Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1907 — ISA NATION'S TRIBUTE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ISA NATION'S TRIBUTE

Structure on Monument Hill at Canton, 0., Which Honors William McKinley. FIFTY THOUSAND ABE PRESENT They Come from All Over the Land and from Abroad. President Roosevelt Orator of the Day —Great Precautions Taken for His Safety by Detective* and Soldiers.

Canton, 0., Oct. I.—The McKinley mausoleum, the tribute uud gift of a nation to the memory of the martyred president, William McKinley, was dedicated during the afternoon in the presence of hundreds of distinguished men from all parts of the United States, in the presence of representatives of foreign countries, and in the presence of a crowd of approximately 50,000 gathered from all parts of the country, A feature of the dedication was ths presence of the president, Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks, members of the president’s cabinet, United States senators and governors of several states. Addresses were delivered by President Roosevelt, Justice William It. Day, McKinley’s secretary of state, and Governor An drew L. Harris of Ohio. Arrival of the President. President Roosevelt arrived at 10:15 on a special train. He was met at the train by a reception committee and escorted to the Central High schoci. The streets leading from the Penn, sylvania station were lined by thousands of spectators. At the railway

station the crowd was so dense tha; the party had some difficulty in entering the carriages, hut there was no material delay, owing to the strict guard maintained by th- militiamen. Children Sing “America.’’ As he neared file school building the 1,700 children, grouped and dressed to represent the national flag, arose in a body and sang “America ” The presidential party ami escort countermarched in trout of the children. Upon the return the president’s earring.* Stopped a moment while President Roosevelt saluted the children. Contrary to expectations the president did not stop to speak, but was driven directly t > the reviewing stand, where the military and civic parade passed. The parade began at 10:30 a. m. and occupied about one and a half hours in passing. The parade was in charge of Senator Charles Dick, cihef marshal of the day. The section of the city Immediately surrounding the re viewing stand was Toped off as well as other parts of the downtown streets and all other routes traversed by the president, and were heavily guarded. The the reviewing stand Soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder and on one was allowed near the chief executive. He was also closely guarded by secret service operatives, who also walked by the side of ids carriage. Statue Is Unveiled. When tlie parade was ended the president was served with an elaborate luncheon, which was attended by many prominent persons. The leading feature of the day’s celebration was the dedication of the beautiful granite structure in whltb the bodies of the murdered president and his wife will lie. From the speakers’ stand at the foot oft the broad steps leading up to the monu ment President Roosevelt delivered his eulogy of. McKinley early in the afternoon before a throng of people that filled every Inch of the open space and overflowed far into the adjoining part of the ceremony. Justice W. R. Day, president of the memorial association, and Governor Harris also made speeches, and James Whitcomb Riley read a poem. The heroic bronze monument of Mr. Me Kinley was unveiled by Miss He'er McKinley, his sister.

RIVER TRIP IS BEGUN President Boards Steamer at Keokuk for Voyage South. Keokuk, la., Ort. 2.—President Roosevelt began his river trip from Keokuk. He arrived here at 0:10 a. m. and was met at the depot by the governors of lowa, Florida, Louisiana. Minnesota, Nebraska, both Dakotas, Oregon, Wyoming and Illinois, and

tnree companies of militia. Hf morning was fair, but it began to sprinkle shortly after the presidential party started in carriages to Rand park, where speeches were delivered. President Roosevelt spoke to “The Men and Wowen of lowa." The speech addressed to lowan* was Id

truth a speech to the people of the whole country and In it Mr. Roosevelt made it clear more forcibly than ever before that in the progress of hl? policies as they concern • corrupt corporatious there is to be no halt while he is president. Following the president’s address, which was heard by 20,000 people, the president was driven to the lower lock of the government canal and boarded the steamer Mississippi ror the trip south. He reviewed tjie display of 100 pleasure launches In the river and departed, leadln'g the flotilla of twenty big steamboats and the launches. The Inland, waterways commission arrived the previous night on the steamer Mackenzie, Joining the president here. The president was presented with a gold beaded cane by Keokuk negroes.

WELCOMED AT ST. LOUIS President Get* Clamorous Reception When He Lands at Mound City. St Louis. Oct. 3.—President Roosevelt In a speech here declared it the nation’s duty to restore the Mississippi river to its proper place as a great artery of commerce, and termed the proposed fourtecn-foot channel from the lakes to the gulf a "national task.’’ Be warned against plans which might “entail reckless extravagance or be tainted with jobbery,” but urged a liberal waterway policy. The president’s ardor was not diminished by the fact that be was drenched by a sudden downpour of rain while en route to the Jal Alai building, where bls speech was delivered. A tremendous ovation was accorded the national executive when Ills steamer, the Mississippi, entered St. Louis harlior to make the first stop on the voyage from Keokuk, la., to Memphis, where the president will attend the convention of the Deep Waterways association tomorrow’. Thon sands had congregated on the levee to witness tile president’s arrival, and were held in check by cordons of police, and companies of soldiers from Jefferson barracks. A leather-covered package taken from Chicago to Alton, 111., by relay moter boats in 33 hours and 42 min utes, was passed to the president's steamer Mississippi, from the motor boat Kitty Sparks II just above Alton at 6:30 a. in. It contained a message from Mayor Busse of Chicago to the president and was opened by him and read when be awakened. The president was still sleeping when ids steamer passed Alton, twenty-five miles above St. Louis. The message reached Alton ahead of the expected schedule.

President at Cairo* Cairo. 111,, Oct. 3.—President Roosevelt ami parly arrived at the Cairo wharf boat promptly at 9 o’clock a. in., and were saluted by the Danville battery and hundreds of steamboat ami other whistles as they entered the Cairo harbor. The president’s party was met by the reception committee beaded by Mayor George Parson and fifty carriages, all drawn T>y white horses, conveyed the party along the line of march to St. Mary’s park. After delivering a speech the presidential party returned to the steamer ami began the trip to Memphis.