The herald., 1898-12-15
Associated Press Special Wire.

ASSOCIATED YreSS SpeCldl WIFE,
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. H.-President Nc
Kinley made memorable the first day OF Che
Atlanta peace jubilee by notable utterance
in his speech before the joint session OF the
Georgia legislature this afternoon His re-
ception by the general assembly was warm
and hearty in the extreme, and his speech
was punctuated with frequent outbursts Of
cheering. 1t is admitted on all sides that
the address marked an epoch in the history
of the state and is tonight on every lip.
Upon his arrival at the Capitol he was
greeted with a field artillery salute and was
at once escorted to Governor Chandler OF
fee, There was a short informal reception
there. Upon its conclusion the president,
followed by members of the cabinet, was
conducted to the assembly chamber, where
he occupied the speakers chair with Gov
ernor Cabdler on his right When Presl-
dent Dodson of the senate called the leglsla-
ture to order, the galleries were thronged
with men and women. The body OF the
chamber was fairly well filled with state
senators and assemblymen, while the uni
forms of various officers and the governors S
staff gave touch of brilliant color to the
gathering. On the first row facing the
speaker 5 cndlI, tCtClCtoiiSS N"SN, A~S-S' " -
son and Postmaster General Smith and Sec
retary Porter. Beside the speakers desk
and below the president, Generals Wheeler'
Lawton and Young, in full uniform, sat on
chairs
The speaker raped for silence and intro
duced the president to the audience, after
concentrating the state of Georgia upon the
presence of their distinguished guest. AS
the president rose the audience applauded.
During the course of his short speech Mr..
Mckinley referred often to his notes, and
constantly paused for the cheers to stop.
scene of intense enthusiasm followed
when. amid impressive silence, these words
fell from the lips of the president:
every soldiers grave made during the
unfortunate civil war is a tribute to the
American valor. And while, when those
graves were made we differed widely about
the future of the government, those differ
ences were long ago settled by the arbitra-
ment Of arms-and the. time has now come
in the evolution of sentiment and feeling,
under the providence of God, when, in the
spirit of fraternity, we should share with
YOU in the care of the graves OF the Confed-
crate soldiers"
"THE REBEL YELL"
A wild cheer went up from every throat
in the typical audience, cheer that echoeo
and re-echoed throughout the chamber until
it was taken up by the crowds outside. Old
men who fought for the south rose from then
seats and waved their hats. One Confed
crate veteran, now a venerable legislator
had pressed forward until he was leaning
auainst the speakers desk, hanging on each
word the president uttered. When the
reference was made to the Confederate dead
this old man buried his head in his arms
and, while the cheers rang out, cried like
little child.
OF all the conciliatory speeches which
have been made since Grant SAID, Lee
us have peace" nothing has more deeply
stirred a southern audience than the simple
words of President Mckinley this after
noon. No sooner had MIR. Mckinley con
cuded when there were loud cheers FOL
Wheeler, and when that little man got up
his head scarcely higher than the speakers
desk, the audience once more gave vent tt
wild enthusiasm.
WHEELER'S ADDRESS
General Wheeler referred eulogistically
to the efforts of the president towards pre-
serving peace as long as the country's honol
would permit such efforts, and of his mas
| terful policy after war was inevitable. Gen
era1 Wheeler paid tribute to Admira
Dewey, and added:
"The army, in conjunction with the navy
| was ordered to attack and destroy thu
Spanish forces at Santiago. In four weeks
| that order was obeyed and its purpose ac
complished. The proud Spanish natior
stood suing for peace from the nation which
4 month before it had held up to ridicult
and scorn."
OTHER SPEAKERS
Calls for Brigadier General Young
brought that officer to his feet with a shor
speech regarding the condition of the arm,
camps in the SOUTH He said that no troops
in the world were better, more regularly
fed and better treated than the troops II
South Carolina and Georgia.
General Gordon was loudly cheered, bu
refused to make a speech. He simply
thanked, on behalf of his men at Santiago
the legislature and people of Georgia fo
| their tribute to himself
Secretary Alger refused to speak and th
| legislature dissolved.
| The president held private reception il
the senate and afterwards public reception
on the steps of the rotunda. Then hundred
of southerners crushed and jostled eacl
other in their anxiety to shake northerl
presidents hand. Many had come iron
miles distant, and when at 2:l5 p. M. the
president left the capitol there were still
hundreds bitterly disappointed becaus
they had not been able to make their wa,
through the surging throng to get seaone
hold on his hand.