Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-20
Peace Jubilee at Atlanta Yields the
South and North In Friendship
Beyond Separation.
PRESIDENT AT THE
CONFEDERATE CAPITOL
In This Old Building President Me.
kuley Wa Received With Loyal.
ty and Greeted O., Was JeGer.
s0u Davis.


urH .donf ana his nrty 60 savannah
r.rH lsH- night after two days ~ o..
maslu.e displays ot enthusiasm Al
though yesterday was supposed ro b8 a
.ar OBJ gs- she president atro1lni two
publ functions and received Dvltiont
Eur ar above tine importance oi all fo.
options to che atsilon, Hucs he passed
south oi She one Mason and Digon's
uur. is the fact tnat the origionll object
u. President NrKu.ey's visit has been
entirety .os lgh' ot Tha uup-eceien'.
cd outuUrsts ~ loyalty 90 the union have
completely over inai1wed the rejoicing
over the peace with spain though pirtl.
cimt.on in the latter was the plrp1se q
the ples.d'nt' .outnwari tap To
throughly explain what is going on In
the south tolay it is necessary 20 not
only recor tne continulu, enthusiasm
ana hospiao.e rlcepaols, but also 20 70.
count the causes that have made the
trip 20 remarkaoie.
In all the speeche. and In the demon.
strai.ons which have marked tine presi.
dents visit To Atlanta, Tu.keTee, Mont.
gomegy ami savannah thori mas been
! the tacit admission that the war with
snsiu was the great factor IN achieving
| The result. hut II Is 20 the result and not
10 th. factor that the chief trend of
speech maE.ng and the enthusiasm mas
.cnt it.eL Political Influences seem 20
play no uart In the reception 81 Presi.
DENT Mckinley. ON au sides there Is
an eagorness 20 publicly cXures,t the lov.
atty of the southern state. and 90 admit
that the war with Spain no, only helped
90 weld tho compact of the sections. bui
gave 90 the south the opportunity 20 *.
press sentiments oi LOYALTY that have
long lived. but which have lacked oppor
tunity of expression. and this mas been
done chiefly hy Democrats, many Of
whom fought for the stars and bars and
touil OF whom the name ~ Davis is d
sacred memory
The frank references 20, and the dis
cussion Of the civil war have led q
many delicste -itunt.ons that were only
saycd from tecoming irritating dilem
mas by she fact of a president VIII
Fought against southern troops, or by
the graceful utterances Of the Confoder
at,s who. years ago. opposed hlin on ta
battle field. The marvellous scenes %
an audience In the old Confederate caui
90. cheering the stars and stripes unit
they grew hoar,e; of Confederate vet
cmus struggling to grasp the hand of
nosthorn Republican president; of Gen
Wheeler leading the people OF his stat
In cheers Tor William Mckinley IN Oh
place where jefferson Davis once urge
the south 20 fight for separation, are al
redeemed from the suspicion N fulsomc
\ ues. or tine faint praise Of politicians D
the blunt truthfulnoss of the men wh
lei In these new aud tremendously fel
vent declarations Of LOYALTY
Scarcely speaker or a paper in ALI
hama or Georgia has made reference I
+, the president without mentioning q
every occasion his tribute 10 the COME
crate dead. \ distinguished southern,
said;
"Thcrc have been many reunions
the north ANA south on plpcr and
speeches These werc well meant, bl
, they signihed ittlo, because neither n,
had given IN to the other ON the prime
J pies that they fought over This su
gcstion of the presidents to care Tor ol
dead is the first practicable evidon
given 70 she south that the north real
means what IL says, and it touched ol
hearts mora than we can say. Comif
as Il does upon the heels Of the war Wi
Spain which gave 10 the south
chance TO prove her loyalty, this uttC
ancc Of the president enables MS 20 n
n not only arc we true 90 the Union, b
u for the first time that we love it "
, This utteranco presonts a host OF pa
lie and private speeches that have be
made since the arrival OF the president
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