The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-16

- received on ali occasions during His
v1dt was nowhere more evident than 1T
Aeuirbfs gathering The executive was
eou1peIlsd 10 stand and bow for soEne min
skeS bssoee thoss about the table would
pnriait him 10 proceed
Tks president Tssoonded 10 the toast.
eOqr Country" He began by . pleasant
aekGFence to N saslseT visit to the city OF
Atlens. ana spoks feefins1y - lfis asspcas-.
1tcn then with 0eorEis's bi11iant editor.
1hs :lets Henry Grady.
CSoffuufng. the president said: -Four
yenDo bnSe gone since lat met the peo-
20 ~ Georgia In pubic assembly. Much
hA9 1AppenSd IN the intervening Tina. The
0at6oh has been at war nat within It's OWE
Gbo6Hs. but with = foreign power. q war
NnGed not for revenge or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
ouE Tor our oppressed neighbors. for tsesr
zEe40Om and amei;orasson. IL was short.
but escisivs. 1t recorded . succession OF
significant victories on land and SEA IL
rave new honoss to American arms II
has brought new problems 10 the republic.
whose solution viii tax the genius Of OFF
people. United we VIII meet and solve
+ ehen with honor TO ourselves and 10 che
1ese9ug benefit Of al concerned The war
ernsght " together, Its settlement Will
keep M together.
8etukA1&e1<- t1t0ffJ2S AfatfGr1tfo3ls ~ ca
preoees the thought OF my mind and the
lont-Asfcsred communication Of my hearts
desire ~ ! stand In this presence. II In
terpgets the hearty demonstration here
witnessed and is the patriotic refrain of ali
nocHpns and OF all iovers OF the republic.
1eeunitec' One country again and one
e0uU1ry forever! Proclaim Il from tho
: preoe and pulpit. Teach Il In the schools.
Wm1e It across the akiss! The world sees
ana feels ~ II cheers every heart. North
ard South. and brightens the life Of every
American home. Let nothing ever strain
aGaiu. AT peace with all the world and
win each other. what can stand In the
pathway Of our progress and prosperity
HoH- John ID. Long. secretary OF the
navy. followed. responding to the toast,
Tho Navy
The secretary's effort was the happiest
Of the evening. His remarks Tor the f,rst
l5fteen minutes were on almost every other
subject than that sssigned. He referred
hupsoropsdy to- everybody from George
Washington down to the present day. and
pad = high tribute to the American blue
Jacket, who. he said, was the typical Amer
lean citizen.
Referring to the famous dnpatch TO Ad-
mirAi Dewey 70 sail from Honskong to
meet and capture or destroy the soanish
Rest At Manila, the speaker said:
Nov. about that dispatch, On the sun
day after war was declared. and after the
o.spatch had been sent to Admiral Dewey,
look Il over TO the president and asked
IN permission to send II to Dewey. He.
OF course. approved and said It was in my
department. Further regarding that dis
patch ] don't knew VINO wrote II. II wac
handed me by Commander Crowninshield.
Of the navigation departmsnt and don't
think he knew who wrote IT, Coming right
down 10 the facts. II was probably written
BY some clerk in his department but any
way. II was sent. and you all know the
rest"
Axj. Gen. 6hafter was heartily cheered
when introduced by Mr.. Howell He re-
appended to the toast The Army" He said:
Too slowing = tribute cannot be paid
70 the noble little army which contributed
20 freely the lives of sts best men to bring
about this happy issue. The bulk and the
hover &c our regular army composed the
Santiago expedition. Words cannot graph
jcasy depict the obstacles overcome; the
su3win9 Andured and the hardships under
G0ne. II you could have seen as I have
oulcerS and men alike. pushing from dav
TO day on TO Santiago through the tropical
Junxies, under tropical sun. wet with
tropical rains, exposed to unknown dis
eaaee and only the coarzest fare 10 eat. you
viii @gree with me that the typical hero IL
the American regular. All this he bore un-
complainingly-it WAS HE duty: no ouas
ttonins, no faitering. and this It was bore
MIN on to victory. Such IL the solder o.
the American army OF today. He Is entitled
to All the love and gratitude that a great
and generous nation can bestow upon him."
Hon. George w. Peck. OF Chicago. was
believed to be the Northern speaker Of thu
evening, and rising to respond to the toast
Tie New Union.'' was loudly appiauded.
Ar. Peek ssid that when Dewey called
into. Manila bay he readjus.ed In an hour
the peiic!es and aims Of a century. He
changed the balance ard equilibrium OF ma
tons, and served notice with every sho. he
fired that henceforth the United States
must be counted.
splenssid speech was that OF Hon. Ste
phsn o'Mssara. OF Roston. tho mex, on the
list. and its reception was one OF strong
approval
Hon. Lyman Gage. secretary OF the Treas
ury. delivered . concise and polished speech
In reply to the toast. "IIow the People PAID
the Iill."
Like those who preceded him. the secre-
tary's words wero warmly applausie.i.
Al decorum was laid aside for the mo-
ment when Gen. Wheeler aross 20 respond
10 his toast. The distinguished southerner
Was checred and cheered. and IL was fulls
five minutes before be was permitted to
proceed.
Can Soc wheeler responded TO the toast,
THE Souihs Part IN the War
Gen. 3. N. b. Young niied the place as
signed to Gen. Chafree In reply to .ha
toast. ''1Tae Volunteer as Viewed by n
Regular In Command" Gen. Young said:
"a call was made by cur president for
volunteers. Unfortunately. and. my friends.
spead adv!sssily. unfortunately We nc
cepsed and mustered into the United States
service regiments and officers in shesr en-