The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

assembly. the mayor and city council,
and tbe commercial and industrial Assoc
citation. Mayor Clisby received tn"
President with 4 well worded speech At
the station. The whole party WAS taken
in carriages through the leading buSI-
ness and residence streets to the old
Confederate capitol. The entire route
was ablaZe with national colorS. while
tremendous crowds lined the streets rs
far as the eye could reach. No such
gathering has been seen here since Mr.
Cleveland'S visit during his first term
Capitol Hill was one mass Of hUmahli!
when the line Of carriages. escorted ~
the local military companies reached y
at > o'clock. When Governor Johnston
escorted President Mckinley int" the haII
there was a tremendous demonstration.
Governor Johnston made 4 brlcf speech.
in which he took occasion 10 say thdt
Alabama had nothing To take back Tor
what she did in 1861. but that she was
hack in the Union To stay. and that She
welcomed the President Of the reunited
country to this historic spot.
SPEECH NJ MONTGOMERY.
TO The General Assembly and Cit
zen>:
The w-arm-hearted welcome which has
been given 10 me by the citizens OF Ma
hanna has deeply touched me. and III re-
turn for it | cannot find language TO eN-
press my gratitude and appreciation. 10
be welcomed here III the city 81 Mont
oomcrv. the first capital Of the Confede-
rate States. warmly and ENTHUSIASTICALLY
welcomed as the President Of a common
country has filled and thrilled me VITA
emotion. Once the capital of the Con
- IL, .,,Jtll of = Trl'pJf
and glorious State. one OF the indlStructl-
BILE States Of an ndestructibIe Union.
..'rhe Governor says lie has nothing 10
TAX. back. We have nothing to take
back for having kept YOU ]. the mon.
We are glad YOU did not 20 out and YOU
arc glad Won staid III. Tremendous ar-
Dlause,.
Alabama. like all The States Of the
Union. North and South. has been loyal
to the flag and steadf3stly devoted to the
American nation and To American honor.
There never has been i'll the history of
the United States such Il demonstration
of patriotism from one end OF this coun-
try to the other rs in the year just
rassed: and never has American valor
been moro brilliantly illustrated III the
hattIe-line on shore and the hattlcShlp II
sch than by The soldiers and sailors Of
the United States. Everybody is talk
ing of Hobson and justly 50. but | want
to thank Mother iiobson in this pres
encc. Everybody IS talking about Gene
raj Wheeler, one of the brHyCst Of the
brave. but | want to speak Of that sweet
little daughter that followed him to San
tia-o great applause AND administered
to the sick at Montauk. CApplauSc). |
have spoke i'll many places and at many
times Of the herOiSm of the American
army and the American navy but in our
recent conflict the whole people were
patriots. I've hundred thousand men
were called for. and L million rushed 10
get Il place III the ranks. Great APP
plause). And million, more stood ready
if need be prolonged applause.
Il like the feeling OF the American
people that we ought not to have Il large
standing army; but it has been lemon
stratcd III the last few months that We
need the standing army large enough To
do all the work required while we are
at peace and only rely on the great body
Of the people III an emergency to help
US fight or battles. lApplauSc).
We love peace. We are not Il mill
tary nation, but whenever thc time of
peril comes the bulWlrk Of this people
rests in TIE patriotism Of its citizens