The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
M'KINLEY'S RECORD.
On His Trip, 100 Speeches and
5000 Miles.

Cleveland, Oct. 1S--PreSldent Nc
KinIey and party reached this city at
S:45 O'Clock this morning. The train
was sidetracked near Oberlin, o., at 2
O'Clock this morning and remained
there until O'Clock.
At the Lake Shore depot in this city
a reception committee and members of
the city council headed by Mayor J. II.
Farley welcomed the president Sen
ator Hanna was warmly greeted at the
depot by. the entire party.
Carriages had been provided for a
ten mile drive out Euclid avenue,
through Gordon and Wade Parks.
President and Mrs. Mckinley dropped
out of the line for a time and called on
Mrs. Duncan, the presidents sister,
whose home is on Oakdale avenue.
When the procession turned its course
back to the city, the presidents car
liage was again at its head. At the
IoIenden hotel the drive ended and a
short reception was held in the par}Ors-
Colonel MyrOn T. Herrick entertained
the presidential party at luncheon this
afternoon. The remainder Of the party
travelling with the president were given
a luncheon and reception at the Union
club.
President Mckinley. Secretary of the
Navy Long and Senator Hanna spoke
briefly. Several hundred c.. A R. men
called to pay their respects. The pres
ident said:
4 can not withhold an expression of
satisfaction on being once more in the
city of Cleveland. Many friends have
greeted US in the past two weeks as we
have iourneyed through the country.
Our welcome has been warm and gen
elOus and heartfelt; and it is especially
pleasant to come back to the early
friends, the friends of a life time whose
heart thrOhs I have felt for more than
a quarter of a century and whose un-
faltering fidelity to the cause which
for the moment represent and to the
country which I have been trying to
serve, has never for a moment been in
terrupted. And whether they are new
friends or old; whether they are in the
Ear northwest or in the great center
Of our country, all of them are de-
voted to our free institutions and to the
honor and integrity of the flag wherever
it floats. I think I have never seen
such a demonstration of patriotism,
such an exposition of public consecra-
tion to the public good as I have wit
messed in the last two weeks. The
grave and serious problems which rest
upon US account for this unusual in
terest on the part of the people in pub
lie affairs The problems are grave;
the responsibilities are great. Nobody
feels them more than do; nobody feels
them more than I can. And yet, my
cOuntrymen, our duty is plain, straight
forward unmistakable, to stand by
the national honor and preserve the
territory we got by solemn treaty.
Our soldiers carrying our flag in
LuzOn will be supported by the people
of the United States and hOstilities will
stop in that distant island of the sea
when the men who assaulted our flag
and our soldiers shall lay down their
arms. Peace will come and I trust and
believe come shortly and we will be
able to give to those people in the
Philippines a government of liberty and
lava government which will encOur-
age their best aspirations and their
nOblest aims-a government under the
undisputed sovereignty of the United
States
Senator Hanna spoke briefly. He said:
Ct do not think there is anything can
say to bring me nearer to my neighbOrs
and friends than that my acts and eff
forts have been to do what I might in
their interest. In public affairs we are
all one people, striving for the same
Object-the advancement of our own
interests; and in that particular I am
simply your hired man, anxious and
willing to do everything for the inter-
est Of my city, state and country"
Newspaper representatives travelling
with the presidential party were given
q luncheon at the HOlIenden this after
noon by the reception committee. Sen
atOr and Mrs Hanna gave a reception
to the cabinet members at the Union
club
At 2:3O o'clock the presidential special
departed over the Erie line. Youngs-
town will be reached at 5 o'clock. Brief
and Niles, o. Washington will be
reached at 11:30 a. m. Thursday, via the
Pennsylvania lines A total of 5000
miles will have been covered and Presi-
dent Mckinley will have made almost
q hundred speeches.