The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-10
COY. ROOSEVELT
IN THE CITY.
The Rough Rider Given an Ova.
tiOn by the Citizens of Canton.
BIG CROWD AT THE DEPOT
where He Was Greeted by President Nc
Kinley and Judge Day Made Porch
Speech and 1t Seemed Like
Old Times.

whether they ought to send for Roose-
welt. There is getting to be suspicion
abroad that the ticket ought to be
read backwards or by fellow stand
ing on his head, and too much of a dem
onstration at the Mckinley home might |
give 1t color. But he had given an ink
ling that he could come as well as not |
and he was permitted to come. After |
that was decided common courtesy sug-
gested that he be given a welcome. |
The Grand Army band, the 1896
troop of more or less rough riders and |
the reception committee got out and |
hustled and goodly number was the |
result when the train pulled in with |
Roosevet's special car attached. The |
rough rider rides smoothly enough |
when he travels any distance.
There was a large crowd at the depot
and few moments before the train
came in the private carriage of the
president drove up to the Valley depot
platform. Judge Day and Secretary
Cortelyou were the occupants Of the
carriage besides the president. There
had been a long discussion at the Nc
Kinley home as to the ethics of the oc-
casion. Mr.. Mckinley would much pre-
fer to be exact than to have a question
of infraction of ethics staring him in
the face, even if it got vote or two, so
the matter was given much thought.
1t was decided that President Mckin-
ley should stand on his dignity, but
there was Candidate Mckinley to look
after. Candidate Mckinley thought he
ought to be along with the procession
so that there would be a division of the
applause. But Host Mckinley had du-
ties of his own and it was decided f.
nally that the host had the right of way
and that the president could go to the
depot to meet the rough rider or any
other sort of fellow so long as he was
at home resting. Mckinley, therefore,
in proper person, went to the train.
He got out of his carriage when the
| train pulled in and showed his way
| through the crowd. Judge Day was
with him. When Roosevelt got off he
did not wait for any one to say any
thing. He grabbed Mckinley and he
grabbed Day and said he was glad to
see them. Arm in arm he and the
president then started for the carriage,
while the crowd yelled for Teddy. 1t
was a very warm reception like that
accorded Mckinley when he came
home, but it was divided and therefore
harmless, for no one could pick out just
what was intended for Roosevelt and
what for Mckinley. The march and a
goodly number of citizens lined the
street to give greeting. The reviewing
stand on the public square had not
been taken down since tie Fourth OF
July and that was filed. Her the gov
ernor of New York made his best bow
and the president had his hat off al
Of the time.
At the house there was large
! crowd and the grass was tramped dow!
some more. Roosevelt wore his cam
paign hat and there were some other:
there who were given front place. 1
gave Roosevelt a chance to refer t.
them as his late comrades. so that II,
opportunity would be given the crowC
to forget who he was. He referred t.
them first in his speech, which ais
: gave him a chance to say something
: pleasant for the veterans of the ciri
war; "the real war"
Roosevelt first went in to the house
He wanted to stop and tall: right off fo
fear somebody would geS away, bu
Mckinley went ahead and turned an
I motioned him inside. much as Il paren
would signal to his little boy at circus
I But he wasn't inside long H! poppa'
right out again and was received wit
cheers. There was some new blood Il
the campaign and the crowd, surfeite
with pfatitudes, wanted 10 hear some
thing new.
President Mckinley said:
4 my Fellow Citizens: / cannot for
bear expressing the pleasure that ha
been given me by my neighbors an
fellow citizens for giving such war;
and generous welcome to Governo
Roosevelt whom l now have the pleas
= ure of presenting to you"
Governor Roosevelt stepped forwar
and spoke as follows:
. II wish l could stand up higher; br
n I can't.
e my Fellow Citizens: I thank yo
h cordially for the way you have com
e forward to greet me. / know that non
q of you, least of all my own comrade
s here, will grudge my saying that L
thank peculiarly, as those of you kno
that wear the button that shows ths
u they fought in the great war.
IL I'VE hear so much about this foreig
e war-the foreign war wasn't a gret
h war, because it didn't have to be.
Il cannot say how particularly / al
preciate this, coming as it does fro
the fellow townsmen of the presiden
who is now in a peculiar sense m
'e leader and whom l shall follow ar
u support with every ounce of strengl
n that there is in me. And there is tn
n to be said, at least for our s4de-v
q know what we believe QaughteD ar
10 in Kansas City they had little diff
=, Guilty In finding out what it was. / 81
=, by the papers that they had some diff
~ Guilty extending finally to vote of
to 25, in putting in free silver. Now v
" believe with all our faith in doll'
s. worth one hundred cents, and, a.
Sc parently, they have SO per cent Of fai
es in a As cent dollar.
"a IT did not intend to do more tn
afternoon than to again thank W
- most cordially and to say that l a
G preciate what this means, coming
ne it does at the home of the presiden
v, and that I shall try and show m