The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
LEADERS TALK.
REPUBLICANS AT THE
UNION LEAGUE BANQUET.
President Mckinley, Theodore Roose-
welt and Members of the Cabinet
at Philadelphia.
SOME NOTABLE UTTERANCES
PRESIDENT REFERS To THE RE-
CENT ELECTION AND ITS RESULTS.
Gives Labor, Independent Democrats
and Former sflverites Credit for
Defeating Bryanism.
SAYS VICTORY Is IMPORTANT
FOR 1T INsUREs MAINTENANCE OF
THE NATIONS HONOR,
And the Carrying Ont of Policies That
Will Bring Greater Prosperity
Mr.. RooseyeIt's Speech.
Gives Labor, Independent Democrats
and Former siIverites Credit for
Defeating Bryanism.
SAYS VICTORY Is IMPORTANT
FOR 1T INsUREs MAINTENANCE OF
THE NATIONS HONOR,
And the Carrying Ont of Policies That
Will Bring Greater Prosperity
Mr.. ROOsevelt's Speech.

Mckinley was tonight the guest of honor
at the founders day banquet of the Union
League. one of the oldest and most in
fiuential Republican organizations in the
country. In addition to Mr.. Mckinley
there were present Theodore Roosevelt,
Vice President-elect, the members of the
Cabinet, with the exception of Secretary
of War Root, who is route home from
Cuba, and Senators Lodge and Wolcott.
Raw, cloudy weather greeted the Presi-
dent upon his arrival, but these inclement
conditions did not dampen the ardor of a
patriotic public which turned out in force
to greet the reelected chief executive.
President McKinley's reception was most
enthusiastic, and much Importance was at
tached TO his address, as 1t was his first
public utterance since his recent victory.
The Presidents time was fully occupied
from his arrival until his departure late
tonight. After driving through several of
the principal streets in the center of the
city he was entertained at the residence of
E. E. Stotesbury, prominent financier of
this city. Following this Mr.. Mckinley
was escorted to the Union League, where
he held an infomal reception and sat at
the banqueting beard. AT the conclusion
of the dinner the President held a recep-
ton, when the members of the Union
League individually paid their respects to
him. At midnight the President left for
Washington.
Numerous speeches were made during the
evening and those second in Importance
to that of the President were delivered by
Governor Roosevelt and Senators Lodge
and Wolcott. The prominent guests at
hn hor,
Vice President-elect Roosevelt, Secretary OF
the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, Attorney
General John W. Griggs Secretary of the
Navy John d. Long. Secretary of State
John Hay. Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith, Secretary of the Interior
Ethan A. Hitchcock, Secretary of Agricul-
ture James A Wilson. Senator E. o. VOL
colt of Colorado. E. T. Stotesbury, Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. Bishop o. Whitaker,
Senator Sewell of New Jersey, Governor
Stone of Pennsylvania, John Wanamaker,
Clement A. Griscom and Secretary to the
President Cortelyou.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The Presidents speech was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Union League An
after-dinner speech is to me always a diff
ficult performance; an after-election speech
after dinner Is a still more difficult task,
and / shall do little more than make
acknowledgment to this patriotic associa-
ton for it's unceasing loyalty to the gov
eminent; for the earnest support it has
given to the present administration in the
trying years through which it has passed.
and express my sincere thanks for the
great honor this meeting and demonstra-
ton bring TO me, which should be shared
by my distinguished associate on the ma
tional ticket, the Vice President-elect as
we'll as by those connected with me In
he n
I'VE are always in Danger of exaggera-
ton on any occasion of exultation over a
mainly due to the efforts of our Splendid
rarty, there is sometimes q tendency to
give too little credit to other forces which.
silent though they may have been. were
none the less potential. We must not with
hold generous acknowledgment from that
great body Of our citizens who. belonging
to another party, powerfully assisted in
the achievement of the result which you
celebrate tonight, nor from that other
large body, former members of our own
party. who with honesty of purpose sep
arated from US a few years ago on finan-
cial issues, have now returned and are
home again TO stay. Nor is any account
which leaves out of the calculation the al
most unbroken column of labor engaged in
mechanics and agriculture which rejected
the false doctrine of class distinction as
having no place in this Republic, and which
rebuked those teachings which would de-
stroy the faith OF American manhood in
tons. The business men IN every part Of
the country, typified by this great organi-
zation. ere mighty factor in. the recent
much TO the influence of the home, with its
affiliations? In any previous election was it
greater or In any did the councils OF the
freside determine more largely the vote of
the electors2
Nothing in government can be more i'm
pressive than a national election, where
the people delegate their power and in
vest their constitutional agents with
authority to execute their behests. The
very character of the transaction clothes
Ii with solemnity. 1t is serious business.
Its issues are always momentous. What
a lesson i'm seif-government 1t teaches
Sixteen million voters on the same day.
throughout every section OF the United
States, depositing their mandate and re-
cording their will, done by the people IN
their own communities. in the very pre-
cincts of the home: under the supervision
OF their feilow-citizens and chosen off,
Gals; and, TO insure its freedom and In
dependence, the ballot made secret one.
God forbid that any citizen selected for
that sacred trust should ever attempt TO
divert the will of the sovereign people or
tamper with the sanctity of their ballots
Some disappointment follow all cleo
tons, but all men rejoice when an cleo
ton is so decisive as to admit OF neither
dispute nor contest
1.-THE value of national victory can only
be rightly measured and appreciated by
what 1t averts as well as by what il ac-
complishes- 1t is fortunate for the party in
power IL it understands the true mean
ing of the result. Those charged by the
people with administration and legislation
are required TO interpret as well as to exc
cute the public will and its rightful inter-
probation is essential to its faithful exc
cution- We cannot overestimate the great
Importance and the far-reaching conse-
quences OF the electoral contest which
ended on the 9Th of November. 1t has to
me no personal phase 1t is not the fri
umph of an individual nor altogether of q
party. but an emphatic declaration by