The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-16

SOME NOTABLE RESPONSES.
Nations Great Men Speak Patriotic
and FraternaI Words.

Nations Great Men Speak Patriotic
and FraternaI Words.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 15.-In the beautifully
decorated dining room of the Kimban
House tonight the Atlanta peace jubilee,
which brought 10 this city the President
of the United States, several members of
his cabinet and many distinguished fig
ures of the war with Spain, and resulted
in utterances by the executive which have
cemented hard and fast the bonds between
the North and South, was brought to
hitting close by an elaborate banquet. Cow
ers were laid for 800
All the city's distinguished guests were
present and seated at the Presidents Ia
bic. The Adanuans attending the ban
quet were representative of the cty's.
wealth, and business interests. Many
prominent men from all parts of the
South also graced the tables.
Hon. Clark Howell, editor of the At
lanta Constitution, acted as POSTMASTER.
AT the Presidents table were seated:
The President, Gov. Allen D, Gambler
Hon. r. A. Alger, Hon. Lyman j. Gage,
Hon. John D. Long, Hon. Charles Emory
Smith, Hon. James Wilson, Maj. Gen.
William r. Shafter, Hon. Charles F. War
wick, Lieut.. Richmond p. Hobson, DR.. r.
D. Spalding, Hon. Stephen O'Meara, Mai
Livingston Minis, Hon. John Addison Por-
ter, Capt b. j. Lowry, Gen. A. 9. M
Pennington, Gov. Voorhees, of New Jersey,
Hon. Hol1e Smith, D. G.. Fenno, Hon.
Frank P. Rice, Gen. Henry W. Lawton,
Hon. Rufus Is. Bullock Hon George r.
Peck, Gov. Joseph f. Johnston, Maj. Gen.
S. B. M. Young, Hon. E. E. Settle, Maj.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, and Col. w. E. Settle,
Col. W. A. Hemphill and Mapor C. A. Col
lier.
An elaborate menu was discussed, after
which the speech making began. Hon.
Clark Howell introduced the President.
His speech was one of the best of the
evening.
The President introduced.
Hon. Clark Howell, in introducing Pres
ident Mckinley at the banquet said:
In the presence of God, with uncovered
head and bowling reverentlg in acknowl-
edgment OF divine leadership, a nation
stands to-day upon the threshold of a new
century. content in and conscious of the
performance of a duty well done in his
name.
I'm the stretch of centuries since the
crusaders crossed a continent to carry the
light of the cross into the darkness of
the crescent, no nation ever undertook the
| defense of a cause that called to arms
/
To-day we rejoice that the modern Sar-
aeon has been driven from the hemisphere
which he gave to the world, and which,
like the miser, he has seen slip through
his fingers and out of his grasp in the
! rage of helpless desperation, rather than
| nav the simple tribute that the Creator
asks of mankind, and that humanity and
mercy and civilization exact as the cost
| of peace and progress. And as ne goes
| h nia ant dom in or
| to the heart from whence once throbbed
! The best civilization of the universe, 1t is
! the irony Of fate that his last glance
| should fan on the broken and beaten frame
! of the Maria Teresa, rocking to-day on
! the Bahama reefs. in hailing distance OF
! the SPOT on which Columbus first anchor
| ed in American waters, 20 put ms foo'
on San Salvadors shore. In the name OF
! God and for the King and Queen, he plant
ed there the yellow and the red, estap-
liebing here its continental dominion, anc
| in His name and for humanity and free
| dom. we have taken it away and put ii
lis stead the Stars and Stripes. And may
we too be stripped of our possessions
J external as well as internal If We are nc
! more mindful of our duty to mankind thar
orr late lamented adversary has been o.
her obligation to humanity in her relation:
to her colonies.
can shades of political opinion are rep
resented here tonight, but OF those pres
ent there is not one who will not say tina
at the helm of the ship of state, in the
storrnv sea over which she has ridden
there has been a captain who was homes
| ord fearless. who commanded and LOOKED
! ofter the welfare of the whole ship, an(
| NOT mart OF it: who has, at last by MS
| broad liberality in the recognition O
| Southern men and eX-Confederates hk
Tee and Wheeler. broken forever the bar
rier that divides North and South, an'
! slammed the indissoluble seal OF under
! standing and fraternity upon the union.
ct baYa the honor. gentlemen. to intro
arca the President of the United States
arbo will respond to the sentiment eX
rreseed in the magic words, Our Coun
try
Recalled His First Visit.
The President as he arose, was the re
oinieni Of hearty and spontaneous greet
no The cordiality with which he ha
I'm received on all occasions during hi
,,tsit was nowhere more evident than a
ta-nights gathering. The executive wa
eomnelled to stand and bow some minute
nofore those about the tables would per
nit him to proceed. He said:
st an, not a stranger to your hospitality
Won have always given me courteou
and cordial reception. My hrst VISIT wa
Under the auspices Of your fellow citizen
can't Howell. and another distinguishes
Ceorpian-the Brilliant Grady-since Gale
from the field Of activity, where he wa
at tha hight OF his usefulness, and whe
The whole nation could lily spare him an
sorrowed at his untimely death. Then W
were engaged in an economic discussio
in which honest differences of opinion pre-
vNTS1 anonnonno.