The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-01
GORDON GRASPS A FLAG.
A THRILL OF ENTHUSIASM SEXES
1000 ONLOOKERs.

Cheering and Shouting TO be Reuem-
bered for q Lifetime Bursts from
the Bounds Of Central Music HalI-A
Speech Full OF Sound Sense and
Patriotism.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9O.-Chsering and shout
ing to Be remembered for a lifetime shook
Central music ball tonight. Nearly 5000
typical people Of the northern city were sp-
plauding the famous confederate general
who, carried away By the spirit Of the mo-
ment, was grasping in his hand the stars
and stripes, and in burning words apostro-
phizing the flag he fought on many
q bloody field. Gen J. B. Gordon,
governor Of the state Of Georgia,
was the speaker. The assemblage had
gathered in the interest Of a monument to
the confederate dead IN Chicago, and the
Golfers Of the box Office were full On the
stage were a score Of the most prominent
professional and business men Of Chicago,
ed presiding as chairman was the mayor
Of tie city.
GORDoS's ENTRY.
The familiar strains of "Di1ie' greeted
the southern leader as he first entered the
hall, and when the great audience caught
sight Of his erect. s7ldierly figure. and gray
Inoustached, deep-scarred, noble-looking
countenance, yell of delight went up that
told him he was among his friends.
Another storm Of applause began when
Mayor Creiger introduced Gen. Gordon as
1.-THE governor of a sister state to Illinois
of the United States, and may it be united
through all time with ali the states consti-
tuting this great union. The statesman and
the soldier
GoRDoN's SPEECH.
Outbursts of cheering here cut short
whatever followed of introduction but all
was suddenly hushed as Gen. Gordon, in
voice tremulous with emotion, began: 81
thank You with all the sincerity of my ma
ture for this generous reception. What
more appropriate moment than now could
there be to analyze some Of the effects of
the late civil war, and how it has bonded
our hearts. From the incidents of the past
let US come as one now and consider the
welfare of this peerless republic. War
declared Gov. Gordon, Though often calam-
itous, is not always an evil Justifable war,
however grieyous for the present, may
work for the people might of popular
good and national glory Even
war waged against rebellious subject may
be such. The revolution Of MS, is living
example. Resistance by our fathers was
Just war, rebellion, true-concerted, deliber-
ate rebellion, but it was paradox of his
tory. rebellion for defense, defense against
demands, against personal liberty.
THE WAR or 1861.
Our war Of 1861 was the only war where
II might be safely claimed on both sides to
be war OF defenss-for the north, defense
of the integrity Of the republic, to the
south, defense Of the rights of the states, Of
home, property, guaranteed rights,
and therefore. guaranteed freedom.
IL is immaterial to inquire which was
right The war and all the actors in it
Will yet be tried before the impartial Judge
of all in the impartial forum of all When
the final verdict is given no more conse-
Grated purposes, no more exalted ideas can
be shown, than those on both sides in the
great contest.
''The awful joining of those two great
clouds. the ark blue of the north, and the
sombre gray of the SOUTH was a phrase in
dlcatiDg the way the speaker eloquently
sgetched the struggle which he said trans
formed the colOrod race from useless bar
barism TO the best-clad best-fed, most con-
tented class in the civilized world"
FIDELITY OF THE NEGROES.
the speaker paid a fervent tribute to
the fidelity Of the negroes during the war
TO protection Of life and property, and
claimed that it proved couclusively the
kindly treatment the negroes had been re-
ceiving. He said that since the war. in
some Instances, misguided philanthropy
and political influence have in some way
antagonized the two races, but ia the end |
christendom will applaud the treatment Of
the negro by the whites since the war The
negro problem, be commended, should be left
TO the two peoples most interested and the
negro problem if there were such a nrob
lem, would be settled to the interest of
both Agitation, he said, begets
apprehension, apprehension turns to dis
trust, and distrust to alienation, the forerun-
ner of strife.
MAY NEED EACH OTHERS PATRIOTISM
In the not remote future the north NAV
need whatever Of patriotism there is in the
south. just as the south would need the
north. Already the country was graphing
with the socialistic spirit that has doomed
other nations, and even threatened this fair
city. Could they avert the evil by build
ing walls Of prejudices Perish such thoughts,
perish all doubt and distrust.
Long live American manhood" cried
Gen. Gordon. Long live American self
respect, the spirit of justice, the union of
these co-equal states, defended by the man
hood of the entire American people. Long
float this banner said he impulsively.
grasping the national flag, ''the proudest
emblem Of law and honor and
freedom ever 10 the world, emblematic Of
complete harmony as that OF the sphere
guiding our sister republics of France and
Brazil, and all the peoples of the earth, in
learning how to be free"
The effect of his earnest words was cleo
trical 1t was several minutes before the
cheering subsidized, and the audience DIS
persed singing America
Gov. Gordon was then escorted to the
Iroquois club, where a reception was held
The Inequalities there were a continuation
or series that began early in the morning,
when Gov. Gordon was met twenty miles
out Of town by a committee headed by
Gen. Crook, U. s. A.