The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-28


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 2L--PFes-
ldent Mckinley was the guest Of honor
tonight at the peace Jubilee banquet Of
the Clover Club, where he met nearly
all Of the distinguished visitors to the
city and the leading citizens Of PhlIa-
delphla, as well.
President MeRinley was given an en-
thuslastic reception when he entered
the beautifully decorated dining room
with Postmaster General Smith and
Secretaries AlgeF and Wilson. In re-
sponse to the patriotic Introduction Of
Colonel A. K. Mcclure, the president Of
the club, President Mckinley said:
II cannot torego making acknoVl-
edgement to this far famed club for the
permission 1t has granted me to meet
with ysu here tonight. You do not
seem half 50 bad at this stage as you
have been pictured. No one can unfold
the future OF the Glover Club. (Laugh-
ter.)
"it has been SO gratifying to me to
participate with the people OF the city
OF Philadelphia in this great patriotic
celebration. 1t was pageant the Ike
OF which do not believe has been
aince the close Of the great civil war
when the army Of Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan and the navy Of Dupont, Por-
ter and Dahlgren gave the great review
in the capitol city Of the natlon. And l
know of no more fitting place to nave q
patriotic celebration than In this great
city which witnessed the first conse-
Grafton Of liberty and OF the republic;
AS stood on the great reviewing stand
witnessing the soldiers and sailors pass
ing By, my heart was filled only with
gratitude to the God OF battles who mas
SO favored US and gratitude to the
brave soldiers and sailors who had won
such signal victories on land and sea
and had given a new meaning to Amer
lean valor.
at 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 army and the AmeTican
navy. No nobler soldiers or sailors
ever assembled under any flag. You
had with you to-day the leaders oi
Santiago. Porto Rico and Guantanamo.
We unfortunately had none OF the he
roes Of Manila with us. But am sure
that our hearts go out to them Tonight
and 10 the brave Dewey and OTIS and
Merritt and all the other gallant men
that are now sustaining the nag in the
tarbor city Of Manila, "a Voice: "HoT
about Hobson?")
"The American people are always
ready for any emergency and II the
lMeriSmac Is to be sunk there is an
American officer to do It. He succeeded
IN doing what our foe has been unable
to do-sink an American ship, CAP
plause).
"I ask you, gentlemen Of the Glover
Club, to unite with me In tOastlng the
army and navy OF the United States
without whose Valor and sacrifice we
could not celebrate the Victory We have
| been celebrating to-day. 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
20 to fight the battles OF American civil
llEatlon should be recipients OF the
gratitude OF the American people"
AT the Academy of Music the Presi'
dent held an informal reception for
two hours. With Secretaries Alger and
Wilson he stood on the stage and shook
hands with a long line of people who
paAsed In one door and out another
There was no speech making, and after
| a light luncheon had been served In the
foyer the President was escorted back
to his hotel and shortly afterwards, al
haif-past eleven O'clock the party re-
turned to Washington.