Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-12

low, Mayor Ashbridge, United States
Senator Sewell, Director of Public
Works Haddock and Director of Public
Safety English. Every vessel in the har-
Dor propelled by steam let it's whistle
go, and this, with the cheers of the
crowds on shore, made q deafening
noise.
The president was the first to stepon
board of the flagship from the steep
ladder that hangs over the New York's
| side, and as he did so the entire squad
ron belched forth the presidents sa-
lutte of 81 guns, or 1876 guns in all. The
bands of all the ships simultaneously
played Hail to the Chief" The pres
ident was received at the gangway by
Rear Admiral Sampson and the staff
officers of the ship, who were in special
full-dress uniform. The rail was
manned by the men during the formal
greeting. The call to quarters was
then sounded and every man on board
ship sprang to his place just as though
an engagement was about to start. The
sight greatly pleased the president. Mr..
Mckinley was then shown over the
whole ship, starting at the aft turret,
in which two eight-inch guns are To-
Gated. Standing within the small in
closure of the turret We're eight men
naked to the waist, who were going
through the motion of loading, sighting
and firing the guns. The president
watched the proceeding with much in
terest. 1t took half an hour to go
over the vessel, and so interested did
the president become that he ex-
pressed wish to visit the other ships.
Novel Experience.
AS President Mckinley left the New
York the entire fleet again fired the
presidents salute. Capt. Taylor was
at the gangway when the chief execu-
tive came aboard, and was greeted
again by 81 guns. The battleship In
diana, like the New York, was also
cleared for action, with ammunition
up. Capt. Taylor conducted the pres
ident to the great 13-inch guns aft, and
the latter nimbly climbed to the top
of the turret. While he stood on the
turret it was swung around, the big
guns were sighted and the entire mech
anism of the turret was explained to
him. From the Indiana Mr.. Mckinley
was rowed tothe Massachusetts, Brook.
lyn and Texas. He did not inspect these
vessels, but merely contented himself
by greeting the commanders of each.
On all these vessels the men were drawn
up along the rails, and all tie Off
GERS were in full uniform.
President Makes an Address.
Enthusiasm was rampant at night. |
Wherever President Mckinley appeared
he received tremendous ovation. par
ticularly at the Academy of Music,
where the grand army was officially
welcomed to the city and state by
Mayor Ashbridge and Gov. Stone. The
president was introduced as "Comrade"
Mckinley. He said:
ut has given me great pleasure to as
sociate with you to-day. have been deep
ly touched by many of the scenes which |
all of us have witnessed. With the ioy
aside of the glad reunion of old comrades
who fought side by side in a common cause
and for common country, there was the |
other sad side, that so many of our COM
rades who two years ago marched proudly |
with you through the city of Buffalo are
no longer in the ranks. The circle Is mar |
rowing. AS years roll on one after another
is not present at our reunions, but account |
ed for. They have gone to join the great
majority of our comrades who sleep to- |
night beneath the low green tent whose cur |
tains never outward sway.
But, with it all, my comrades, I could
not but inquire, as | witnessed the vastI
procession of old veterans and heard the
>plaudits of the people. I could not but ask |
the question:: What has endeared this
vast army to the American people? What
enShrineQ hao fco ybo%
has given you permanent, unperishable |
place in history? The answer comes, that |
you saved the nation. 1t was because you
did something; aye. you sacrificed some
thing. You were willing to give up your
lives for civilization and liberty, not for |
the civilization and liberty of an hour, but |
of ages. That has given you the place in |
the hearts of the American people.
Great and good deeds never die, and |
the Grand Army of the Republic is to be |
congratulated tonight that the union is |
saved and the peace it secured at Apo
mattox Court House more than a third |
of century ago is stronger, better and |
dearer to the American people to-day than
ever before in all our history. We are
once more and forever one people-one in
faith. one in purpose, willing to sacrifice
our lives for the honor OF our country
and the glory of our flag. The blue and |
the gray march under one fag-we've got
but one flag now-the same that our grand |
tosheAS Aiteu Up tHe same our IatherS
bore, and that flag which you kept stain
less and made triumphant foreyermore.
II may be pardoned for saying in this
presence that this has been one of the |
happiest days of my life looking into the |
faces of my comrades. They are getting |
little too old for war, but they are all |
right That, during last year and this |
summer, we were able to convene $50 900 |
of the best young men in the United |
States was due to the example of your
patriotism and the inspira ton of your ex- |
AMPLE" --
| hereby announce myself candi- |
date for the nomination to the office
of sheriff, subject to the decision Of |
the republican convention.