The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
Mr.; ROOSEVELT AT
M'KINLEY BANQUET
Presidents Beautiful EuIogy Of
of His Departed Prede-
Cessor at Canton, Q
457 SEATED AT BOARD

Judge William r. Day Acts as Toast
master-Governor Nash of Ohio
Unable to Be Present, Owing
to Illness.
Canton, o., Jan. 29.-President Roose-
welt last night participated in a notable
tribute to the memory of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. He vas the principal
orator at a banquet given under the
auspices of the Canton Republican
league in commemoration of the birth
day of Mckinley. Surrounded by
friends, neighbors and business and
political associates of the dead presi-
dent, he pronounced a brilliant II elo-
quent eulogy upon the life and works
of McKinley-a eulogy by many re
garded as the most beautiful and heart
telt tribute ever paid to the memory OF
the distinguished dead.
The banquet was held in the Grand
opera house, the seats removed in the
pit, and the house entirely retloored for
the occasion. 10"
The interior of the building was beau
tifully decorated with flags n flowers,
the floral decorations being particularly
elaborate. Festoons Of flags were ar
ranged about the balcony and gallery,
and the thirteen great banquet boards
were massed with roses and carnations,
i~nterspersed with smilax and ferns.
A selected orchestra. of twenty-five
pieces furnished exquisite music dur
ing the banquet.
The occasion was the most brilliant
of it's kind yer Witnessed in Canton,
and few banquets held in Ohio have
equaled it in beauty, elaborateness and
interest.
Many Notables Present.
Among the 457 assembled about the
boards We're some of the most diStin-
guished men in the civil, public and
political life Of the country.
At the speakers table, besides Pres
ident Roosevelt, were seated Judge
William r. Day, who acted as toast
master; Secretary Root, Secretary Cor
telyou. General S. B. NJ. Young, Gen
eral Leonard Wood, General Luke e.
Wright, vice governor of the Philip
pines; Surgeon Genera Rixey, Captain
w. S. Cowles, the presidents ava
aide; Colonel Theo. A. Bingham, his
military aide; Assistant Secretary Of
Agriculture Brigham, Representative
R. w. Tyler, James w. Grant, Colonel
Myron 7. Herrick of Cleveland, j.. C.
Schmidlapp, H. H. Kohlsaat Of Chi
cago, Hon. Chas. Emory. Smith, Judge
Harter, Judge Smyser and Alfred c.
Eynon.
AT the tables throughout the large
auditorium were men of state and ma
tional prominence.
Governor Nash Of Ohio, who was ex-
Dected to be present to respond to a
toast. "Ohio,' was unable to cave his
home on account Of illness. His place
on the program was taken by Hon.
James J. Grant of Carton.
Soon after the close Of the reception
ut the Hotel Mckinley, President
Roosevelt and party walked in a driv-
Ing rain from the hotel to the banquet
hall, a half qua distant. Despite the
~lnclenlency of the weather the streets
were thronged with people.
Greeted with Hearty Cheers.
AS the president entered the banquet
hall the assemblage rose as one man
and cheered him heartily.
III demonstration-the first of the
day-was a personal tribute to the
president, which he acknowledged with
evident pleasure.
AS soon as the president and party
were seated the doors of the balcony
and gallery were opened, and in a few
minutes both were crowded with hand
somely gowned women and men in
evening dress. E
h material part Of the banquet was
not concluded until 10 o'clock.
Judge Day, as POSTMASTER, intro
duced President Roosevelt, who spoke
In part as follows:
Mr.: POSTMASTER. and Gentlemen: 1t
has been given to few men to take so
marked a lead in the crises of their gem
srations as was taken by President Nc
kinley. If during a generation no crisis
occurs, the world does not know of the
which no man appears who leaves an in
delible mark. In the revolution and
period Of construction following, the high
est civic attributes were embodied in
Washington, and SO in him we have one
OF the undying men of history. In the
civil war Lincoln and Grant deserved. well
of mankind by saving a precious hertz
age. Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jack
son each stands representative of the
great movement of his generation.
1t was given to President Mckinley to
take the foremost place in our political
life at a time when our country faced
problems more momentous thar any save
In the revolution and civil war. Under
his leadership the nation solved these.
therefore, he stand as first of his gem
Grafton, and among the greatest figures in
our national life
After the war Mckinley came to con-
gress, and rose to leadership; he became
governor OF Ohio; he received practical
training most valuable when he became
chief executive. He was able to realize
lie 1uCdlS, " "Olh VIII men WnllG ne led
them. His rise was not udden or acct
dental. In his nomination the national
convention carried into effect Its iudg-
ment as to a candidate. AS a candidate
he was more than the candidate of a
party, and as president he was president
of all the people. "
Elected on an sisue entirely rev to par
ty. politics. the president faced questions
other than those at issue In the election.
The situation became intolerable. He
had fought too well in his youth, lightly
to enter war. He sought to avert war.
When efforts were useless he devoted his
strength to making the war short and
decisive.
AS a result of the war we came into
possession of the insular territories of
Spain. The difficult and varying condi-
tons are well known.
After explaining the difficulties Of
the insular situation, and the multidu-
dinous complications that would have
discouraged weaker men, Mr.. Roose-
welt continued:
But President Mckinley never finched
While e~ndeavoring to act with humanity
toward the insurrectionists, he never faI-
tered In determination to put them down.
His policy was indicated. Peace has come
with greater liberty and self-goyernment
than ever before. All the tasks Of the
war with Spain have been well accom-
plished, and his nation stands higher
than ever among the nations.
President McKinley's second campaien
was on the issue of approving his first
administration. The verdict in his fa yor