The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-17
are glad you stayed in. tremendous

are glad you stayed in. tremendous
applause.)
Alabama, like all the state of the
Union, north and south, has been loyal
to the flag and steadfastly devoted to
the American nation and to American
harmony. There never has been in the
history of the United States such a
demonstration of patriotism from one
end of this country to the other as in
the year just passing; and never has
American valor been more brilliantly
illustrated in the battle line on shore
and on battleship at sea than by the
soldiers and sailors of the United States
Everybody is talking of HobsOn, and
justly so, but I want to thank Mother
HObson in this presence Everybody is
talking about General Wheeler, one of
the bravest of the brave, but I want to
speak of the sweet little daughter that
followed him to Santiago and minister
ed to the sick at MOtauk I have
spoken in 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. Two hundred thousand
men were called for, and a million rush
ed to get place in the ranks, and mil
lions more stood ready if need be-
Il like the feeling of the American
people that we ought not to have a
large standing army; but it has been
demonstrated in the last few months
that we need the standing army large
enough to do all the work required
while we are at pease. and only rely on
the great body of the people in an
emergency to help US fight our battles.
we love peace. We are not a mill
tary nation, but whenever the time of
peril comes, the bulwark of this people
rests in the patriotism of it's citizens
and this nation will be safe for all time
because 100000 of people love it and
will give up their lives to sustain and
uphold it"
AS soon as he had finished the COVER
nor started to escort the president awav
a = H11t
the audience would not have it. They
called for General Wheeler, General
Shafter. General Lawton, Secretaries
Alger and Long and Postmaster Cen
eral Smith.
Gen. Lawton at first refused to speak,
then amidst great applause he said:
L am not an orator: 1 am soldier;
1 was not hero; am a regular; 1 am
one of the sixteen thousand regular SOL
diers sent to Cuba on behalf of that
part of the army commanded l thank
you people of Alabama"
The other speakers emphasized the
power of the Spanish war in restoring
the harmony and cOrdiality between the
different sections. Secretary Long was
especially well received, as he called at
tention to the fact that in addition to
Wheeler and Hobson there was another
Albanian who had contributed a vast
deal to the success of the war in his i'm
pOrtant work of helping fashion the
navy, his predecessor, Hillary A Her
bert of Montgomery. After the speech,
the presidential party went to the gov
ernor's office, where a public reception
was held for a half hour The crush to
reach the president was terrific and
hundreds did not succeed in doing so, as
the presidents time was limited.
He next went to meet the cOlOred
people of the city al Old Ship church,
where a great throng received him en-
Enthusiastically. He made a short but
fOrcible speech there. This ended the
ceremonies here. The party were con-
veyed back to the train and at half
past o'clock, amid the roar of can
non, the president left for Savannah.