The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

cr guests of the city were driven 10
Piedmont Park. where they were the
guests Of the Piedmont Driving Club at
an elaborate luncheon.
SCENE At THE AUDITORIUM.
Seven thousand persons rose
from their seats as the Chief
Executive entered the auditorium
The band played the Star Srangled
Hammer amid considerable applause. but
when tie strains Of Dixie" filled the
building the crowd went wild. President
Mckinley stood up and waved his hat
above his head. Mr.. HemphilI. Presi-
dent Of the Jubilee committee made 4
lengthy speech. lie was followed by
Governor Gambler III an address Of We'll
come.
As the President stepped forward. the
large audience appauded heartily. The
speech Was punctulted by constant
cheers. but there were no outbursts SINH
lar to that which marked the Presidents 5
reference yesterday to the Confederate
dead.
PRESIDENTS FIRST SPEECH.
The President said:
Il cannot withhold from this people
ny profound thanks for their hearty
reception and the good will which they
y y
way since l have been their guest
thank them for the opportunity which
this occasion gives me Of meeting and
greeting them and for the pleasure It
affords me to participate with them In
honoring the army and the navy to whose
achievements we are indebted fer ono
of the most brilliant chapters of Amcr.
can history.
Other parts Of the country have haze
their pubic thauhsGiyings and jub4!ccs
IN honor of the historic events of the
past year but nowhere has there been
greater rejoicing than among the people
herc-the gathered representatives Of the
South. ! congratulate them upon their
accurate observation Of events. which
enabled them to fix Il date which insured
them the privilege OF being the first to
celebrate the signing OF the treaty of
peace by the American and Spanish
commissioners. Under hostile fire on Il
foreign soil, fighting in Il common cause.
the memory OF old disa creements has
faded into history. From camp and
campaign there come the agic healing
which has closed ancient wounds and eff
faced their sears. For this result every
American patriot will forever rejoice. 1t
is small indemnity for the cost of
war.
This Government has proved itself IN
vncibIe in the recent war and out of it
has come Il nation which will remain
indiviSihlc fOrcyCrmorC. No wOrthier
contributions have been made III patriot
ism and in men than by the people of
these Southern States. When at last
the opportunity came they We're eager
TO meet it and with promptness respond
ed to the call of the country. lntrusted
with the able leadership of men dear to
4 l,,N.,. f,,tj
crs under another flag. now fighting un-
der the old flag again they have glorious
~ helped to defend its spotlcsS folds and
added new lustre to its shining stars.
That flag has been planted in two hemis-
phpres and there it remains the symbol
of liberty and law. of peace and progress.
Who will withdraw from the people over
whom it floats its protecting folds? Who
will haul it down?
The victory we celebrate is not that
Of ruler. Il President, or q Congress,
but of the people. he army whose Va
lor we admire and the navy whose
achievements VIC applauded were not
assembled by draft or conscription, but
from voluntary enlistment The heroes
came from civil as well as military life.
Trained and unframed soldiers wrought
our trlumphS.
The peace we have Won is not n sell
fish truce of arms. but one whose condi-
tions presage good to humanity. The
domains secured under the treaty vet
to be acted upon by the Senate came
10 Us not as the result OF :; crusade of
conquest, but as the reward Of
faithful and fearless response TO the call
Of conscience which could not be dis
regarded by Il liberty-loving and Chris
tan people
I'VE have 50 borne ourselves III the
conflict and in our intercourse with the
powers Of The world as to escape com
plaint Of complication. and give unlver-
sal confidence Of our high purpose and
unsclfish sacrifices for struggling peo-
Piles.
..Thc task is not fulfilled. Indeed, il is
onIy lust begun. The most serious work
IS still before HIS. and every energy of
heart and mind must be bent and the
Impulses of partisanship subordinatcd to
its faithful execution. This is the time
for earnest not faint hearts.
New occasions teach new duties.
..,ro this nation and every nation there
come formative periods i'll It's life and
history New conditions can be met
only by new methods. Meeting these
conditions hopefully and facing them
brayply and wisely IS TO be the mightlest
tcet OF American virtue and capacity.
Without abandoning past limitations,
traditions and principles but by meeting
nret.ent opportunities and Obligations, We
Shall show ourselves worthy Of the great
tr1st which civilization has imposed upon
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