Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-18
The President at Manchester.

Ine Ere8lQenC AZ mencneet0f.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather, q vast throng, probably six
or seven thousand people, assembled at
the railway station Monday morning to
see and hear the President of the
United States. A small raised platform
was constructed in the first street west
of the passenger depot and beautifully
decorated.
About $50 9. M, few minutes after
schedule time, the magnificent special
train of coaches conveying the presi-
Dental party, arrived, and after . short
delay the President, accompanied by
Senator Allison, Governor Shaw, Secre-
taries Gage, Long and Wilson, Attor-
ney General Griggs, and few others,
made their way through the crowd
from the train to the platform.
Governor Leslie M: Shaw briefly In.
troduced Mr.. Mckinley, He said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMRN:-I would
introduce to you the President of these
United States, William Mckinley.
Mr.. Mckinley spoke as follows:
MY FELLOW CITIzENs.-We have
had more than one hundred years of ma
tional existence. Those years have been
blessed ones for liberty and civilization
No other peoples anywhere have enjoy
ed sach marvellous prosperity, or have
made such gigantic progress as the peo-
pie of the United States. When the
fathers established this government. the
population was only little more than a
million in excess of the population OF
Iowa to-day. They started with three
million nine hundred thousand of people
and to-day you have two millions and q
half in your own state.
Our lines, indeed, have fallen in pleas
ant places. The ship of state has sailed
uninterrupted on its mission of liberty
and one thing can be said of us fol
which we should all give thanksgiving
and praise. This nation has never struck
a blow against humanity, never struck
blow against liberty, never struck {
blow except for liberty and civilization
and humanity. And l do not think
that we have lost, now that we are sew
enty-six millions of people, l do no
think that we have lost our vigor, or oul
vim, or our courage or our patriotism
We are just as strong for country as We
ever we're. And we are just as sensi
tive for our national honor, and we ar
just as determined to add new glories tt
the nation as were those who gave thi
government to US.
| And this, my countrymen, is not ,
partisan government. While partie
control administrations in the presencs
of great national peril or nstiona
duty, the people are united as one man
all for the good of the country, and tn
peoples hearts to-day go out to the sol
diers of the United States who are doinI
battle in the Philippines. Your heart
are with them, your hopes are with them
and your prayers are with them, and
am not mistaken, you would not ses
at whatever the cost of men or money
our flag dishonored anywhere.
At the conclusion of the speech Mis-
Hazel Huene, whose father was ,
member of Mr.. McKinley's regiment
presented to the President an elegan
: boquet of roses, and Miss Florenc
Lindsay presented the Womans Relic
Corps floral offering to the nation
chief executive. 1t consisted of q
: exquisite mass of American Beauties
tied with wide white satin ribbon o.
either end Of which was inscribed at
our President from the Dairy Cit!
: Manchester, Iowa, October 16, 1885,"
Captain j. F. Merry had charge Q
the special train and everything wa
timed like clockwork. In few second
after the party left the platform, tn
presidential special commenced to slow
~ move out through the great crow
and commenced its run for Dubuqu.
wheresa more, extended program wa
prepared and q longer stop would
made.
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