The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-23

ssi Suou men and women, supporting our
S,otious 5,atius political fabric and advancing
srs srs'ice among all men. Wherever you
Io ~ you contribute to all good things in
ona Guy make good citizenship. (Appiause.)
~ ~ bless the American home and the
aisnerlcan aasllcan people. Upon these rest the
po.oey and permanence and virtue of the
dsepuoilo which we love SO we'll. And
our prayer is that our heavenly Father
may ever have our nation in his sacred
keep,l,ng. thank you and bid you good
MT. WI Crane introduced Hon. Russell A.
Attgger, Secretary of War. who said:
Mr. President, gentlemen and fellow
4th1t;izehs-When we arrived at Adams
t Inls morning the first thing that our
noss, the president of this association
salo to us was: 4 want it distinctly un-
oerstood that North Adams is but sub.
baD haDo Of Adams. (Applause:) Also we
nave been accustomed to believe outside
OF gne , state of Massachusetts what Broth
er % Piunkett has said of it. I am going to
MS home tonight to haul him over the
Goals. But, fellow citizens, am very
ha,ppy to be here today. Mr. Plunkett,
When he came to Washington and asked
the President to visit him in his home,
Ou WILL Itt0 d QQlOU U1ln6 tuu
Wall see no one.' What we have seen to-
day proves still further that he is man
OF his word. I congratulate you, fellow
citizens, upon this happy day. We have
passed through a long night, but thank
dou, the sun rise of prosperity is bright
ening our homes. (Applause.) We had
promise of much and through Provt-
ing fulfilled. (Applause.) I am very
glad. indeed fellow citizens tO see so
many of the old comrades Of the Presi.
dent and myself here. (Applause.) We
served with the boys of old Massachusetts,,
boys then and boys still, and no men ever
fought for the nation with greater cour-
age than the men who served the old
Bay state. I congratulate you, people
OF this beautiful country that your fac
tories are again in motion and hope as
the year passes and the years come again
that this is only the beginning of an era
thai shall bring us greater prosper ty,
greater future than anything we have
ever realized. will now say in bidding
you gooda bye that hope you my old
comrades, will continue steadfast in the
faith Long life to all Of you and may
you enjoy peace in the country you
saved. Good bye"
Hon. W. Murray Crane then arose-an
said:
'.The gentleman whom / am now to
present to you does not need any intro
duotion to a Massachusetts, audience. I
present Hon. John d. Long, Secretary OF
the Navy
Mr.. Long in response said:
when l arrived this morning, Mr..
Plunkett took me aside. He said he was
a candidate for office and wanted me to
say aword for him. daughter and ap-
plAuse.) He made the same request of
MoKanr,o ~
said that if he had got to do that he
would not come. 1 said would come,
| but would not say a word for Plunkett.
The fact is l am little jealous of him
ever since I went into the cabinet. l
have had nothing else to do and have
been trying to get the President to come
| to Massachusetts,, but he said his engage
ment were SO many that he must post
| pone his visit until another summer.
Plunkett went out few weeks ago,
(Mr. Long then turned toward Mr.. Nc
kinley and beckoned with his finger,
i thea turning TO the audience said { There
he is, (Great applause.
81 think we had better take Plunkett
| into the cabinet. trust you will not take
Eeriously. the fierce martial appearance
of the two dogs Of war. who have accom-
| panied the President here, representing
his cabinet, the Secretary of War and the
| Secretary of the Navy The real fact is,
| however, that the President has brought
I us here not to terrify the good men and
women of Berkshire county, but to show
| that the military is always subordinate
this country is to maintain its rights and
defend its honor with the sword and the
| ship if need be, but still more, to preserve
the arts Of peace, to spread the wings of
commerce, to develop the business activi-
ties Of industry and to promote the hap
piness of home that is the undying pur-
pose of the President of the United
States. 1t is for these great objects for
which he stands ana to which his admin
| istration is devoted. With what success
| he has achieved that purpose you have
already seen in the six months that have
passed since he entered the Presidential
chair. In the hearts of the American
people the name OF VIM. Mckinley is be
coming identical with peace and prOsperi-
| ty. With what happiness and cordial sym
pathy you greet him. How truly you ap-
preciate the nigh standard which he has
set and to which he has confirmed his
own conduct. You are here today to
honor him. You are here to pay your
tribute to him as the President of the
United States. You are here to honor
| him officially and individually, but you
are also here recognizing in and through
and beyond him the genius of the peo-
| pie, the higher stands of progress, eGuca-
ton and civilization. You honor him be-
cause he represents these great principles
of the American republic. l cannot
stand here as one who has come from a
distance to meet the people of Massa-
chusetts. No am rather here as one of
the people of Massachusetts, to join with
you who extend welcome to him
and his wife. representing as
they do the very ideals of
the domestic home, Welcome to Massa-
chusetts, William Mckinley. Welcome to
Massachusetts,, the President Of the Unit
ed States Welcome to Massachusetts, the
administration which he is giving to the
country and the promise which that
offers of rapid advance in the arts of
peace in all the delights of home, in
all the progress of civilization.
After Mr.. Long had ceased speaking,
Mr.. Crane said:
Gas the last speaker, 1 will present to
you distinguished member of the Unit
ed States Senate, and I know you will be
glad to hear from Hon. Henry Cabot
Lodge Mr.. Lodge spoke briefly
| Thus ended the programme of the day
and the Presidential party were taken
back to the depot and thence to Adams
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