Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-18
President McKinIy Expected to Reach
Home Tomorrow.
SPENT MORNING IN CLBVEL NJ
He viii Make Brief HaIts at War
rem and Niles.
HAS HAD LONG JOURNEY

CLEVELAND Ohio. October IS.-Presi-
dent Mckinley and party reached this city
at S:45 O'Clock this morning
The train was side-tracked near OberlIn.
Ohio, at o'clock this morning and re-
mained there until o'clock
AT the Lake Shore depot in this city re-
ception committee and members Of the city
council. headed by Mayor J. IL. Farley,
welcomed the President Senator Hanna
was warmly greeted at the depot by the
entire party.
Carriages had been provided for ten
mile drive out Euclid avenue. through Cor
don and Wade Parks.
President and Mrs Mckinley dropped
out of the line for time and called on
Mrs. Duncan. the Presidents sister, whose
home is on Oak Dale avenue.
When the procession turned its course
back to the city the Presidents carriage
was again at its head.
President Mckinley, Secretary Of the
Navy Long and Senator Hanna spoke brief
ly. Several hundred G. A. r. men called to
pay their respects.
The President said:
Il cannot withhold an expression of sat
isfaction in being once more in the city OF
Cleveland Many friends have greeted US
in the past two weeks as we have jour
neyed through the country. our welcome
has been warm and generous and heartfelt;
and ii is especially pleasant to come back
to the early friends, the friends Of a life
time, whose heart throbs 1 have felt for
more thaa a quarter Of a century, and
whose unfaltering fidelity to the cause
which for the moment / represent and to
the country which l have been trying to
serve has never for moment been inter
rUpted (applause); and whether they are
new friends or old, whether they are in the
far northwest or in the great center Of our
country, all of them are devoted to our
free institutions and to the honor ana in
tegrity of the flag wherever ii floats.
Il think | have never seen such demon
stration OF patriotism, such an exhibition
of public conservation to the public good,
I have witnessed in the last TWO weeks.
The grave and serious problems which rest
upon account for this unusual interest
on the part Of the people in public affairs.
The problems are graVe-the Ttspunsibili-
ties are great Nobody feels them more
than l do; nobody feels them more than
] can. And yet. my country men. our duty
is plain, straightforward, unmistakable,
to stand by the national honor ami preserve
the territory We got by solemn treaty.
Peace VIII Come Soon.
Our soldiers carrying cur flag in Luzon
will be supported by the people of the
OnlleQ Sldt6Ss anu VIII stop
that distant island of the sea when the
men who assaulted our flag, your soldiers,
shall lay down their arms. Peace will
come, and, L trust and believe. come short
ly, ana We will be able to give to those peo-
pie in the Philippines government of lib
erty and lava government which will en-
courage their best aspirations and their
noblest aims; a government under the un-
disputed sovereignty of the United States"
Newspaper representatives travelling with
the presidential party were given i lunch
con at the Hollenden this afternoon by the
reception committee.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna gave a reception
to the cabinet members at the Union Club.
At the Hollenden Hotel the drive ended
and short reception was held in the par
lors.
Col. Myron T. Herrick entertained tho
presidential party at luncheon this after
noon.
The remainder of the party travelling
with the President were given luncheon
and reception al the Union Club.
At 2:30 o'clock the presidential special
departed over the Erie line. Youngstown
will be reached at o'clock. Brief halts
will be made en- route at Warren and Niles,
Ohio. Washington will be reached at 1850
a m. Thursday. via the Pennsy Vania lines.
A total OF : 900 miles will have been COW
cred and President Mckinley VIII have de-
nvered almost a hundred speeches.