The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-22
NEARING THE CAPITAL
President Will Reach Wash
ington Today.
WORE A CONFEDERATE BADGE.
An Old Rebel Veteran Pinned One on
His Coat at Bacon-TouchinR Scenes at
That Place Speeches by Confederatss.
Portion OF Presidents Address.

Portion OF Presidents Address.
CHARLoTTEsvILLE, Va, Dec. co.
President Mckinley and party left here
today for Washington, where they will
arrive today.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 30. The presi.
dent reviewed six troops Of the Third
cavalry here and was given q great
ovation.
When the party reached the station
ut Macon q reception committee consist
ing of number Of the most prominent
citizens Of the town was there
Drawn up in front Of the station was
the Bibb county camp of the Confed.
crate Survivors association, 400 strong,
headed by Commander q. M. Wiley.
As the president reached the old Con-
federates, he was halted by Colonel
Wiley, who addressed him as follows:
MT. PREsIDENT-As commander OF the Bibb
County Veterans association and Bibb County
Camp No. ~ wo extend to you and your party
most generous, hearty and sincere welcome
TO our beloved city. You, sir, have endeared
yourself TO the hearts Of all Confederate sol.
diers on account of the noble sentiments ex.
pressed by you in regard to our Confederate
dead assure you that these old, manned and
infirm veterans who have met here to do you
honor today appreciate such words Of love
and Kindness and uttered, too, by the presi.
dent OF this country and by one who was
member of the Union army in the '6Os. hope
and pray, Mr.. President that God, in his inf
mite mercy, may so direct the future legisa
tion of this country that the living Confeder
ates will be remembered. This country and
the Stars and Stripes belong as much to the
Confederate veterans rs 1t does TO the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The south proved its loyalty to this grand
old country when war was declared with
Spain and now, henceforth and forever, sho
will be found ready to take up arms to defend
our country and our flag
Mr.. President on behalf of these brave and
manned Confederate soldiers of Bib county,
Ga, l present to you this parchment, en-.
crossed in letters of gold the beautiful senti.
ment expressed by you in our Capital City in
regard to our honored dead.
As the president was about to pro-
ceed DR.. Roland b. Hall, another vet.
eran, addressed him as follows:
Mr.. PREsIDENT-In behalf Of our noble
| dead, and as Confederate veterans, we are
| here to manifest our appreciation of the noble
and generous sentiment you have recently
uttered Do us the honor, sir, to accept and
wear this badge Of Il Confederate Veterans
association, which bears your likeness and
words which should endear you to the heart
| Of every Confederate.
~ do not know that it will be prop.
er, said the president.
"But you must" said DIR. Hall, and
without further ceremony the president
marched ahead with Judge Speer. There
was vociferous cheering.
The president wore the badge during
his stay in Macon.
| The presidential party was driven in
carriages to the stand, where che presi
dent was to review the troops of Gen.
eral Bates division of General Wilson,
army corps.
AS his carriage passed the Confeder
ate monument, an old Confederate vet
eran frantically waved Confederate
| flag, while by his side was the son OF
the colonel of one of Georgla's hardest
fighting Confederate regiments, who
was as vigorously waving the Stars and
Stripes. When the president wa!
abreast of them, the two flags were
brought to salute side by side. The
incident seemed to appeal to the presi
dent Emblazoned on the base of the
monument were the words of the presi
dent about the graves of the Confed
crate dead
The troops made fine appearance il
review.
Alter the review great crowd gath
cred about the stand, in the rain. Tn,
president spoke in part as follows:
How much indeed has this nation TO b
thankful for at this hour With what reyer
ent gratitude we should express our thankful
ness to Il Divine Providence who has 40 tan
derly cared for the American people. w
have been at war with foreign power. Tha
war ended after lib days OF conflict, a conAic
on two oceans, u conflict in the West and tn
East Indies, 1900 miles apart, with 5000 sail
ors and marines afoat, with q loss in arm
and navy of less than 900 and without tn
loss Of ship or sailor or soldier or flag by car
ture.
Never was there more magnificent arm,
mustered and never was an army mustere,
for holier cause or under more ploriou
flag than the Stars and Stripes ICheers an,
great applause,
On the gath day Of this month the day be
fore Christmas, our peace commissioners vii
deliver to the president Of the United States
A treaty of peace, peace with honor peace witt
the blessings OF liberty to struggling people
east and west.
We have not only triumphed over our enemy
but we have triumphed over our own preju
dices and are now united country. [Pro
longed applause and cheers.
1T has done my heart good to witness tn
demonstrations of patriotism from one end O
this country to the other. Six weeks ago
went to the extreme west, met the wave q
patriotism there. come to the south and
witness the same spirit Of loyalty and deyo
tion to common country with a common
faith, under common flag lApplausel