The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16
ROYAL WELCOME
To MCKINLEY
Presidents Entry Into
Illinois.
AN ADDRESS AT SPRINGFIELD
SOME SIGNIFICANT WORDS ON
BRAVERY OF NEGROES.
Cheering Multitudes Also Told oe the
Glorious Achievements in Be-
half of the Down
trodden.
AN ADDRESS AT SPRINGFIELD
SOME SIGNIFICANT WORDS ON
BRAVERY OF NEGROES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

| CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-The President Of
| the United States arrived in Chicago
over the Illinois Central tonight at 9:20.
and will be the central figure in the
citJ's peace jubilee next week.
Although much wearied by his long
| journey over the great West and his
arduous day at the Trans Mississippi
Exposition he said Just before leaving
| tie train:
Throughout the journey I have been
deeply moved by patriotism of the
people and delighted with the evidences
of their prosperity"
After the city limits were reached.
crowds lined the enclosures beside the
tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad.
eager to see the Presidents train sweep
by. The enthusiasm was unbounded.
even when the President himself could
not be seen.
Mr.. Mckinley left the train at Thirty
ninth street, going directly to the home
of Captain La Fayette McWilliams.
where Mrs Mckinley has been enter
tanned since arriving from Canton.
The other members of the official party
| were taken care OIL at the leading hotels.
A welcoming committee of Chicago
citizens met the train at Kan
kakee. Among the members were
Postmaster Gordon, Mayor Harrison,
DR.. William H. Harper, president Of the
University of Chicago; John Barton
Payne and Judge Peter S. Grosscup.
Enormous crowds listened to the
words of the President, both at Deca-
tur and Springfield. The latter place,
the former residence Of Abraham Lin
coin, furnished the largest assemblage
of the day. They listened solemnly and
with barred heads while President Nc
in1a 1tf in
of Lincoln.
The crowd at Springfield was the rec
ord breaker of the day, and it is esti-
mated at 10000. The Fifth Illinois In
fantry, stationed at Springfield, was
pleasing feature here In an address
the President said:
people of the State of Illinois at their
State capital. 1 am glad to be at the
home of the martyrized President. His
name is one of inspiration and a holy
one to all lovers of liberty the world over.
He saved the Union. He liberated
cause there might come a time when
these black men could nelp keep the jewel
of liberty in the family of nations. If
any vindicatioa of that act or of that
prophecy were needed, 1t was found when
the brave black men assembled the hill
of San Juan in Cuba and charged the
enemy at Ell Caney. They vindioated their
own title to liberty on that field, and with
our brave soldiers gave the priceless gift
fellow citizens, the name of Lincoln will
live forever In immortal story. His fame.
his work, his life. is not only an in,
girl, but 10 all mankind. And what an
encouragement his life work has been to
all his successors in the Presidential Of
fee! If any one of them, at any time,
has felt that his burden was heavy he
had but to reflect upon the greater bur
seem lighter NY Ny fellow Ii citizens si cons 1s
graduate You that your great state fur
nished him to the country and to the
world: You guard sacred his ashes here,
but the whole country guard with you
his sacred memory.
The business of the people is better
than 1t has been for years, and the money
of the country has suffered no dishonor,
while the credit of the Government was
never higher and the national name was
never dearer to the people than now and
world. All thanks to our glorious army !
and navy, thanks TO the fleets OF Dewey |
Shafter and of Merritt, we have won |
glorious triumphs for humanity. We |
went to war, not because we wanted to, |
but because humanity demanded it. And, |
having gone to war for humanity's sake !
we must accept no settlement that will |
not take into account the interest of hu- /
mainly.
"a voice in the crowd: Elect you |
again'')-Great applause and cries of
That's right Ara we want Is on TO naes
to interfere with our united judgment in
dealing with the foreign problems that |
are before US. AS we stand together In
war let us stand together until settle
ment is made
Particular significance attaches to the
remarks of the President about BLACK
men, in view of the miners troubles
at Pana and Virden between the white
strikers and imported negroes, and the
connection with those on the part of
President on the platform.
Between Springfield and Chicago |
stops were made only at Mount Pu-
laski. Clinton, Farmer City, Gibson |
CITY, Gilman and Kankakee. At the
latter place the train was boarded by
the Chicago reception committee, head
ed by President Harper of the Univer
sitv of Chicago.