The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-28
M'KINLEY AT BUFFALO
He MEETS THE VETERANS.
frominsat FiGars At the q. A. r. Eaeanp-
nsnt-his speech st . BAnQust.

Bunalo, n. Y, Aug. 4.-FrOm the
moment that the special train that
bore the President and his retinue to
the city arrived until he retired tonight
there was one glorious and spontaneous
demonstration. From the depot to the
Niagara hotel, distance OF two miles,
the streets were lined with people, and
at the hotel, In front of which there is
Q great square, the police and 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 en-.
tered 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 order had been restored,
he said:
Il come to greet you md to thank
you at the same time FOR your gener-
Gus welcome. The Grand Army of the
Republic seems to be on foot to-day.
but not carrying arms. Those were
long since laid aside, and the Grand
Army Of the Republic is to-day dedicat-
ed TO peace (applnusc) and the Union
forever. I am glad to bo In the city Of
Buffalo with my comrades OF 'G1 and
'G5 and my comrades now. I thank
you all. and bid you good afternoon
Shortly after 8 O'Clock Columbia
post. dressed In fatigue coats and white
duck trousers. arrived mt the hotel and
acted rs escort to the President to the
Elliott building. where the post enter
taincd the President to 4 banquet.
The President when he arose to
speak was given the warmest of well
comes.
Then the President said, very slowly
and distinctly:
MIR. Toastmaster and Comrades and
My Fellow Citizens-l wish l might
frame fitting words to make fitting re-
sponse to the more than graciOrs well
come which you have accorded me here
tonight. l come with no set form Of
speech: come with no studied phrases
TO present to you. but l come in the
spirit of comradeship tapplausc) to talk
to you, as we have often talked In the
past. around the camptires In war, as
well as at campttres In peace. To me.
I see by the program, has been as
signed the toast. The Country and Its
Defenders My fellow citizens.
blessed is that country whose defend
ers are patriots. Blessed IL that cOun-
try whose soldiers fight for 1t and are
willing to give the best they have. the
best that any man has. their own lives.
to preserve II. because they love 1t.
Such nm army the United States has al
ways commanded in every crisis Of her
history. From the War of the Revo-
luton to the late Civil War. the men
followed that flag In battle because
they loved that tiag and believed in
what II represented. That was the stun
OF which the volunteer army OF ~
was made. Every one OF them, not on
ly fought. but they thought, and many
OF them did their own thinking. aud
did not always agree with their com
mander.
THAT young soldier. who In the lnte
war. upon the battle line. ahead with
the color guard, bearing the stars and
stripes, way In front OF the line but
the enemy still In front Of him. when
the general called out TO the color bear
cr. Bring those colors back to the line,'
and quicker than any bullet that young
soldier answered back, Bring the line
up to the coiors' II was the voice Of
command: there was man behind Il,
there was patriotism In his heart.
$50 nigh to grandeur is our dust;
So near to God IL man.
When duty whispers:
I.o thou must, youth replies,
can"
"And 80 moro than two million brave
men thus responded and made up an
army grandcr than any army that ever
shook the earth with Its tread. And
engaged In II holicr cause than ever sol.
dlcrs did before. What defenders. my
countrymcn. have we now? We have
the remnant OF this old. magnificent.
matchless army OF which have been
speaking. and then ms allies In any
future war we have the brave men who
fought against us In Southern battle
fields. The army of Grant and the
army OF Lee are together. They are
one In faith. In hope. In fraternity. In
purpose md In an invinciblc patriot
ism. And therefore the country IL In
no danger. In Justice. strong: In poll
cy, secure. and devotion TO the hn.. aii
one. My fellow countrymcn. l thank
you and bid you good night"
The Presidents alluslon TO the South
and its unity with the North was re-
ceived with vociferous applause. the
audience standing up In their seats to
cheer. and Mt the conclusion Of the
toast Governor Black led the applause.