The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-10
PATRIOTISM HOLDS
SWAY At CLEVELAND
G. r. Veterans Meet for Their
Encampment.
CITY is IN GAY ATTIRE
DEEP SYMPATHY MANIFESTED
FOR PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.

Cleveland. o., Sept. s.-The city was
brilliantly illuminated in honor of the
visiting veterans of the civil war, who
have been pouring into Cleveland all
day to participate in the exercises of
the annual reunion of the G. A. r. The
center of the scene tonight was the
Soldiers and Sailors monument, which
stands in the middle of the public
square in the heart of the city.
Every radiating street WAS congested
with stream of humanity. There is
now no longer any doubt as to the eff
feet of the attempted assassination OF
the president upon the gathering. 1t
has stirred the patriotism of the peo-
pie, and the veterans and their friends
are coming to rejoice or sorrow, as the
Will of providence may dictate
General Daniel z. Sickles today gave
an expression of a sentiment which is
reflected in the hearts of every patriot
present. Tall and sturdy, as if the
SHOWS of over seventy winters had not
sifted their powder into his scanty
locks. standing erect upon his clutches,
he strobe into National GA. r. head
quarters, and lifting his cap to Com
mander-in- Chief Leo RaSsieur and the
other dignitaries bowed and exclaimed;
Comrades, let us thank God for the
news from Buffalo. The Lord has
heard the uplifted prayers of the civil
lied and unciviliZed world. Christian.
Mohammedan. Chinese and all people
have united with US in prayer that Nc
Kinley might be spared to, us. That
prayer is answered. Blessed be the
name of the Lord. who preserved that
great personality TO us"
Then dropping his impressive man
ner, the general said: IN back Nc
Kinleys luck every time The god of
battles stood by him during the war.
The god of good fortune has remained
with him ever since. He cannot die It
this time, and under such circum-
stances"
Senator Manderson's Sympathy.
Ex-senator Henderson of Nebraska
also sounded the keynote of the en-
campment at the reunion today of the
First Ohio volunteer light artillery.
''Tempering every breath of happi-
ness at this reunion is the fearful trag-
edy of last Friday said General Man
derson. Il do not exaggerate when
say that the example set by you for
forty years has been one of patriotism.
You have trained your sons to be sons
of America, to know what IT is to up
hold the flag of our free institutions.
There remains TO be trampled under
foot an element of our population,
! countenanced and sustained by an I'M
4 bridled press, an unprincipled rostrum,
/ preaching the gospel of discomfort. I
/ do not say much when ] assert that
! this element delights in condemnation
| 4 can find no words in which to fit
tingly refer to the wretch who has
| done this thing. but I hold him harm
( less compared with those who prompt
] ed such sentiments. 1t is for us and
/ for our sons to stamp out anarchy and
/ socialism as we stamped out secession.
At>the concluion of meeting of the
! Citizens Grand Army committee on
/ PRESIDENTS day, held this afternoon, a
! statement was issued announcing that
/ all functions connected with the re
union Of the Grand Army in which he
/ was to have participated viii be either
/ omitted or modified. As a substitute
I Tor the public reception which was to
/ have been extended to the president on
J Thursday evening. a mass meeting OF
! citizens and visitors win be held in the
/ Central armory on Thursday, Sept. 12
] at O'Clock p. m.
/ The seven corps of the Women's Re
] lief corps of Cleveland gave recep-
/ ton tonight in the Rose building in
honor of the national officers and del
/ egates to the convention of that order
! A reception and ball was given by the
( local Sons of Veterans at Chamber OF
/ Commerce hail.
The time of the veterans today was
largely taken up with receptions anc
! Informal reunions