The herald., 1898-12-15
Marks an Epoch in the History
Of the State
THE ADDRESSOF PRESIDENT M'kINLEY
Brings Tears to the Eyes Of His Hearers While Their
Threats Stretch With the "Rebel Yell" in
Earnest of National Reconciliation

inspected the train with curiosity. From
there on to Atlanta there came waving well
comes with an occasional cheer, but there
was nothing in the nature of a demonstra.
ton. AT the Union depot in Atlanta large
crowd was assembled and rousing cheer
went up as the train came to a standstill.
General Joe Wheeler was the first to
allght. Cheers after cheers greeted the dis
tingulshed Alabamian, who was accom-.
panied by the members of the reception
committee, he made his way to car
riage. When the President appeared on
the rear platform of his car, a hearty cheer
was given him. The welcome to the MEM
bers of the Cabinet was very cordial. The
ladies of the Jubilee Committee extended
greeting to the ladies OF the Presidential
party, after which the President and those
accompanying him were escorted to the
Kimball House
The party included the following: The
President and Mrs. Mckinley; the Secre.
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage; the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Alger; the Sec
retary of the Navy and Miss Long; the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith; the
Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson;
Secretary to the President Porter and Mrs.
Porter, and Mr.. Barnes, executive clerk;
Major-General Wheeler and Miss Anna
Wheeler; MajorGeneral Henry w. Lawton
and Mrs Lawton; Captain Scherrer, U. 3.
A.; DR.. 2. A. Rixey, U. s. N.
The President who was early astir on the
train, devoted the morning to resting. Mrs.
Mckinley also retired to recuperatc for the
coming duties of the day.
~ c1o ba of ha
Dental party partook of luncheon in the
Chief Executives apartments, while the
ladies were the guests of the ladies Of the
jubilee committee. A few minutes before
o'clock the Presidential party were as
signed to carriages and escorted by fifty
mounted police and the members of Gov.
ernor Candler's staff, started for the capitol.
Guns doomed forth the Presidential sa-
lutte and the Chief Executive assembled the
steps of the capitol r------
The President was met by a committee
composed of Colonel VIM. G. Ober, Acting
Adjutant- General, representing Governor
Gambler; Senator Hand, representing the
, Senate, and Representative Hardwick OF
the House, was conducted to the Governors
paror. Here he was received by Governor
Gambler and the State House officials, after
which the General Assembly, in joint ses-
sion, received the President and party and
governor.
The president, as he entered the house Of
representatives was given an ovation. The
members rose and applauded and cheered
the nations chief Justify. The well filled
galleries joined in the welcome and sent .
chorus of cheers with which all the hall rs.
sounded.
VIM. A. Dodson, president Of the senate,
called the joint session to order and in q
splendid speech introduced the president,
and the president as he came forward was
compelled to bow his acknowledgements.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
The president said: -.
"It is an uncommon pleasure to be greeted
by the people OF the state of Georgia and it
affords me much qualification to be thus
greeted by the people of the state of Geor.
gia, and it affords Inc much qualification to
be here and to rejoice with you over the
signing of the treaty of peace with Spain.
Sectional feeling no longer holds bach
the love we bear each other.
''The union is once more the common altar
OF our love and loyalty, our devotion and
sacrifices. The old flag again waves over us
in peace with new slories which your sons
and ours this year have added to it's folds.
What cause we have for rejoicing, saddensd
only by the fact that SO many OF our brave
men fell on the field or sickened and died
from the hardships and exposure, and 9th.
ers, returning bring wounds and disease
"The memory OF the dead will be precious
legacy and the disabled the nations care.
"A nation which cares for its disa bled
| how Oh
lack defenders. The national cemeteries
for those who fell in battle are proof that
the dead as we'll as the living have our love.
What an army of silent sentnels and with
what loving care their graves are kept!
Every soldiers grave made during our un-
fortunate civil war is tribute to American
valor, and while, when these graves were
made, we differed widely about the future
of this government, these differences were
long ago settled by the arbitrament of arms
and the time has now come in the evolu-
ton of sentiment and feeling under the
providence of God, when in the spirit of
fraternity we should share with you in the
care of the graves of the Confederate sol.
diers
'The cordial feeling now happily existing
between the north and south prompts this
gracious act, and II IL neeued 1urtner Justl-
tication, it is found in the gallantry to the
Union and the flag, so conspicuously shown
in the year just passed, by the sons and
grandsons of these heroic dead.
"What glorious future awaits us if unit
edly, wisely and bravely we face these new
problems facing us!'
The president reference to the confeder-
ate dead was greeted with the widest APP
plause.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
General Wheeler followed the president,
and was received with wild enthusiasm.
Generals Lawton and Young spoke briefly
and received warm welcome.
The session then adjourned and those pres
ent were presented to the president
The prettest as well as the most novel
event of the days festivities occurred dur