The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
THEIR DEAD
 AS SACRED
 AS OUR OWN Hearts of the South Warm to Mckinley. NOTABLE SPEECH AT ATLANTA LAST TRACE OF SECTIoNALISM HAS BEEN WIPED OUT. Presidential Party in Attendance at the Peace Jubilee Receives 8 Most Enthusiastic
 Welcome.
NOTABLE SPEECH AT ATLANTA
LAST TRACE OF SECTIoNALISM
 HAS BEEN WIPED OUT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 14.-The Presl- dential party arrived in Atlanta at o'clock this morning over the Southern Railway. The weather was more crisp than most of the party anticipated. Small groups of early rising Georgians watched the train as it flew past the Wayside stations. At Gainesville, where short stop was made, about 200 persons were at the station and in spected the train with curiosity. From | there on to Atlanta there came waving welcomes with an occasional cheer, but there was nothing in the nature of demonstration.
 At the Union depot, in Atlanta, large crowd was assembled and rousing cheer went up as the train came to a standstill.
 General Joe Wheeler was the first to alight. A strong chorus of cheers greeted the distinguished Alabaman, | who, accompanied by the members Of the reception committee, made his way to a carriage. When the President ap- peared on the rear platform of his car hearty cheer was given him. The welcome to the members of the CaDl- net was very cordial. The ladies of the jubilee committee extended greeting to the ladies of the Presidential party, after which the President and those ac- companying him were escorted to the Kimball House.
 The party included the following:
 President and Mrs. Mckinley, Secre- tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, re AlQpr Sec.
 retary of the Navy and Miss Long,
 Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Will son, Secretary to the President Porter and Mrs. Porter and MT. Barnes, ex- ecutive clerk; Major General Joseph Wheeler and Miss Anna Wheeler, Ma jor General Henry W. Lawton and Mrs.
 Lawton, Captain Scherer, U. $. A., pr.
 P. A. Rixey, U. s. N.
 A few minutes before o'clock the Presidents party was assigned to car
 riages and, escorted by fifty mounted police and the members of Governor Chandler's staff, started for the capitol. Upon his arrival at the capitol he was greeted with field artillery salute and was at once escorted to Governor | Chandler's office. There was short | informal reception there. Upon its conclusion the President, followed by members of the Cabinet, was conduct ed to the Assembly chamber. where he 1 occupied the Speakers chair with Gov | ernor Chandler on his right. When | President DodSon of the Senate called | the Legislature to order the galleries were thronged with men and women. The Speaker trapped for silence and in l troduced the President to the audi | Ac ho ence applauded. During the course of
 his short speech MT. Mckinley referred | often to his notes and constantly | paused for cheers to stop. A scene of 1 intense enthusiasm followed when.
 amid impressive silence, these words 1 fell from the lips of the President: Every soldiers grave made during the unfortunate civil war is tribute to American valor. And while. when those graves were made we differed
 widely about the future of the Gov ernment, those differences were long ago settled by the arbitrament of
 arms-and the time has now come in the evolution of sentiment and feeling under the providences of God. when. in the spirit of fraternity, we should
 share with you in the care of the graves of the Confederate soldiers" A wild cheer went up from every throat in the audience, a cheer that echoed and re-echoed throughout the chamber until it was taken up by the crowds outside. Old men who fought for the South rose from their seats and waved their hats. One Confederate veteran, now venerable legislator. had pressed forward until he was lean ing against the Speakers deck. hang ing on each word the President ut tered. When the reference was made to the Confederate dead this old man buried his head in his arms and while cheers rang out cried like little child.
 Of all the many conciliatory speeches which have been made since Grant said, Let there be peace.' nothing has more deeply stirred a Southern audi ence than the simple words of Presi- dent Mckinley.
 General Wheeler followed the Presi- dent. and was received with wild en- thusiasm.
 Generals Lawton and Young spoke briefly and received a warm welcome.
 The session then adjourned and those present were presented to the Presi- dent.
 The prettiest and most novel event of the days festivities occurred during the afternoon. It was a floral parade
 in which all the people of the city took part and the first of it's kind ever given in the city. The President and his es- corts preceded the parade to the re- viewing stand. at the corner of Peach street and Ponce. de Leon avenue AS each carriage passed the stand the oc- cupants saluted the President and waved flags, to which the executive re- sponded graciously.
 Tonight the members of the Capitol City Club opened their clubhouse to the President and guests of the city. The occasion was notably brilliant. The re- ceiving party consisted of number of Atlanta's representative women and a large company of club members. The decorations were flags. American smilax and American beauty roses.