The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
NJ 'KINLEY IN
NASHVILLE.
President and Party Visit the
Exposition.
Members of the Cabinet, Mrs. Me-
Kinley and Prominent Visitors
Honor the Day.
Governor Taylor, senator Clark, Govern
or Bushnell aud the President
Make short Speeches-The
Chief Magistrate Gained.

The announcement that President
and his party, consisting
Of his political and personal fami-
lies, would be the guests of Nash
vile and the Centennial last Friday
and Saturday, carried thousands of
people to that city. The weather
was propitiOus and the exercises
were elaborate and very appropriate
to the occasion.
At 7:55 o'clock Friday morning
the special from Washington ar
rived at the union depot with the
notable party, which consisted of
the following persons: The Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. SaXton
Mrs. McKinley's aunt, DR.. n. L..
Bates (the Presidents physician, J.,
Mrs. Bates, steward of the White
House, maid, Secretary Porter, Mrs.
Porte, Secretary Sherman, Mrs.
McCallom, Secretary Alger, Mrs.
Alger, Miss Frances Alger and maid j,
Postmaster General Gary, Mrs.
Gary, the Misses Gary, Secretary
Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Hon. H. Clay
Evans, Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor,
Hon. Joseph P. Smith Director
Bureau of American Republics),
Master Smith (son of Hon. Joseph
p. Smith), Mr.. f. G. Squires (Secre-
tary Alger's private secretary.
The visitors were in entire readi-
ness and were given proper conduct
from the train to the carriages
in waiting. Promptly the route
through Church street to the Max
well House was begun, the party be-
ing preceded by patrolmen and
police and the Cincinnati Marine
Band.
A detachment of X-Confederate
cavalry-some riding in front, 9th
ers on either side, and others in the
rear, and all dressed in the regula.
tion uniform of the Confederate
army-surrounded the Presidents
handsome equipage and guarded
him along the route.
Following in order the President'S
carriage came the members of the
Cabinet and the ladies of the party
together with Gen. GrosvenOr, Hon
II. Clay Evans, Mr.. Fly Squire
Hon. Jas. p. Smith, DR.. Bates, Secre
tary Porter and the steward anC
maid.
Arriving at the Maxwell House
the party alighted and entered
where they obtained brief rest anC
breakfasted.
At 9:3O O'Clock Gov. Taylor anC
his staff called on Gov. Bushnell o
Ohio, and his staff, at the Duncan
and later the two Governors went tt
the Maxwell House, where they
were received by President Nc
Kinley.
About IL o'clock the march to tht
Centennial grounds was begun, I
short but brilliant pageant accom-
panying the President. A detach
ment of X-Confederates, com
manded by Col. w. G. Smith, wert
in the procession.
Atll 80 o. clock the parade reached
the grounds, and the presidential
party proceeded to the Auditorium
which was packed to its utmos
capacity.
President J. w. Thomas delivered
the address of welcome, which wa
received with enthusiastic applause
He then introduced Gov. Taylor
who was enthusiastically received
and who spoke as follows:
Gov. Taylor's Speech.
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gen
Henen: With uncovered heads ant
patriotic pride we welcome th
President of the United States an,
all who accompany him to the warm
throbbing heart of Dixie.
1T has been whispered abroad tina
we have too much sunshine in tn
South, and that its effect is to rem
der the people lazy and thriftless
1t is believed by millions of mis-
guided men who dwell in our North
ern suburbs, especially in the rura
states of Ohio, Michigan and New
York, that in this warm Southern
climate energy evaporates. But ou
honored guests shall see to-day
complete refutation of the soft i'm
parchment. They shall see tn
triumphs of our brain and Drawn
and the tangible evidences of on
activity. And some of them VIII
saw our ruined country thirty year
ago will certainly appreciate tn
fact that we have wrought miracles
If they will only look they shall b
living witnesses of the victories W
have won.
THE grass now grows green wher
but a few years ago death sat on tn
pale horse, beckoning the blue ant
the gray to the opening grave, an
the roses now bloom where heroe
once bled. In this land of battle
fields and monuments, in this Ian
of memories touching rs the soldier
last tear on the white bosom of hi
manhood's bride, in this land q
beauty and of sorrow, where TN
white tents of armies once shroude
the hills, new cities have been bull
i'm quarter of century, and thi
, splendid industrial Exposition
which is prophecy of our glor
and power in the future, now bios