The age-herald., 1901-09-13
Veterans of Union Army Held Mass Meeting in Praise
 and Thanksgiving
JUDGE DAY THE ORATOR
Senator Hanna Presided as Chairman and Other Men Prominent In Ma
 tlonal Politics Occupied Posi- tlons on the Platform.

Cleveland, O.. September 12.-The first day of the national convention of the Grand Army of the Republic was taken up with the reading of the reports by the commander-in-chief, adjutant general, chaplain and the various committees.
 The thanksgiving mass meeting in praise and thanksgiving for the pros- pective recovery of President Mckinley was attended by an immense out-pouring people, including veterans and visitors.
 Senator Hanna presided as chairman. When he took his seat upon the platform he was greeted with continued applause. The many eminent speakers of the day including Governor Nash. Judge Wm. R. Day. Senator Fairbanks and others spoke in most feeling terms upon all ab- sorbing topic of the day.
 Judge Days Speech.
 Judge Day spoke in part as follows:
 "On Friday last, the President of the United States having responded to an in- vitation to attend the exposition at Buff falo, and taking part, delivered an ad- dress expressing with great force and beauty with the supremacy of the voc | tories of peace over those of war, and 1 in rarely delicious language voicing the hope that the nations of the earth might dwell together in unity, was about to close l his visit by meeting the people at pub 1 He reception, as has been his wont on many occasions. On his way to the re- ception a friends expressed to him the thought that meeting so many people might make unusual demands upon his | IJa iad hnf "a npnnlR ever been kind to him and 1t was | pleasure to meet with them, and he found great satisfaction in their expressions of confidence and esteem.
 "with these sentiments on his lips at 1 time when the country was In profound peace when prosperity abounded upon all | sides. when his worth and ability and | gentle kindness had endeared him, 1t was | believed, to all his countrymen, without | warning he was stricken from the full- | ness of health to the portals Of death It. l self Such an attack upon such man, l under such circumstances, In country like ours seems sl1lost impossible. Other l Presidents have been stricken down in 1 the excitement following the strife of 1 civil war, and when the passions or dis- 1 appointed partisanship were rife. That a man thus blameless, could be so at | tackled must needs made us pause | | pie of this country another lesson in their | duty as to dealing with those who en- | courage upon American soil the growth | and propagation of principles which make such attacks possible. We have been taught that if we SOW the wind we shah reap the whirlwind
 1 There Are No Glasses.
 'It is one of the sayings of the Presi- dent, thought worthy of emphasis, that | there are no classes In this fair land Of | ours.
 There must be no place under our flag | for the propaganda of the doctrines of the anarchists.
 Laws must be enacted which shall visit | upon such criminals with just and sure | punishment; not only the pupil, but the teacher of such theories must be reached l and punished. The advocates of its awfui tenets must be kept from our shores; it's principles must be torn, root and branch, from every foot of our domain until its | adherents learn that to attack the gov ernment through it's highest official is one of the most heinous of crimes, sure to meet with swift and terrible retribution. | Let there be no nook or corner Of the civilized world in which 1t can hide and | call itself safe.
 we are not met on this occasion to discuss ways and means by which these ends are to be reached. We know that the American people will insist that every thing be done which the law can do to make a repetition of such horrors impossi- ble.
 Hopes for Recovery.
 Happily for the country, no less than source of unbouned joy to his friends, we have every reason to believe that the life so precious to us under the favor of God will be restored. It Is fit that we should meet in surroundings of this great occasion and gathering. and with the aid of his surviving comrades in arms give expression to the joy which fills our hearts.
 Fear has been change to hope; sorrow to joy, and great people bow in reverent thankfuness in this deliverance.
 "The regret that he cannot be with his comrades upon this great historic occa- sion is as much felt upon his part as it is upon yours. His first real experience in life, breaking in upon his college days, was with the Grand Army of the Repub- lie. Who shall say that in the duties, hardships and privations of that service the foundations of great character may have been securely laid? He belonged to that noble regiment which has given to the country another President, a great general and justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
 An Historical Incident.
 "upon the authority of one of hls com rades we have an incident, which showed even in those early days the qualities which have made him equal to the greae occasions with which his career has been crowded. When General Early had at tackled the Federal army near Winches. ter and driven it back, William Mckinley. riding through Winchester with General Hayes, his chSf, noted at the tQadside an old lady. down whose face tears of sympathy were flowing, at what she be- lieved to be great disaster to the Union arms. The young officer drew up his hol<e and said to her: Cheer up; have no fear We shall be back this way soon In few days the prophecy was made true, and the victorious army of the Un- ion swept back through Winchester, drlv- ing the enemy from the Shenandoah val | ley. These great traits, kindness of heart, courage and confidence in his cause, have ever been characteristic of him.
 "Now America, weeping at the bedside of the suffering President. dries her eyes and turns to him and says, Thank God, you are coming back this way. Today