The record-union., 1898-12-16

distinctive Southern organization in the
Cuban campaign, yet every State in the
South was represented in the regular
regiments and the first volunteer cav
airy. The same is true regarding the
regular regiments which were at Ma
Mia, while one of the best regiments
of our army in the Philippines was the
First Volunteer Infantry from the State
Of Tennessee"
General S. NJ. 3. Young filled the
place assigned to General Chaffee. IN
reply to the toast, THE Volunteer as
Viewed by a Regular in Command"
General Young said:
"A call was made by our President
for volunteers unfortunately, and, my
friends, I speak advisedly, unfor-
tunately we accepted and mus
tered into the United States service reg
iments and officers in their entirety
from these State guards. This was a
mistake. In looking at the volunteers
and considering them as soldiers, the
fact is lost sight Of that they have
not received professional education"
Hon. Charles Emory Smith, Postmas-
ter General, was next introduced by Mr..
Howell.
He was followed by Governor Joseph
F. Johnston of Alabama. Governor
Johnston responded to the toast, THE
State Governments Answer to the Call
of Arms" He spoke in a humorous
vein, which was warmly applauded. He
said
"The proclamation of war found all
the State ready; not one in the sister
hood but had her lamp trimmed and
glowing with patriotic light; all diff
ferences as to the rightfulness or expe-
diency Of the war disappeared and once
more the men of the North and of the
South were ready to cement the Union
with their co-mingled blood
Democrats and Republicans, gold
bugs and silver looms, and even the
PopuliSts came from their political
graves, and all forgot party. currency,
| section and animosities, and stood for
their country. Even the women, God
bless them, volunteered, and were then
as now the mainStay of the infantry
"One thing, Mr.. Chairman, was a.
thorn in the flesh of the State govern
| ments, that was the physical examina-
ton the volunteers were subjected to.
Nothing but perfection was admissible
not the shooting eye, or with a missing
finger, or too much or too little cir
cumference, was not in it, The onlv
way Shafter and Wheeler could have
gotten into the ranks would have been
to have had themselves mixed up and
made over into two respectable men.
fortunately no test was had as to brain
ana consequently a large number Of
of1cerS OF high rank were able to get
in.
Experience obtained from our late
family disturbance had taught us that
the men who win the battles carry the
| muskets, so we were extremely partic-
ular about the privates, and quite in
different as to the officers The consa-
quence was that we had the best pri-
Yates ever assembled in any army, and
some of the fattest Generals
In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, if
the States had encountered as many
difficulties in getting up the quotas as
they have in getting back the money
expended, we would now be on the eve
of the Santiago campaign"
Hon. Charles F. Warwick, Mayor Of
Philadelphia, responded to What the
Liberty Bell Says About IT,
Congressman Evan Settle of Ken
| lucky. who spoke for Hon. Joseph w.
Bailey, and Richmond P. Hobson were
| the last speakers
| McKINLEY'S UTTERANCES COM
MENDED.
ATLANTA, Dec. 15.-President Nc