Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-18
TO FINANCES.
fresident Talks to the Business
Men at the Hub of the
Bay State.
he MAKES A CLAIM OF MOMENT.

| After March Next Congress, He says,
Will Have a Gold Standard Majority at
Roth Ends OF the CapitoI-Chief Masis-
| trste speaks Also the Grand Army
Veterans and to the State Lcsislatur are
| Before Leaving for Washington.
Boston. Feb 1S.-The last day OF
President NcKinley's visit to Boston
| was spent in one continual round Of
pleasure. and the different events which
| were crowded into the few remaining
| hours followed each other with bewild-
erng rapidly. The president arose and
| breakfasted at o'clock, and at 10
o'clock was ~ route to fremont Temple
| where b. spoke To the members Of the
| Massachusetts department of the g. 4.
| l.. who we're assembled in annual con-
VentiOn- Immediately following this
| carriages were taken for the state
| house. where the president visited the
| Legislature in joint session and made an
address. Here Secretary Long created
much amusement by his wittiCisms and
his illusions to the time when he
welded the gavel as speaker OF the
Massachusetts house OF representa-
tiVes.
Departure from the Hub.
After short reception the presi-
Dental party vas taken on a tour
through the subway and thence to the
Algonquin club. where a breakfast was
rendered 10 the gentlemen by the MEM
beers Of the Commercial club. At 4:5O
the party was taken to the South Term
inal station and they left for Washing
ton on their special train at $40. Sec
rotary Long did not return with the
party. preferring to go to his home at
bingham with Mrs. Long, and start
for Washington today. Hon. Ferdinand
Peck comm. ssioner of the United States
70 the Paris exposition. with his wife,
accompanied the president as far as
New York. The president left in eX
celIent health and expressed himself as
having enjoyed every moment of his
trip.
Makes Suggestion to Veterans.
when the president started from the
q. =. r. encampment he was escorted
by the First battalion of cavalry. The
president and his associates We're re-
Ceived with cheers by the old soldiers.
President Mckinley was introduced and
made brief address. recalling the spirit
with which they entered the war of the
rebellion and their loyalty and faith
fulness to the republic. He referred to
the stirring scenes OF the last year.
which he said he was glad they had
lived to see, and closed by suggesting
that the spanish war veterans should
lie admitted to membership in the q.
=. II. The suggestion was received
with cries of good" and applause. In
response to calls. Secretaries Alger
Long. Gage and Smith spoke briefly.
and the party then proceeded TO the |
state capitol to visit the Legislature.
speech i'm the state Capitol.
At the capitol the president was re-
Ceived with long continued cheers and |
made an address that elected applause |
all through. He raid a high compii- |
ment to Massachusetts, and his only |
reference to the expansion issues was |
as follows: Il am sure that what those |
great men Of the past secured for US |
they would have us transmit. not only |
to our descendants. but carry to OPP
pressed peoples whose interests and well |
fare by the fortunes of war are COM |
mitted to US. We may regard the sit |
uation before us as a burden or as an
hut whether the one or the |
other il is here. and conscience and |
civ ilization require us to meet il brave |
Is Desertion OF duty is not an Ameri- |
can habit. 1t was not the custom of !
the fathers and Will not be that of the |