The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-12-24

dent uttered. When the reference was
made to the Confederate dead this Old
man buried his head i'll his arms and
while the cheers rang out, cried like a
little child.
OF all the many conciliatory speeches
whish have been made since Grant
said Let there be peace" nothing has
more deeply stirred Southern audi
ence than the simple words Of Presi.
dent Mckinley this afternoon.
In his speech in Piedmont
park, which was received with
the greatest enthusiasm and APP
plause, the President said:
This government has proved itself
invincible in the recent war, and out Of
it has come nation which willremain
indivisible forevermore. No wortber
contributions have been made in pat.
riotism and in men than by the people
of these southern states. When at last
the opportunity came they were there
to meet it and with promptness respon.
ded to the call of the country. EntFust.
ed with the able leadership Of men dear
to them, who had marched with their
fathers under another flag, now fight
ing under the old flag again, they have
gloriously helped to defend jas spoiless
folds ard added new lustre to lis shin.
ing stsrs. Ihat flag has been planted
IN tao 6cmiSphereS and there it re-
MATHS, tie Sgn,boJ Of liberty and lau,
ofpeaco and progress. Who aoa1 NTH
dral9 jtJ'rom the people Deer o07,om it
tJ2cts Ia protecting folds? Who DM
buu5 1t G0U71} ?"
Commenting on the effects Of
the Presidents trip, the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch says:
The visit of the president and bis
party to Savannah ended tonight after
two days Of remarkable displays Of en-
thusiasm. Although today WIS sup
posed to be day of rest, the President
attended two public functions and re-
ceived ovations. But far above the i'm
portance of the receptions today and
the receptions already reported is the
fact that the original object of Presi-
dent McKinley's visit has been entirely
lost sight Of The unprecedented out
bursts of loyalty to the Union have
completely overshadowed the rejoicing
over the peace with Spain, though par
ticipatiOn in the latter was the aVowed
object of the Presidents southern trip.
The marvellous scenes of an audience
in the old Confederate capital cheering
the Stars and Stripes until they grew
hoarse; of Confederate veterans strug-
Cling to grasp the hand of a Northern
, Republican President; of Gen. Wheeler
leading the people of his state in cheers
for william Mckinley in the place
where Jefferson Davis once urged the
South to fight for separation, are all
redeemed from the suspicion of full
someness or the faint praise of poll
ticiaus by the blunt truthfulness of the
; men who led in these new and ire
! mendously fervent declarations Of
loyalty.
A distinguished Southner said:
"There have boon many reunions OF
, North and South on paper and in
speeches. These were well meant but
they signifed little because neithersId9
: had giYon il to the other on the pfine',
, pies that they fought over. This sug'
! gestion Of the President to care for our
dead is the first practicable evidence
! given 20 the South that the North real
- " means what it says, and it has toucn'
ed our hearts more than we can say
Coming as it does upon the heels OF inc
Z, war with Spain which gave to tn0
C South the chance to prove her loYay
6 this utterance OF the President enables
US to say not only that we are true 70
the Union but for the first time Il@'
t We love it"
q This utterance represents a hosJO
public and private speeches shat ha'0
e been made since the arrival OF tlo
= Presidential party in the South u
e the consensus of various opsn'ons ~
\ pressed to this correspondent by s'a',
officers and citizens of Georgia anu
Alabama, nearly all of whom are w
q posed to the President in politics. Dr ~
"a ,r,ho bova yalcornad him right glaoly
e, in his capacity of Chief Executive, a,,a