The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
Mr.. M'kINLEY IN CHICAGO
Immense Gathering at the Auditorium
With Addresses by Noted Mon and an
Ovation to the President,


urated with Il thanksgiving service at
the Auditorium.
President Mckinley attended and lis
tened to addresses by Il Jewish rabbi,
Roman Catholic priest, a Presbyter-
IAN clergyman and noted colored
orator. The applause for the Presi-
dent was terrific, and at one time he
was compelled to rise in his box and
respond to the frantic cheering Of the
audience.
The service. however. was II religious
character, and at times the solemn si-
lence of the vast assemblage was
much more eloquent than could have
been the widest applause.
The President rested during n great
part of the day at the residence of Cap
tain Lafayette McWilliams. his rcla-
! tive. where he is being entertained. He
did not attend church in the morning.
For short time in the afternoon he
was taken for a drive in company with
Mrs. Mckinley. Captain McWilliams
and Mrs. McWilliams.
The party was driven to the Audi
torium at $ o'clock and all along the
| way people lined the streets to watch
the passage of the Presidents carriage
Easily 12,GOO people were within the
great Auditorium and probably as
many more We're on the outside un-
able to obtain admittancc
| The President was seated in Il box
on the left side of the Auditorium and
with him We're Alexander II. Revcll,
| President William II. Harper of the
| University of Chicago, Captain McWil-
liams and Secretaries Porter and Cor
telyou. Among the occupants of the
other boxes We're James Mckinley. the
Presidents nephew; Secretary Wilson
and Miss Wilson. Secretary and Mrs
Gage. Secretary Bliss. Assistant See
retary Meiklejohn and Postmaster Cor
don.
Elaborate music had been prepared
for the meeting under the direction of
Henry r. Roney. Rev. Dr. Henry w.
Thomas. pastor Of the Peoples Church.
was chairman of the meeting. Bishop
Samuel FallowS led in the recital of
| the Lords prayer. and Rev. DIR. Jcn-
kin Lloyd Jones in the responsive read
ing.
The first address was by Rabbi Emil
| G. HirSch, who brought out Il great
burst of enthusiasm by n reference to
President Mckinley. DR.. Hirsch said
We are proud that when war was
imminent the affairs of the nation
We're in the hands of n man''-(hcrc
DIR. Hirsch's voice was drowned by Il
great wave of applause.l When he
could be heard the speaker finished
| his sentence-''a true American, one
who loves peace. worshipcr of the
Prince of Peace
| Loud cheers followed DIR. Hirsch's
| statement of his sentiments in refer
ence to territorial acquisition, when
| he said
"Constitutlonalism, not colonial de-
| pendence, must be the watchword of
the war in regard to the countries
| delivernnce from the Spanish rule"
Rev. DIR. Thomas T.. Hodnett, a Cath
Ollie clergyman, caught the fancy and
applause of the audience by repeated
reference to Dewey. Sampson. Schley
and the Rough Riders. and when he
| mentioned President Mckinley by
] name the people became so dcmonstra-
| tive that the President was compelled
| to rise in his box and bow his ac-
| acknowledgements. At the conclusion of
his address DR.. IIodnett aroused much
enthusiasm by Il philippe against the
growing influence of monopoly and
the cohesive power of unjust corpora
tions.''
One of the most stirring speeches of
the evening was made by Rev. DIR.
John Henry BarrOws. who took n firm
stand in favor of the retention of the
Philippines. which sentiment appeared
to meet entirely the appreciation Of the
audience.
Booker T.. Washington was the last
speaker. lie said in part:
This country has been most fortu-
nate in her victories. She has twice
measured arms with England and has
won. She has met the spirit Of rebel
lion within her own borders and was
victorious. She has met the proud
Spaniard and he lies PROSTATE at her
feet. All this is WE'LL it is magnifi-
cent But here remains one other vic
tory for Americans to win-a victory
as far-reaching and important as any
that has occupied our army and navy.
We have succeeded in every conflict
except in the effort to conquer our
selves in the hlotting out of racial preju-
dices.
I'VE can celebrate the era of peace
in no more cffectual way than by
firm resolve on the part of the North
ern men and Southern men. black men
and white men. that the trenches
which we together dug around Santi-
ago shall be the eternal burial place
of all that which separates us In our
business and civil relations. Let us be
as generous In peace as we have been
brave in battle.
Until we thus conquer ourselves, 1
make no empty statement when I say
we shall have, especially in the south
ern part Of our country, a cancer
gnawing Mt the heart Of this republic
that shall one day prove as dangerous
as an attack of an army from without
or within.
In this presence and OH this aus
picious occasion I want to present the
deep gratitude of nearly ten millions
Of my people to our wise, patient and
brave chief executive for the generous
manner In which my race has been
recognized during this conflict-a recog-
milton that has done more to blot out
Snctianal and racial Iinos than mn.