The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-16
A HURRAH AT ATLANTA.
RUSSELL HARRISON TRIES BIS
HAND AT SPEECH-MAKING.

He Expresses q Desire for Friendly
Relations Between Every Section,
and Promises to Work for It-A Big
Land Syndicate Organized, With Gov.
Campbsll at its Head.
ATLANTA, Feb. 15-At the Piedmont
Club, during a luncheon given to the mem-
bers of the Inman and Campbell parties
and other guests of tue chamber Of COM
merce last evening, Russell Harrison made d
short talk, which was Enthusiastically re-
ceived. "Mr. President, members of the
Piedmont Club aud fellow-countrymen.n ~
he began, "what grand word that was
which your governor used last night
fellow-countrymen. Fellow-countrymen
we are indeed, and that too in all
that the term can imply. l am particu-
larly glad to be here to-day. [ was too
young to know the causes which led up TO
the war, and the great forces which were
factors in the intellectual struggles which
preceded it, but was with the army for a
time, and knew what it all meant. But
dld not go to Atlanta. My father, who
wore the bule, was on these red hills about
Atlanta, but he did not come In.
THE SURRENDER OF ATLANTA.
"a short time ago / looked at a paper
which contained the surrender Of Atlanta
1t was written In pencil upon an old en-
velope, but was still legible. The federal
officer to whom that was rendered was my
uncle. Little did think when first saw
that that | would be the first of the family
after my uncle TO enter Atlanta. / receive
no surrender of city worn out in
It's own brave defense-to me
belongs the higher, the greater honor
| Of receiving the surrender of your friend
| ship. 1t is dear to me, and welcome-how
welcome | cannot find words to tell you Z"
Mr.. Harrison's remarks had beel frequently
| interrupe cd by the heartiest applause. ~
take that applause not 80 much as a tribute
TO myself as one to the chief executive of
this great nation" be said, and then there
was another hearty outburst. 81 kuow,n
he continued, "how disappointed my father
was that he could not accept your kind in
vltaton to be present with you last fall and
| know that he has determined to
seize the first possible opportunity to
come among you and to know
you as | have known you, so pleas
antly; and | baspeak for him, though be
stands as the leader of the great rty to
which you are, most Of you, oppo ied, the
same candid, hearty southern greeting
which have received" Again the speaker
was applauded.
REFERENCE TO GRADY.
Sand now it is almost time to be saying
| good-by. l sincerely wish that the time
were not so near. | cannot say that word
to you until have said one thing more.
did not know your beloved Grady person.
ally, but did know him through his works
of peace and goodwill An humble worker
| In that profession in which he was so shining
| light, | shall ever work with him in that
work Of peace. l, too, am one of the
| younger men who have had their mental
growth since the war, and | say, too, here
with all the frankness and candor aud truth
of my nature, that from this time forth il
shall be my constant aim to do what / can
to foster feelings Of friendship and broth
erly love between the people of the north,
the south, the east, and ths .west--all peo-
pie over whom that filg, so dear to us all,
waves in its beautiful grandeur"
BIG LAND SYNDICATE.
It has leaked out that one result of the
visit here of Gov. Campbell and his party
and John II. Inman and the Boston aud
New York people whom he had with him,
was the formation of gigantic land COM
pany. Gov. Campbell is president, with
such men as John H. Inmau, John G. Call
houn and others as directo s. The capital
! stock Of the company will be 81, 100000
It's purpose is the purchase of sou hern
lands aud their settlement with people from
the north and west.