The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-17
BENEvOLEN T ASSOCIATION
COULD NOT LEAVE THE FILL
PINOS TO ANARCHY.
THE PROBLEMS OF THE WAR DISCUSSED
The Country has Become Prosperous and the
President Thinks that Will Solve
the War Problem Sat.
isf5ctoriIy.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 16-President
William Mckinley arrived in Boston
today to be guest of the Home Mar
ket Club at banquet in his honor at
Mechanics Hall. Messrs. Long. Alger,
Bliss, Gage and Smith, of his Cabinet,
accompanied him with Congressman
Grosvenor, of Ohio. The arrival of the
train at Canada south terminal station
at 10 O'Clock was the occasion of a
general outburst of enthusiasm from the
thousands who lined the streets on the
line of the procession from the station
to the hotel The remainder of the day
after the arrival at the hotel, was spent
in quietude by the President until at
6:15, when he was escorted TO Mechan-
les Hall to participate in the reception
and banquet of the Home Market Club.
The President tomorrow will visit the
q. A. X. Encampment dine at the Al
g0nquin Club, hold reception there,
drive from the club to the South Union
Station and leave Boston at $40 p. M
The browning event of the day and the
principal feature of the Presidents Wis
it to Boston was the, banquet rendered
to him by the Home Market Club at
Mechanics Hall tonight. The Presi
Dental party left the Hotel Touraine
under cavalry escort ut 400 and pro-
ceeded through an immense cheering
crowd direct to Mechanics Hall. The
reception was held in Paul Revere Hall
and for over three quarters of an hour
President Mckinley and other dstin-
guished guests stood in line and were
introduced to and shook hands with fully
$500 persons.
At 6 o'clock the bugle sounded. an
nOuncing that the banquet was ready to
be served and the immense company
marched into the hall, where the band
played. The Presidents table was
made conspicuous by immense boquets
4 of American beauty roses and pinks.
Over the stage were large portraits Of
Washington. Lincoln and Mckinley and
underneath was the word ''Liberator"
in large letters. Upon the balcony was a
picture of Admiral Dewey with the mot
to, "To the Captain of a German ship:
Yon must not sail by the United States
flag without seeing it, and his famous
command at Manila: '.You may fire,
Gridley. when ready"
President Mckinley sat at the front
of the platform and among those at his
table were Mayor Quincy, of Boston
Secretary Long, Secretary Alger, Gov
ernor Wolcott, Secretary Gage. Post
master General Smith and Secretary
Bliss
There was great enthusiasm when
President Mckinley was introduced.
MR.. McKINLEY'S SPEECH.
Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen: The
years go quickly. 1t seems not so long,
but it is in fact six years since it was
my honor to be guest of the Home
Market Club. Much has happened in
the intervening time Issues which were
then engaging us have been settled or
put aside for larger and more absorb
ing ones. Domestic conditions have inn
proved and are generally satisfactory.
We have made progress in industry and
have realized the prosperity for which
we have been striving. We had four
long years of adversely which taught us
learned and which will be valuable in
guiding our future action.
I'VE have not only been successful in
our financial and business affairs, but
we have been successful in war with
foreign power which added great
glory to American arms and new chap
ter to American history.
II do not know why in the year 1899
this Republic has Unexpectedly had
placed before it mighty problems which
it must face and meet. They have come
and are here and they could not be kept
away Many who were impatient for
the conflict year ago, apparently heed