The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-17
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Given u Housing Reception At
ihe Confederate Capital.

Ane OOnIeueEa.t Ohpttais
s.o.osomcu. .,,os oey. is.-ine pr,si-
aeD, ,a.a n.s ror,y we've s,,en a masniu-
.cut 1,.oome ia tue coh,ueiac, c1p,uu
,oaay rnc pr,adcuts train was escorted
nou Atlanta Co ruskogcc and tneuc, here
10y tho STATE assemoy Go,. Johnston.
Dhiei Justice Mcclellan and "a party OF
.adIcs 1he assembiys train came in a
atue ahead of the presidents. At the
union station Ga, presidents party was
met 10y ue goycmur committees from
thc assembly ,hc mayor and city coun-
ch, and the commercial and industrial as-
I ISOLATION. Mayor Cusby received the
president with well worded speech .ll
.nc atIlon. The whole party was then
taken ln carriages through the leading
business and resident streets TO Che old
confederate capital. The entire route
was oblaze with the national colors. while.
tremendous crowds lined the streets as
far as the eye could reach. 80 such
gathering has been seen here since Mr.
Clcvolands last visit Capital Hm was
one mass Of humanity when the lines Of
carriages. escorted by the local military
companies reached Il ot s o'clock. when
Gov. Johnston escorted President McKin-
ley into the hall there was tremendous
demonstration.
Gov. Johnston made brief speech in
which ne took occasion TO say that Ala
bama had nothing to take back for what
she did in 1861 but th@t she was back in
the union TO stay and that she welcomed
the president OF the reunited count,
the historic spot around the ossemblage.
THANKED MOTHER HoBsoN.
In the course Of his reply President Nc
Klnley said:
ITO be welcomed here IN the city OF
Montgomery, the first capital OF the con.
federate states, ana warmly and cnthus-
iastically welcomed as the president Of
common country, has filled ana thrilled
mo with emotion.
Tine governor says hc has nCtljag To-
,at' back We have nothing - take
back for having kept you IN the uni)n;
we are glad you did not go out ana you
are glad you stayed in.
Alabama, like all the states OF the
union, has been loyal to the flag and
steadfastly devoted to the American ma
ton and TO American harmony. There
newer has been In the history OF the
United States such demonstration OF
patriotism from one end OF this country
TO the other, az in the year just passed,
nor has American valor been more brilll-
anty illustrated In tho battle lire. on
shore and on the battlship. Everybody
Is talking OF Hobson, and Justly so, but
I want to thank Mother Hobson IN this
! presence. Everybody Is talking about
/ General Wheeler. ono Of the bravest OF
tho brave but speak want TO, OF that
sweet little daughter that followed him to
Santiago CGreat applause) and minis.
tered 20 the sick at Montauk Ccheers) 7
have spoken IN many places and at many
times OF the herolsm of the American
army and the American navy, but IN our
recent conflict the whole people were pat
riots. Two hundred thousand men were
called for, and a million rushed to get
place IN the ranks Cercot applause and
millions more stood ready n need be Cpro-
/ longed applause)
'I like tho feeling Of the American
people 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 large enough 20
do all the work required. while we are
at peace, and only rely In the great body
Of the people In an emergency 20 ne .
as fight cur battles. (Applausel
I'VE 1--we reace. We are not a military
nation. but whenever the time Of peril
ccmns ths bulwarF OF this people rests
The Iapiotism Of It's citizens and thi,
nation viii tc rafe for all time becaus,