Evening star., 1898-12-20

federate veteran, which bears your like
ness and words which should endear you
to the heart of every confederate"
Il do not know that it will be proper,
said the President.
But you must" said DR.. Hall And
without further ceremony the President
marched ahead with Judge Speer. The
sight of the confederate badge on the
Presidents coat as he passed through the
lines of veterans called forth vociferous
cheering. and as long as the President was
III sight they cheered him.
Wore the Confederate Badge.
The President wore the badge during
his stay in Macon. One of Gen. Wheelers
old cavalrymen also pinned a badge to the
lapel of his major generals coat, and the
doughty little warrior proudly wore it away
with him when he left the city.
The presidential party was driven in car
riages to the stand where the President
was to review the troops of Gen Bates
division of Gen. Wilson's army corps.
As his carriage passed the confederate
monument an old confederate veteran fran
tiCally waved a confederate flag, while
by his side was the son of the colonel of
one of GeorgiaS hardest fighting confed-
crate regiments, who was as vigorously
waving the stars and stripes. When the
President was abreast of them the two
flags were brought to salute side by side.
The incident seemed to appeal to the Presl-
dent Emblazoned on the base of the mon
ument were the words of the President
about the graves of the confederate dead.
Presidents Remarks Mt Macon.
After the review at Macon yesterday
President Mckinley delivered a short ad-
dress, in which he again adyerted to the
passing away of sectionalism. He was in
troduced by Judge Emory Speer, and said:
Il congratulate my country on another
fact: We have not only triumphed over
our enemy, but have triumphed over
our own prejudiCes, and are now a united
country. prolonged applause and cheers)
1T has done my heart good to witness
the demonstrations of patriotism from one
end of this country to the other Six
weeks ago 1 went to the extreme west l
met the wave Of patriotism there. l come
to the south, and l witness the same spirit
of loyalty and devotion to a common coun-
try with a common faith, under a common
flag. tApplauSe)
At Mil!edgevile he addressed a crowd
from the of the train, saying:
1t is to me a very great pleasure to
greet the citizens of MilledgeVile, the old
capital of the state of Georgia. In my
journey through your state 1 have been
received with a real warmth of welcome,
and l assure you that it is appreciated
from the depth of my heart.
Il am glad to know that once more this
country, north and south, all the people
of all sections, are animated by pur-
pose, one aim, one hope for a common
destiny under the dear old banner of the
free, and nothing gives me more satisfac-
ton than to feel that as the President
called by the suffrages of the people l am
permitted to preside over a nation rich
with glorious memories of glorious deeds.
now united in an unbroken and never to-be-
broken Union. L have great pleasure in
presenting to you General Wheeler
Generals Wheeler. Shafter, Lawton and
Bates made short speeches at Macon and
MInedgeville. in which they all alluded TO
the successful issue of the war both in
military sense and TO its effect in har-
monizing old sectional feuds.
Gen. Wilson's Speech.
General Wilson also made a speech at
Macon, which met with much enthusiastic
applause. He said, in part:
1T is with infinite pleasure that l ad-
dress myself in words of peace to a Macon
audience. Cheers) Thirty-odd years ago
l came into this town with $4,000 cavalry
numbering at my heels. daughter and
shoutsD
I was met with the roaring of cannon
and the firing of musketry. CCheersD |
was greeted by the burning of warehouses
ana the destruction Of property, which |
now profoundly regret (CheerS) The well
come that was extended to me then was
OF the silent quality. GaughterD An illus
trlouS citizen, then your chief rnagistra. .
Joseph T. Brown, after a four hours in
terView. speaking of me then said to an
other gathering of illustrious citizens. at
the mead of which was Howell Cobb He
Is clever young man, but gentlemen he
takes the military view of the situation
(Laughter)
That was a fact then, but now I come
among you and receive a different welcome
l was then victor; today l am captive
tCheerS.)- / must say 1 am willing cap
1--WE OF your city. The fair women and the
brave and excellent gentlemen of your
town have, by their open and generous
hospitality, imprisoned me deep down in
their hearts. and l would be recreant to
every feeling of my own if I desired re-
lease from such pleasant bondage
Now. just one word more. The Presf-
dent has come among you-your President
ana mlne-and he comes as the exemplar
and the head of the great American ma
uon. (CheersD He has done more for 1t
than any President since the days of Wash
lngton, for he has added vastly to its ex-
tent and striven to make it a continental
republic. as the fathers designed it to be
tCheers-J He has extended its borders to
such distance that the sun rises upon it
in the east before 1t sets upon it in the
west" (Cheers)