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TRIBUTE TO OUR SCHOOLS.
President Mcl<inley's Eloquent Adj
dress Mt Ohio State Fair

dress at Ohio state Fair.
Columbus, o., Sept. 4.-President Nc
Kinley and party arrived at ten a. IN.
Friday as guests of the Ohio state
board of agriculture. They We're given
hearty reception at the depot and
along the route to the Great Southern
hotel. In the afternoon they were es-
corted by the military to the state fair
grounds. 1t is variously estimated that
between $4,000 and 100000 people We're
gathered on the grounds to greet the
president, but only fraction of this
number We're able to hear the brief
speech which he delivered. It was
school children's day at the fair, and
thousands of little folks We're scat
tered through the crowd. President
Mckinley directed his remarks in part
to them. He said in part:
IF had been asked to select greeting
most agreeable to myself 1t would be that
greeting which the committee has prepared
OF the children of the schools Of the state
assembled on these grounds. The presence
OF 10000 school children commands our af-
fection and inspires our hope, and l con-
graduate the children of Ohio that they
enjoy exceptional opportunities for educa-
ehoA a. lilS Ol tue government
the state. No other state has higher
common school advantages than the state
Of Ohio. And 1t is gratifying to know that
half million children every day in our
state crowd the doorsteps of our public
schools in thirst for knowledge to fit them
for the grave and responsible duties of life.
There is one thing of which the United
States can proudly boast and that is our
great public school system where the boys
and girls from every walk Of life assemble
In full equality and enjoy equally with al
their fellows the advantages of instruction
congratulate you all for that. am glad
to meet these school children here to-day.
Chtldren's day 1t Is to you now, but in a
little while 1t will be citizens day with all
of you. Upon you in little while will rest
the duty as we'll as the responsibility of
carrying on the great political fabric es-
tablished by your fathers and bearing the
glorious old banner they have so proudly
borne in the past God bless the school
children of Ohio. God bless the school chill
dren of America, and guide them to intel
ligence and virtue and morality and pa
triotism. and with these elements dom
mating our citizenship our institutions are
safe and our republic may be glorious for
ever" [Great applause.l
At the conclusion of the presidents
speech he was the recipient of an ova-
ton from the school children and as
sembled multitude. Brief speeches
were also made by Secretary Alger and
Senator Hanna, After driving over the
grounds the presidential party returned
to the hotel. In the evening compli-
mentary dinner was given by the state
board of agriculture to President Nc
Kinley and brief informal reception
followed. The president leaves for
Canton this morning.
An unpleasant feature of the presi-
dents visit to the city was report
which gained currency through the
publication of an anonymous letter to
the effect that the president was in
bodily danger because of the appoint
ment of immigration Commissioner
Powderly and that extraordinary pre-
cautions would be taken to- guard Maj
Mckinley. The mayor and the director
of public safety regard the communica.
ton as a hoax, and both state that IL
was never considered seriously.