Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
PEACE JUBILEE.
The Atlantic Celebration Begins
on Time.
President Mckinley Delivers "A Soul
Stirring and Patriotic Address
In the Presence of the Leg
isiature and Govern
or Of Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 15.-President Nc
Kinley and his party arrived in Allan
ta Wednesday morning over the South
ern railway.
Gen. Joe Wheeler was the first to
alight. A chorus of cheers greeted
the distinguished Alabamian as he
made his way to "a carriage. When the
president appeared a hearty cheer was
given him, breaking forth with re-
newed vigor an instant later, when
Mrs. Mckinley came out of the car.
The ladies of the peace jubilee com
mittee extended "A greeting to the la
dies of the presidential party, after
which the president and those accom-
panying him were escorted to the
Kimball house.
few minutes before ! o'clock the
presidents party were assigned to car
riageS and, escorted by 30 mounted
police and the members of Gov. Can
dler'S staff, started for the Capitol.
Guns doomed the presidential salute
as the president ascended the steps of
the Capitol. At the entrance the pres
ident was met by a committee repre-
senting Gov. Gambler the state senate
anu IIt IlouSt anu was COlduCJtb W
the governors parlor. Here he was
received by Gov. Gambler and the state
house officials, after which the gen
erai assembly in joint session received
the president and party and the gov
ernOr.
The president as he entered the
house of representatives was given an
ovation. The joint session rose to its
feet and cheered the nations chief
Justify. The well-filled galleries joined
in the welcome.
The speaker introduced the presi-
dent to the audience. AS the president
rose the audience applauded. During
his speech Mr.. Mckinley referred often
to his notes and constantly paused for
the cheers to stop. A scene of intense
enthusiasm followed when these words
fell from the lips of the president
Every soldiers grave made during
the unfortunate civil war is a tribute
to American valor. And while, when
those graves were made we differed
widely about the future of the govern
ment. those differences were long ago
settled by the arbitrament of arms
and the time has now come. under the
providence of God, when in the spirit
of fraternity we should share with you
in the care of the graves of the Confed-
crate soldiers"
wild cheer went up from every
throat in the audience, a cheer that
echoed through the chamber until it
was taken up by the crowds outside.
Old men who fought for the south rose
from their seats and waved their hats.
OF all the many concliatory speeches
which have been made since Grant
said Let there be peace" nothing
has more deeply stirred southern au-
dience than these words of President
Mckinley.
No sooner had the president con-
cluded than there were loud cries for
Wheeler and when that little man got
up, his head scarcely higher than the
speakers desk. the audience once more
gave vent to wild enthusiasm. Gen.
Wheeler referred enthusiastically to the
efforts of the president towards pre-
serving peace as long as the country's
honor would permit such efforts, and
of his masterful policy after war was
inevitable.
Calls for Brig. Gen. Young brought
that officer to his feet with short
speech regarding the condition of the
army camps in the south. He said that
no troops in the world were better fed
and better treated than the troops in
South Carolina and Georgia.
Gen. Lawton was loudly cheered, but
refused to make a speech. He simply
thanked, on behalf of his men at San
tiago, the Legislature and people of
Georgia for their tribute to himself.
Secretary Alger refused to speak and
the Legislature dissolved. The presi-
dent held a private reception in the
senate and afterward a public recep-
tion on the steps of the rotunda.
The prettiest feature of the days
festivities occurred during the after
noon. 1t was a floral parade in which
prominent people of the city took part.
The parade proceeded through the
business portion of the South Side to
Peachtree street. Passing out this
both sides with thousands of cheering
school children, all waving tiny flags,
it was indeed an unique feature. The
president and his escort preceded the
parade to the reviewing stand. AS
each carriage passed the stand the
occupants saluted the president and
waved flags, to which the executive re-
sponded.