Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-02
TALKS TO VErg9'
MKINLEY REspoNno
TOAST AT BUFF s
Old Soldiers Give a R.,
Honor-Three Hundred s'
Thousand People in A., Wy
Slst Annual Encampu0


national encampment at Pns ~
its height Tuesday. The S; tal
roads centering there gava N a1s
the number of passengers lor es
falo during the twenty-fonr ~
at midnight. The total footoi lol
AS all the railroads expected ~
Wednesday at least equalins a ~
previous day, it was estimates \
would be at least 10000 ma,.
before the big parade, which Wy
the grand total of encamnmarsV
to 100000.
President Mckinley was IL.
hour, it being the first time nv a
Of the organization that D.
the United States put in an
ut the national encampmept
quet which was rendered Tr,,5
to the President and other dt,sI
guests was a notable affair. c|I
lad for 5oO guests at the EMsI
The hosts were representotira'
department in the organizat0r.
scribed literally toward the fNS
The President was escortaa
Niagara Hotel to the club hv
post and an impromptu recent
ed the banquet. Speechmakn,
order at 6 o'clock, as the PHI
sired to leave early to attend u
meetings, Col. James A, Spy,~I
nois was the toastmaster. pp$H
kinley responded to his toast n
l wish I might frame fittin,
make suitable response to tba
gracious welcome which Won bor.
me here tonight. l come with NJ
OF speech; L come with no STUDIED
present to you; but come in t6s
companionship to talk with yor J,
so often talked in the past aroma
fires In war, as well as the csm,I
peace. To me, l see by the pr,I
been assigned the toast, "Thp a.
Its Defenders" My fellow.cltiwn
Is that country whose defenders ss
blessed is that country whose sOliI
for 1t and are willing to give TIM
have-the best that any man has
lives, to preserve it because thew \
Such an army the United StsnH
ways commanded in every crisis \
tory. From the war of the Rpu
the late civil war the men follOvG
In battle, because they loved hsb
believed in what it representa- Il
the stuff Of which the yolunteee
81 was made. Every one of then 4
fought, but they thought; and
them did their own thinking, andi
ways agree with their commani
that young soldier, who in the
upon the battle line, ahead with
guard bearing the stars and Stripe !
front of the line, but the enemy sill
of him. The general called out to [
bearer, "Bring these colors back nt
and quicker than Amy bullet that
der answered back, "Bring the
the colors." 1t was the voice Of
there was a man behind It, and
patriotism in his heart.
$50 near to grandeur Is our dus
So near to God is man,
When duty whispers, 'Lo thou
The youth replied, 4 can
And SO more than 1000, 900 braNl
responded and made up an army !
than any army that ever shook b
with it's tread and engaged In ahA3
than ever engaged soldiers beias
defenders, my countrymen, have
We have the remnant Of this Old
cent, matchless army Of which
speaking, and then as allies in a
war we have the brave men W
against US on Southern battlefe
army of Grant and the army Of
gether. They are one now in faith
In fraternity, in purpose and u
BILE patriotism. And therefore tn
Is in no danger. In justice strong
secure, and in devotion to the flag
Secretary of War Alger, s
the toast, 1.-THE Army Of TIE
States" said in part:
cit is hard for me to speak
army with the President preSa
army Of the United States, as
went, was the best on Gods
He had been in London, and
asked what if the United State
tackled by the great military Dbl
answered that in thirty days
put millions of fighting men
and back them up with wall
the persons of the veterans Al
time he thought that the army
strengthened somewhat. tie
ed the national guard and saw
would prove a great bulwaTk
in time of need.
G. Porter johnson of Chicago
ed to the toast, "The Volunteei
Estabrook spoke to the toast
eral." Charles w. Anderson
orator, spoke of the coloreu n ~
John S. Wise spoke upon W
Flag" Mr.. Wise, who was .
ate officer, was received Wllnnu
siasm. Archbishop Ireland N%
general toast orator, and 'D
with vociferons aDplause.
The feature of the morns
second parade Of the celeOfau.
first in which G. A. Il. mtl
The Naval Veterans Assoclau
ex-Prisoners of War ASsy ".
gether with the survivors Oh
regiments and other organi.~
posed the Grand Army con'l,
parade. The naval veterans W.
form of the United STATES 10
and made a splendid appeara.n't
passed through the streets
gait Of men-of-warsmen lne'
ed them to the echoes.