The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-12

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 11.-Presidenr
Mckinley and his cabinet came from
Chicago this morning to attend the ma
tional reunion of the blue and the gray.
A heavy rain was falling but despite
this 5000 veterans and visitors thronged
the railroad station and the veterans in
gray Wed with the veterans in blue In
rendering tremendous ovation when
the presidential party arrived
The party was at once escorted to the
fair grounds Mayor William NJ. Akin
presided and C. A. Debruler of Evans
Wills welcomed the distinguished guests
and veterans to the city. Governor j.
A. Mount followed with an address Of
welcome on behalf of the state. and in
troduced President Mckinley. The
president said:
My Fellow Citizeus-I gives me very
great pleasure to participate with you.
men of the north and men of the south,
in this glad reunion of hearts We are
already unified. the peace which Grant
and Lee made at AppGmatt0x haas been
kept by law and restraint, and we be
IieYe frateTnaI regard. The Union to-
day rests not on force which may fail,
but rests in the hearts of the people
that r.1ion can never be severed.
II T. nave UG&&A DG& AG1lG@&A AAA hH6I
slightest degree to help i'm the work OF
reconciliation and unificatiOm 1 will eS-
teem it the greatest honor of my life.
When I made the call for troops to
prosecute the Spanish war, men of the
north and tine south without regard 10
political belief OF religious creed, rallied
to the standard Of the Union.
Fought For the Flag.
",The best men of the south came;
the SONS of old confederate soldiers.
The hest men Of the north came; the
sons of the old members of the Grand
Army of the Republic. All came to-
gether. in heart and hand, to follow the
flag Of their country wherever it might
lead. We have been rec0nciled; more
than reconciIed, for our reconciliation
has been baptized in the best blood of
both seconds of our beloved country.
IF a northern soldier put the Nag UP
at Santiago. q southern soldier, the
gallant Brumby of Georgia, put it up
over Manila. 1t rests with us to look
to the future. putting the past behind
us. And this government relies upon
the patriotism of the country, north
and south. to stand by the purposes
of the government and follow in the
pathway of its destiny.
we come together, not as we came a
third of a century ago, with arms in
our hands, but we come with love for
each other In our hearts"
Attorney General Griggs, Secretary
Gage and Secretary Long also spoke
briefly The presidential party DEPART
ed at noon for the north.
AT Yincennes the president was greet
ed by another large crowd. He spoke
as follows:
Talks of Prosperity.
''I thank you for this most warm and
generous welcome. We ought to be a
very happy people We are very hap
by people The blessings which have
been showered upon us have been al
most boundless and no nation i'm the
world has more to be thankful for than
ours
1--WE have been blessed with good
crops and fair prices. Wages and en-
ployment have waited upon Labor and.
differing from what It, was a few years
ago, labor is NOT waiting on the outside
for wages. Our financial condition was
never better than now. We have good
money and plenty Of 1t circulating al
our medium Of exchange. Banks may
fail, ffuctuation in prices come and g0.5
but the money of the country remains.
always good, and when you have a. d0r-
lar of it you know that dollar IS worth
100 cents, because back of i'd is the gov
eminent Of the United States.
Not only have we prosperity but
We have patriotism. and what more DO.
We want? We are at peace WITH all
nations of the world and were never
on better terms and closer relations
with each and every one 0f them thar
we are today. We have little trouble
in the Philippines buf the gaIlanfry OF
the brave boys who have gone there
viii, trust. soon put down that re-
helli9n against the sovereignty Of the
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