The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-12-21
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Makes a Patriotic Speech to the
Audience at Piedmont Park.
SECOND DAY OF JUBILBR
Another Large crowd Eathu..as.leally
Greets the Chief Executive and
Other Di-tIugnIshed Men OF
the Nation at Atlanta.

ing mas seating capacity or 10000,
and was jammed.
President w. A. HemphilI of the
! jubilee association was master of cere-
monies, and after short address in
troduced Mayor c. a. Collier. who well
coined the distinguished guests and
/ visitors to the city
Governor Allen D. Gambler spoke on
part Of the state and formally vel
coined the distinguished party to
Georgia. The president. who was I'm
troduced by Colonel Hemphin. was
given tremendous ovation by the
audience.
He spoke in part as follows:
PresIdent's Speech.
Other parts OF the country have had their
public Thanksgiving and jubilee In honor
4 OF the historic events OF the past year, but
nowhere has there been greater rejoicing
| than among the representatives OF the
south. congratulate them upon their ac-
curate observation of events which enabled
| them to hx date which insured them the
| privilege of being the first 10 celebrate the
! signing OF the treaty of peace by the Amer
lean and Spanish commissioners
Under hostile fire on IA foreign soil, fight
/ ing In common cause, the memory OF old
| disagreements has faded into history. From
| camp and campaign there come the magic
| healing which has closed ancient wounds
and ennced their scars. For this result
| every American patriot will forever re-
joice. 1t Is no small Indemnity for the
cost of the war
This government has proved itself In
v1ncible In the recent war, and out OF It
| has come nation which will remain lndi-
visible foreverfnore. No worthIer contrIbu-
tions have been made In patriotism and in
men than by the people OF these southern
states When at last the opportunity came
| they were eager to meet II, and with
PrOmptness responded to the call of coun-
/ try.
Intrusted with the able leadership of
men dear to them, who had marched with
| their fathers. under another flag. now
| fighting under the old dag again, they have
glortOuSly helped TO defend It's spOtless
folds and added new luster TO its SHINING
| stars.
That flag has been planted In two hem
ispheres, and there it remains, the symbol
| Who will withdraw IL from the people,
over whom 1t fonts in protecting folds2
| Who will haul II down?
We could have avoided all the difficult
! ties that lies ucroSs the pathway of the
nation IL a few months ago had coIdly
ignored the pitiOus appeals of the starving
had blinded ourselves TO the conditions so
near our shores anl turned deaf ear to
our suffering nelghbors. the issue of terri
! tortai expansion In the Antilles and the
! East indies would not have been raised.
But could we have justiHed such u course9
] Is there any one who would now declare
1
! With less humanity and less courage
our part the Spanish flag. instead of the
stars and stripes, would sin be floating at
ChVite. at Ponce and Ht Santiago. nnd 4
chance in the race of life wouId bc want
Ing 10 millions of human beings who now
call this nntlon noble, and who, ] trust,
| Will live TO call II blcst.
The president spent the morning in
his room. He was called upon by vii.
liam A. HemphIll, president of the
Jubilee association. and several other
prominent citizens, who extended
greetings.
The ovation given President McKin-
| ley at the capital by the members of
the legislature was the greatest recep-
tion ever given an American citizen in
Atlanta, and his speech having relation
to the care of Confederate dead has
| fired the hearts of the southerners with
admiration for the cnlef executive.
civil aud Military Parade.
The feature of the day was the civic
and military parade, which passed
through the streets during the after
noon. Starting from the corner of
| Garnat and Whitehall streets at noon,
the procession proceeded to Exposition
park, over Alabama, Broad, Marietta
and Peachtree streets. The parade
consisted of 10 divisions.
| In the parade were 5000 infantry.
10000 schoolehildren. 400 carriages
containing 1000 people. 900 members
of secret orders. 500 Confederate vet
Grams. under command of General Joe
Wheeler, 1000 laboring men, 100 offi-
GERS and marshals, IL bands, 10 urand
Army men and 200 mounted police
The president and other distinguish
ed guests in carriages were at the head
I<,R 1.
the Third New Jersey and Fifteenth
Pennsylvania, which came over from
their winter camp at Atnens lor -..e
occasion.
The fine marching of these two regi-
ments. under command of Brigadier
General William c. Oates, as Lney
swung into Peachtree street, under the
! Jubilee arch, caught the thousands who
| packed the downtown streets. and waA
q source of much qualification to Gov
ernor Voorhees, of New Jersey, who
was in carriage ahead. The president
was compelled to bow almost eontinu.
Ously to the cheers w...ch assailed his
ears
Arriving at Ponce de Leon avenue
the president and party reviewed the
parade. Among those on the stand
with the chief executive were; Mrs,
Mckinley. Major General shafter, Hon
George R. Peck. Hon. Lyman j. Gage.
Hon. Charles Emory Smith, Hon.
Charles F. Warwick, Secretary of Navy
Long. Lieutenant Hobson, Hon John
Addison Porter, Governor Allen d
Gambler. Mayor Collin, Colonel VIII
liam A Hemphill and Ex-Governor w.
/ Y Atkinson.
Bs=sb.f Gossip.
New York. Dec. 15.-The baseball
managers were very tardy in getting
together for the reconvening OF the
annual meeting The question of to
10-cIub schedule. to take the place of
the 12-club schedule now in vogue, will
be one of the most interesting matters
TO be decided before the final adjourn
ment of the meeting. Many stories
are in circulation as to the purchase OF
the St. Louis and Louisville franchises,