The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-17
GOV. HILL HAS THE CALL.
THOUSANDS OF GEoRGIANs VEL
COME HIM AT ATLANTA.

Military Parade and Sham Battle
Features of the Days Festivities
The Prize Winners in the Exposition
Drill Announced-The Visiting Gov
ernor Makes a Speech.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 1G-Gov Hills
presence in Atlanta to-day filled the city
10 an unprecedented extent. Since early
Yesterday evening incoming trans brought
crowds whose one object was to see New
Works governor. At IL o'clock this morn
ing Gov. Hill appeared in public here
for the first time. As the crowds
collected about the entrance of the
Kimball house caught sight of Gov. Hill
cheer after cheer was given. A carriage
drawn by six gray horses was in waiting to
convey the party to the exposition grounds.
The police had some difficulty in keeping
the crowd back and clearing the way from
the hotel entrance to the carriage steps.
Gov. Hill aud Gov. Gordon occupied the
back seat of the carriage, and Senator Col
Quit and H. w. Grady sat facing them.
A CONTINUOUS OVATION.
The drive was continued ovation to the
distinguished guest. Between prolonged
cheers individual cries of welcome, Gov.
Hip were frequently heard. On reaching
the fair grounds, Gov. Gordon led Gov. Hill
into the main exposition building. The visit
from one exhibit to another was made slow
by the vast throng which pressed
about them. After visiting all the build
ings the party was driven to the club house
at the opposite end of the grounds, where
H.
finished when a carriage was brought to
the door, and the journey to the grand
stand was resumed, The orators pavilion
was placed in front Of the stand and was
gayly Ornamented with white and blue
bunting, the exposition colors.
AN IMMENSE CROWD.
The 5000 seats only accommodated a
small fraction of the crowd. The people
overhowed into the race course, and as far
as could be seen an ocean of upturned faces
waited for the sound of the first speakers
voice. Gov. Gordon advanced to the front
Of the stand and introduced Gov. Hill. AS
the speaker of the day arose he was greeted
by shouts of $4,000 democrats.
GOV. Hills SPEECH.
Following is the speech Of Gov. Hill in
full:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - In behalf Of the
great state of which l am proud to be the rep
resentative, and for which this kind expression
Of esteem and hospitality is extended, l wish to
thank you most cordially. The empire state of
pre state of the south. She is proud of your
progress The north is now q partner in your
prosperity, and her interests are closely inter
woven with yours.
THE WORDS OF GORDON.
The north has not forgotten the message
al ErOt, r11k al,
sons of New England two years ago. He
touched, as no generation since the war has
touched, chord of sympathy and charity
whose sound vibrated from Maine to California
and the echoes of whose silvery tones have not
yet died away. He told us merely what we
knew, but what we never before fully appre-
GATED. He told lis that the war was over, and
this we knew, but never felt so fully as when
we heard his eloquent assurance of the south's
reconciliation to her new conditions. am glad
that you have given me this opportunity to see
Tor myself what you have accomplished in this
struggle of twenty five years, to feel the spirit
ot progress which has been breathed into this
new land of promise. and to carry a broader
idea of our common interests.
eEoRaIA'S PRoGREssIvENEss.
1t is my good fortune to become acquainted
WITH the new south in the state which, though
one or the oldest of the old south is one of the
most progressive of the new-in a region which
received the severest blight of war but which
SHOWS now the greatest oegree of revival, and
which represents the best recovered energy,
spirit, honor, and vigor Of this rejuvenated
saau sanu, When we reflect upon the
only twenty-five years ago; when reflect upon
the desolation which followed Shernans IA
nous march to the sea, and think of the dis
distress, poverty, broken hearts
and broken spirits which he left behind. and
when look about me on these scenes of
prosperity, this rebuilded city this flourish
ing center, l marvel at the transformation
UNEoUALED IN HISTORY.
me world has known nothing like it. In the
long list OF wars, in the pages of history none
Nm ,gns story OF such wonderful recuperation.
" 10 victory OF battle was so great as the victory
OF peace AS northerner old enough to have
observed the tendency of the ante bellum south
l am amazed as an American citizen proud of
NY nay country's institutions. / am rejoiced. When
oner dI man man S army marched into old Atlanta he
senI i thls message to the north stirring every
neart Wnlch read it with glad feeling of patri-
o'ish' Atlanta is ours, and fairly won"
SEND THE ANSWER BACK.
Mhat bester word can you send to your
~; I'M rymen OF the north, citizens of Georgia
~ tnls twenty-fifth year of your new metropolis
t uLau Inls same message of encouragement
which Sherman wrote: fAtlanta il onrs and
aalrIy won." Won by your indomitabe per-
t SgtVerance and by the preservation of qualities
,rnIT1 mnIG9 nave commanded the admiration Of the
The south's prosperity is an attractive theme
w w heh I see what the south has accomplished
Ihuuer th Tue circumstances, and she is vet but in
,;, tne nlnor stages of development, / am op-
, ritsIic enou h to feel confident that you will
'-'90' Ihe second reconstruction, as is her due
GREAT PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED.
i, % RuC While expressing this confidence would
tUe tbe lave naVe you understand me as depreciating
clas Preseht dangers, or as belittling the obsta-
teji ,Nti mulch now confront you do not need to
not you you what they are, but can warn you do
ma MI forget them. Some of them are less for
ii1-'1doie, doubtless, than we Of the north
tio-SS some of them are local to your condi-
eIsaI and have not been contended with
fo;t where; and, some of them you must
fSraoH. f5,n Hands with us in overcoming, for they
VIII vii eaten aen us as well as you. Great problems
vyatdIve lave TO be grappled WITH and the north is
Wing TO see how you will solve them
rnTc6 perhaps, with little too
at t1Gn ti OF the Pharisee's conceit, impatient
rea,5nes 555es because they are not solved more
nstriy out watching, nevertheless, with
fng ,bec anxiety and fraternal interest. realiz-
rarit tnat upon your solution of them the pros
t.Sy evta;y. oI our united country, and to a large
nerd the success of our free institutions, de-
EDUCATION OF THE MASSES.
,r6;nSe 6ne OF these problems, and the one probably
ednca.; mas most interested the north, is the
derooolloon OF the masses. The worst foe to our
In rnoa.aaelc saelc form or government is ignorance.
tasl =. and dlsarming it you have no easy
reyeala9 ~ S = startling fact, indeed, which was
yonr &c oy the census of 1880 that in some of
read os SsaDes half of the population could not
bettar. iMIIte The census OF 1890 win make a
in eSrontGoNWlng lam sure Awakened interest