The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-17
AT MONTGOMERY.
Presidents Reception at tho Con
fedcracy's old Capital.

fedcracy's old Capital.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Dec. 1s.-The
President and his party were given a
magnificent welcome in the confeder-
acy's first capital to-day. The Presi-
dents train was escorted from Atlanta
to Tuskegee and thence here by the
state ASSEMBLY, Governor Johnston.
Chief Justice Mcclellan and 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 and Industrial as
socIatlons. Mayor Cllsby received the
President with q weil-worded speech at
the station. Tho whole party was then
taken In carriages through the leading
business and residence streets to the old
Confederate capitol. The entire route
was ablaze with national colors. while
tremendous crowds lined the etreets as
far as the eye could reach. No such
gathering has been seen here since Pres
Ident Cleveland's visit here during his
first term. Capitol Hill was one mass
OF humanity when the lines OF carriages
escorted by the local military companies
reached Il at o'clock, When Governor
Johnston escorted the President into the
hail there was a tremendous demonstra-
tlon, Governor Johnston made DrieE
speech In which he took occasion 10 say
that Alabama had nothing to take back
for what she did In 1851, but that she
was back in the Union to stay, ana tha--
she welcomed the President OF the re.
united county TO the historic spot arouna
the assemblaGe.
The President spoke as follows:
"To the general assembly and citizens:
The warm -heartei welcome which has
been given to me by the citizens OF Ala.
bama has deeply touched me and in re-
turn for II cannot find language to ex-
press my gratitude and appreciation. To
be welcomed here in the city OF Mont-
gone -, the first capitol OF the Conteder-
ate states, warmly and enthusiastically
welcomed as the President OF common
country, has filled and thrilled me with
emotion. Once the capitol OF the Con.
federacy, now the capitol OF a great and
glorious state, one OF the lnde6tructIple
states OF an indestructible Union.
''rhc governor says he has nothing TO
take back. We have nothing to take
back for having kept you in the Union;
we are glad you did not go out. and you
are glad you staid In. tremendous APP
plause.)
Alabama like all the states Of the
Union north and south has been loyal to
the flag, aud steadfastly devoted to the
American nation and to American honor.
There never has been in the history OF
the United States such demonstration
OF patriotism from one end OF this coun-
try 10 the other as In the year Just pasg-
ing; and never has American Valor been
more brilliantly illustrated in the battle
line on shore and on the battleship at
sea than by the soldiers and sailors OF
the United States. Everybody is talk
ing OF Hobson, and justly so. but but
want to thank Mother Hobeon In this
presence. Everybody is talking about
General Wheeler, one or The braveSt OF
the brave, but ] want TO speak OF that
gtyeet llt,ln daughter that followed him
to Santiago (Great applause) and min
Is,ered to the sick ~ Montauk tcheers),
/ have spoken In many places and at
many times OF the heroes Of the Amerl-
can army and the American navy, but in
the recent conflict the whole people were
patriots. Two hundred thousand men
were called for and million rushed to
get a place In the ranks -(great ap-
plauseO. And millions more stood ready
ir need be (proonged applause)
II like the feeling Of the American
Deople that we ought not to have a large
standing army, but Il has been demon
strated In the last few months that we
need the standing army Jorge enough TO
do all the work required while we are at
peace, and only rely IN The great body
al the people In an emergency 10 help us
fight cur battles. (Applnuse)
I'VE love peace. We are not n mill.
tary nation, hut whenever the time OF
p,rIl comes, the bulwark Of this people
rests IN the patriotism OF It's citizens ana
thil nation wEl be safe for all time by
seyenty-Rve million Of people who love
It and will give Up their lives 20 sustain
aud uphold II. (Great applauseD
II thnnk you. my fellow citizens, Tor
thig generous warmth and wealth OF
welcome which you have given me to-
| day. ana shall 60 back to my duties at
our great capitol feeling that we have a
united country thni acknowledges allie.
rienre 10 hut one authority. and Will
march forever unitedly under one nag
! the glorious old s.IrE and stripes Gre
mendous cheering and applause)
The audience c5nNtlntly punctuatel
the PrtsIdsn's remarks wi!h the widest
| demonstrations Of applause and eS-
pcrInlly HIS tributes 10 Lieutenant Hoo
son's mother aud General Wheeler 8
daughter,