Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-22
THU CHICAGO JUBILEE.
One Brief Clean Of Sunshine on
the Great Parade.
A NOTABLE JUBILEE BANQUET.


Presidents Reception.
Chicago, Oct. 20.-one brief CLEAN Of
sunshine. and only one, has been
thrown upon the ceremonies of the
peace jubilee. 1t was a fleeting short
lived burst Of third class sunshine, but
it fell upon the presidents reviewing
stand just as the head of the great
parade was approaching yesterday.
Chicago has seen many parades greater
than that OF yesterday, but she never
has seen one that pleased its people
better. Notwithstanding the most
elaborate arrangements of the police
department there were times when the
crowd was too great for the police 10
handle. and at many places the crush
at times was dangerous The greet
ings extended to President Mckinley
as his carriage passed to the reviewing
stand were enthusiastic to the extreme,
as were the plaudits showered upon
General Miles and General Shafter as
they passed through the streets.
For the third time since the com
meneement the jubilee festivities were
shifted last night to the interior Of the
Auditorium, and the third and last
scene to be enacted within the great
hall was the most brilliant. beautiful
and successful of them all. 1t was the
great national jubilee peace banquet
rendered to the president of the United
States and other distinguished guests
by citizens Of Chicago. No similar
event ever held within the Auditorium
surpassed in brilliancy and simple ele-
gance the banquet of last night. No
similar event ever held there was more
successfully managed or brought to
more triumphant conclusion.
At 10 O'Clock, the preliminary portion
OF the banquet having been disposed of,
a rap from the gavel of Chairman Mac
yeagh called the attention OF the
guests Mr.. MacVeagh in the course of
his Introductory remarks said:
IF the evolution of democracy con-
tinues, and who does not believe that 1t
will, a new spirit must possess the lives
of the nations Democracy has seriously
begun to rule humanity, and the IL
Illuminating truth is that democracy's
ideals are not the ideals of isolation.
It's concern is mankind"
"Our country" was the toast to which
President Mckinley was called upon to
respond. 1t was several minutes before
the cheering subsidized sufficiently to al
low the presidents voice to be heard,
and when he was afforded an oppor-
tunity his utterances We're greeted with
most vociferous applause. In the course
OF his address he said:
1T is not within the power of man
to foretell the future and to solve un-
erringly its mighty problems. Looking
backward we can see now the hand of
destiny builded for us and assigned us
tasks whose full meaning was not APP
pretended even by the wisest states
men of their times. Our colonial an
cestors did not enter upon their war
originally for independence. Abraham
Lincoln did not start out to free the
slaves but to save the Union. The war
with Spain was not of our seeking, and
some of its consequences may not be to
our liking.
Territorial expansion is not alone
and always necessary to national ad-
vancement. There must be a constant
movement toward a higher and nobler
civilization, a civilization that shall
make its conquests without resort to
war and achieve it's greatest victories,
pursuing the arts of peace.
THE final determination of our pur-
poses waits the action of the eminent
men who are charged by the executive
with the making of the treaty of peace,
and that of tSe senate of the United
States, which by our constitution must
ratify and confirm it. We all hope and
pray that the confirmation of peace will
be as just and as humane as the con-
dition and contamination of the war"
The men of the south who have de-
livered addresses during the jubilee
have won golden opinions. The speech
of Judge Speer. of Georgia, at the open
ing meeting on Tuesday was a revela-
ton to those who had never heard
him, and the address of Clark Howell,
OF Atlanta, who responded last night
to the sentiment, "Our reunited country
north and SOUTH" was in all respects
equal to that of the eloquent speaker
from his own state who had preceded
him.
The President" was the next toast
on the program, and to that ex-Vice
President Stevenson replied. Mr.. Ste
venson's address was continuously in
terrupted by applause.
Chairman MacVeagh paid an eloquent
tribute to the American soldier, as he
Ndlieu upOu TWO men ulOSt PROMINENT
in the late war Generals Miles and
Shafter. to reply to the toast THE
Army" The toast was drunk amid
wild enthusiasm, cheer after cheer
ringing through the hall as General
Miles rose TO speak of the glorious deeds
Of the American regulars and volun-
teers.
The welcome extended TO General
Shalter, who followed the address of
General Miles with another on the
same subject, was greeted with no less
acclaim than that accorded to his SUI
perior in rank.
THE Navy" was the next toast, and
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee responded.
international Arbitration" was the
next. and President Angel. OF Mich
igan university. was it advocate
The glories Of Our Future" was d.
lated upon by Secretary Lyman j.
Gage.
Samuel Gompers followed Mr. Gage,
and the last regular speaker of the
evening was President Northrup. Of the
University Of Minnesota.