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Rh The coming of the President was hailed with delight by all the people of Buffalo, and every arrangement was made which might add to the comfort and pleasure of himself and his wife. The party became the guests of Mr. Milburn, the president of the Exposition, and several days were spent by President McKinley, both at the fair grounds and in a last visit to Niagara Falls. Both the President and his wife greatly enjoyed all they saw, although Mrs. McKinley was much fatigued by the travelling.

On September 5 the President delivered an address at the Exposition grounds which aroused great interest everywhere. Among the notable things said at that time were the following:—

"Expositions are the timekeepers of progress."

"Comparison of ideas is always educational."

"The period of exclusiveness is past. The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem."

"Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict; and that our real