The San Francisco call., 1899-10-12
MCKINLEY TALKS
TO OLD SOLDIERS
Attends the Evansville
Reunion.
GIVEN A SPLENDID OVATION
FRIENDLY TIES OF NORTH AND
SOUTH.
President Speaks of the Reconcilia-
ton of Blue and Gray Effected
by the Recent Conflict
With Spain.
Special Dlspates 70 The can.

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EVANSVILLE. Ind. Oct. u.-President
Mckinley and his Cabinet came from
Chicago this morning 10 attend the ma
tionai reunion Of the Blue and the Gray
A heavy rain was falling. but, despite
this, 1000 veterans and visitors thronged
about The railroad station. and the vet
erans in gray WED with the veterans in
blue in rendering a tremendous ovation
when the Presidential party arrived. The
party was at once escorted to the fair
grounds.
Mayor William NJ. Akin presided. and
c. 4. de Bruler Of Evansville welcomed
the distinguished guests and veterans TO
the city Governor J. i. Mount followed
the State and introduced President Nc
kinley. The President said:
Ny Fellow Citizens: II gives me very great
pleasure 10 participate with you, men OF the
North and men OF the South, in this glad re
Union o. hearts. We are already unified The
peace which Grant and Lee made al Appomat-
toX has been kept by Law and restraint. and,
We oeheFe IrateFnaI regard me Union TO-
day rests not On force which may fail, but
rests in the hearts of the people-that Union
can never be severed.
Il have been permitted in the slightest de-
gree 10 help IN the work of reconciliation and
unidcarton I VIII esteem il the create honor
Of my life. When 1 made the call for troops
to prosecute The Spanish war men OF the
North and the South. without regard TO polit-
standard Of the Union The best Of the South
came-the sons Of old Confederate soldiers. The
best men Of the North caIne-the sons of the
old members of the Grand Army Of the Re
public. All came together in heart and hand
70 follow the rag q their country wherever
II might lead We have been TecOnciIed-more
than recouciIed-f0r our reconciliation has been
baptized in The best blood OF both sections Of
our beloved country. II Northern soldier put
the flag up at Santiago. a Southern soldier. the
gallant Brumby Of Georgia. put il I'D over
Manila Il rests with Us 10 look 10 the future
NJ Y1rr7sz-
relies upon the patriotism OF the country.
North and South, TO stand By the purposes Of
the Government and follow in the pathway OF
We come together not as we came a third Of
a century ago, with arms in hands. but
We come with love Tor each other IN our hearts.
Acknowledgement Griggs, Secretary
Gage and Secretary Long also spoke
briefly. The Presidential party departed
at noon for the north
At Nincennes the President was greeted
by another crowd. he spoke as follows:
thank you for this most warm and generous
welcome We ought TO be q very happy peo-
PIE. We are very happy people The bless
lngs which have been showered upon US have
been almost bOundless. and no nation in the
world has more 10 be thankful for than ours.
We have been blessed with good crops and
fair prices. Wages and employment have wait
ed upon labor and. differing from what il was
a few years ago labor is not waiting on the
never better than now. We have good money
and plenty Of il circulating our medium Of
prices come and go. but the money OF the
country remains always good, and when you
have a dollar Of it you know that dollar IS
worth one hundred cents, because back OF II
IS the Government Of the United States.
Not only have we prosperity, but we have
pariOtisu-and what more do want? We
are at peace with all nations OF the world and
were never on better terms and closer rela-
tions with each and every one OF them than
We are to-day We have little trouble in the
Philippines, but the gallantry of the brave
boys who have gone there will. I trust, soon
down that rebellion against the
eighty Of the United States.
CHICAGO. Oct 1.-THE special train
bearing the Presidential party arrived in
Chicago this evening from Evansville,
Ind, and was at once started on the jour
ney north St. Paul Will be reached at
9 O'Clock tomorrow morning. The day
and evening Will be spent at Minneapolis
and ST. Paul, and at midnight the de-
parture viii he made for Duluth.
The weather has continued wet and
gloomy throughout the day. The rain
detracted in some degree from the enjoy
ment Of the exercises of the Blue and
Gray reunion at Evansville, In which the
President and the members Of the Cabinet
participated, but nothing could altogether
dampen the ardor Of the throng which
| had gathered to greet the chief magis-
trate. At every station between Evans
Vile and Chicago the crowds were large
and enthusiastic, and at most. Of them
the President made brief remarks.
Among the first to greet the President at
Terre Haute was the venerable Richard
w Thompson. Secretary of the Navy in
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nearly 81 years Of age. At Terre Haute
President Mckinley made a brief talk
referring particularly 10 the improved
conditions of the workingmen whom he
saw everywhere about him. Secretaries
Long. Gage. Hitchcock and Wilson and
Attorney General Griggs also spoke at
Terre Haute and in all of the speeches
there was much of partisan nature
At Danvile, Ill, the President was in
troduced to an enthusiastic crowd by
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon. In the
course of a speech there the President
said:
We are collecting just now $1,000, 900 for every
working day Of the month on our internal reve-
nue. taxes and you don't seem TO be very much
oppressed here on that account We col
lecting about S650,o00 every working day of
every month from the tariff that put on
foreign products that come into the United
states from other countries and that does not
seem TO give you any serious trouble here.
Oaughter) That vast amount Of money re-
ceiyed into the treasury daily from internal
taxes and customs tariffs meets the ordinary
expenses Of the Government, and just now
part Of Il IS used pay the soldiers and sailors
| who are engaged in the distant islands sup
| pressing rebellion against the sovereignty Of