The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25

Buffalo, n. Y. Aug. 24-From the
moment that the special train that
bore the president and his retinue to
the city arrived until he retired to-
night there was one glorious and spon-
taneous demonstration. From the de-
pot to the Niagara hotel, distance of
NO miles, the streets were lined with
people, and at the hotel, in front of
which there is a great square, the po-
lice and the soldiers from the nearby
barracks had difficult work to keep the
multitude in position. Even when, with
Mrs. Mckinley and Governor Black,
the president had entered the hotel and
vanished from sight, there followed
after him the cheers of the people until
he was obliged TO come to the balcony,
where, after quiet was restored, he
said:
Il come to greet you and to thank
you at the same time for your gen
erous welcome. The Grand Army of
the Republic seems to be on foot today,
but not carrying arms. These were
long since laid aside, and the Grand
Army of the Republic is today dedi-
Gated to peace (applause) and the
Union forever. l am glad to be in the
city of Buffalo with my comrades of
81 and 60 and my comrades now.
thank you all and bid you good after
noon"
Shortly after 5 o'clock, Columbia
post dressed in fatigue coats and white
duck trousers, arrived at the hotel and
acted as escort to the president to the
Elliott building, where the post enter
tanned the president at a banquet. AS
the. president passed from the hotel to
the banquet hall the police had TO liter
ally drive a way through 10 the car
liage and at the Elliott club the corri
doris were so densely packed that the
president had TO be lifted through by
stalWart policemen. In the reception
room of the club he met prominent
citizens of Buffalo. and then a little
later he entered the great banquet hall
as the guest of honor of Columbia post
of Chicago, with 500 other distinguished
guests and soldiers. Among those at
the guest table were: Commander G.
H Mcconnell of Columbia post, toast
master of the occasion; President Nc
KinIey, Commander in Chief Clarkson,
Archbishop Ireland, Mayor Jewett
General Russell A. Alger, Governor
Frank s. Black, Wilson 5. BisSell, HaZ-
en- S. Pingree of Michigan and Former
Commander in Chief Lawler.
When an elaborate menu had been
discussed to the satisfaction of the
guests. the toast master called for Gov
ernor Frank S. Black, who extended a
welcome for Columbia post to Presi-
dent Mckinley.
At 6:45 O'clock, Senator Mark Hanna,
who had just arrived, came into the
banquet hall. His entry was noted by
applause at the further and of the hall,
and as the proceedings passed, Pres
ident Mckinley rose from his seat and
moved along tla hall to meet him.
There was a shout of applause as the
olo baD a ND
ident's left hand went up to Mr.. Han
mas shoulder Both took their seats
amid applause.
Mr. Hanna had to hold a, levee.
Closely following Mr. Hanna's en-
trance it was announced that the pres
ident, desiring to hear Archbishop Ire
land and other speakers, had decided to
make brief visit 20 some of the camps
and then return. He left, accompanied
by Commander-In-Ch Clarkson.
The toast master then announced the
next toast THE City of Buffalo We'll
comes the Grand Army"
Mayor JeWett responded. While Mr..
JeWett was speaking the president re-
turned and for a few moments pande-
monium reigned supreme, somebody
yelling Wheat. S1.03; silver. 40 a cry
that was taken up and repeated again
and again.
When Mr.. Jewett had finished his ad-
dress, President Mckinley was intro
duced. and for fully five minutes it
seemed as though the roof would have
10 fall or the side walls bulge with the
roar Of applause of greeting.
MKINLEY's RESPONSE.
Then the president said very slowly
and distinctly:
Mr.. TOaStmaSter and comrades and
my fellow citizens;
i wish 1 might frame fitting words
TO make fitting response to the more
than gracious welcome Which you have
accorded me here tonight. 1 come with
no set form of speechs come With no
studied phrases to present TO you, but
come in the spirit of comradeshin
(applaIse) to talk 10 you, as We have
often talked in the past, around the
camp fires in war. as well as at camp
fires in peace. (Applause.)
TO me. l see BY the programme, has
been assigned the toast The Country
and its Defenders My fellow citizens
blessed is that country whose defenders
are patriots. Blessed is that country
whose soldiers fight for it and are
willing TO give the best they have the
best that any man haS-their own lives
TO preserve it, because they love it.
Such an army the Grited states has
always commanded in every crisis of
her history. From the war of the revo-
followed that flag in battle because
they loved that flag. and believed in
what it represented. That was the
suff OF watch the volunteer army of 81
was made (Applause) Every one OF
them not only fought, but they thought
and MANY of them did their own think
ing daughter and applause). and did
not always agree with their com
mander. daughter and applause.
There was a young soldier, who, in the
late war, upon the battle line ahead
with the color guard. bore the stars and
stripes away in front of the line. but
the enemy still in front of him. and
when the general called out to the color
bearer. Bring those colors back to the
line quicker than any bullet thai
young soldier answered back Bring
the line up to the colors.' prolonged
applause.l 1t was the voice of COM