The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-24
M'KINLEY'S TALKING DAY.
Started Early and Wound Up at a
Banquet at Night.
PRESENTED WITH GOLD PAPER WEIGHT
Was Especially Lavish with Rhetorical
Bouquets in His Address to the
Ohio Society OF California.

San Francisco May o. President Nc.
Klnley breakfasted this morning nj the
residence of Irving NJ Scott, returned to
his temporary home and received dc e.
CATION Of Federal officials. President Me.
kinleY asked the Federal officials 60 pro.
vlde for an old man named Ritter, who
served in his regiment during the riyn
war Mr.. Ritter lost leg In battle and
is now n resident of san Leandro. The
president remarked that ais was the nrst
appointment he asked for aud he hop d
his old comrade would be provided TOR.
The officials promised to do So
The most Important event of the day
came next. II was the presidents visit TO
The Preside. where he reviewed the
and Fcrty-hfth and Forty-sixth volunteer
Infantry who have Just returned from the
Philippines to be mustered out. Mhen
the president mounted the reviewing stnna
the soldiers checrod him. lie addressed
them with much feeling. speaking us tol.
lows;
81 count myself very fortunate to have
eeen In the city of san Francisco upon the
arrival of these two regiment that might
join with my fellow citizens of this city in
giving you welcome homie and at the same
time to express not only my own thanks
as president OF the United States, hut the
gratitude Of the American people for tho
splendid services you have rendered To your
runtry In the past two years. our hearts
have been with You; our hopes have been
with you, and we have realized Ia large
measure peace as the result of the splendid
work you performed In the Philippines.
You went carrying with you the purposes
aud the spirit aud the conscience of the
people of the United states You carried
viii you the hag which is the symbol of
the best and noblest aspirations OF free
people and bring that dag back with added
honor and deliver IL TO the government
which you served We'll aud so faithfully.
Iuu come back now to he citizens OF the
country ana government whose honor You
have preserved. You were citizens before
becpusc you We're citizens loving Your
| country, attached to our free institutions
and because of which you were willing
to give tnat which Is the best that amy
maj; can givc-his own lies hnOd-iur the
bunol of the country You nave done Sou
duty. You have done IL noblN and you
come back 10 the Wdths 81 cIuE, uShlp with
your other fellow citizens and take the
places thar you left when you enlisted two
years ago That Is one thiny about Amer
| lcal, honor that IS surprise 10 the world
| We have mustered Tor the armies Inc great
est army thut WIS ever mustered, Whlcn
| was from 81 to % ana yet Nhcn the wac
| was over. wncn Lee surrendered 10 Grant
AT AppomattoX, tue nearly 2,ugLVQQ OF men
came bnck TO their homes, fell iuto the
| quict walks of citizenship, sustaining the
| government for which yen feel And so
| you cGme back as your lorclnthcrs came
| back, more than thirty years ago. hayihS
dole your duty ana 1t Is q proud INNS
| TO do duty for country. Non come Oaek
| having done your full duty as soldiers "a
now DO your duty as "a g,ii 21,, ana NAM ~
| Won for the services you have rendered
and | want to wish all OF YOU ana to an
| belonging 20 you every good thing IN tni'
Al the close OF the presidents remnrK,
| three cheers were given by the soldlefs
| The president next visited the general hos
| pitai, going through every sick ward. bow
| ing and speaking words of cheer to every
SifL soldier
/ guest of honor at the reception OF the
| onion League club the OHIO society ol
California, the Mexican War veterans
| Pioneers and Native Sons. The latter 'hr'
societies presented him with paper
weight containing $3.50 worth of COLA. AZ
eucn reception the president responded
| briefly To the presentation speeches.
At the reception of the ohio society
| President Mckinley said In part; m,ei
| Ohio people everywhere go ana the sur
prise 10 me is how we have gotten ON
| well when so many of you have let Us
| daughter and applausel And then nave
that other reflections, how would the other
| States have gotten on II we had not loaned
| you to them. tl>aughtcrQ For In eve )
| State the Ohio man has taken an honomhl
| place whether In business or In pot,ics
and has carried the best traditions of IN,
/ old commonwealth with him. Applause.
III is glorious old State, glorious name,
| are o.nnG led with lt-Chasc, Giddings aud
! blum old Zen Wade and Garfield and Thur
man ana Hayes and PEP Teton ana she
| man-lpnding statesmen OF their time and
| generations, and then we never forget INA
Grant was born In Ohio. applause HC
| who girded the globe with his fame as h,
| marched In the pathway OF he sun; nud
| Sherman, who made Cat magnificent
march from Atlanta 10 the sea was born
| IN Ohio. And that gallant little lrishman
| Phil Sheridan tapplauscl who did not per
NIT Early 10 rest the whole summer ~
| the Shenandoah valley and finally wol
that magnificent battle--he, too was born
| In Ohio
Responding Ia the greeting extended hin
~ the Union League club, the president
| snid. II have not spoken partisan wore
and have no notes applause md ha,has
| Now none for party but all are Tor state
| and whether We are democrats or whatever
We are we are all for the dag, We have
| our little differences among ourselves, bu
| observe that whenever q crisis comes N
| the Me of the Nation party lines are obllt
| Grated and all stand for patriotism. tGrtai
appausc1 We never had IN MI our his
| tory such - exhibition of unfaltering de
| Votion to country from men OF all parties
rs we have had In tho past four years
branches Of congress iust before the wal
with Spain voted wlthott a dissenting sen ll1s
| voice 10 place In my hands s5O.WO.W
| without restraint or direction, 10 be ex
pended In my discretion for the Natona
defense And all through that simggl'
| men Of all parties supported our arnlie'
| IN Tho Geld After al we have more agree
mcnts in this country than, we have IN n, n
philippines. tI.angnter ana appnlnsel Ia,
| differenres are cnhemeraL inc hgfremehtl
arc eternal and the greatest pgrermeni u
tbat we are q Nation Great aDpalhse.