The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-17

the Recent COnhict-Pleased By
the Opposition to Large Army.
/ Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 16.-The pres
ident and his party We're given a mag
nifeent welcome in the confederacy's
I first capital today. The presidents
/ train was escorted from Atlanta to
Tuskegee, and thence here, by the
state assembly, Governor Johnston.
Chief Justice Mcclellan and a party of
ladies. The assembly's train came in
ahead Of the presidents. At the Union
station the presidential party was met
by the governor. committees from the
assembly, the mayor and city council
and the Commercial Industrial assO-
citation. Mayor Clisby received the
president with q wen-worded speech at
the station The whole party was taxi
en- in carriages through the leading
I business and residence streets TO the
old confederate capitol. The entire
route was ablaze with the national coll
ors. while tremendous crowds lined the
streets as far as the eye could reach.
Ne such gathering has been seen here
since Mr.. Clevelaud's visit during his
first term. Capitol hill was one mass
.
riaSes, escorted by the local military
companies, reached it at 3 O'Clock
When Governor Johnston escorted
President Mckinley into the hall there
was tremendous demonstration. Gov
/ ernOr Johnston made n brief speech in
which he took occasion to say that
Alabama had nothing to take back for
what she did in 1861, but that she was
back in the Union to stay, and that
she welcomed the president of the re-
united country to the historic spot
around the assemblage.
In the course Of mis- reply. President
Mckinley said:
ITO be welcomed here. in the city Of
Montgomery, the first capital of the
confederate states. warmly and enthu-
siasticaIy welcomed as the president
of common country, has filed and
thrilled me with emotion.
The governor says he has nothing
to take back. We have nothing to ta<s
back for having kept you in the
Union. We are glad you did not so Out
and you are glad you stayed in. Tire
mendoUs applause.)
Alabama, like all the states of the
Union and the south, has been loyal TO
the flag, and steadfastly devoted to
the America nation and to American
harmony. There never has been in the
history Of the United States such a
end of this country to the other as in
the year just passing; and never has
American vaIor 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 Hob
son, 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 that
sweet little daughter that followed him
to Santiago (great applause) and min
istered to the sick at MOntauk.
places, and at many times, of the he
Toism OF the American army and the
American navy, but in our recent con-
flict the whole people were patriots.
Two hundred thousand men were called
for and million rushed to get a place
in the ranks great applause), and
millions more stood ready, if need be.
prolonged applause)
I like the feeling of the American
people that we ought not to have
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 peace. and only rely
on the great body of the people in an
emergency to help US fight our battles.
I (AoDlause.)
1--WE love peace. We are not a mill
tary nation, but whenever the time Of
/ peril comes the bulwark OF this peo-
pie rests in the patriotism Of it's citi-
zens and this nation will be safe for
all time because "a, 900, 900 of people love
/ it end viii give uD their lives to sus-
tain and uphold it." Great aDplause.)
As soon as ne had finished the gov
| ernor started to escort the president
away for q reception at his own home,
but the audience would not have it.
/ They called for General Wheeler. Gen
! eral Shafter, General Lawton, Secre-
/ taries Alger and Long and Postmaster
| General Smith.
LACONIC LAYTON.
! General Lawton at first refused to
I speak. then amidst great applause he
said:
! I am not an orator; am a soldier;
l ] was not hero; l am a regular: L
/ am one of the $1,000 regular soldiers
sent to Cuba on behalf of that part OF
I the army ] commanded I 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 ne
/ called attention to, the fact that in
/ addition to Wheeler and HObson there.
| was another Alabama man who con-
/ tributed q vast deal in the success %
/ the war in mis- important work in help
4 ing fashion the navy-his predecessor.
/ Hilary A. Herbert of Montgomery.
After the speeches the presidential
party went TO the governors office.
where a public reception was held Tor
a hale 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 at Old Ship Church.
/ where q great thTOng received him en-
I Enthusiastically, he made short but
| foreibIe speech there. This ended the
ceremonies. here. The party were con-
veyed back to the train and at $50.
amid the roar Of cannon, the president
/ left for Savannah. The president and
members CT his party spoke in the
warmest terms of their enthusiastic
/ reception here. There is little doubt
that = has been the heartiest he has
! experienced on his southern trip and