Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-19
President and Party Spent a
Few Hours There Today.
LATER THEY LEFT FOR AUGUSTA.
President Mckinley and Some of the
Members OF His Party Attended Differ
ent Churcbes at Savannah on sunday.
President Visited a Colored School.


Kinley and party arrived here this
morning and renamed a few hours,
leaving later for Augusta.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 19.--On Sunday
President Mckinley attended church at
the Westremon Memorial Methodist
church Mrs Mckinley did not accom-
pany him. She is suffering from
slight cold, and remained at the hotel.
Her indisposition, however, does not
amount to real illness, and in the after
noon she was able to take q carriage
ride about the city.
The president was met at the door of
the church by leading members of the
congregation, who escorted him to the
pew reserved for him. AS he entered
the congrea, anon arose and remained
standing ualll he had taken his scat.
The sermon was by Rev. John a.
Thomson, d. d. There was no refer
ence to the distinguished presence dur
ing the service, beyond an invocation
by the preacher for divine guidance Tor
the president during the crisis which
now confronted the country.
Secretary Alger and General Shafter
attended the First Presbyterian church,
and after the service held an informal
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ing around them to shake hands and
bid them welcome.
General Joseph Wheeler and Score
tary Wilson worshipped at the First
Baptist After the service they shook
hands with several hundred persons.
Secretary Long attended st. Johns
Episcopal church and Secretary smith
the independent Presbyterian. They
also were greeted by many members or
the Congregations.
After dinner the president visited the
Georgia State Agricultural and Me-
chanical college (colored), where he de-
hvered an address. The route to the
college took the president through the
camp of the Seventh army corps, and
going and coming he stopped at the
camp for a brief Inspection and to
speak words of appreciation and encour-
agement TO the men.
Secretary Alger and General Shafter
also visited the camps. secretary Al
ger paid more attention to the camp
than any other member of the party.
He went through several of the regi-
mental villages, from headquarters TO
kitchen, md made a critical examina-
ton. He also visited the hospital of the
First division, where he spoke kindly TO
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their wants and how they were sup
Piled After his trip he expressed him
self as very much grati1ied with the
camp and the work of the hospital
corps.
Postmaster General Smith, General
Shafter and the newspaper correspond
ents with the presidential party were
the guests of the officers of the Third
battalion, Third Georgia regiment, at
the camp in the afternoon. An oyster
dinner was served. Postmaster General
Smith made short address, during the
course of which he paid a high tribute
to the press for its integrity.
General Shafter made an impromptu,
conversational talk to the men assem-
bled, which was full of suggestlveness,
and at once placed the general in tonch
with all of his hearers. After the din
ner the party made an inspection OF the
camps Without exception the visitors
pronounced the arrangements excellent.
The members of the visiting party
spent the evening in the parlors Of the
hotel until the time came for them to
depart for Macon, for which place their
train left about midnight. On the way
TO he depot the president was greeted
with hear,y cheers, as indeed he has
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sight during his visit here.
At one point in his speech, at the
banquet at the Desoto hotel, Saturday
night, President Mckinley said:
If. following the clear precepts OF duty. ter
ritory falls to us and the welfare of an alien
people require our guidance and protection
who will shrink from the responsibility, grave
though it may be? Can we leave these people,
who, by the fortunes of war and our own acts
are helpless, without government, to chaos
and anarchy, after we have destroyed the only
government they have had?
After destroying their government, it is the
duty of the American government to provide
for them better one. Shall we distrust our
selves? Shall we proclaim to the world our
inability to give kindly government to Cd
pressed peoples, whose future, by the victories
of war, is confided to us? We may wish il
were otherwise, but who will question our
duty now?
1t is not question of keeping the islands of
the east, but of leaving them Dewey and
| Merritt took them and the country instantly
and universally applauded. Could we have
| brought Dewey away without universal con
| domination at any time from the 1st of May,
the day of his brilliant victory which thrilled
| the world with it's .boldness and heroism?
Was it right to order Dewey to go to Manila
and capture or destroy the Spanish feet
| and dispatch Merritt and his army to reinforce
| him II it were duty to send them there and
duty required them to remain there, 1t was
| their clear duty to annihilate the feet, take
/ the city of Manila and destroy the Spanish
| sovereignty il the archipelago.
Having done all that in the line Of cusy i,
there sny less --1ty to remain there aud give
to the inhab t,snts protection and alse cur
guia2nce TO a better government which will
secure 80 them peace and order and security
in Jhglr life alil4 property and in the pursuit of
| happlrejs? are we unable to do this?
Are VI, to sit s.own in our isolation and rec