The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-16


city the president of the United States, |
several members OF hs cabinet and |
many distinguished figures Of the war |
with Spain and resulted in utterances |
by the executive which have cemented |
hard and fast the bonds between the :,
North and South, was brought to a
fitting close by an elaborate banquet.
Covers were laid for 800. All the city's
distinguished guests were present and
seated at the presidents table. The
Atlantans attending the banquest were
representative of the city's wealth and
business interests. Many prominent
men from all parts of the South also
graced the tables.
Hon. Clark Howell, editor of the At
lanta Constitution, acted as toastmas-
ter. At the presidents table were seat
ed: The president, Governor Allen ID.
Chandler. Hon. r. A. Alger. Lyman Il.
Gage. Hon. John ID. Long. Charles EN-
ory Smith, Hon. James Wilson, Major
General Shafter. Hon. Charles r. War
wick, Lieutenant Richmond p. Hobson.
DIR. r. d. Spaldng. Hon.
stephen o'Meara. Major Liv-
ingston Mills, Hon. John Ad-
olson Porter, Captain r. ]. Lowery.
General A. c. NJ. Pennington, Governor
Voorhees, of New Jersey. Hoke Smith,
ID. G.. Fenno. Hon. Frank =. Rice, Hon.
Henry W. Loton. Rufus B. Bullock.
Hon. George II. Peck. Governor Joseph
u. Johnston. Major General ). II. NJ
Young, Hon. r.. r.. Settle. Major Cen
eral Joseph Wheeler, Colonel w. a.
Hemphill, Major c. A. Collier and [. f.
| Potter. An elaborate menu was ais
/ cussed, after which the speechmakins
! began.
Hon. Clark Howell introduced the
president. His speech was one of the
| best of the evening. He referred TO the
| fact that the last glance of the span
| lard as ne retires from the continent
| which he gave To the world falls upon
I the Maria Teresa, rocking to-day on the
Bahama reef. in haillng distance of the
| spot on which Columbus first anchored
| in American waters, to put his foot
on San Salvador's shore.
Mr.. Howell said enlightenment first
! had birth in China. He traced its pto-
gress westward until finally the guns OF
| Admiral Dewey completed the circllng
of the globe by shattering Spain's AS
| iatic dominion.
He paid a tribute to President Nc
Kinley's policy of appointing southern
| men and ex-confederates Ia high Of
fees which he said had broken for
ever the barrier that divides North and
! South and stamped the indissoluble
seal of understanding and fraternity
| upon the union"
The president, as he arose, was the
recipient of a hearty and spontaneous
| greeting. The cordialty with which
| he has been received on all occasions
| during his visit was nowhere more evi-
| dent than at to-nights gathering. the
/ executive was compelled to stand and
| bow some minutes before those about
the table would permit him To proceed.
The president responded to the toast.
| "Our Country" He began by pleas
ant reference TO an EARLIER visit to the
city of Atlanta, and spoke feelingly OF
his association then with Georgia's brill
liant editor, the late Henry Grady. Con-
tinuing, the president said:
-Four years have gone since i last
met the people of Georgia in public as
sembly. Much has happened in the in
tervening time. The nation has been
at war. not within its own shores. but
with a foreign power, a war waged not
for revenge or aggrandizement, but for
our oppressed neighbors. for their free
dom and amelioration. 1t was short
but decisive. Ii recorded a succession
of significant victories on land and sea.
1t gave new honors to American arms.
1t has brought new problems to the re-
public. whose solution will tax the gen.
ius of our people. United we will meet
and to the lasting benefit of all con-
cerned. The war brought us together;
it's settlement will keep US together.
A Reunited Country.
"Reunited! Glorious realization! 1t
expresses the thought of my mind and
the long deferred contamination of my
! hearts desire as / stand in this pres
ence 1t interprets the hearty demon
stra;ion here witnessed and is the pa
triotic refrain OF all sections and of all
lovers of the republic.
! fa1f
one country forever: proclaim IL from
the press and pulpit. teach II in the
| schools; write IL across the skies. The
world sees and feels It; it cheers every
heart. North and South. and brightens
the life of every American home. Let
nothing ever strain II again. AZ peace
with all the world and with each other
what can stand in the pathway OF oui
progress and prosperity"
Hon. John ID. Long, secretary or the
navy, followed, responding to the toast
The Navy"
Secretary Long.
The secretary's effort was the hap
piest of the evening. His remarks fol
the first Il minutes We're on almost ev
cry other subject than that assigned
He referred humorously TO everybod,
frCm George Washington down TO the
present day, and paid high tribute e
the American blue jacket, who, he said
was the typical American citizen. Re
, ferring to the famous dispatch TO Ad
miral Dewey to sail from Hong koni
20 meet and capture or destroy th'
Spanish fleet at Manila, the speake
said:
Now about that dispatch: on tn
4 Sunday after war was declared ant
after the dispatch had been sent TO Ad
miral Dewey / took u over to the presi
dent and asked his permission 10 sen'
IL 10 Dewey. He, Of course, approved
and said IL was in my department. Fur
ther regarding that dispatch i don
know who wrote it. Il was handed m
by Commander CrOwninshield or tn
| navigation department. and i don