The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-12-24
PRESIDENT AT HOME.
The Southern Trip Ends with Re-
turn of Party to Wash
ingtOn To-Day.

Washington. u. C.. Dec. 20.-The presi-
dental party. after an absence Of seven
I days in the South. arrived at the Penn
sylvania station over the Southern rail-
way. at II 80 O'Clock this morning. ex-
aCtly on schedule time.
With the exception Of Mrs. Mckinley.
who was slightly indisposed at Atlanta,
every memner or the party has been in the
best of health and all pronounce the trip
most enjoyable and splendid success in
every way. Ev"ryW here Il stop WAS
made the President was received with
greetings and demonstrations of an en-
thuslaSuc character. and during the
| tire week there was not disturbing i'll
cidcnt.
! The run from Columbia. S. C., was un-
/ cvchtful and ON its arrival here the spe-
! clal train of six Pullman cars. under the
| personal supervision of General Agent l..
;. Brown. was run mp the Sixth-street
siding. where all aiighted.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley were
! driven to the white house at once and
! the members of the cabinet. Mr.. Porter
/ ana Mr.. COrtclyou the secretaries of the
! President. and their ladies, We're driven
| To their homes
The last morning aboard the pre>iden
! tIal train was spent i'll farewell visits paid
| upon each other by members of the party.
/ '' L i'>lItHi l'ttlNt ttl All HIS guests III
! his own car. He expressed his entire sat
/ l>tactlon over the trip. In this sentiment
! every member of the cahinent aboard
I heartily coincided. while Gems. Wheeler
| and Shafter repeated the euloCistic cX-
| l'reSslons already made III their public
! Speeches.
/ The general impression prevailed that
! the trip had cementcd TO Il marvellous de-
| gree the good feeling between North
| ana South and had brought into proml-
! nence the excellent condition and capa-
! h!l1tres of the army
ihe original object Of the visit. TO cele
bratc the peace with Spain. lost its signifi-
! caEce directly after the Presidents mem-
orable utterance regarding the care Of the
! Confederate dead.
Speaks at Columbia.
Columbia, :. C.. Dec. 20-The preSiden-
tlal train arrived at Columbia where the
! nr>t Secession convention was held. at
1910 y. III. last night. ard remained three
quarters of an hour. A considerab bic
rroWd was at the station. The Second
tennessee band was present and as the
tram rolled i'll. played an inspiring air.
mere were prolonged calls for the Presi-
dent, who Was introduced by Mayor Lips
comb. The President spoke as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: This stop was
not part of our itinerary. huI it is as
aGreea bic as It was unexpected that | am
t'i mn tt'I u meet ANA greet ny itIIbN
citizens of the city Of Columbia. in the
stat" of South Carolina | am glad to
meet the citizens of the state and also the
soldiers of the United States cncampcd
IN Your vicinity. A government ike ours
rests upon the intelligence, morality and
/ PATRIOTISM ot the renuie. These constl-
tUi" our strength ana are the very tlrmI-
ment Of our power and in a history of
! more than a hundred gears. filltd with
great achievements and marked by I'M
paralelIed progress. these have never
( failed, these make good citizenship. and
good citizenship is necessary 10 national
advancement.
The majority Of the people always have
/ been Oh the side of right action and
good government. an,, in this year. 1898.
/ most glorious there have hecn such mah-
festations of goQi feeling, Of goodwill.
Of loyalty upon the part of all the people
of all the sections Of country as have been
/ unprecedented in Our history. Each has
rivalcd the other in devotion to tho old
J flag. It is 4 happy omen for our country
in view OF the vast problems tnat await us
in the near future. And let Us here in
/ SoHth tarollna, and iii every other state
/ If the American t'non. devote ourselves
/ to the preservation Of this great political
/ structure. resolved that the general gov
rrnment II the people. by the people and
/ FOR tf- people shall not perish from the
/ earth. It ,ulnot rs long as it continue
! deeply rooted ii the affections of the citi-
/ ZrnS.
! Il thank You all. ana it gives me great
/ pleasure to Introduce to You tonight two
/ or three Of the soldiers conspicuous in tho
/ battle of Santiago. and the first whom |
! shall present will be Maj.-Gen. Shafter,
! who was commander-in-chicf in that bat
! tie"
] The Generals speak.
Gen Shafter and Gen. Wheeler bota
spoke. The other speakers We're Secretary
/ Gage. who referred in fine style 10 the
! new loyalty ard the patriotism; and See
retary .Alger. who referred to the many
] -LilnIn.s 1hlt illis with :,