The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

Stated the postponement of the bicycle
parade.
Judge Barton Paine was one Of the
cnIe1 speakers at the meeting.
Inc armOry was crowded when the
exercises were opened with prayer by
Dr. Emil G. Hirsch. Chairman J. H.
w aish or the Brotherhood of Locomo-
I'VE Engineers presided and delivered
the opening address. He introduced
Mayor Harrison, who delivered the ad-
dress OF welcome to President McKin-
ley The Presidents response was lis
tened to attentively and frequently in
lerrupted with applause. Following
PRESIDENT Mckinley came Judge John
Barton Payne of Chicago. Other speak
ers on the programme were George r
Peck, E. e. Clark of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, F. P. Sargent of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. P.
II. Morrissey of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and P. A. Arthur Of
gineers.
An informal reception for the railway
men was held by the President after
the addresses. Mr.. Mckinley was sta
toned in an Enclosure on the first ball
cony above the entrance, where the
railway men filed by singly. AS they
came up to the President, one by one,
their extended hands were grasped by
Mr.. McKinley's. The men were all ad-
m1tted into the armory by ticket The
distinguished guests from Washington
were present and composed the group
which surrounded the President on the
balcony.
President Mckinley spoke as follows:
| count myself fortunate to have the
privilege OF meeting with this great rail-
way organization. 1 have had in the last
ten days many most pleasing and interest
ing experiences as l have journeyed
through the country but I assure You
that not one of them has given me greater
n n he nd
connected with the great railroads of the
country: (Applause5
1t is fortunate that this great body OF
representative men and women has as
sembled in this city at time when the
people were celebrating the suspension Of
hoStilfties, with early hope of an honor
able, just and triumphant peace. The
railroad men of the country have always
been for the country. (Applause.), The
been for the flag of the country, and in
every crisis of our national history, in war
and in peace, the men of your great or
ganization have been loyal and faithful
to every duty and obligation. Yours is
at once a profession Of great risk and OF
patton in the sphere OF human endeaYor
which carries with It greater Obligations
or higher responsibilities than the profess
sion of railroad men,
You carry the commerce OF the coun-
try, you carry the rich treasures OF the
and you carry daily and hourly the
freightage of humanity; they trust to
so9' vo mr. fidelity for the safeguarding Of
their lives, and | congratulate the coun-
try from the bottom of my heart that In
this great system so interviewer with the
everyday life of the citizens of the
public we have such splendid character
and such high intelligenee
good will, but L bring to you the good
viii and respect of seventy millions OF
American citizens; GAppia99;s s Your l.
go in and out every day before your
countrymen, and you have ever deserved
from your ef the egatH
the great interests you represent. The
virtue of the people lies at the founda-
people is in the American freside. The
virtue that comes out OF the holy luster
of home is the most precious gift this
nation has, and when the words OF the
people meet in the home of the people
1t is command TO Congress and the ex- y
ecutive; 1t is a law, OF the republic
/ thank you, my fellow citizens, for your
cordial greeting and / congratulate you
on the evidences Of returning prosperity
everywhere. SGreat applause ,,sss what you
ity. When you have that you have some.
thing to do; when you have 1t not. then
on the sidetrack daughter and app
plause) And there are few railroad men
not employed I'M no Fre, (Applapse The
you see the pay car. (Applause.) / am
very glad to observe that the First IIli-
nols heglment Is IN your presence to-day
(applause)-that gallant regiment made
up of the volunteers from the homes Of
Chicago, who took their lives into their
own hands and went to Santiago to fight
am glad to have this opportunity to meet
and greet them and to congratulate and
thank them In the name of the American
people And now, having said this much,
1 hope you know that / will carry from
this place, from this audience, from these
warm-hearted men and women, the pleas
ATTEST memory of my long trip through
the West.
AT the conclusion of President Nc
hin4ey.s remarks the audience broke
into wild cheers, which lasted fully five
minutes. The Presidential party then
left the hall.
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