The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-20
Was Worn by the President at
Macon.
IT WAS WILDLY CHEERED
The Stars and Bars and the Stars and
Stripes Waved Side by sids.
Wilson Wants the Whole
Continent.


in Macon since the last visit of Jeffer-
son Davis to this city. Drawn up in
front of the station was the Bibb
county CAM of the Confederate Sur
vivors' association, 400 strong. headed
by Commander c. NJ. Wiley. As the
president reached the old confederates
he was hailed by Colonel Wiley. who.
in welcoming the visitors. said:
I'VE extend to you and your party
most generous, hearty and sincere well
come to our beloved city. You. sir.
have endeared yourself to the hearts OF
all confederate soldiers on account of the
noble sentiments expressed by you in
| regard to our confederate dead. / as
sure you that these cid. MANNED and
| infirm veterans who have met here to
| do you honor to-day appreciate such
words of love and kindness. and ut
tered. too. by the president of this
country, and by one who was a member
4 of the union army in the sixties. | hope
and pray, Mr.. President. that God. i'm
| His infinite mercy. may so direct the
| future legislation of this country that
| the living confederates will be remem-
| bered. This country and the stars and
| stripes belong as much to the confed-
| crate veterans as IL does to the Grand
proved it's loyalty to this grand old
/ country when the war was declared
with Spain. and now henceforth and
forever she will be found ready to take
up arms to defend our country and our
| flag
Mr. President. on behalf of the brave
and MANNED confederate soldiers of
Bibb county. Georgia. l present to you
this parchment, engrossed i'm letters of
gold the beautiful sentiment expressed
by you in our capital city in regard to
our honored dead"
AS the president was about to pro-
coed, Dr. Roland Il. Hall. another vet
eran. addressed him as follows:
Mr.. President, in behalf of our noble
dead. and as confederate veterans we
are here to manifest our appreciation
of the noble and generous 6entirlent
you have recently uttered. Do US the
honor. sir, TO accept and wear this
badge of a confederate veterans associ-
alton. which bears your likeness and
words which should endear you to the
heart of every confederate"
Il do not know that ii would be
proper" said the president.
But you muet," said DIR. Hall. and
without further ceremony the president
marched ahead with Judge Speer. The
sight of the confederate badge on the
presidents coat as he passed through
the lines of veterans called forth voc'f-
erous cheering. The president wore the
badge during his stay i'm Macon. one
of General Wheelers old cavalrymen
also pinned badge to the lapel Of
his major generals coat, and the
doughty little warrior proudly wore It
away with him when he left the city.
The presidential party was driven in
carriages to the stand where the prssi-
dent was to review the troops of Gen
eral Bates division of General Wilson's
army corps. AS his carriage passed the
confederate monument an old confede-
rate veteran frantically waved a con-
federate flag. BY his side was the son
of the colonel of one of Georgia's hard
est fighting confederate reg ments. who
was as vigorously waving the stars ani
stripes. When the president was
abreast of them the two flags were
brought to a salute side by side. The
incident seemed to appeal to the presi-
dent. Emblazoned on the base of the
monument were the words of the presi-
dent about the graves of the confeder-
ate dead. The line of march was
crowded. Mr.. Mckinley and the other
guests were vigorously cheered. The
troops made a fine appearance in re-
view. After the review a great crowd
gathered about the stand. though a
steady rain was falling. Judges Emory
Speer introduced the president, who
spoke as follows:
1T gives me great pleasure to meet
and greet the citizens OF Macon, with
many of whom ] have been associated
i'm public life. IL has given me pleasure
to witness the review of the soldiers Of
the United States. How much. indeed. |
has this nation TO be thankful for al
this hour, With what reverent graft !
tude we should express our thankful !
ness to Divine Providence. who has 50 |
tenderly cared for the American people!
We have been at war with a foreign !
power. That war ended after 1lS days |
OF conflict a conflict of two oceans, n !
conflict in the East and West. 1900 |
miles apart. with $4,000 of our sol !
diers on distant shores and 10000 sail 4
ors and marines afioat, with a loss in ]
army and navy of less than 1000 and |
without the loss OF a ship or sailor or /
soldier or flag by capture. Never be-
fore was there A more magnificent army 1
mustered, and never was an army mus |
tered for a holier cause or under a more /
glorious flag than the stars and stripes. |
ION the 24th day of this month. the |
day before Christmas. our peace COM |
missioners will deliver to the president |
OF the United States a treaty of peace, |
a treaty with honor. peace with the |
blessings OF liberty to a struggling peo- |
pie East and West.
Il congratulate my people on another /
fact: We have not only triumphed over |
our enemy. but we have triumphed over 4
our own prejudices, and we are now a 4
united country. prolonged cheers and |
applause) 1t has done my heart good |
to witness the demonstrations OF patri- /
otism from one end OF this country to |
the other Six weeks ago | went to the ,
extreme West. / met there a wave Of /
patriotism. ] come to the South and I 1
witness the same spirit Of loyalty and /
devotion OF a common country vita 4 4
faith. under a common flag. I
(Applause.) l know this great audi
ence wants TO seen the heroes of the \
war. They are here with you-Shafter 4
and Wheeler and Lawton and Bates. I
and others who were conspicuous in the 4
recent conflict. Cheers and i give way 4
that you may have the pleasure Of /
meeting them and other distinguished /