St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-22

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The Presidents train reached Boston
at 10 O'Clock Thursday morning. The
President was greeted by Gov. Wolcott
and Mayor Quincy and detail of the
Governors staff. Within five minutes
the party had entered the waiting car
riages and, passing out between ranks OF
the State Militia, started on its way to
the Hotel Touraine. AS the carriage
containing the President and Governor
reached the street, the first gun of a
salute doomed from the battery on the
Common and great shout of welcome
went up from the vast crowds in Dewey
Square and adjacent streets. The Presi-
dent, looking in the best of health and
spirits, smiled and bowed to left and
right.
The President passed a very quiet after
noon at the Touraine. A vast crowd
gathered in the streets near the hotel,
and the corridors were filled with people
who were waiting patiently for glimpse
Of the President. At o'clock Gov
Wolcott and six of his staff entered the
hotel from fremont street and passed
directly up to the State suite. Half an
hour later President Mckinley and Gov
Wolcott led the party down the broad
staircase and out upon fremont street,
when carriages were taken for the
Mechanics building. Before the building
a crowd had assembled. The crowd
cheered when the President came, when
he went, in and kept on cheering long
after he had passed from view. A recep-
ton began Immediately upon the arrival
of the party. First of those to receive
the guests was President Plunkett OF the
Home Market Club, and next President
Mckinley with Gov. Wolcott. Secreta-
ries Gage, Alger, Long and Bliss; Post
master-General Smith; Congressman
Grosvenor and Lieut.-Gov. Crane of
Massachusetts, also received. Adjt.-
Gen. Dalton and others of the Governors
staff were in attendance.
Mechanics Hall was opened at 6
o'clock Seven thousand people were
there to receive the President. At the
table OF honor were the President of the
club President Mckinley, Secretary
Gage, Postmaster-Genera Smith, Secre-
tary Bliss, the Hon. George H. Lyman,
Gov. Rollins of New Hampshire, Lieut.
Gov. Crane, ex-Mayor Strong of New
York, the Hon. George A. Marden Gov.
Wocott, Secretary Alger, Secretary
Long, Mayor Quincy, Postmaster
Thomas of Boston. the Hon. William r.
Costle, Bishop w. F. Mollalieu and Judge
Francis c. Lowell.
Gov. Wolcott was the first speaker.
He said, addressing the President:
I'm all the efforts which you shall
make to render the lasting results of the
war not less honorable to this country
than were the motives which prompted
it, and the valor as well as humanity
displayed in it's conduct; in all your
efforts to extend the blessings of free and
enlightened government, where oppres-
sion ruled and cruelty manned and slew,
we pledge to you, Mr.. President, the
support of the old Bay State, which has
never been deaf to the cry of humanity or
slow to answer to the call of duty"
The pledging OF Massachusetts loyalty
to the President aroused a tremendous
amount of enthusiasm, which refused to
subside until long after the Governor had
taken his seat.
After a welcome from Mayor Quincy
President Mckinley was introduced. A
tumult OF applause shook the bnilding
The President began to speak, slowly
and in rather low tones, but warming uI
within minute or two and getting g
grasp on the audience that he never
released for an instant. He said:
have been deeply and passionately
moved by this manifestation of your
good will and confidence, and impressed
by the expressions OF good will from tn,
governor of your great commonwealth
as well as from the chief executive O
those who represent the chief city o
your state.
No man stands in this magni6cen
, presence, listening to the patriotic strains
, from choir and band, without knowing
what this great audience was thinkin,
p about. 1t was thinking, it is thiukin,
I this moment of country (applause)
because they love it and have faith il
this and it's future (applause).
thank the governor of the common
wealth of Massachusetts,, thank tn
= mayor of the city OF Boston, for thei
, warm and generous words of welcom
i offered in behalf of this people to me, an
= your presence tonight.
c Mr.. POSTMASTER and Gentlemen-I
, seems not so long, but it is in fact 81
years since it was my honor to be
{ guest OF the Home Market Club. Muc
l. has happened in the intervening tim,
V Issues which were then engaging us hav
$ been settled or put aside Tor larger an
v more absorbing ones; domestic cond
s tons have improved and are general
satisfactory.