of the past. 1 know your old and distin-
guished colonel we'll. God bless dear.
brave Colonel Riley. (Applause.)
I am glad to welcome you here, and I
shall be glad to meet each one of YOU
personally, and 1 am certain Mrs. Nc
Kinley will be pleased to meet the ladies
who are connected with the One Hun
dred and Fourth Ohio. Great ap-
plause.)
At the conclusion Of the governor S