The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-04-21

a How 10 Ihsrmtd achtul'y'
have introduced tbonsspd men
President Mckinley, said Senator EEiS
aud | never before got ~ N much ssiist'
iion out Of one Of these presentations as
did when took 10 John T. Crisp ai NJ
soufL
~sht 10 ssy something to The Pre-
deut, said Cfsp, ,urning to E!kIos VT
90 itluirine look The StuAtof nodded
aud Crisp began, bsvs never 10 all {
nv experience heard sueh conversation
said Senslor kline, 10 recalling the scene
The Ptesidsut leaned back 10 his cha
and listened. The color came into hi
face. HIS features lo,t The look Of strait
aud assumed that OF interest The hn
came toto his eyes. 0Hoe be raised bi
hand, staying the tiow Of Grisp's speech
and turning TO Senator Elkins. said
wsut 10 thsnk you for bringing Col. Crisl
here This is doing me more good thar
you know, Then turning to Crisp, BE-
said: Go on. Colonel excuse me for intel
rupiiue
The visit lasted M hour, and when
Crisp retired it was with q nestty grip ol
the Presidents hand such SIS 90 other visl
tor received tbs, day. OF what did tie
Nissourian talki what didn't be talk
he told the President what the people al
home were saying and thinking. lie
told him that be must not think the men
who came 20 hin, who surrounded him,
who wanted this aud that ard who tried
to make il appear that they wetethe medI
um Of CON muncstion between people
and President we're really that. lie hken
ed the would.be dispensers OF the patron
age to the tspC-worm Of politics, devouf
ing substance aud dong the body no
good. want tossy to you, Mr.. President
that the people bslieve in You, Outside
OF sll political differences and consldera
tions, they feel that you are sincere
mar, IN American aud a gentleman.
They feel that you aud they are Ct the
same mind,
And then be told story Of how. two or
three years ago be came from political
meeting snd found bis con Inst back from
another meeting, The young man bad
been to hear Mckinley. Was it great
meeting2 the islher ssked, There were
so many people you couldn't see across
them, the son replied. What Impressed
you most? asked the father. Father, said
the son when Mr. Mckinley was spesking
| felt here is 3 man who is one Of the
same people that ! am. il be is nominst
ed for President believe be will be elect |
ed. never felt about sny OF the Presl
dents as do about this man, Mr. Presl
dent, said Colonel Crisp. when he told
the story, that is the impression you
made upon young man born and reared
4 Democrat,
want TO say to you that | am Demo
,rst but IN the recognition Of your charsc
Ter as sn honest and honorable American
gentleman, l am a Republican: and all Of
the people, mean the people who are at
home, who do not come here and talk TO
Tou about the Offices. whose hearts sre
illed with love OF their country, whose
patriotism is not tainted with seIhshness
- just feel thst way, and they want you
o know it. You are to them what 20
,ther Pres dent since Lincoln has been,
They are with you 10 what ever may come
md they want you to know it. They
rope you may feel it, and may not Judge
II their sentiment by what you may hear
rom some who claim to represent them,
,ut whose motives are unworthy.
And go the talk went on, pstbos, ssr
ssm, philosophy, 10 quick succession,
uaintly spoken, John Cnsp talked for
ne bour in the White House library. A
rvste citiZ IL never had suoh 40 audience
the President OF the Unitsd States and
United States Senator, silent and inter
sted,