The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-30
MR.. ROOSEVELT At
M'KINLEY BANQUET
Presidents Beautiful Eulogy Of
of His Departed Prede-
cessor at Canton, Q
457 sEATEDAT THE BOARD
Judge William r. Day Acts as Toast
master-Governor Nash Of Ohio
Unable to Be Present, Owing
to Illness.

Canton, O., Jan. 9.-President Roose-
Velt last night participated in notable
tribute to the memory of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. He was the principal
orator at a banquet given under the
auspices of the Canton Republican
league in commenloration of the birth
day of Mckinley. Surrounded by
friends, neighbors and business and
poltical associates of the dead presi-
dent, he pronounced a brilliant and elo-
quent eulogy upon the life and works
OF Mckiniey-a eulogy by many re-
garded as the most beautiful and heart
lelt 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 refloored for
the occasion.
The interior of the building was beau
tlfully decorated with flags and flowers,
the floral decorations being particularly
elaborate. FestooEs of flags We're ar
ranged about the balcony and gallery,
and the thirteen great banquet boards
We're massad withroS and carnations,
interspersed with salilax and ferns.
selected orchestra of twenty five
pieces furnished exquisite music dur
ing the banquet.
The occasion was the most brilliant
of it's kind ever 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 were some of the most distin-
guished men in the civil, public and
political life of the country.
At the sneakers table beSiGas loraS-
ident Roosevelt, We're seated Judge
William r.. Day, who acted as toast
master; Secretary Root, Secretary Cor
telyou, General S. e. NJ. Young, Cen
eral Leonard Wood. General Luke E.
Wright, vice governor of the Philip
pines; Surgeon General Rixey, Captain
w. S. CoWles, the presidents naval
aide; Colonel Theo. A. Bingham, his
military aide; Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture Brigham, Representative
r. w. Tyler, James w. Grant, Colonel
Myron T. Herricl 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 We're men OF state and ma
tional prominence.
Governor Nash of Ohio, who was ex-
pected to be present to respond to
toast, Ohio" was unable to leave his
home on account of illness. His place
on the program was taken by Hon
James J. Grant of Canton.
Soon after the close of the reception
at the Hotel Mckinley, President
Roosevelt and party walked in driv-
ing rain from the hotel to the banquet
hall, a half square distant. Despite the
inclenency 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.
The 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
We're seated the doors of the balcony
and gallery were opened, and in few
minutes both were crowded with hand
somely gowned women and men in
evening dress.
The material part of the banquet was
not concluded until 10 o'clock.
Judge Day, as toastmaster, intro
duced President Roosevelt, who spoke
III part as follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster, and Gentlemen: 1t
has been given to few. men to take so
erations as was taken by President Nc
Kinley. If during 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 We're 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.
It was given to President Mckinley to
take the foremost place in our political
life at time when our country faced
problems more momentous than any save
his leadership the nation solved these
Therefore he stands 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
chief executive. He was able to realize
his ideals, to work with men while he led
them His rise was not sudden or acct
dental In his Isl nomination n,3 illt the national
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 new 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 concli-
tions are well known.
After explaining the difficulties of
the insular situation, and the multidu-
dinous complications that would have
discouraged weaker men, Mr. Rocse-
Welt continued:
But President Mckinley never flinched
While endeayoring to act with humanity
toward the insurrectionistS, he never fall
tered in determination to put them down.
His policy was vindlcated Peace has come
with greater liberty and self-gcvernment
than eyer before. All the tasks of the