The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-12
GROUNDS AND
HOUSES DECORATED
EX-CoNFEDERATE VETERANS
ACT AS GUARD OF HONOR.
Mrs. Mckinley heartily Cheered by
the Populace--Great Audience
Arises en- Masse in Honor of the
Chief of the Greatest Nation Oh
Earth-Presented With a Cane OF
Wood Grown in the Hermitage.

Nashville, Tenn, June 11.-President
Mckinley and party arrived at the
union station, this city at 1880 this
morning and were met by Major j. W.
Thomas, president of the Tennessee
Centennial exposition, and the men,
bers of the exposition executive COM
mfttee The visitors were taken in
carriages to the Maxwell House.
Church street was crowded with peo-
pie and the visitors were heartily
cheered. At the Maxwell House the
party breakfasted and at 10 O'Clock
Governor Taylor of Tennessee and Gov
ernor Bushnell, of Ohio. accompanied
by their STATS called upon the presi-
dent.
Leaving the hotel at II o'clock the
party arrived at the grounds three
quarters OF an hour later. The streets
along the route were densely crowded
and many houses were beautifully
decorated. The weather was delight
full. detachment of eX-ConfederaIe
veterans acted as guard of honor.
While the procession was on its way
a salute of 70 guns was fired
Entering the exposition grounds the
party proceeded 10 the Auditorium
under the escort of the Centennial
guards.
down the main aisle. The president
was greeted with hearty cheers and
50 were Secretaries Sherman, Alger.
Gary, Wilson and the other dis
tinguished guests and their ladies.
Governor Taylor. OF Tennessee, and
Governor Bushnell, of Ohio. with Mrs.
Bushnell, entered as the band closed
I.
The governors then took the places
reserved for them near the president.
a variation upon Our Old Kentucky
Home" was a fitting prelude to
the speeches which were opened by
Hon. john Thomas, president of the
exposition.
President Thomas extended the
heartiest of welcome to the president,
TO the members of the cabinet. 10
Governor Bushnell and visiting Ohioans
and to the Representatives of the press.
He spoke of Ohio as TennesSee's
younger sister and then. drawing a
comparison between the population
and aggregate products of the two
commemorative, urged Tennessee to
emulate Ohio's great example.
Mr.. Thomas then introduced Gov
ernor Taylor, whose witty illusions
provoked much laughter.
Governor Taylor was followed by
Hon. w T. Mccarthy, mayor of Nash
vile, who added to the welcomes
given.
After a musical interlude, Governor
Bushnell of Ohio was introduced While
he was in the middle of his speech,
vociferous cheers from the rear Of the
Auditorium heralded the approach OF
a distinguished parsonage and the roar
became deafening as Mrs. Mckinley
was recognized. She came slowly down
the certer aisle, accompanied by her
aunt. Mrs. Saxton. and smiled as the
president hurried to the platform steps
and gave her his arm.
The vast audience cheered until Il
seemed tired out but commenced again
with renewed vigor when a large bunch
of roses was handed TO Mrs. Mckinley.
Hhen the applause that followed
Governor BushnelPs speech had sub
sided. General Thomas introduced the
president. Mr.. McKj1ley's face lit up
as the great audience rose en- masse
and shouted cheer after cheer. At last
quiet easued and in a clear voice ths
chief executive delivered the following
speech:
officers of the Tennessee Centennial
Exposition, Ladies and Gentlemen-Amer
lean nationality compared with that of
Europe and the east. is still very young,
and yet already we are beginning TO have
age enough for centennial anniversaries
in states other than the original Is. Such
occasions are always interesting and
when celebrated in a practical way are
useful and instructive. Combining retro
sDect and review, they recall what has
been done by state and nation. and point
out what yet remains for both to ac-
comoiish in order TO fulfil their highest
destiny.
to the whole country, and of special sig
nificance to the people of the south and
west. 1t marks the end of the first CEN
fury OF the state of Tennessee and the
close Of the first year of its second CEN
fury. One hundred and one years ago
this state was admitted into the Union
as the 18th member in the great family
of American commonwealth. II was a
welcome addition 10 the national house
hoid-a community young. strong and
sturdy, with an honored and heroic an
ceStry with fond authorizations not only
of its founders. but faith in its success on
the part OF far-seeing and saSacious
statesmen in all parts of the country.
patons have been grandly realized; that
the present of this community of sterling
worth is even brighter than prophets of
the past he'd dared to forecast Il.
The builders of the state who had forced
their way through the trackless forests
of this splendid domain. brought with
them the same high ideals and fearless
devotion to home and country, founded
on resistance to oppression. which have
made illustrious the Anglo-American
name. Whether i was the territory OF
v 4
tered little to them. They came willing
and eager TO fight for Independence and !
liberty and in the war of the revolution |
were ever loyal TO the standard of Wash |
ington. When their representative served |
in the colonial assembly of North Caro- |
lima they chose-for the first time in our |
so far as know-the great name !
of Washington as the name of the dis 4
trict in which they lived. ard at the close /
OF the revolution sought to organize their /
into state TO be .Sncwn IS the I
state OF Franklin. in grateful homage of /
another of its most distinguished pa
triots. Spain had sought to possess their ;
territory by right of discovery as a part I
OF Florida. France claimed II by right /
of cession against part of Louisiana and |
again as hers by conquest. But neither !
could for an instant be rec I
ognized. Moved by the highest instincts 1
of self-government and the Hottest mo-
tives of patriotism, under gallant old John /
Sewer, ct Kings Mountain, your fore ]
fathers bravely INDICATED their honor /
and glcriouslv won their independence.
Thus came the new state. second only /
then of the now mighty west and south |
west. And it has made wonderful his
tory for itself Tennessee has sometimes !
been called the mother of southwestern
1t furnished Us the immortal
jackson, whose record in war and whose