The age-herald., 1899-10-07
MKINLEY AND HIS
 RIVAL AT CANTON
The President and w. ]. Bryan
 Together in Illinois.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES SPEECH
Heartily Grasped the Outstretched Hand of His Former Opponent Says a Patriot Loves Country
 Above Everything Else

Bryan sat directly behind President Me- Kinley this afternoon at Canton, H., while the president delivered brief address to the citzezns of that town. street fair is in progress at Canton and Colonel Bryan had been secured to deliver a two hours speech.
 The Nebraskan was among the first to greet President Mckinley as he left the train and ascended the platform. When the president concluded his address he turned and heartily grasped Colonel Bry- ans outstretched hand. Good bye, MT. President" said Colonel Bryan, and the president responded with word of fare well. This closed the short meeting be- tween the two former rivals of 1896. the presidential train left immedia tely. Colo nel Bryan delivered his address after the departure of the president.
 President Mckinley said at Canton::
 "'Our glorious old flag, the symbol of lib- erty, floats today over two hemispheres. During the recent war we had exhibitions of unprecedented patriotism on the part of the people and unmatched heroism on the part of our soldiers and sailors. (Ap- plause.) Our second great triumph is the triumph of prosperity. The busy mills, the active industries, the general prosper ity have scattered plenty over a smiling country. Our third great triumph we have had over sectionalism. We are no longer Q divided people and he who would stir up anlmosities between the north )and the south is denied hearing in both sections. The boys of the south and the boys of the north fought triunphantly on land and on sea in every eng)agement during our war.
 North and south together brought
 Now own the same electric thought,
 In peace a common flag salute.
 And with free and unrestful rivalry
 Harvest the fields whereon they fought.
 Nation Has Seen Blessed
 So conclude by saying that this nation has been greatly blessed and this hour we are a united and prosperous and patriotic people. And may that divine providence who has guided us in all our undertakings from the inception of the government con tinue his gracious and assuring favor to us forever more" .(Applause)
 Between Quincy and Peoria three brief stops were made, at Macomn, Canton and Bushnell. At each of these the president was escorted from the train to platforms erected for the occasion. The entire popu- lation of these towns appeared to nave turned out to greet the chief magistrate and he was invariably welcomed with boundless enthusiasm and applause At Macomb the president said:
 My feIlow-citizens, I thank you for this cordial greeting and generous welcome IL Is a pleasure uo me to look into your races, to feel your warm hearts and to know that you are interested in the prosperity and honor of the government of the United States These great assem mblages of the people teach patriotism, and patriotism is the mighty power that sustains the gov ernment in peace and unites us all in war. Great applause).
 ''The patriot loves his home, his family, his profession, 1nis farm, his books, but he has great love which includes all these he loves his country. (Applause).
 Patriotism
 'No more splendid exhibition of patriot ism was ever shown than was shown q few days ago in the Philippines (Ap- plause). That gallant Tennessee regiment from our southern border that had been absent from home and family and friends for more than a year and was embarked On the good ship Sherman, homeward bound when the enemy attacked our forces remaining near Cebu, these magnificent soldiers disembarked from their ship and joined their comrades on the firing line and achieved a glorious triumph for American arms Great applause). That is an ex- ample of patriotism that should be an in spiration to duty to all of us in every part of cur common country" (Appiause9. The speech of President Mckinley al Bushnell was as follows:
 My fellow citizens, l thank you for this warm welcome. l thank the captain of the specials for coming to, give me greet ing with the flag of our country in their hands. The last two years have registered not alone our martial triumph, but have recorded equal triumphs in peace. We havt not only overcome in the war with Spain we have overcome the enemies of pros. perity and scattered their forces, and today the, United States Is enjoying o prosperity unprecedented in our history No man rejoices more in that fact thar I do, because it has taken blessings to the my countrymen.''
 MT. Bryan's Speech
 Colonel Bryan delivered an address on the public square to an immense audience. He said:
 "The silver question is not dead, not withstanding the fact that for number of years our republican friends have been claiming that it has been inferred. The claim that the people settled the silver question in 1896 is not true. The only party before the people in that campaign that had a gold standard platform was the gold democratic party, and that party carried one township, and that was in western Kansas, which had in it only six voters. This does not appear to me to be settle ment of the silver question:"
 Mir. Bryan then paid his respects. to the trusts which, he said, had in the main grown up within the last few years as the result of republican Legislation. He did not agree with Mark Hanna who, said MT. Bryan, recently said after returning from | England that the English system of gev- ernment was. as good or better than the | American system.
 | About half of MT. Bryan's address was