Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-20

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tile presidency used 10 receive scores OF
requests 10 make speeches. and many
Of these were accom- panied with offers
Of money. one day be received a iet-
ter from Boston stating that the writer
would give him $500 II he would deIv-
er n speech there
Il do not know why il is" said the
then governor Of Ohio but there Is i
sort Of repugnance in my mind against
giving my views on public questions
for pay. / may be all wrong about il.
bur / know il would take al the enthu-
siasm out Of me If knew tLat was
going 10 be paid at the end OF meet
ing for the remarks made dGri,s- it.
I | have had money offered me very Of
ten, but have never taken il.
Il remember speech which | made
not long ago in debate at one Of the
big eastern universities o. the tariff
question. | took the protection side. Of
course, and a very prominent free trad
er had the other side shortly after /
arrived in tie city IL, pres dent OF tie
institution called upon me al my hotel
During the visit he took four one hun
dred dollar bills out of his pocket and
laid them down on the table.
what is t..at for? said l.
THAT Is Ter your speech tonight,
was the reply.
But l don't want any money for
the speech. | answered 1 did not
come here to talk for money. ana can
not take it,
we would rather have you take it
than not, said the president We have
paid that much TO your opponent. and
see no reason why you should not be
paid a. wei as he
Well" pursued the governor. '.the
president continued to insist. and AT
last l told him that if he was deter
mined upon it he could pay my ex-
penses. 1t would cost me $50 to I'll
the engagement, and that was all that
| could accept. l asked them to send
the money TO my home, for. do you
know, | do not believe | could have
done my best with that money in my
pocket"
The last thing Mr.. Kinley did on the
Pan-American grounds before he was
shot was little act of kindness. says
the New York World Fred KIoon-
hammer. a programme boy. met the
presidential carriage drawn up for a
moment for the view of the court of
fountains.
Here's programme for you, Mr..
President" said the boy. GLIDING the
police escort. and. stepping close to the
he handed Mr. Mckinley
three. The president took them. smil-
ed, reached into his pocket and handed
the boy dollar. The youngster put
his hand behind him and took a back
ward step.
NO, sir; that's present" he said
BRA vely.
The president smiled again. returned
he coin to his pocket, nodded thanks
md was whisked away. while the lad
stood in the middle Of the roadway and
the carriage until it was out
# sight
Physicians and others who have been
n attendance on President Mckinley
ire beginning TO repeat incidents and
craps of conversation which throw in
eresting side lights on the personality l
f the nations executive. One of the {
1ost touching stories was repeated the t
Their day by a physician who assisted c
| ZIG IL OiiNA 0tlcI III JIic L dIl-AIIitE- '
IAN Emergency hospital. says a Buff
alo correspondent of tile New York a
reSs. The doctor said: h
when we had administered the ether
} President Mckinley as 4 prclimi- d
airy TO - irst operation and Just as il
e was sinking into unconsciousness. s
e saw his lips move. Bending over ii
le PROSTATE form. that we might catch q
hat, alas, might prove 10 be his last il
ords. we heard, family but distinct ~
, part of the Lords Prayer. Thy 2
ngdom come. thy will be DONE were b
lie last words of President Mckinley e
J he passed into that vale from which. 81
none knew better than he, he might
syer emerge" W
Whenever he could the president has al
acked a joke in his sckroom The Y
her morning Miss Mohn. one of the OF
irses. counted the presidents pulse oil
rst gazing at the watch in her hand
I'd then looking up at her Quizzically, b;
e president SAID: M
Once | had a watch, too-yes even
| saw them taking my in
atch and my pocketbook. and now
We nothing whatever"
Kisses For PunctuaI Pupils III
Mss Julia Wilson, schoolteacher in pe
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