The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-23
THE PRESIDENT IN ALABAMA.
Enthusiastically Welcomed in the
Confederacy's First Capital.
PRAISES LIEUTENANT H0BS0N.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE
President and his party were given &
magnificent welcome in the Confed
eracy's first capital yesterday. The
Presidents train was escorted from
Atlanta to Tuskegee, where he visited
Booker Washington's colored school
and hence here by the state assembly,
Governor Johnston, Chief Justice Nc
Clellan and party of ladies. The as
sembly's train came in ahead of the
| Presidents. At the Union station the
Presidential party was met by the gov
ernor, committees from the assembly,
the mayor and city council, and the
Commercial and Industrial association.
Mayor Clisby received the President
with we'll worded speech at the sta
ton. The whole party was then taken
in carriages through the leading bust
ness and residence streets to the old
Confederate capital.
The entire route was ablaze with ma
tional colors, while tremendous
crowds lined the streets as far as the
eye could reach. No such gathering
has been seen here since Mr.. Cleve-
lands visit during his first term. Cap
itol hill was one mass of humanity
when the lines of carriages, escorted
by the local military companies,
reached it at o'clock. When Gov
o,no,, Job,eto,, osoor4o1 Droeidan+ Mo-
Kinley into the hall, there was tre-
mendous demonstration.
Governor Johnston made a Brief
speech, in which he took occasion to
say that Alabama had nothing to take
back for what she did in 1861, but that
she was back in the Union to stay, and
that she welcomed the President of
the reunited country to the historic
spot around the assemblage.
He then introduced President Nc
Kinley, who spoke as follows:
ITO be welcomed here a the city of
Montgomery, the first capital of the
Confederate subsequently, and en-
Enthusiastically welcomed as the pres
ident of common country-has filled
and thrilled me with emotion. Once
the capital of the Confederacy; now
the capital of great and glorious
state, one of the indestructible states
of an indestructible Union.
The governor says he has nothing
to take back. We have nothing to
take back for having kept you in the
Union; we are glad you did not go out,
and you are glad you stayed in. Tire
mendous applause.
Alabama, like all the states of the
Union, North and South, has been
loyal to the flag and steadfastly de-
voted to the American nation and
American honor There never has
been, in the history of the United
States, such demonstration of pa
triotism from one end of this country
to the other as in the year just pass
ing; and never has American valor
been more brilliantly illustrated in
the battle line on shore and on battle
ship at sea than by the soldiers and
sailors of the United States.
Everybody is talking of Hobson,
and justly So but | want to thank
Mother Hobson in this presence.
Every body is talking about Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, one of the
bravest of the brave but l want
to speak of that sweet little daughter
that followed him to Santiago great
and ministercd to the sick
at Montauk. (Chcers.)
Il like the feeling Of the American
people that we ought not to have
large standing army; but it has been
in the last few months
that we need the standing army large
enough 20 do all the work required
while we are at peace and only rely on
the great body of the people in an
to help us fight our battles.
(Applause.)
Il thank you, my fellow citizens,
for this generous warmth and wealth
of welcome which you have given me
to-day, and l shall go back to my duties
at our great capital feeling that we
have united country that acknowl.
edges allegiance to but one authority
and will march forever unitedly under
one flag, the glorious old stars and
stripes" tremendous cheering and
ap,Ilause.)
In response to repeated calls GEN
cral Lawton said II am not an or.
atOr, l am soldier; was not hero,
am regular; am one of the 10000
regular soldiers sent to Cuba on be-
half of that part of the army l com
l thank you, people of
Alabama"
Pour Killed, Two Fatally Injured.