The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1899-02-22
WELCOMED AT THE HUB.
President Mckinley Visits BOSTON and
II the Guest OF the HOme Market
Club at a Great Ran0uet.

Boston, Feb. 17.-President McKin-
ley, four members OF his cabinet, and
other associates, arrived in Boston yes
terday. They came as the guests of
the Home Market club, a national or
ganization of republicans,
1t seemed as if all Boston had turned
out to bid the president and his cabi-
net welcome. Great crowds filled the
train shed and jostled each other in
an effort to get view of the president
while the iron rafters rang with their
cheers. Still larger was the throng
which filled the streets around the sta
tion where the carriages whi6 were
TO bear the party to the Hotel Tour
aine were stationed.
Several times during the parade and
amid the general cheering, yells of de-
rision and Kisses were heard for Secre-
tary Alger. Whats the matter with
Alger?" was shouted as the procession
passed along Summer street.
yah, yah, yah! Beef! Beef!" jeer-
ed the crowd.
The principal feature of the presi-
dents visit was the banquet rendered
to him by the Home Market club at
Mechanics hall last night. 1t was the
largest banquet ever arranged in this
country, the exact number of persons
who were served being 1,914. Besides
these there were fully $500 spectators
in the balconies. The presidential par
ty left the Hotel Touraine under cav
airy escort and proceeded through an
immense cheering crowd to Mechanics
hall. The reception was held in Paul
Revere hall and for over three-quarters
of an hour President Mckinley and the
other guests stood in line and were in
troduced to and shook hands with
$500 persons. At o'clock the bugle
sounded, announcing that the banquet
was ready to be served, and the i'm.
mense company marched into the hall.
When the dinner was over President
Plunkett introduced Gov. Wolcott and
then Mayor Quincy, who made brief
addresses, welcoming the president.
President Mckinley was th-l intro
duced and among other thi gs said:
"We have now ended tie war with
Spain. The treaty has bcen ratified by
more than two-thirds of the senate of
the United States and by the judgment
of nine-tenths of its people. No ma
tion was ever more fortunate in war
or more honorable in negotiations in
peace. Spain is now eliminated from
the problem. 1t remains to ask what
we shall do now. / do not intrude
upon the duties of congress or seek to
anticipate or forestall its action.
only say that congress will have the
power and am sure the purpose to do
what in good morals is right,
"The future of the Philippine ISL
ands is now in the hands of the Ameri-
can people. Until the treaty was rati-
fled or rejected the executive depart
ment of this government could only
preserve the peace and protect life and
property. That treaty now commits
the Filipinos to the guiding hand and
the liberalizing influences, the gener-
GUS sympathies, the uplifting educa-
ton, not of their American masters,
but of their American emancipatoys.
No one can tell to-day what is sty
for them OF for us. II know no one at
this hohr who is wise enough to de-
termine what form of government will
best subserve their interests and ours.
During the banquet F. E. Taft, of
Whitinsville, fell forward in his chair
and when carried into an anteroom
was found to have expired.