The herald., 1897-10-31
Mckinley Banqueted by
Business Men
OvATIONS WERE CONTINUOUS
FROM EARLY MORN TILL AFTER
BEDTIME
The President Thinks the Era of Pros
peritv Is Imminent-He Hopes
So, Anyway .
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. SO.-President
Mckinley has had continuous ovations
here today from the time of his arrival
at 1880 a. m. until after midnight, when
the banquet of the Comercial club was
over. He received ovations at Nenia
and all along the Little Miami valley
before reaching this city. When the
presidential party left the train at Tor
renee roads, there was multitude OF
suburbanites there to greet him and the
ovation continued en- route to Walnut
Hills, where Kirsheim, the Schmidlap
home, is located. Then followed ovations
en- route into the city at noon, the public
receptions by the chamber of commerce
and the Young Mems Business club in
the afternoon.
From these downtown" receptions
the presidential party was driven back
to the Kirsheim mansion to attend, late
in the afternoon, the musicale given by
Mrs. Schmidlap in honor of Mrs. Nc
Kirley.
The guests included the most prom
inent leaders in Cincinnati, notably
Mrs. Fleischmann, wife of Hon Charles
Fleischmann, state senator: Mrs. Perry
S. Heath, Mrs. Judson Harmon. wife of
the retiring attorney general; Mrs.
Charles P. Taft, wife OF Congressman
Taft; Mrs. ]. Z. Carew and Mrs. Calvin
S. Rrice, wife of Senator Brice. Mrs.
Schmidlap was assisted by her two sis
ters, Mrs. DIR. Koehler and Mrs Koehler.
The purpose of the presidential visit
was accomplished when tonight the
promise. given year ago, was fulfilled
by the president becoming the guest OF
the Cincinnati Commercial club at their
annual dinner. The function was exc
elusive, though the thirty-eight mem
bers of the club present We're reinforced
by fifty-two guests, including eX-Attor-
ney-General Johnson Harmon, Col.
Myron r. Herrick, Mayor Tafel, M. f..
ingalls,, ]. Addison Porter, L. G. Weir.
president of the Adams Express COM
pany; Judge w. Fl. Taft of the United
States court. and Col. M. H. Cochran Of
the Sixth infantry, U. S. A. The menu
and toast list were handsomely en-
graved on heavy cards tied with pale
blue satin ribbons. At the plate of each
IL
miniature silver loving cups, gold lined
and 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 address
by the president of the club, Lucien
Wilson. Following this was the toast,
"Our Guest"
"They love their land because it is their
own,
And scorn to give aught other reason why
Would shake hands with king upon a
throne.
And think it kindness to his majesty"
President Mckinley responded.
. Following this was 1.-THE Commercial
Club, It's Past and Future" responded
to by NJ. e. Ingalls,; "The Executive and
the Legislature" responded to by Hon.
Judson Harmon; PARTY Government
the Nations safety" responded to by
Hon. John H. Warrington; "The Legis-
lature and Judiciary" response by Hon,
w. H. Taft.
After greeting the members of the
Commercial club and referring pleasant
ly to the people of Cincinnati, the
president said, in part:
me in this assembly because it is rep
resented by men of all parties and
creeds united in a common aim and a
most worthy one-that of promoting
good government and disseminating
those ideas which will best insure the
honor and prosperity of the country.
We gain by intelligent discussion OF
public questions carried on in an or
ganization of yours, not from a stand
point of partisanship, but of good citi-
zenship. What will make the nation
strongest and best; what will make its
citizenship the most useful and effect
i've in government?
Commerce is a teacher and pacifi-
Gator. 1t gives mankind knowledge OF
one another. Reciprocity of trade pro-
notes reciprocity of friendship. Good
trade insures good will. The heart as
we'll as the mind contributes directly to
the progress of mankind and wherever
we secure just and fair commercial re-
lations with other nations we are sure
to have friendly political relations with
them.
"Abating none of our interest in the
home market, let us move steadily out
TO new ,UeluS anu SetoC tiiC NCiiiiiet
for our products in the foreign market.
It should be our settled purpose to open
trade wherever we can, making our
ships and our commerce messengers of
peace and amity.
"The consular service of the govern
ment should be closely scrutinized and
carefully officered and we should have
at every commercial port of the world a
sensible and practical American, who,
while discharging his other duties with
honor to the government, will not omit
in every proper way to promote Ameri-
can exchanges and encourage reciprocal
trade.
FINALLY, if we are entering upon an
era of prosperity such as many believe
and all fervently hope, remembering our
recent panic and financial experiences,
We should strengthen the weak places in
our financial system and remove it for
ever from ambiguity and doubt"
The presidents address was listened
to with the closest attention and was
punctuated now and then with ap-
plause; but at the close the explosion
was spontaneous and long continued.