The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

| OI macon. am glad for your citizens that
| the Presdent has come among and look
! ed at you face to face / am glad that he
mas come among you to learn for himself
| the spirit of our people and the wonderful
resources of our land, which will eventu-
! aiiy make us the richest and most prosper
| Gus country upon the face of the earth.
| Il am glad he brought with him his cob
! met, among them the Secretary of War
| ana the Secretary of the Navy, his special
! ADVISERS during this conflict, when he
| as the commander-in-chief of the army
and navy, conducted for the first time in
| nifty years, war against a foreign foe.
am glad he brought with him the dis
| tinguished gentleman, Gen. Shafter, who
commanded the American forces in their
! successful and great campaign in Cuba
| (Great APPLAUSE and that superb soldier,
Gen! Lawton cloud appause), who com
manded the forces at the battle of El
! Caney. (Applause) I am glad they have
! all come, and am more than glad to see
! the demonstrations which the President
| has witnessed during all of his tour.
II would love, as you know 1 would, to
talk to you, to talk to all of my old
friends, to talk with those with whom I
! stood side by side. But l must give way
and bid you adieu and thank you for your
| kind demonstrations to me-. and allow you
to see the distinguished men the President
has brought with him" loud and long
! applause).
Shafter Tells About 1t.
Gen. Shafter was next called for and
spoke as follows:
Il thank you for this enthusiastic re-
cepton. am not deserving of the applause
you give me. There were 1900 men in front
of Santiago, every one of whom was as
| much a hero as his general. (Applause)
| All rsked their lives for their country and
! without the hope of reward some of those
1 higher in command might expect. Wdth
such an army and with such supporters as
/ Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Lawton, Gen. Bates,
and, in fact, all the general officers of my
command, the matter of the capture of
| Santiago was only a question of time and
it was certain that the time was not long.
''The enthusiasm with which the return
ing army of the United States has been
received throughout the length and
breadth of this country is an Indication Of
how willingly and how gladly the people
recognize public service" Great ap-
plause)
The Speech of the Occasion.
Gen. Lawton would not speak, but ap-
peared on the stand and bowed. The crowd
was much disappointed. Gen. Bates said
dozen OF two words and then Gen. Wilson
took the stand. He made the speech of the
occasion. He said:
"FeIow-citizens: It is with infinite
pleasure that address myself in words
/ of peace to a Macon audience. (Cheers.)
Thrty-odd years ago l came into this
town with 15,e00 cavalry numbering at my
| heels daughter and shouts) was not
| with the roaring cannons and the firing OF
| musketry. (Cheers) I was greeted by the
burning of warehouses and the destruction
| of property, which 1 now profoundly re-
gret (Cheers) The welcome that was ex-
! tended to me then was of the silent quail
ity. Qaughter)
"An illustrious citizen, then your chief
magistrate. the Hon. Joseph e. Brown,
after a four hours interview, speaking Of
me then said TO another gathering of il
lustrious citizens, at the head of which
| was Howell Cobb: He as a clever young
| man, but gentlemen, he takes the military
view of the situation. daughter. That
was a fact then, but now come among
YOU and I receive a different welcome. l
was then a victor, to-day 1 am captive.
! (Cheers)
A willing Captive.
"I must say am a willing captive of
| vol1r CITY The fair women and the brave
| and excellent gentlemen of your town
have by their open and generous hospi-
tality imprisoned me deep down in their
hearts, and 1 would be recreant to every
! fcefing OF my own II ueSltu IeiSdSe IiOti4
! such pleasing bondage.
''Now, Just one word more. The Presi-
dent has come among you; your President
and my President, and he comes as the
exemplar and the head of the great Amer =
lean nation (Cheers) He has done more
for it than any President since the days of
Washington, for he has added vastly 70
the extent and striVen to make IL con-
tinehtal republic as the fathers designed
I \ q
borders to such a distance that the sun
rises upon 1t in the East before it sets upon
il in the West. (Cheers0 Twelve thousand
miles to the west lies the Philippines, our
new Oriental possessions, and 1900 miles
to the East the beautiful island of Puerto
Kico. A line joining one extremity to the
! other of these new possessions reaches half
way around the earth. (Cheers)
Greater Work to BE Done.
"But splendid as the Presidents work
has been, there still remains greater work
fer him 20 do. 1t is glorious work, and
don't you forget it. (Cheers) 1t is work
which justiies the President in saying we
are at last all one, and the Confederate
soldier should receive the same treatment
as the Federal soldier. This is the work
which the American people are profoundly
interested in, for it touches their perma-
uent and paramount interests and hope
to see il speedily accomplished.
II hope to see the day when our starry
flag shall float everywhere from the frozen
North to the sunny cline of Central
America We are too big and powerful
and progressive to have neighbors on this
continent, and trust that before the next
administration of the President closes, the
flag will fly over every foot Of the contl-
nent from the northern extremity of the
Dominion Of Canada to the Gulf Of Mex
ico."
wilson's Capture of Macon.
The allusions of Gen. Wilson TO his cap
ture Of Macon in the sixties captured the
crowd, but his allusion TO the time when
the stars and stripes would float over the
whole continent, received more applause
than any other sentiment expressed on the
occasion This ended the speech-making.
The presidential party was taken in
charge by the committee, and driven about
The city until IL was time to take their
/ danartura for Augusta.