The record-union., 1899-10-08
M'KINLEYS TOUR
THROUGH the WEST.
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enter the new century under an Ad-
ministration which has stimulated pa
trlotlSm in the hearts of the people,
hlled the land with the blessings of
prosperity, the homes of our country
men with joy and contentment en-
larged the zone of human liberty, and
SO crowned the closing years of the old
century with such tremendous achieve
ments the welfare, the honor and the
glory of the great republic
James E. Boyd then spoke upon RE-
publicanism in the South"
President Wickersham then brought
the assembly standing by the an
nouncement that President Mckinley
would speak.
In brief speech the President, who
was greeted with frantic cheers, said:
L rise only to express my warm ap
probation of the affectionate saluta-
tion of the Marquette Club and to say
that l reciprocate it with all my
heart We are not strangers; this
scene here tonight is not altogether
unfamiliar to me. | stood before you
once before, not more than three years
ago, your honored guest, and / have
for you all tonight only the most
grateful recollection and unfaltering
at all times but, what is of more mo-
ment and what is much nobler, you
have been at all times faithful to your
country, true to the inviolability. of
public faith, standing always for hon
est Government and honest money
(applause), and forever standing for
the honor and integrity of the flag
wherever it floats, carried by our sol
diers and our sailors on land or on
sea- Great applause, continuing for
several minutes).
The last address of the evening was
made by Judge Rowland J. Hamlin of
Illinois, who spoke on THE Patriotism
of the West
THE PRESIDENT AT GALESBURG.
GALESBURG Qll), Oct. 7.-On
the campus of historic Knox College,
where forty-o -one years ago Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met in
one of a memorable series of debates
to determine which should occupy q
seat in the United States Senate, Presi-
dent Mckinley and Postmaster Gener-
al Charles Emory Smith delivered stir
contest between the two great leaders
of former days. The citizens of Gales
burg turned out en- masse to honor the
President and the members of his
Cabinet
The escort to the President, under
command of Captain Charles c. Craig,
met Mr.. Mckinley at the residence of
Colonel Clark E. Carr, Minister to
Denmark during the Administration of
President Harrison, where he spent
the night.
In the carriage with President Nc
Kinley We're Colonel Carr, Mayor
Fletcher Carney and Justice Alfred NJ.
Craig, of the Illinois Supreme Court.
The members of the Cabinet in COM
pany with Dr., John H. Finley, former
President of Knox College, and other
prominent citizens of Galesburg, fol-
lowed in a long line of carriages.
Everywhere along the line of march
the enthusiasm of the people was un-
bounded, and when the college campus
was reached the President received a
terrific ovation.
Colonel Carr presided over the exer-
cises, and the Invocation was delivered
by DR.. C. E. Nash, President of Lom-
bard University
Congressman Prince welcomed the
President to the Tenth Congressional
District, and the greeting on behalf of
the people of Illinois was spoken by
Senator Shelby NJ Cullom
The brief speech of the President
was listened to with the closest atten-
tion and punctuated throughout it's de-
livery with outbursts of applause.
The President spoke as follows:
'.Mr. Chairman and my Fellow Citi-'
Zens: The time and place make this
meeting memorable. Forty-one years
ago on this spot two mighty leaders
representing opposing ideas contended
for mastery before the tribune of the
people. 1t was q contest which history
will not fail to record, and some are
yet living to tell of it's interesting and
thrilling story. 1t has been recited
around the family fireside until to the
people of Illinois it has become
household tale, inspiring love of liberty
and devotion to free institutions. Here
therefore are sacred memories which
will be cherished by this community
for all time and are permanently in
corporated in the life of the Nation.
Lincoln and Douglas are inseparably
connected in the public mind. Their
association began in conflict and ended
in cooperation. They were in antago-
nism for more than a generation over
the Interpretation of the Constitution,
and were united at last when the Con-
stitution itself was assailed. They
might differ as they did over the mean
ing of some of its provisions, but when
stood together
its inviolability and for the insepara-
bility of the Union it established. The
one asserted the right of slavery under
certain conditions to enter the Terri
tories; the other disputed that right
under any conditions; but both agreed
that the slave power should not divide
the Union. The debate was national
and historical Tt commanded pro-
found attention. Tt interested all sec
tions. 1t was watched with deepest
anxiety by the followers of both. 1t
was read and studied as no other pub
lie discussion before or since. 1t pre-
sented the best of two conflicting
schools of thought. 1t was epoch max
ing, and marked an epoch in our his
tory. 1t touched the public conscience.
1t influenced public thought and pur-
pose. 1t made the issue impossible of
escape; it could be no longer avoided
or evaded 1t united the friends of
liberty as we'll as those of slavery. 1t
hastened the irrepressible conflict. 1t
was not the beginning of the agitation,
but it carried 1t into the lives and
homes of the republic and no issue is
ever rightly settled until it is settled
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