The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
CONFEDER BADGE
President Mckinley Has One Pinned
on His Coat at Macon.
STARS AND BARS AND OLD GLORY.
Side by side the Two flags Are Brought to
= salute Before the Pre- sidenr-An
ovation at Aug Ist ~ Ksturn
to Warrington


Macon, Ga, Dec 20.-President Me- |
Kinley and his party reached Macon
yesterday promptly on time and were
received by the largest crowd which
has gathered in Macon since the last
visit of jefferson Davis to the city. At
the station was reception COMMITTEES
consisting of a number of the most
prominent. citizens of the town.
Drawn up in front of the station was
the Bib county camp of the Confed-
crate Survivors association, 400 strong,
headed by Commander c. M. Wiley.
AS the president reached the old con-
federates, he was halted by Col. Wiley,
who addressed him AS follows:
| Mr.. President: As commander OF the Bib
| County Veterans association and Bib County
| camp No 49,. we extend to YOU and your party
| most generous hearty and sine sre welcome
| to our beloved city You sir. have endeared
| yourself to the heart OF all confederate soldiers
| on account OF the noble sentiments expressed
| by you in regard to our confed r tic dead as
| sure you that these old, MANNED and tnhrm
veterans who have met here to do you honor
| to-day appreciate such word OF love and kind
| ness. and uttered, too, by the president OF this
| great country. and by one who was memDer
| OF the union army in ths '6ls. hone and pray
|
may so direct the future legislation OF this
country that the living confederate~ will be
| remembered. This country and the stars and
| stripes belong as much to the confederate vet
| Grams AS II does to the Grand Army OF tn Re
public The south proved It's loyalty to this
| grand Cd country when war was declared with
| spain and now. henc forth and forever. she
| will be found ready t. take up arms to defend
our country and our flag Mr. President on
bcha OF the brave and manned confederate
soldiers OF Bib county, Ga. | present to you
| this parchment, engrO,Sei In letters OF gold,
the beautiful seutlm mt EXPRESSED by you in
our capital city in regard to our honored dead
As the president was about to pro-
coed DR.. Roland H. Hall, another vet
eran. addressed him as follows:
Mr.. President; In Ochaf Of our noble dead
and ~ 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 II Confederate Veterans association.
whcE b ar, your II tcneSS and words which
should cndaIr you to the aed.t Of overy conted-
crate.
IL don't know that it would be
proper" said the president. But you
must" said DR.. Hall, and, without fur
ther ceremony. the president marched
ahead with Judge Speer. The sight
of the con Moderate badge on the presi'
dents coat as he passed through the
lines of veterans called forth vocifer-
Gus cheering. The pres dent wore the
badge during his stay in Macon
One of Gen. Whceler's old cavalry
men also pinned "A uadge 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 carriages 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 con federate monument, an old con
federate veteran frautically waved a
confederate flag, while. by his side,
was the son OF the colonel of one OF
Georgia's hardest fighting confederate
! regiments who was as vigorously wav-
ing the stars and stripes When the
, president was abreast of him the two
flags were brought to a salute, side by
side. The incident seemed to appeal
to the president. Emblazoned on the
|. base of the monument were the words
of the president above the graves oil
+ the confederate dead The troops
~
After the review, great crowd gath
cred about the stand. though n steady
rain was falling Judge Emory Speei
introduced the president, who made Il
a brief address The presidential party
g was then taken In charge by the com
mittee and driven about the city until
it was time to depart for Augusta
AN OVATION AT AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga. Dec. 20. The demon
stration in Augusta Yesterday evening
in honor of President Mckinley was 4
fitting climax to one Of the most re
marllablc presidential tours ever nm
dertaken. At Wheeler station. foui
Is miles from Augusta. the party left tn,
train and entered carriages that were
waiting for them. On either side OF
the road leading to Camp Mckenzie
: we're drawn no on the road six troops
Of the Third cavalry, that saw service
with Gen. Shafter in Cuba. In Tho
G heart of the city reviewing stanC
d had been erected, and frorn this tn,
G president and his party reviewed thu
: cavalry. The crowd was very grea
- and enthusiastic, Gen. Wheeler wa
a the hero, Augusta being his birthplace
= Gen. Shafter was also given an ovation
: An unique feature of the demonstra
q ton was company of uniformed
Il veterans of the confederacy with thei
d battle-scarred flags waving with tn
n stars and stripes. After the speaking
the party were driven to the Com
@ mercial club. where reception wa
: rendered on behalf of the citizens ant
a delightful repast was served. At 7:3
Il the journey TO Washington was re
u sumed over the Southern railway.
Gen. Mile| Bin VIII Be Ignored.
d Washington, Dec. 19--The new arm
I. bill, providing for the entire reorgan
IS cation and enlargement of the regula
. army, is to be reported to the hous