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, - X f. 4 - V I- j"-. I.: I ' I ' His Last Address President McKinley's Memorable Speech nt Buffalo. V Words That Will rtlna Throuflh Time. V Progress and IT03I True Prosperity Perpetuated Through True Basis of National Greatness. President McKinley's memorable ! speech, nnd his last, made at tho Pan American exposition Thursday, Sep tember 5, the day preceding' that on which he received his fatal wound, is here given: I'realdent aielvlnlej'n Addren. "I am glad to bo again in the city of Buffalo and exchango greetings with her people, to whose generous hospitality I am not n stranger, and with whoao good will I have been re peatedly and. signally honored. To day I have additional satisfaction in meeting' and giving welcome to the foreign representatives assembled here, whoso presence and participa tion in this exposition havo contrib uted in so marked a degree to its in terests and success. "To tho commissioners of tho Do minion of Canada and tho British colonies, tho French colonies, tho re publics of Mexico and of Central and South America, and tho commission ers of Cuba and Porto Kico, who share with us in this undertaking, we give the hand of fellowship nnd felici tate with them upon tho triumphs of art, science, education and manufac ture which tho old has bequeathed to the new century. Timekeeper of l'roBrwiH. "Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. They record the world's advancement. They stimulate the energy, enterprise and intellect of the people and quicken human genius. They go into the home. They broaden and brighten tho daily life of the people. They open mighty storehouses" of information to the student. "Every exposition, grent or small, lias helped to somo onward step. Comparison of ideas is always educa tional and as such instructs the brain and hand of man. Friendly rivalry follows, which is tho spur to industrial improvement, the inspira tion to useful invention and to high endeavor in all departments of hu man activity. It exacts a study of the wants, comforts, and even the whims of the people and recognizes the efficacy of high quality and new prices to win their favor. "The quest fpr trado is an incen tive to men of business to devise, in vent, improve, and economize in the cost of production. Business life, whether among ourselves or with other people, is ever a sharp struggle for success. It will bo none the less so in tho future. Without competi tion we would bo clinging to the clumsy "and antiquated process of farming and manufacture and the methods of business of long ago, and the twentieth would bo no further advanced than tho eighteenth cen tury. But though commercial com petitors we are, commercial enemies wc must not be. MIh'hIoii of the ExiioNltlnn, "The Pan-American exposition has done its work thoroughly, prcscnting in its exhibits evidences of the high est skill and illustrating tho progress of tho human family in the western hemisphere. This portion of the earth has no cause for humiliation for the part it has performed in the inarch of civilization. It has not ac complished everything; far from it. It has simply done its best, and with out vanity or boastfulness, and, rec ognizing the manifold achievements of others, it invites the friendly rival ry of all the powers in tho peaceful pursuits of trado and commerce, and will cooperate with all in advancing the highest and best interests of humanity. The wisdom and energy of all the nations are none too great for the world's work. The success of art, science, industry and invention is an international asset and a com mon glory. "After all, how near one to the other is every part of the world! Modern inventions have brought into close relation widely separated peo ples and made them better acquaint ed. Geographic and political di visions will continue to exist, but distances havo been effaced. Swift ships and fast trains are becoming cosmopolitan. They invade iiclds which a few years ago were impene trable. The world's products are changed as never before, and with increasing transportation facilities come increasing knowledge and trade. Prices are fixed with mathe matical precision by supply and de mand. Tho world's selling prices are regulated by market and crop re ports. Wc travel greater distances in a shorter space of time and with more ease than was ever dreamed of by the fathers. iHotntlnii No TiOUKer I'onnIMc. "Isolation is no longer possible or desirable. The same important news is read, though in different lan guages, the same day in all Christen dom. The telegraph keeps us advised of what is occurring everywhere, and aMNHBMMHOBiHm I m Pacific Policy The xxXX the press foreshadows, with more or less accuracy, tho plans and pur poses of tho nations. Market prices of products' hnd of securities nre hourly known in every commercial mart, and the investments of the peo ple extend beyond their own national boundaries into the remotest parts of thu earth. "Vast transactions are conducted and international exchanges arc made by the tick of the cable. Every event of interest is immediately bul letined. The quick gathering nnd transmission of nows, like rapid transit, are of recent origin, and are only mado possible by thu genius of tho inventor and tho courage of the investor. "It took a special messenger of the government with every facility known at the timo for rapid transit 10 davs to go from tho city of Wash ington to New Orleans with a mes sage to Gen. Jackson that the war with Encland had ceased and a treaty of peace had been signed. How different now. Achievement of the Tclcjrrniili. "Wc reached Gen. Miles In Porto Rico by cable and he was able through tho military telegraph to stop his army on tho firing lino with the mes sage that tho United States and Spain had signed a protocol suspending hos tilities. We knew almost instantly ot the iirst shots ilrcd at Santiago and the subsequent surrender of the Spanish forces was known at Washington with in les's than an hour of its consumma tion. Tho first ship of Cervera's ileet was hardly emerged from that historic harbor when the fact was Hashed to our capital, and the swift destruction that followed was announced immedi ately through the wonderful medium of telegraphy. "So accustomed are wo to safe and easy communication with distant lands that its temporary interruption even in ordinary times results in loss and inconvenience. Wo shall never forget tho days of anxious waiting and awful suspense when no information was per mitted to be sent from Peking and the diplomatic representatives of the na tions in China, cut off from all com munication iusido nd outside the walled capital, were surrounded by an angry and misguided mob that threat ened their lives; nor the joy that thrilled the world when a single mes sage from the government of the Unit ed States brought through our minis ter the first news of the safety of the besieged diplomats. I'roirrcx.s of rv Century. "At the beginning of the nineteenth century there was not a mile of steam railroad on the globe. Now there are enough miles to make its circuit many times. Then there was not a line of electric telegraph; now we have a vast niilcaire traversing all lands and all seas. God and man have linked the na tions together. No nation can longer be indilTcrent'to an' other. And as wo are brought more and more in touch with each other the less occasion is there for misunderstanding and the stronger the disposition, when wo have differences, to adjust them in the court of arbitration, which is the noblest forum for the settlement of interna tional disputes. Our Unexnmnlert I'roNnerlty. "My fellow-citizens, trade statistics indicate that this country is in a state of unexampled prosperity. The fig ures are almost appalling. They show that we are utilizing our fields and for ests and mines nnd that we are furnish ing profitable employment to the mil lions of working-men throughout the United States, bringing comfort and happiness to their homes and making it possible to lay by savings for old age and disability. "That all the people are participating in this great prosperity is seen in every American community nnd shown by the enormous and unprecedented deposits in our savings banks. Our duty is the care and beeurity of these deposits, and their safe investment de mands the highest integrity and the best business capacity of those in charge of these depositories of the peo ple's earnings. "We have a vast and intricate busi ness built up through years of toil and struggle, in which every part of the country has its stake, which will not permit of either neglect or of undue selfishness. No narrow, s-ordld policy will subserve it. The greatest skill and wisdom on the part of the manufactur ers and producers will be required to hold and increase it. "Our industrial enterprises which have grown to such proportions affect the homes and occupations of the peo ple and the welfare of the country. Our capacity to produce has developed so enormously and our products have so multiplied that the problem of more markets requires our urgent and imme diate attention. "Only a broad und enlightened polioy vill keep what wc have. No other policy will get more. In these times of mar velous business energy and gain wc ought to bo looking into the future, strengthening the weak places in our industrial and commercial systems that we may be ready for any storm or strain. 1'ronnerlty Dcmtindn Iteclprnclty. "By sensible trade arrangements which will not interrupt our home production, we shall extend the outlets for our increasing surplus. "A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued healthful growth of our export trade. We must not repose in fancied security that wc can forever sell ever thing and buy little or nothing. If such a thing were posible it would not be best for us or for those with whom we deal. Wo should take from our customers such of their products, as wc can use with out harm to our industries and labor. "Beelprocity is the natural out growth of our wonderful industrial de velopment under the domestic policy now firmly established. What we pro duce beyond our domestic consumption must have a vent abroad. The excess must be relieved through a foreign out let, and wo should sell everywhere we can, and buy wherever the buying will enlarge our sales and productions, and thereby make a greater demand for home labor. Exclusive Xo I. inncr. "The period of exclusiveness is past. Tho expansion of our trade nnd commerce is the pressing prob lem. Commercial wars are unnroftt- able. A policv of cood will and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals. Beciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times; measures of retaliation are not. "If, perchance, some of our tariffs nre no longer needed for revenue or to encourage and protect our indus tries at home, why should they not be omploj'cd to extend and promote our markets abroad? Need of Merchant Murine. "Then, too, wc have inadequate steamship service. New lines of stenmcrs have already been put in commission between the Pacific coast ports of the United States and those on the western coasts of Mexico and Central and South Amer ica, xnese snouid uc loiiowcu up with direct steamship lines between the eastern coast of the United States und South American ports. "One of the needs of the times Is direct commercial lines from our vast fields of production to the fields of consumption that we have but barely touched. Next in ndvantnge to having the thing to sell is to have tho convenience b carry it to the buyer. "We must encourage our merchant marine. We must have more ships. They must be under the American flag, built nnd manned nnd owned by Americans. These will not only be profitable In a commercial sense; they will be messengers of peace and amity wherever they go. MnKt Mnllil iKtlinilitu Omul. "We must build the isthmian canal, which will unite the two oceans and give a straight line of water com munication with the western coasts of Central and South America and Mexico. The construction of a Pa cific cable cannot be longer post poned. "In the furtherance of these ob jects of national interest and con cern you are performing an important part. This exposition would have touched tho heart of that American statesman whose mind was eve alert and thought ever constant for a larger commerce and a truer fra ternity of the republics of the new world. His broad American spirit is felt and manifested here. He needs no identification to an assembly of Americans anywhere, for tho name of Blaine is inseparably associated with the Pan-American movement which finds this practical and sub stantial expression, and which we all hope will be firmly advanced by the Pan-American congress that assem bles this autumn in tho capital of Mexico. "The good work will go on. It can not be stopped. These buildings will disappear; this creation of art, and ' beaut', and industry will perish from sight, but there influence will remain to " 'Mako It live beyond Its too short living With praises and thanksgiving. Victory of Pence, Xot War, "Who can tell the new thoughts that have been awakened, tho ambi tions fired, and the high achieve ments that will be wrought through this exposition? Gentlemen, let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict, and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. We hope that all who arc represented hero may be moved to higher and nobler effort for their own and the world's good, and that out of tills city may ' come, not only greater commerce nnd trade for us all, but, more es.senL.nl than these, relations of mutual rc bpect, confidence, and friendship, which will deepen nnd endure, "Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness and peace to all our neigh bors and like blessings to all the pco- pies and powers of earth." Wm. McKinley, O ur vs.arzvr afresiaenx Tir j t" Christian -Qcntlcmnn, Soldier, Lawyer and Statesman HISTORY The ancestry of William McKinley can bo traced back to the old Scotch Covenanters of three conturlcH ago. During the reign of Charles H. the family migrated to the north of Ire land. Prom tho north of Ireland about the year 1710 two McKinlej brothers came to this country. One of these brothers, James, was the great-great-grandfather of the late president. His son David McKinley was a revolutionary hero, and a Jef fersonian democrat. He died in the year 1810. Through this David Mc Kinlcy'a wife, Hannah C. Bosc, the English Puritan stock became min gled with tho Scotch Covenanter stock in President McKinley's blood. The grandfather of Hannah C. Boso was an English Puritan leader who settled in Pennsylvania, and who had somewhat to do with the government of that colony. McKinlcy's grandfu- ''HWjfWiiFMi'Wittiiitij HOUSE IN WHICH M'KINLEY thcr in 1800 moved, from Pennsylvania to Ohio. William 'McKinley, Sr., was born in Pennsylvania in 1807. w William McKinley was a seventh son. There were eight other chil dren in the family. Ho was born at Nilcs, Trumbull county, 0., January 29, 1843. From this town, then n little village of iron-workers, the family moved to Poland, O., on tho western reserve, for the better education of the children. It had been his moth er's ambition, as well as his own, that he receive a thorough college ed ucation. He attended the academy at Poland, and from there went to the Allegheny college at Meadvillc, Pa. Ill health took him homo in his junior j'ear. The next winter he spent teaching in a district school for a salary of $25 and his board. At the outbreak of the civil war young McKinley enlisted as a private in the Twenty-third Ohio infantry. He served under men who afterward became well known to the nation. His first colonel was Bosecrans, later the famous major general. Stanley Matthews, who achieved distinction THIS LATE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY. as United States senator and asso ciate justice in the United States su preme court, was his lieutenant colonel. His major was President Butjierford B. Hayes. McKinley saw his first battle at Carnifex Ferry. Later the regiment joined McClellan's Army of the Poto mac. At Antictum McKinley was a sergeant. His bravery on this occa sion led to his receiving a commission as hccond lieutenant. He was a staff filHfer under Gens. Hayes, Cook and Carroll. At 20 lie was a first lieuten ant, and a year later a captain, .rust before the close of the war President Lincoln signed the commission giving him the brevet rank of major. Dur ing the war he cast his first vote for president, and helped to .swell the , Lincoln major! t v. J At the clo.se of the war thu youth A BRIEF . I 1 1 MmifM, f'ffiinkj l II 4JI I IW I UIIUM)iiil i;i' I mm Mmm vmsrzffimBBm I nBnmnHiwn Third of j OF HIS ful major (aged 22) decided to fit himself as a lawyer. He had becu urged to apply for a commission In the regular army, but his tastes and predilections were those of u man of peace. He entered tho olllce of Judgo Charles E. Glddcn nt Poland, nml inndu good progress in the study of law. After u year and a half's work ho went to Albany, N. Y., where ho completed his legal studies, lie was admitted to tho bar in 1SG7, and opened a law olllce at Canton. It was the centennial year that MaJ. McKinley made his entrance into na tional politics. In 1S7G he declared himself a candidate for the republican nomination for congress in his district and he received the nomination over three npponcnts on the first ballot. Ho was not only nominated but elected, which feat ho repented half a dozen WAS liOBN AT NILES, O. times, representing tho pcoplo of Stark and the surrounding counties o Ohio in congress for the 14 years front 1870 to 18U0. . During that period the democrat gerrymandered the district thrctv times in attempts to drlvo h'lm out ot congress, in which he was making him self famous. The first two nttempts failed, but the last in 181)0 did not. A' popular candidate was nominated by, the democrats in the person of cx Meut. Gov. Warwick. McKinley waa finally defeated by the slender major ity of 303 votes. This defeat followed closely after the passage of the Mc Kinley bill, the high tariff measure to which Maj. McKinley had given his name and for which ho stood as spon sor on account of Iris position in con gress as chairman of the committee of ways and means and the leader of tho republican majority in tho house. Astute politicians predicted tl'c com plete political extinction of M inley after his defeat in 1S0O. Not only hnd he gone down in the wreck-, but his. party's majority in tho lower houso of congress had followed its leader. Tho whole battle had been fought and lost on the issue of the McKinley bill. Tho decision of the people was thought by politicians and by the people them selves to be final. Yet the following j'cnr he was elected governor of Ohio, and two years later was reelected. Almost before hs term ns governor of Ohio Hnd expired lie was nominated and elected to the nighest office the people of this coiintiy have within their power to bestow. Tlicsecond term of McKinley as gov ernor of Ohio marked the crystalliza tion of the sentiment of his admirers all over the country that he bo mado the republican nominee for president in 18. The startling events of his first term, the blowing up of tho Maine, the Span ish war and our quick and decisive vic tory, the driving of the Spaniards out of Cuba and our promise to liberate that much-abiibcd island and place it among the republics of the western hemisphere, our annexation of Porto Bico, the Hawaiian islands and tho Philippines, arc all part of contempo raneous history. When Mr. McKin ley's term nearcd its close last year such a deep hold had lie secured upon the affections of his party that his was the only name mentioned for his suc cessor. He was renominated by ac clamation and Theodore Boosevclt, then governor of New York, was placed upon the ticket with him to fill the va cancy caused in the vice presidency by the death of Vice President Hobart. When tho election day came last No vember President McKinley was found to havo been reelected with the saino emphasis which the people showed when they declared their choico of himthciirst time. Ho wns given 7,233, 715 votes to 0,255,003 for Bryan, a plu rality of 078,017 votes for McKinley over Bryan and a majority of 023,627 votes over all the other candidates for president. SMV. m XluiUK.1 villi 1 " 11 I f, Ji ' 1' m