The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-17
OUR PRINCIPLES
60 WITH OUR FLAG.
Patriotic Declaration of President
rICKinley at Home Market
Club Banquet at Boston.

Boston, Feb. 17.-The crowning event
OF the principal feature OF the presi-
dents visit 20 Boston was the banquet
rendered TO him by the Home Market
club last night at Mechanics han IL
was the largest banquet ever arranged
In this country, the exact number OF
persons who were served being 1914
Besides these. both balconies in the i'm
mcnse hall were crowded, those in the
FIRST balcony. about 1850. being provided
with seats, while more than a thousand
had stand up" seats in the second bal
cony, and others occupied places under
the balconies and near the stage. In
all. there were fully $500 spectators. be-
sides those AZ the tables.
Addresses were made by President
Plunkett, Gov. Wolcott and Mayor
Quincy.
In introducing President Mckinley.
President Plunkett said: Not the Home
Market club; not the city OF Boston; not
Massachusetts, only. but all New Eng
land gives you greeting OF welcome. Mr.
President. In our retrospective OF the
year past We would give full need OF
honor and praise TO the president who
so nobly met and so faithfully dis
charged the grave responsibilities of that
great office. and THANKSGIVING TO the
Divine Providence that sustained him.
In such hands. under such guidance. we
may safely trust the future OF our re-
public. l have the great honor TO present
20 YOU the beloved president of the
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Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
PRESIDENT NJ KINLEY'S ADDRESS.
/ have been deeply and profoundly
moved by this manifestation OF your
good will and confidence. and impressed
by the expressions OF good Will from the
governor OF your great commonwealth,
rs well as from the chief executive of
the capital city and of those who repre-
sent the chief city OF your state. No one
stands In this magnificent presence, lis
tening to the patriotic strains from choir
and band, without knowing what this
great audience was thinking about 1t
was shinking. it is thinking this moment
OF country. Because they love IL and
have faith in themselves and in its fu-
ture. tApplause). Ithank the governor
OF ths commonwealth OF Massachusetts,
thank the mayor OF the city of Boston
for their warm and generous words OF
welcome offered in behalf OF this people
no me in your presence tonight.
The years so quickly. 1t seems not so
long, but Il is I'm fact six years since 1t
was my honor to be a guest Of the Home
MARKET club. Much has happened in
the .nteryenig time. Issues which were
then engaging US have been settled or
put aside for larger and more absorbing
ones Domertic conditions have improved
and are generally satisfactory
We have maze progress in industry
and have realized the prosperity for
which We have been striving. We had
four lorg years OF adversely. which
taught us some lessons which will never
be unlearned and which VIII be valuable
in guiding our future action. We have
not only been successful in our financial
and business affairs. but have been sue
cessful I'm a war with foreign power
which has added great glory to Amerl-
can arms and new chapter TO Ameri-
can history.
do not know why in the year 1899
this republic has unexpectedly had
placed before il mighty problems which
st must face and meet They. have
come and are here. and they could not
be kept away. Many who were inn
patient for the conflict year ago. app
parcntly needless OF it's large results
are the first to cry out against the far
reaching consequences of their own act.
Those OF us who dreaded war most and
whose every effort was directed To pre-
vent IL. had fears OF new and grave
problems which might follow its inau-
guration.
The evolution OF events. which no man
could control. has brought these prob.
lens upon US. Certain Il is that they
have not come through any fault on our
own part. but as a high obligation. and
we meet them with clear conscience and
unsellish purpose. and with good heart
resolve to undertake their solution
War WAS declcred in April, 1898, with
practically unanimity by the congress.
and. once upon Us. was sustained by
like unanimity among the people There
had been many who had tried TO avert
II. as. on the other hand there were
many who would have precipitatcd IL
at an early date. In it's prosecution and
conclusion the great majority OF our
countrymen OF every section believed
they. We're fighting in n just cause. and
at home n" "t r-n or I'm the field they ha6
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