Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-12-22

Outburst of Loyalty to the Union Com
pletely Overshadows Rejoicing Over
of Party Afiliation, All Pay Homage.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 19.-Notwith-
standing Sunday was supposed to be a
day of rest with the presidential party,
it was, as matter of fact, filled with
interest and activity. The day was all
ideal one. Though they had sat late to
the banquet Saturday night-it was near
2 a. m. when General Wheeler delivered
his delightful peroration to "Woman''--
the president and accompanying men,
bers OF his cabinet arose to breakfast at
about the usual hour, and later they
separated to attend divine services.
President Mckinley attended church at
the Wesley Monumental Methodist
church. Mrs. Mckinley did not accom-
pany him. She is suffering from a slight
cold and remained i'll the hotel The
sermon was by Rev. John A. Thomp-
son. There was no reference to the
distinguished presence during the SER
vice beyond an invocation by the
preacher for divine guidance for the
president during the crisis which now
confronted the country. Secretary Alger
and General Shafter attended the First
Presbyterian church, and after the SER
vices held an informal levee in tho
alsles, many persons crowding around
them to shake hands and bid them well
come. General Joseph Wheeler and
Secretary Wilson worshiped at the
First Baptist church. Secretary Long
attended st. Johns Episcopal church
and Postmaster General Smith the In
dependent Presbyterian.
Visits Seventh Corps Camps.
After dinner the president visited the
Georgia State Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college (colored), where he deliv-
cred an address. The route to the COL
lege took the president through the
camp OF the Seventh army corps, and
going and coming he stopped at the
camp Tor brief inspection and to speak
words of appreciation and encourage
ment to the men. Secretary Alger and
General Shafter also visited the camps.
Secretary Alger paid more attention to
the camp than other member of the
party. He went through several of the
regimental villages, from headquarters
to kitchens, and made critical ex-
animation. He also visited the hospital
Of the First division, where he spoke
kindly to the sick men and made in
quiries into their wants and how they
were supplied. After his trip he ex-
pressed himself as very much gratified
with the camp and the work of the
hospital corps.
Presidential Party off For Macon.
Postmaster General Smith, General
Shafter and the newspaper correspond
ents with the presidential party were
the guets Of the officers of the Third
battalion, Third Georgia regiment, at
the camp Sunday afternoon, An oyster
dinner was served. Postmaster Cen
eral Smith made short address, during
the course of which he paid a high
tribute to the press for it's integrity.
General Shafter made an impromptu
conversational speech. After the din
ner the party made an inspection Of the
camp. Without exception the visitors
l..
The members of the visiting party spent
the evening in the parlors of the hotel,
until the time for them to depart for
Macon, for which place their train
left at midnight. On the way to
the depot the president was greeted
with hearty cheers, as indeed he has
been every time he has come within
sight during his visit here.
South Proves Her Loyalty.
In all the speeches and all the demon
STATIONS which have marked the presi-
dents visit to Atlanta, Tuskegee, Mort
| gomery and Savannah, there has been
the tacit admission that the war with
Spain has been the great factor in
achieving the result. But it is to the
result and not to the factor that the
chief trend of speechmaking and of
enthusiasm has lent itself Political in
fiuences seem to play no part in the re-
ception of President Mckinley On all
sides there is an eagerness TO publicly
express the loyalty of the southern states
and to admit that the war with Spain
not only helped to weld the compact of
the sections, but gave to the south the
opportunity to express sentiments of
loyalty that have long lived but which
have lacked opportunity of expression
and this has been done chiefly by Dem
ocrats, many of whom fought for the
stars and bars, and to all of whom the
name of Davis is sacred memory.
What was planned to be celebration
OF the peace with Spain has become al
most an entirely genuine ratification of
the peace between north and south,
epoch making i'll its significance, thrill
ing in its details and pathetic in the
countless memories that it awakens.
Spanish Cabinet Crisis.
MADRID, Dec. 19.-Senor Montero
Rios and the other members of the
Spanish peace commission reached