Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23
PRES. MCKINLEY
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Russell A. Alger. secretary of war. who
said: MIR. President. Gentlemen and
Fellow Citizens: When we arrived at
Adams. this morning, the first thing
that our host, the president of this as
sociation said To us was: / want Il
distinctly understood that North
Adams is but a suburb of Adams. =
(Applausa). Also we have been accCS-
toned to believe outside of the state G!
Massachusetts what Brother Plunkett
has said of it. l am going to his home,
tonight. to haul him over the Goals.
But. fellow citizens, am very happy
TO be here today. Mr.. Plunkett. when
he came to Washington and asked the
President to visit him in his home said {:
You Will have a quiet time and will
see no one What we have seen. to-
day, proves still further that he is ::
man of his word. / congratulate you.
fellow citizens. upon this happy day.
We have passed through long night.
tut thank God the sunrise Of prosperity
is Frightening our homes. (AppIuase.(
We had promise of much AMI
through Providence's interposition tha.
promise is being fulfilled. tApplause.)
i am very glad indeed fellow citi-
zens. to see so many Of the old com
rades of the President and myself here.
tApplause.) We served with the boys
of old Massachusetts, boys then ana
boys still, and no men ever fought for
the nation with greater courage thar
the men who served the old Bay State
{ congratulate YOU people of this beat
tifGl country, that your factories ar
again in motion, and hope as the yea
passes by and the years come again
that this is only the beginning Of a.!
era that shall bring us greater pros
perity, greater future than anything
we have ever realized.
Il will now say in bidding you goo !
bye that hope you, my old comrades.
will continue steadfast in the faith.
Long life to all OF you. and may yeu
enjoy peace in the country you saved.
Good bye"
Hon. w. Murray Crane then arose
and said: The gentlemen who l an
now to present to you does not neeG
any introduction to a Massachusetts
audience. l 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 Wa:
a candidate for office and wanted me to
say a wordFfor him. daughter and
applause) He made the same request
Of Attorney General McKenna. Nc
Fenna said that if he had got to dc
that he would not come. l said /
would come but would not say a word
co,, to. 7 IL
jealous of him. Ever since / went int
the cabinet I have had nothing else t.
do and have been trying to get the
President to come to Massachusetts
but he said his engagements were So
many that he must postpone his visit
until another summer Plunkett went
out a few weeks ago."
Mr. Long then leaned toward Mr. Nc
Kinley and beckoned finger, and
turning again to the audience, said:
There he is. Great applause.)
think he had better take Plunkett into
the cabinet.
II trust you all not to take seriously
the fierce martial appearance CT thu
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 rea,
fact is, however that the President has
brought us here not to terrify the good
men and women of Berkshire county
but to show that the military is al
ways subordinate to the civil power
for the sole object of this country Is
to maintain its rights and defend its
honor with the sword and the ship il
| need be, but still more to preserve the
arts Of peace, TO SPREAD the wings OF
commerce, to develop the business ac-
tivity of industry and to promote the
happiness of home, that is the undyins
purpose of the President of the United
States.
1T is fer these great objects for
which he stands and to which his adj
lninistration Is devoted. With what
success he has achieved that purpose
YOU have already seen in the six
months that have passed since he en-