The Indianapolis journal., 1898-09-02
CANTON FRIENDS LOYAL
sHOPMEN AND MERCHANTS WELL
COME THE PRESIDENT HOME.
His visit Was Informal ThrouEhout,
and He Is Now on His Way to
Montauk Point.

CANTON. O.. Sept. LA grand demon
stration occurred here at noon to-day in
honor of President Mckinley and Secretary
of State Day Out of respect for the Presi-
dents expressed wish that his present visit
be informal the affair was to considerable
extent unorganized and partook largely of
the nature of a spontaneous outburst of
enthusiasm. The people of the community
turned out en- masse and from the depot to
the Barber residence, where the McKinleys
are the guests of Mrs. McKineys sister,
the streets, bright and cheerful with flags
and other displays Of the national coiors,
were mass of humanity. The arrival was
SO near the noon hour that employees OF
many factories succeeded in securing
early shutdown and joined the throng about
the station President and Mrs. Mckinley
were driven direct to the Barber home,
where their stay of q few hours was shorn
of all formality.
The cheers and the shouts of the enthus-
iastic Cantonians this morning were more
than duplicated this evening in bidding the
President and party farewell as they
boarded the train which is bearing them
towards the camp of volunteer soldiers at
Montauk Point
The old reception committee and the old
Canton troop OF horsemen so conspicuous in
the campaign which made William McKin-
ley President, acted as escort to the depart
ing train as well as from the arriving train.
The hour of departure, o'clock tonight,
made 1t possible for even a larger number
of people to gather at the station to wit
ness the departure, and there was such
cheering and enthusiasm as has not been
| manifested in Canton in many day.
The President seemed to greatly appre-
ciate the greetings of his old neighborS and
friends and just as the train was starting
he stepped upon the rear platform to say a
few words to them He had only time to
say: 1T always gives me pleasure to meet
you and 1t is always with regret that
leave YOU"
This sentiment was greeted with cheer
after cheer and before the President could
say more the throttle of the engine had
been opened and his train was under way.
Aside from the President, Mrs Mckinley
and those who accompanied them from the
White House, the train carried Col. Webb
c. Hayes, Col. and Mrs. Myron L. Herrick
| of Cleveland, and Master William Barber,
Mrs. McHinley's nephew, who is going to
| visit with her for time.
During the afternoon President Mckinley
| walked unattended about the streets near
his old home, calling on some. of his. old
neghbors and friends. Much of the after
room he spent on the. broad porch of the
old Saxton homestead which for so many
| years was his Canton home Here he shook
| hands with and greeted hundreds of his old
| friends who broke over the generally OBJ
| served plan of giving him the greatest pos
s1be rest during this brlet visit. AT the
same time Mrs. Mckinley was informally
| entertaining many of her old friends in the
| house, occupied by her sister, Mrs. M.
| G. Barber.
Among those who called upon the Presi-
| dent were a number of sclCers in the vol
unteer service lately returned from Cuba,
| of whom Canton furnished some 300 or 400.
| The spirit of patriotism is still conspicuous
| in these young men. and they assured the
President that should occasion again arise,
| they would be ready again to answer their
| country'S call. Towards the latter part or
| the afternoon a carriage was called and
| the President and Mrs. Mckinley drove to
| Wesleyan Cemetery, which they always do
| when in Canton, to visit the graves of their
two children, bur led there years ago, and
of the Presidents mother, who was laid to
rest last winter.