The record-union., 1897-07-04
Thousands of People Gathered at Nearly
Every Station.
An Organized Parade Met Him at
C+on and Escorted Him to
the Home of His Mother, Where
tho Crush Was Terrific and the
Lawns Were Destroyed by the
Surging Crowd.

CANTON (O), July o.-Preslueht M
Kinlev and party reached the city TINS
morning and were met at the oepo'
bv the citizens en- masse a larse
,ronortion of the people marched III
,,arade 70 receive and escort the party
hands. militia, old soldiers ana the Or
eanizations of the late campaign peihs
conspicuous The crowd aiIilos'
eoualed that of the 1st of March, Wheh
the President departed for the lhausu-
ration.
The President and party were the
guests of Superintendent Starr OF the
PENNSYLVANIA lines, on the oayllsh'
,ida this morning. Although the Nc
Kinleys travelled quietly on regular
train. thousands of people were gat
cred at nearly every station AL ALI
ance and Salem the crowds were par
ticularly large The President, uii-
attended. went to the rear PLATFORM
and shook hands with hundreds OF MS
old Congressional district constituents
Men women and children clambered on
70 the platform. Many reached INTO
the car windows to get grasp OF ms
hands.
At Alliance. the Canton Reception
Committee headed by Judge BALDWIN
and dozen others. boarded the train am
AT Canton the crowd was so great the
police patrol was kept busy making
way from the station platform TO the
carriages. The organized parade oil
citizens ana military, marshaied oS
CAPTAIN Harry Greer, moved promptly
through the streets with the stars ana
stripes displayed from nearly every
window of the mile march to the nome
of the Presidents mother. Here Juage
Baldwin delivered an address of wei
come. to which the President responded
briefly.
Both Major and Mrs. Mckinley looked
in better health than when leaving
Canton in March.
The lam about the home of Mrs
Nancy Allison Mckinley was terrific
a The crowds surged about the yard IN
the intense heat.
The beautiful lawn about the modest
home was nearly laid waste before the
President had greeted his happy moth
er. now at the age of S3-
The band played Home, Sweet
Home" and Judge Baldwin said:
Mr. President: Your old 1rlendS
and neighbors have assembled to-day
TO give you a warm and heartfelt greet
ing upon your return TO their midst al
ter YOUR inauguration as President OF
the greatest nation upon the face OF
the earth They realize what you
have accomplished they realize what
YOU now represent, and they now real
ize fully the viciSsitudes through which
you have passed to reach your present
exalted position. They understand just
as thoroughly that you have the same
feeling of regard for your old friends
that you had when you dwelt with as
in the common walks of life. BelleV-
ing that you still feel the same regard
for them, they come out to see you,
expressing to you by their presence
their great love and regard for you and
extending to you the warmest welcome
of their hearts.
President Mckinley. amid a storm of
applause. responded;
Judge Baldwin, and my fellow citi-
zens: 1 am glad to meet you all. 1t
has been to me a great pleasure to re-
turn to my old home and that pleasure
has been greatly enhanced by the warm
and generous reception accorded to me
by my friends and neighbors. There
is no place in this wide world so dear
TO me as Canton and there is no place
anywhere beneath the sun like home.
"a voice God bless you and cheers.)
Il am glad to meet and to greet you
here to-day. / thank my old friend.
Judge Baldwin. for the gracious words
he has spoken in your behalf in giving
me welcome, and I trust that during
my brief stay here | shall have the
pleasure of seeing very many of you
personally. And 1 want you to know
that l have looked forward with unal-
loyed pleasure to my hours at my old
home surrounded by my old friends.
(Great applause) l thank YOU