Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-12-23
4 LEA GEORGIA.
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e<isIaturp. III 81 Us
IS ATI.AsTA Dec. President
] Mckinley made memorable the first
day Of the, "a lanta peace jubilee ~ q
notable ntterance ia his peechs before
the joint session Of the Georgia legislar
lure His reception By the general ~
tsembly was warm and hearty and his
speech was punctuated with frequent
outbursts Of cheering. It is admitted
on oil sides that The address marked an
epoch in history and is on every lip. {.
When President Dobson Of the senate
called the Legislature to order the gall
zleries were thronged with @men and
women and the body 81 the chamber
was fairly we'll filled with state senators
and assembly 1nen The speaker raped
for silence and introduced the president
to the audience after congratulating the
state Of Georgia upon the presence Of
their distinguished guest. As the presi-
dent rose the audience applauded. Dur
ing the course Of his speech Mr.. McKin-
ley constantly paused for the cheers to
stop. A scene of intense enthusiasm
followed when, amid impressive silence,
these words fell from the lips Of the
president, -, s :: F.
"A Tribute to American Valor.
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 our govern
ment, 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
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"
A wild cheer went up from every
throat in the typical Southern audience
cheer that echoed and re-echoed
through 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 a legislator,
had pressed forward until he was lean
ing against the speakers desk hanging
on each word the president uttered.
When reference was made to the Con-
federate dead this old man buried his
head in his arms, and while the cheers
rang out, cried like a little child.
Nothing Like 1t Since Grants Speech.
Of all the many conciliatory speeches
which have been made since Grant said
''Let there be peace" nothing has more
deeply stirred Southern audience than
the simple words of President McKin-
Icy. When the president concluded
short speeches were made by Generals
Wheeler, Young and Lawton.
The president held a private reception
in the senate and afterwards a public
reception on the steps of the rotunda.
Then hundreds of Southerners crushed
and jostled each other in their anxiety
to shake Northern presidents hand.
Many had came from miles distant and
when, at 2:15 p, m, the president left
the capitol there were still hundreds
bitterly DISAPPOINTED because they had
not been able to make their way through
the surging throng> to get q seconds
hold on his hand. In the evening the
members of the Capital City club
opened their clubhouse to the president
and Mrs. Mckinley and the guests of
the city. ~ ~ zs.s,