The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
The Presidents
Southern Tour.

@I bcJIt >DbIS Inc onion WIS LIC ISStt,
before Manila and Santiago our armies
fought, not for gain or revenge, but for
human rights. They contended for the
freedom of the oppressed for whose
welfare the United States has never fail
ed to lend a helping hand to establish
and uphold and. ] believe. never will fail.
The glOrieS Of the war cannot be dim
med, but the result will be incomplete
and unworthy of us unless supplemented
by civil victories. harder possibly to win,
i'll their way no less Indispensable.
Eve Will have our difficulties and our
cpmbarrassments. They follow all vic
fories and accompany all great RESPONSE
bilitieS. They are inseparable from
every great movement or reform. But
American capacity has triumped over
all i'll the past. Doubts have in the end
vanished. Apparent dangers have been
averted or avoided. and our own history
shows that progress has come 50 natur-
ally and steadily on the heels Of the new
and grave responsibilities that as we look
back upon the acquisition Of territory by
our fathers we are filled with wonder
that any doubt could have existed, or
amy apprehension could have been felt
OF the wisdom Of their section or their
capacity to grapple with the then IN
tried and mighty problems.
The republic is to-day larger. stronger
and better prepared than ever before
for wise and potitable developments Ill
new directions and along new lines
Even if the minds Of some of our own
people are still disturbed by perplcNinG
and anxious doubts. in which all of us
have shared and still share. the genius
of American civilization will, ] believe be
found both original and creative and
capable of subscribing all the great i'll
teres.s which shall be confidcd in our
keeping.
Forever in the right. following the
best impulses and c~Iinging to high pur-
poses, using properly and within right
limits our power and opportunities. hon
orablc reward must inevitably follow.
The outcome cannot be III doubt.
I'VE could nave avoided all the diff
culties that it lie across the pathway of
the nation il Il few mouths ago we had
coldly ignored the pitcous appeals of the
starving and oppressed inhabitants Of
Cuba. If We had blinded ourselves to the
conditions so near our shores and turned
Il deaf ear to our suffering neighborS
the issue of territorial expansion in the
Antilles and the East Indies would not
have been raised.
But could we have justified Such 4
course: Is there any one who would NOW
declare another to have been the better
course: With less humanity and less
courage on our part, the Spanish flag. in
stead of the Stars and Stripes, would
still be floating at Cavitc. at Ponce. and
ut Santiago. and chance III the race of
life would be wanting 10 millions of hui
man beings who to-day call this nation
noble. and who, | trust, will live to call
it blessed.
Thus far we have done our supreme
duty. Shall We now. when the victory
Won in war is written i'll the treaty of
peace and the civilized world applauds
and waits in expectation. turn timidly
away from the duties imposed upon the
country by its own great deeds. And
when the mists fade and we see with
clearer vision may we not 30 forth re-
~ioicing in Il strength which has been en-
ployed solely for humanity and always
tempered with Justice and mercy. con
tident of our ability to meet the e~XiGen-
cleS which await us because of conf
dence that our course is one of duty
and our cause that Of right?
WHEELER AND HOBSON.
After three cheers for Mckinley had
been given with Il will at the conclusion
of his speech, General Wheeler rose from
his seat on the PLATFORM. Then came
such enthusiasm, such pandemonium as
is seldom seen. For three minutes the
audience checrcd and yelled and waved
their hats. Over and over again this
little Southern General tried to begin his
speech. and over and over again. he
was compelled 10 wait for the cheers
to stop. Then the band played Dixie
and once more the crowd broke into fran
tic cheers.
tNpnarol Whnnlnr anlopiyaI tho DinSi-
dent and expressed his great pleasure
ut the reception given to Mr.. Mckinley
by Georgia.
Hobson responded to loud calls with
an imprisoned speech in which he drew
the attention Of his hearers. not only to
the bravery of the American soldiers
and sailors. but to The chivalry and
bravery of the Spanish soldiers, and cs-
p~ecialiy of Admiral Cervcra.
Generals Shafter and Lawton scarcely
more than bowed their acknowledge
mentS to the %plauditS. and the meeting
closed with Il short speech from Governor
Johnson, of Alabama. III which he re-
fcrred to his States honor i'll possessing
two such distinguished sons as Wheeler
and Hobson.
The Presidential party then drove
back TO their hotel. On the way the
carriage III which were Generals Shifter
ana l40Wton was run into by Il street
car. and the two distinguished officers
were thrown 10 the street. Neither was
hurt and both We're taken into Il car
riage secured by Private Secretary Cor
telyou. \ public reception at thc Cover
nor's Mansion had to be postponed on ac-
count of the latcncss Of the auditorium
affair.
BANQUET AT kIMBALL HOUSE.
In the beautifully decorated dining
room of the kimball House. tonight. the
Atlanta peace jubilee. which brought to
this city the President Of the United
States. several members of his Cabinet
and many distinguished figures of the
war with Spain. and resulted in utter
ances by the Executive which have cc-
mcntcd nard and fast. the bonds between
the North and South was brought to Il
fitting close by an elaborate banquet.
Covers were laid for 800.
All the city's distinguished guests were
present and seated at the Presidents
table. The Atlantians attending the ban
quet were representative of the city'S
wealth and business interests N,pr