The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
NO CAMPAIGN, LOTS Of VINE
M,K1NLEY BANauETTED AT
OHIo'S METROPOLIS.
Exclusive Function in Which the
Distinguished Guest Had Some
thing to Say About Home
Markets.

Cincinnati, Oct 3O.-President Mckinley
has had continuous ovatlons here today
from the time of his arrival at 1850 q, m.
until after midnight, when the banquet
of the Commercial club was over, He
received ovations at Xenia and all along
the Little Miami valley before reaching
fhis city, When the presidential party lett
fine train at Terrence Roads, there was q
multitude of suburbanttes There to greet
HIM and the ovation continued en- route 10
Walnut HIS, where kirSheim. the
Schutdlap mansion is located. linen tol-
lowed the oVations en route into the city
at noon the public receptions oy the
cham6er OF commerce and the Young
Mems Business club in the afternoon
The purpose of the presidential visit was
accomplished when tonight uhe promise
given a year age was fulfilled by the pres
ident becoming the guest of the CINCINNATI
Commercial club at its annual dinner.
The function WAS exclusive. though the
IS members of the club present were re
inforced by % guests. including e1cAttor-,
ney General Judson Harmon, Coionei
Myron t Herrick Mayor Tatel, ", y, m
gals, j. Addison Porter, Mr.. l.. 9, Weirr
pany; John ". Fl. Taft, OF the UMtad
States court, and Colonel NJ II. Cochran,
Of the Sixth infantry Z: S: army M
The elegant rooms of the Queen City
club have rarely been seen in gayer dress
than tonight. The stairwayS were well
night htdden by palms and plants and the
dining room was brilliant with the ma
tional colors, under the soft glare Of nun,
dredS of bright lights. Inc menu ana
toast list were handsomely engraved on
heavy cards tied With pale blue satin re
bons. at the plate of each guest WIS 4
triangular box containing Il miniature
silver loving cup, gold lined ana bearing
on the surface the engraved monogram
of the club, the date and the legend,
president Mckinley, Guest of Honor.
The toast list began with an ddtlTeS5 py
the president of the club. LuCien Wilson,
Following this was the toast Our
Guest.
Introduced the president as q guest enlt-
fled 10 the respect of every man, no mat
ter of what party. as the Representative
of the highest IDEAL of American citizen
ship AS President MCKINLEY rose to re-
sDond to the address OF Mr. Wilson, the
guests rose and cheered. 1t WIS some
minutes before the president could pro-
After greeting the members of the Com
mercial club and referring pleasantly to
the people Of Cincinnati the president
sad:
assembly, because it is represente by ell
parties and ereeds united IN a common
aiEn, and a most worthy one-tllAt Of pro-
noting good government and disseminate
ing Iu09a IDEAS which with best insure tll9
.htrlor and prosperity of the court ry'
Tne president alluded to the importance
of good citizenship. and concluding. said
''Abatilg none OF our interest in the
fl0me market. let us move steadily cut to
new fields and increase the demaad for
orr produces IN the foreign market 1t
should be our seitied purpose 10 o-p.n
trade wherever we can, making oGr SHIPS
and our commerce messengers of peace
and arpity.
The CONSULAR service Of tlae government
should be closely sCruciniZed aud tc2ra-
fully nf11cers1. ccld we should nave at
every commercial port of the world sem
Slbie and practical American who. wife
diSchaT gtng his other duties VIII h1aor
to the government. will not omit In every
proper way to promote American ex-
changes and encourage reciprocal trade.
'FlnalIy If we are entering upon an era
ell fervently hopa, remembering our re
cent panic and financial experiences, we
should strengthen the weak places in our
financial system and remove 1T forever
from ambiguity and doubt