Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-19


the east gate and a number acted as
guard of the children's enclosure, 9TH
ers took their station guarding the pas
sage leading to the speakers plat
form and one delegation acted
as signal corps, being
stationed at various points along the
route the presidents carriage was to
take and provided with flags for signal
ing purposes. Capt. Henry Sanford
was chief of the corps and A. J. Pierce
was posted at the south gate. In spite
of the Indictment weather the crowd
waited and grew and at times became
good-naturedly uproarious. The ven
ture of George F. Kerr of Milwaukee
upon the stand with his silk tile pro-
voked a round of applause which was
acknowledged with the easy dignity of
the Brummell of the Milwaukee press.
Raymond R. Frazier, however, woke
the echoes by stepping to the front and
announcing that the Columbia had won
the first of the great series of races
with the Shamrock The news was re-
ceived with great applause. The
cloudy nature of the sky was a great
disappointment to the kodak fiends of
whom there were many.
The President Comes.
1t was not until few moments after
o'clock that Major Doyon came gal
Looping into Main street from King
shouting instructions to clear the way,
the president was coming. The route
was lined with people who readily fell
back at the crossings and corners
Close behind Major Doyon came the
presidential carriage on gallop, re-
Winding one of the bringing of piece
of ordnance into position or of the
charge of the rough riders up Ell Caney
| The carriage was open and President
Mckinley and Gov. Scofield occupied
the rear seat and Mayor Hoven and
Judge Keyes faced them on the front
GallOping hot behind the carriage was
a trio of boys mounted on Shetland
ponies. The appearance of the presi-
dent was the signal for a demonstra,
ton and a lusty shout went up. The
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cheering crowd. The carriage turned
sharply into the park at the MOnOnt
avenue entrance and the party was
driven to the south steps where it en-
tered the capitol, President Mckinley
being the first out of the carriage. Els
corted by the arrangements committee
the president and his Official family anC
the newspapermen accompanying the
party walked through the corridors tt
the east steps, where the appearance O.
the chief executive was the signal fOl
prolonged cheering, wild applause anC
to the front of the stand upon the arm
of Gov Scofield and was introduced tt
the great audience by the governor
who said:
I'VE have with us today the presi
dent of the United States (cheers)
William Mckinley, who has kindly
consented to spend a few moments il
our city so that you could see him ant
hear his voice. | now not only have
the honor but the great pleasure of pre-
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Kinley" prolonged cheers.)
The Presidents Address.
The president bowed to the throng
and, when quiet had been restored
said:
Fellow Citiezns:-It is a very great
| pleasure to me to meet the citizens OF
! Wisconsin in their beautiful capital
! city. l recall with the most pleasing
memories my former visits to your
city. On those occasions we were en-
gagged in the discussion of great eco
nomic questions affecting the interests
of the country. The voice of partisan
ship is hushed today and the voice of
| patriotism is alone heard in the land.
| (Applause.) We know neither party
nor creed nor sect nor nationality in
our devotion to a common country
and common flag. We are all one in
the presence of a great national peril.
and there are no divisions among us
whenever our flag is assaulted, wherever
and by whomsoever. (App1ause) We
have gone through a war the CELEBRITY
of which and the results of which are
scarcely recorded of any other war in
history. The American arms tri-
umphed on land and on sea with re-
markable and unprecedented exemp-
tons from disease and death on the
part of our soldiers and sailors We
are proud of the army and navy. They
have brought US great responsibility
They have brought us new acquisitions
and new territory and it is for US to
accept those responsibilities, meet
them with manly courage, respond in
manly fashion to many duties and do
what in the sight of God and man is
just and right. (Applause.) One
tribe, and small faction of that tribe
is questioning the sovereignty of the
United States in the island of LuZon
The very people we emancipated from
oppression struck our flag, and shot
our soldiers. The shedding of blood is
anguish to my heart; the giving up of
the lives of our bravest and best young
men wiring my heart. The shedding
of the blood of the misguided
Filipinos is a matter of great regret
and sorrow to all of us, and yet they
are resisting the sovereignty of the
United States over a territory which
we acquired, not by conquest alone but