Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-31
M'KINLEY AT HIS HOME.
Was Most Enthusiastically Welcomed
to Canton Yesterday by
Vast ThrOuE.

to Canton Yesterday by
Vast Throng.
CANTON, O., Aug. 3O.-Major William
Mckinley, as congressman, governor and
president, has, in the last twenty-five years
been the central figure i'll a great many big
demonstrations in Canton; but in the mat
ter of enthusiasm, unanimity, heartiness
and cordiality Of the welcome. none has
exceeded, and few have equaled, the one
which marked his arrival here at noon to-
day. The ride from the depot to the Bar
Der nome, nearly mile by the route
traVersed, was through streets jamned by
surging, fagwaving, cheering crowd of
people.
The demonstration began when the train
reached the first shop of Canton, two
miles east of the station, and continued till
the Barber home was reached.
At the Barber residence, Judge Baldwin,
In a few words extended to the president
the hearty welcome of friends and neigh
bors. To this the president responded:
Judge Baldwin and my fellow citizens:-
l appear only for a moment that 1 may
give expression OF my appreciation Of the
more than gracious welcome which you
nave extended to me to-day. After all
there IS no place like home. And this is
my home Here thirty-two or three years
ago l commenced my professional life.
Here have been formed some of the most
tender and sacred associations; some or
them, indeed, nave been severed, but this
is the seat and center of my memory"
Heretofore, for nearly a third of a CEN
tury, you have given me kindly greeting,
words of encouragement and showered up,
on me honor after honor, all undeserved,
and appear before you now only to ex-
press what is in my heart, to look into
your faces once again and feel the in
spiration of your approval" loud and
prolonged applause)
A large crowd surrounded the Barber
house tonight when Canton soldiers who
served in the war with Spain, including
three companies of the Presidents OWN
filed on the lawn to tender the president a
serenade by Thayer's band. The presi-
dent appeared on the porch. Captain NJ.
W: Fisher, of Company L. Eighth Ohio.
said:
Mr.. President, have the honor of pre-
senting the volunteers from the Eighth
served IN the late war from your city and
county.
To this the president replied
Captain Fisher, officers and members
of the Eighth volunteer infantry, and my
fellow citizens:-It gives me great pleasure
to meet you once more in this dear old
town. I have appreciated during the day,
the warmth of welcome ard the heartiness
of greeting which has been accorded to me
by my old neighbors and friends.
Il do not forget as l stand in this pres
ence, surrounded by these brave boys. that
this old county of Stark was prompt in
responding to the call of the government
for soldiers in the war with Spain; I do
not forget the alacrity with which they
volunteered, and have always been proud
of the fact. for noted with great salts
faction that this county furnished quite as
many according to its population as any
other county in the United States. Com
tinuouS applause.)
You have won and earned the nations
gratitude and praise. You did your full
duty in front of Santiago and no higher
honor can be paid to the soldier of any
country than to say of him that he did
his whole duty. Renewed cheering) You
were more fortunate than many Of your
comrades. You got to the seat of hostili-
ties but every enc of the $4,000 splendid
young men who volunteered for that war
at the place of greatest danger.
II am glad to meet my fellow citizens
here tonight. I am thankful to them for
the good will which is manifested by their
presence here and I shall go away from
my city and my home strengthened for
the great duties and responsibilities of the
executive officers and sustained and en-
couraged by the kindly expressions of my
warm hearted friends here. Good night
(Vociferous applause lasting several min
utes)