The record-union., 1899-10-12
M'kINLEY AT
EVANSVILLE.
The President Attends The Reunion
Of the Blue and Gray.
Met at the Railway Station by Ten Thous-
and Veterans and Visitors.
Those Who Fought I'm the Confed-
crate Army Vieing With Those
Who Upheld the Stars and
Stripes in the Civil War, in
rendering an Ovation to the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation.

Chief Magistrate of the Nation.
EVANSVILLE, Oct. 11.-President
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, 10000 veterans and visit
ors thronged about the railroad station,
and the veterans in gray We'd with the
veterans in blue in rendering an ova-
| tion when the Presidential party ar
rived.
The party was at once escorted to the
fair grounds.
Mayor William M. Akin presided, and
c. A. De Bruler Of Evansville welcomed
the distinguished guests and veterans
to the city. Governor J. A. Mount fol-
lowed with an address of welcome on
behalf of the State, and introduced
President Mckinley. The President
said:
MY Fellow Citizens: It 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 Appomattox
has been kept by law and restraint,
and, we believe, fraternal regard The
Union to-day rests not on force which
may follow it, but rests in the hearts
of the people; that union can never be
severed.
If / have been permitted in the
slightest degree to help in the work of
reconciliation and unification, will es-
TEEN it the greatest honor of my life.
When l made the call for troops to
prosecute the Spanish war, men of the
North and the South, without regard to
political belief or religious creed,
rallied to the standard of the Union.
The best men of the South came; the
sons of old Confederate soldiers. The
best men of the North came; the sons
of the old members of the Grand Army
of the Republic. All came together, in
heart and hand, to follow the flag of
their country wherever it might lead.
I'VE have been reconciled; more than
reconciled, for our reconciliation has
sections Of our beloved country. If
Northern soldier put the flag up at
Santiago, a Southern soldier, the gall
Manila. It rests with us to look to the
future, putting the past behind U.s. And
this Government relies upon the pa
triotism of the country, North and
South, to stand by the purposes from
the Government and follow in the path
way of its destiny.
I'VE come together not as we came q
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 qnd Secretary Long also spoke
briefly.
The Presidential party departed at
noon for the North.
At Vincennes the President was
greeted by another large crowd. He
spoke as follows:
II thank you for this most warm and
generous welcome. We ought to be
very happy people. We are a very
happy people. The blessings which
have been showered upon us have been
almost boundless, and no nation in the
world has more to be thankful for than
ours.
I'VE 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 it circulating as
our medium of exchange. Banks may
fail, fuctuation in prices come and go.
but the money Of the country remains
a1,x n. n ,hoy,
lar of it you know that dollar is worth
one hundred cents. because back of it
is the Government 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 OF them than
we are to-day. We have a little trou-
BILE in the Philippines. but the gallantry
of the brave boys who have gone there
will, I trust, soon put down that re-
bellion against the sovereignty of the
United Staes."
HIS WELCOME AT OTHER POINTS.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE special train
bearing the Presidential party arrived
here this evening, and was at once
started on the journey north. st. Paul
will be reached at 8 o'clock Tomorrow
morning. The day and evening will
be spent at Minneapolis and st. Paul.
and at midnight the departure will be
made for Duluth.
The weather has continued wet and
gloomy throughout the day. The rain
detracted in some degree from the en-
joyment of the exercises of the Rlue
and Gray reunion at Evansville. in
which the President and the members
of the Cabinet participated. but moth
ing could dampen the ardor of the
throng which had gathered to greet
the Chief Magistrate. AT eyery sta
tion between Evansville and Chicago
the crowds were large and enthusiastic
and at most OF them the President
made brief remarks
Among the first to greet the Presi-
dent at Terre Haute was the venerable
Richard w. Thompson, Secretary of the
Navy in the Cabinet of President
Hayes, and now nearly "a years of
age.
At Terre Haute President Mckinley
made a brief talk, referring particular
ly to the improved conditions of the