The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
Pleasing Tribute to Lieutenant Hob
sons Mother and the Daughter
of General Wheeler.
DAY OF GREAT ENTHUSIASM
SPEECH IN THE MORNING AT THE
TUsKEGEE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Tribute to Booker Il. Washington and
His Work in Behalf of CoIOred PeO-
pIe-Advice to Negroes.


MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 16.-The Pres
ident and his party were given a magnifi-
cent welcome in the Confederacy's first cap
ital to-day. The Presidents train was
corted from Atlanta to Tuskegee and hence
here by the State Assembly, Governor
Johnston, Chief Justice Mcclellan and a
party of ladies. The Assembly's train came
in ahead of the Presidents. At the Union
Station the presidential party was met by
the Governor, committees from the Assem-
bly, the mayor and City Council and the
commercial and industrial associations.
Mayor Clisby received the President with
a well-worded speech at the station. The
whole party was then taken in carriages
through the leading business and residence
streets to the old Confederate Capitol. The
entire route was ablaze with the national
colors while tremendous crowds lined the
streets as 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 humanity
when the lines of carriages, escorted by the
local military companies, reached it at
o'clock. When Governor Johnston escorted
President Mckinley into the hall there was
a tremendous 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
1851 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 tho sssembage. President McKin-
ley spoke as follows:
ITO the General Assembly and Citizens
The warm-hearted welcome which has been
given to me by the citizens of Alabama has
deeply touched me and in return for it L
cannot find language to express my graft
tude and appreciation. To be welcomed here
i'm the city of Montgomery, the first capital
of the Confederate States, warmly and
Enthusiastically welcomed as the President of
a common country, has filled and thrilled me
with emotion. Once the capital of the Con-
federacy. now the capital of great and
glorious State, one of the indestructible
States of an indestructible Union.
1.-The Governor says ne 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. CTremendous applause)
A YEAR OF PATRIOTISM.
Alabama, like all the States of the
Union, North and South, has been loyal to
the flag and steadfastly devoted TO the
There never has been in the history of the
United States such a demonstration of pa
triotism from one end of this country to the
other as in the year just passing, and never
has American valor been more brilliantly il
lustrated in the battle line, shore and
on the battle ship at sea than by the sol
diers and sailors of the United States
Everybody is talking Of Hobson, and justly
so. but want to thank Mother Hobson in
this presence. Everybody is talking about
General Wheeler, one of the bravest of the
brave, but speak 1 want to of that sweet
little daughter that followed him to Santi-
ago (great applause) and ministered to the
sick at Montaul (Cheers)
Il have spoken in many places and at
many times of the heroism of the American
army and the American navy, but in our re-
cent conflict the whole people were patriots.
Two hundred thousand men were called for
and million rushed to get place in the
ranks. Great applause) And millions more
stood ready If need be- prolonged ap-
plause)
Il like the feeling of the American people
that we ought not to have a large standing
army, but it has been demonstrated i'm the
last few months that we need a standing
army large enough to do all the work re-
on the great body of the people i'm am emer-
gency to help us fight our battles. (Ap-
plause) We love peace. We are not a mill
tary nation, but whenever the time of peril
comes the bulwark of this people rests i'm
the patriotism of its citizens and this nation
will be safe for all time because seventy-five
million of people love it and will give up
their lives to sustain and uphold it. (Great
applause)
Il thank you, my fellow-citizens, for this
generous warmth and wealth of welcome
which you have given me to-day, and | shall
go back to my duties at our great capital
feeling that we have a united country that
acknowledges allegiance To but one author
tty and will march forever unitedly under
vne flag, the glorious old stars and stripes"
tremendous cheering and applause.)
WILD DEMONSTRATIONS
The audience constantly punctuated the
Presidents remarks with the widest DEM
onstrations of applause and especially his
tributes to Lieutenant Hobson's mother and
General Wheeler's daughter. AS soon as he
had hnished, the Governor started TO escort
the President away for reception at his
own home. but the audience would not have
It. They called for General Wheeler, Gen.
Shafter General Lawton, Secretaries Algor
and Long and Postmaster General Smith.
General Lawton at first refused to sneak.
then, amidst great applause, he said: II
am not an orator; i am a soldier: | was
not a hero; | am regular / am one of the
sixteen thousand regular soldiers sent 20
Cuba On behalf of that part OF the army |
commanded, l thank you people of Ala
bama."
The other speakers emphasized the power
OF the Spanish war In restoring the har-