The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-20
M'KINLEY'S SOUTHERN TRIP
CONFEDERATE BADGE PRESENTED
 TO HIM 1T MACON.
Did Not Know Whether it Would be Proper for Him to Accept-Wore 1t During His Stay in the City-The Con- federate and Union Flags Waved To- gether-The Presidents Address,

federate and Union Flags Waved To- gether-The Presidents Address.
 Macon, Ga, Dec. 19.-The president and his party arrived at Macon promptly on time, and were received by the largest crowd which has gathered here since the last visit of Jefferson Da- wis to this city. At the station was a reception committee consisting of a number of the most prominent citizens of the town. Drawn up in front of the station was the Bibb County camp of the Confederates, four hundred strong, headed by Commander Wiley. As the president reached the old Confederates Colonel Wiley addressed him as follows: MT. President-We extend to you and your party a most generous, hearty and sincere welcome to our beloved city. You, sir, have endeared yourself to the hearts of all Confederate soldiers on ac- count of the noble sentiments expressed ny yOo III ICSciu u oul SOiiLSoSAoIC 6ead. I assure you that these old, maimed and infirm veterans, who have met here to do you honor to-day, appre- eiate such words of love and kindness and uttered, too, by the president Of this great country and by one who was Q member of the Union army in the sixties. I hope and pray, MT. Presi- dent, that God in His infinite mercy may so direct the future legislation of this country that the living Confeder- ates will be remembered. This country and the stars and stripes belong as much to the Confederate veterans as . " do to the Grand Army of the Re l,ublic. The south proved it's loyalty to this grand old country when war was declared with Spain, and now hence forth and forever she will be found ready to take arms up to defeno our country and our flag. MT. President, on behalf of these brave and manned Confederate soldiers of Bibb county, Georgia, present to you this parch- ment upon which is engrossed i'll letters of gold the beautiful sentiment express cd by you in our capital city TOT our Nonored dead"
 Dr. Roland B. Hall, another veteran, addressed the president as follows: ..Mr. President, in behalf of our noble dead and as confederate veterans we are here to manifest our appreciation or the noble and generous sentiment you have recently uttered. DO us the honor, sir. to accept and wear this badge or our confederate associations, which bears your likeness and words which should endear you to the heart of every confederate"
 q don't know that it will be proper" said the president. 'But you must, said Dr. Hall, and without further ceremony, the president marched ahead with Judge Speer. The sight of the confederate badge on the presidents coat as he passed through the lines of veterans called forth vociferous cheer ing. The president wore the badge dur ing his stay in Macon. One of General Wheeler's old cavalrymen also pinned a badge to the lapel of the major gen. erals coat.
 The presidential party was driven in carriages to the stand where the. presi- dent was to review the troops of Gen. eral Bates division of General Wilson s army corps. As his carriage passed the confederate monument an old confeder- ate veteran frantically waved confed- crate flag, while by his side was the son of the colonel of one of Georgia s hardest fighting confederate regiments, who was as vigorously waving the stars and stripes. When the president was abreast of them the two flags were brought to a salute side by side. The incident seemed to appeal to the presi- dent. Emblazoned on the base of the monument were the words of the pres ident about the graves of the confeder- ate dead.
 The sidewalks were packed all along the line of march and MT. Mckinley and the other celebrities were vigor- ously cheered After the review a great crowd gathered about the stand, though a steady soaking rain was falling Judge Emery Speer introduced the president who spoke as follows:
 Ut gives me very great pleasure tc meet and greet the citizens of the city of Macon, with many of whom I have been associated in public life. It has SlNSH lllt to "ltilCSo tilS It. view of the soldiers of the United States. How much, indeed, has thi: nation to be thankful for at this hour With what fervent gratitude we should express our thankfulness to divine providence who has so tenderly cared for the American people. We have been at war with a foreign power. Ina was ended after 113 days of conflict, 2 conflict of two oceans, a conflict in tht East and the West Indies, 12,000 mile: apart. with 50,000 of our soldiers on dis tant shores and 10000 sailors and ma rines afioat, with a loss in army ant navy of less than 2,00O and without los: of ship or sailor or soldier or flag by capture. Never was there a more mag nificent army mustered and an arm! for holier cause or under a more glo rious flag than the stars and stripes (Cheers and great applause). On tn Oath day of this month, the day befor, Christmas, our peace commissioner will deliver to the president a treaty O peace. peace with honor; peace witt the blessings of liberty to struggling nAople east and west. I congratulat
 my country on another fact: We havt not only triumphed over our enemy, bu
 r-a have triumphed over our owl