The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-19
PRESIDENTIAL Parry

Arrives IN Cleveland = President
Makes Brief speech-Wa Arlington
VIII be Reached This Morning.
CLEVELAND. o., oct 1S,-Presidont
Mckinley ana party arrived in this city
At s:is this morning.
The train was side-tracked near
oberiin. o.. At 2 o'clock this morning
and remained there until 8 o'clock.
At the Lake Shore depot In this city
a reception committee and members Of
the city council, headed BY Mayor J. a.
Farley, welcomed the President. sena-
tor Hanna was warmly greeted at the
depot by the entire party. Carriages
had been provided for ten-mile drive
out Euclid avenue. through Gordon
and Wade parks.
President and Mrs. Mckinley dropped
out Of the line for a time and called
on Mrs. Duncan, the Presidents SIS
ter, whose home Is on oakdale ave-
nue..
When the procession turned It's
course back 10 the city the Presidents
carriage was again at lt1 head.
AT the Hoilenden hotel the. drive
ended and q short reception was held
IN the parlors. President Mckinley,
Secretary Of the Navy Long and Sem
ator Hanna spoke briefly. Several hum
bred g.. "A. R. men called to pay their
respectS,
The President said; II cannot with
hold an expression Of satisfaction IN
being once more IN the city OF Cleve-
land. Many friends have greeted US
in the past two weeks as we have jour
neyed through the country. Our Wel-
come has been warm ana generous and
heartfelt, and It Is especially pleasant
to come back to the early friends, the
friends Of a life time, whose heart
thrObs / have felt for more than
quarter Of q century and whose untal'
tering fidelity 70 the cause which, TOT
the moment, / represent, and 70 the
country which have been trying TO
serve, has never for a moment been IN
terrupted. CApplause) And whether
they are old friends or new, 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 and integrity Of the nag
wherever It floats, think have never
seen such a denomination Of patriot-
Ism, such an exhibition Of public con-
secration to the public good, as have
witnessed In the last two weeks, The
grave and serious problems which rest
upon us account for this interest on the
part Of the people In public attairs. The
problems are grave, the responslolll-
ties are great. Nobody feels them more
than do; nobody feels them more
than can. And yet. my countrymen,
our duty Is plain, straightforward, un-
mlstakably, to stand by the national
honor and preserve the territory we got
by solemn treaty.
Our soldiers carrying our nag IN Luz
zon will be supported ny the people Of
the United States, and hostIllties will
stop In that distant island of the sea
when the men who assaulted our flag
and our soldiers shall lay down their
arms. Peace will come and trust ana
believe come shortly, and we Will be
able to give to those people in the Phil
ippInes q government Of liberty and law
Ia government which will encourage
their best aspirations and their noblest
aims, government under the undis.
puted sovereignty Of the United
States"
Senator Hanna spoke briefly. He
said: II do not think there Is anything
can say to bring me nearer 70 my
nelghborB and friends than that my
acts ana etIortS nave pSen 70 ~ "HHt
might in their interest. In public az
fairs we are all one interest, and In
that particular am simply your hired
man Caughter). anxious and willing to
do everything for the interest Of my
city, state and country"
Colonel Myron 7. Herrick entertained
the presidential party at luncheon this
afternoon.
The remainder Of the party travelling
with the President were given lunch
con and reception at the Union club.
At $3.50 o'clock the presidential special
departds over the Erie line. Youngs.
town viii be reached at 5 O'clock. Brief
halts viii! be made en- route at Warren
and Niles. o.
washington will be reached at 1880
a. m. Thursday via the Pennsylvania
lines. A total Of 5000 miles will have
been covered and President Mckinley
viii have delivered almost a hundred
speeches.