The true northerner., 1899-08-30
ARRIVE At LONG BRANCH
President and Mrs Mckinley and
Their Party Given a Hearty
Welcome to the Resort
the GUESTS OF VICE PRESIDENT HOBART
The Chief Executive Visits the Camp
Meeting at Ocean Grove and In nm
Address Speaks Of the Policy Of
the Government Towards the Phil
tppfnes.

Long Branch, N. j., Aug. 26.-Pres-
ident and Mrs. Mckinley, with Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart, Garret A.
Hobart, Jr., Attorney General Griggs,
DIR. and Mrs. RiXey, Private Secretary
Cortelyou and Executive Clerk Barnes,
arrived here Friday morning at 7:45
o'clock from Plattsburg, on special
train of four palace ears. AS the train
drew into the station the presidential
salute was fired by Wilson battery,
Second battery, N. G. New York, and a
detachment of troop c, of Brooklyn, pre-
sented arms. The president was greet
ed with great enthusiasm as he emerged
from the car and assisted Mrs. Mckin-
ley to alight.
President and Mrs. Mckinley looked
in excellent health and bowed their
Acknowledgements repeatedly to the
great crowd as they were escorted TO
their carriage by the reception COM
mittee and driven 10 Vice President
Hobart's cottage, Normanhurst, at Nor
wood Park. At Norwood great crowd
gathered which received the president
and Mrs. Mckinley with great enthu-
siasm.
At ten o'clock the reception commit
tee and officers of troop c, of Brooklyn,
and the Second battery, of New York,
drove over to Normanhurst in six car
riages and formally welcomed the pres
ident to Long Branch. Miles O'Brien
introduced the members of the delega-
ton to the president, who exchanged
few words with each on presentation.
Former Senator Rufus Blodgett well
coined the president on behalf of the
committee and extended cordial well
come from the permanent and transient
citizens of Long Branch.
Address at Ocean Grove.
A trip was taken 10 Ocean Grove,
where the Methodist camp meeting
ground was visited.
President Mckinley, in an address at
Ocean Grove Friday afternoon, said:
"I believe that there is more love for our
country, and that more people love the fla G
than ever before. Wherever the flag is
raised ii stands, not for despotism and op-
preston, but for liberty opportunity and
humanity, and what that flag has done for
us we want it 10 do for all people and all
lands which by the fortunes of war have
come within its jurisdiction. That flag does
not mean one thing in the United States
and another in Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines. There has been some doubt in
some quarters respecting the policy of the
government in the Philippines l see no
harm in stating ii in this presence. Peace
first, then, with charity for all. establish a
government of law and order protecting
life and property and occupation for the
well-being of the people who will partici-
pate in it under the stars and stripes"
Guns Are Fired.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 2S.-The spe-
cial train on the Pennsylvania railroad
carrying President Mckinley and party
arrived at 9:26 Saturday evening, short
ly after the scheduled time. AS the
train drew into Shady Side station,
where the party alighted, signal was
flashed TO battery ID, stationed on Her
ron Hill, when the presidential salute
of 81 guns was fired.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
were then taken to the residence of
Robert Pitcairn, superintendent and
general agent of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, whose special guests they will be
during their stay in the city. At the
presidents refuest, there was no for
NAL reception of any sort at the Pit
cairn residence, the programme for the
evening being absolute rest.
The president attended church at
Christ NJ. f. church on Sunday, where
special services were held in the morn
ing.