The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-08
ACHBISHOP IRELAND AND 9TH
Frs SPEAK.
CABINET MEMBERS THERE
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECHES ON THE WAY
At Galesburg He Talked Of Lincoln and Doug
las, and Everywhere Of the Duty of
the People to Support the
Government
Government.

Chicago, H., Oct 7.-1hirty-fve hun
dred men gathered around the tables ia
the great banquet hall of the auditorium
tonight Mt the annual banquet of the
Marquette Club. This banquet is Il
regular event and, although coming at
the same time as the Fall Festival, is
not distnctively part of it.
The guest of honor tonight was Presi-
dent Mckinley, who sat at raised table
ON the east side of the hall On the
night of President Mckinley sat Arch
bishop Ireland of st. Paul. Others ut
the table were Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage, Attorney General Griggs.
Postmaster General Smith, Secretary
Hay, other members of the Presidential
party and officers OF the Marquette
Club
The banquet was set for six p. M, but
it was fully an hour later than that
time when ii began and at . o'clock
when President 'Wicllersham, after the
tables had been removed, called the gath
ering TO order and introduced Addison
Ballard, an cid settler of Chicago, who
gave humorous description of Chicago
in early days in speaking to the senti-
ment ''Old Chicago"
He was followed 10y Archbishop Ire
land, who rose to speak of The Ameri-
can Republic" The Archbishop was
given an ovation as he rose.
The Archbishops address was a spler-
did tribute to the American Republic.
Secretary Root was the next speaker
and he was followed by Senator Fair
banks.
James e. Boyd spoke as follows on
"ReWIblicaniSln in the South. His adj
dress was received with much applause.
President Wickersham then brought
the assembly standing by the announce
ment that President Mckinley would
speak.
The President who was greeted with
frantic cheers. spoke as follows:
Il rise only to express my warm APP
probation of the affectionate salutation
OF the Marquette Club and to say that
| reciprocate it with all my heart. We
are not strangers; this scene here to-
night is not altogether unfamiliar to me.
/ stood before you once before, now
more than three years ago, your honor
ed guest and | have for You all tonight
only the most grateful recollection and
mstinted gratitude. You have not only
been my friends faithful and unfaltering
at all times, Tut, what is of more mo-
ment and which is much more nOb.er
you have at All times been faithful ID
your country, true to the inviolability Of
public faitn, standing always for honest
Government and for honest money Cap
4 n gst aglfli por fanx
honesty and integrity of the flag where
ever it floats, carried by our soldiers and
sailors on land or on the sea-. Great
applause continuing for several minutes)
MCKINLEY AT GAI4ESBURG.
Galesburg, Ills, October 7.-On the
campus of historic Knox College, where
forty-one years ago Abraham Lincoln
and Stephen A. Douglas met in one of
memorable series Of debates to de-
termine which should occupy a seat in
the United States Senate, President
Mckinley and Postmaster General
Smith this morning delivered stirring adj
desses, commemorative of the contest
between those two great leaders of for
mer days. The citizens of Galesburg
turned out EN- masse to do honor to the
President of the United States and the
members of his Cabinet.
Congressman George w. Prince well
coined the President to the Tenth Con
gressional district and the greeting on
behalf Of the people Of Illinois was spo-
ken by Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom.
The brief speech of the President was
listened to With the closest attention.
He was frequently interrupted by APP
plause.
The President said:
Lincoln and Douglas are inseparably
connected in the public mind Their
association began in conflict ad ended
in cooperation. They were in antagon-
ism for more than generation over
the Interpretation of the Constitution
and were united at last when tine Com
stitution itself was DISABLED. They
might differ, as they did over the mean-
ing of some of its provisions, but when
| the crisis came they stood together for
! its inyiolability and for the inseparabili-
/ ty of the Union it established The
| one asserted the right of slavery under
certain conditions to enter the Terrific
ries-the other disputed that right un-
| der any conditions; but both agreed
/ that the slave power should not divide
the Union. The debate was national
j and historical. 1t commanded profound
attention. 1t interested all sections 1t
made the issue impossible of escape;
it could no longer be avoided or eva
| died. 1t omitted the friends of liberty,
as well as those of slavery. 1t FASTENED
the irrepressible conflict 1t was not
the beginning of agitation, but it carried
it into the lives and homes of the Re
public and NO issue is ever rightly set
tied until it is settled there. 1t is no
little source of satisfaction that upon
the great question presented in these
debates while Douglas carried the Legis-
lature, Lincoln had a majority of the
| people.
hree years--only three years, inter
vened and the debate was removed from
the arena of peaceful discussion to that
Of war and carnage. And then Lincoln
and Douglas stood no longer divided.
Sumter was fred ON April 18th, 1861.