The age-herald., 1898-12-15
M'KINLEY SAYS
 ALLARE BROTHERS NOFth9Fn0RS Should Assist in Caring Tor
 Confederate Graves. HIS VISIT MADE MEMORABLE By a Notable Utterance Before the
 Georgia Legislature.
HIS VISIT MADE ADORABLE
THE PEACE JUBILEE IN FULL SWING
The President, Members of His Cabinet, High Officers of the Army and Navy, and Many Distinguish
 ed Civilians Present.

Atlanta, December 14.-President McIzin- ley made memorable the first day of the Atlanta peace jubilee by a notable utter ance in his speech before the joint session of the Georgia legislature this afternoon. His reception by the general assembly was warm and hearty in the extreme, and his speech was punctured with frequent out bursts of cheering. It is admitted on all sides that the address marked an epoch in , history and is tonight on every lip. Upon the presidents arrival at the capi- tol he was greeted with field artillery sa- lute and was at once escorted to Governor Candler's office. There short informal re- ception took place. Upon its conclusion the president followed by members of the cab inet, was conducted to the assembly cham Der, where he occupied the speakers chair, with Governor Candler on his right. When President Dodson, of the senate, called the legislature to order the galleries were thronged with men and women. The body of the chamber was fairly well filled with state senators and assembymen, while the uniforms of various officers and the gov ernors staff gave touch of brilliant color to the gathering.
 Distine uished Guests
 On the first row facing the speaker sat Secretaries Gage Long, Wilson and Post master-General Smith and Secretary Por- ter Beside the speakers desk and below the president, Generals Wheeler, Lawton and Young, in full uniform, sat on chairs The speaker rapped for silence, and intro duced the president to the audience, after -eongratulating the state of Georgia upon the presence of their distinguished guest As the president rose the audience applaud ed During the course of his speech MT. Mckinley referred often to his notes, and 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:
 "i1very 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 diff ferences were long ago settled by the arbi- trament 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 confederate soldiers"
 Wild Cheers Arose
 A wild cheer went up from every throat in the typical southern audience, a 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 venerable legislator had pressed forward until he was leaning against 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 many conciiatory speeches which have been made since Grant said Let there be peace" nothing has more deeply stirred a southern audience than the simple words of President Mckinley this afternoon.
 No sooner had President Mckinley con- cIuded, than there were loud cries for Wheeler, and when that little man got up, his head scarcely higher than the speakers desk, the audience once more gave vent to wild enthusiasm. General Wheeler referred euogistically to the efforts of the presi- dent towards the preservation of peace as long as the countrys honor would permit such efforts, and of his masterful policy after war was inevitable. General Wheeler paid a tribute to Admiral Dewey, and said:
 Stood sueing for Peace
 "The army, in conjunction with the navy, was ordered to attack and destroy the Spanish forces at Santiago. In four weeks that order was obeyed and Its purposes ac- complished. The proud Spanish nation stood sueing for peace from the nation which a month before 1t had held up to ridicule and scorn."
 Calls for Brigadier-General Young brought that officer to his feet with short speech regarding the conditions of the army camps in the south. He said that no troops in the world were better. more regu- ;arly fed and treated than were the troops in South Carolina and Georgia. General Lawton was loudly cheered, but refused to