The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
NILES And SHAFTER
Shake at the Glover Club Banquet in
PhiIadelphia.

Philadelphia, Oct. 28.-President Nc
Kinley was given an enthusiastic re-
ception when he entered the beautiful
ly decorated dining room of the Glover
club with Postmaster General Smith
and Secretaries Alger and Wilson. In
response to the patriotic introduction
club, President Mckinley referred
pleasantly to the fame of the Glover
club, and then, after a reference to the
imposing pageant of the afternoon said:
AS stood on the great reviewing
stand witnessing the soldiers and sail
Ors passing by, my heart was filled only
with gratitude to the God of battles
who has so favored US, and gratitude to
the brave soldiers and sailors who had
won such signal victories on land and
on sea and had given a new meaning
to American ValOr.
1T has been especially gratifying to
me to participate not only with the
people of Philadelphia, but with the
people of the great west, where have
recently visited, in doing honor to the
American navy and the American
army. No nObler sailors or soldiers ever
assembled under any flag. You had
with you today the heroes of Santiago,
Porto Rico and Guantanamo. We had,
unfortunately, none of the heroes of
Manila with US. But I am sure that
our hearts go out to them tonight and
to the brave Dewey and Otis and Mer-
ritt and all the other gallant men that
are now sustaining the flag in the har-
Dor and city of Manila CA voice-'How
about Hobson2O
1.-THE American people are always
ready for any emergency, and if the
Merrimac is to be sunk there is an
American officer to do it. He succeed
ed in doing what our foe has been un-
able to do, sink an American ship.
(Cheers)
ct ask you, gentlemen of the Glover
club, to unit with me in tOaSting the
army and navy of the United States
without whose valor and sacrifice we
could not celebrate the victory we have
been celebrating today. Not only the
men at the front: not only the men on
the battleships and in the battle line,
but the men at home with ambition to
go to fight the battles Of American CIV
ilizatiOn should be the recipients of the
gratitude of the American people"
When he finished his speech the pres
ident left the hall to go to the reception
of the Academy of Music AS he
passed from the room Gen. Miles enter
ed. The head of the army received an
ovation as he pressed through the
crowd to his seat next to General Shat
ter. The latter arose as Gen. Miles ap-
preached, reaching out his hand and
cordially greeted his chief. The public
exhibition of good feeling between the
two generals was greeted with almost
deafening applause.
Gen. Alger responded briefly on behalf
of the army and Capt. Evans was call
ed upon as a representative of the navy.
He thrilled his hearers with a simply
told story of the battle of Santiago,
filled with personal "reminiscences.
Gen. Miles made an extended address
in which he paid eloquent tribute to the
valor of the American soldiers and sail
ors.
At the Academy of Music the presi-
dent held an informal reception for two
hours With Secretaries Alger and Will
son he stood on the stage and shook
hands with a long line of people who
passed in one door and out of another
There was no speech making and after
a light luncheon the president was es-
corted back to his hotel and shortly af-
forwards, at half past II o'clock, the
partY returned to Washington. -