Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-15
residential Party.

ATIaNTA. GA. December i4.-Presi-
.r Mckinley made memorable the first
..r NJ the Atlanta Peace Jubilee by
e..0.e utterance I'm his speech before the
-- session Of the Georgia Legislature
.. afternoon. His reception by the
e.al Assembly was warm and hearty
. -.a extreme, and his speech was pune
r.I with frequent outbursts Of cheer
. ]. is admitted on an sides that the
r.ss marked on epoch in history. and
r Tonight on every lip.
Upon the Presidents arrival AT the CAPT
-. le was greeted with a field a.ullery
.te and was. az once escorted 10 Gov
.r Gamblers Office There a short, in-
formal reception took place. Upon its
.as.1n The President was conducted
81. -.e Assembly chamber, where he oc-
-.-..I the Speakers chair, with Governor
Dr on his right. When President
I-.n of the Senate. called the Legisla-
t.-. ODD order the galleries were thronged
u.t men and women. The body of the
Chamber was wei filled Win state send
and assembymen, while the uniforms
e.. various officers and the Governors
s..r save q touch of brilliant color TO the
-..h.-ng. In the first row facing the
s. .s.s sat Secretaries Gage, Long, Will
-. and smith. and Secretary Porter
The Speakers desk and below the
President Generals Wheeler, Lawton, and
E.aa- in full uniform. sat in Chairs. The
s.r raped for silence, and introduced /
.. I.ts.dlut 90 the audience, after con- /
-. .gatns the State Of Georgia upon the 1
presence OF their distinguished guests.
INTENSE ENTHUSIASM.
-l.re-If.l.r rose fl1 audleluce ap- /
led. During the course OF his short /
ID Mr. Mckinley referred to his notes, /
.. constantly paused for the cheers 10 /
.. A scene Of intense enthusiasm fol- /
.l when. amid impressive silence, Z
words fell from the lips of the /
orator:
Every soldiers grave made during the |
.-tuulte civil war is a tribute % /
American vaior. and while when those
.r.- We're made. we differed widely I
lf the future of the government, those
-.lc-- We're Ions ago settled by the
....-.mant OF arms-aud the time has
..u come. in the evolution of sentiment
... feeling. under the providence OF cod.
r... lu the spirit OF fraternity, we
s.. share with you in the care of the
sr. NJ Confederate soldiers
s. wild cheer went up from every throat
... typical southern audience. a cheer
t.t echoed and re-echoed through the
.ut.r. until "A, was taken up By the
d.. .l- outside old men who fought for
South Tosl from their seats and waved
t.r hats. one Confederate veteran.
... venerable legislator. had passed
.H.r. until DE Waa leaning against the
.h..s desk. hanging on each word
President uttered. " hen tne refer
.... was made t0 the Confederate dead
old man buried bis head in his arms,
while the cheers rang out cried
. little child. OF all the many con-
O.'.ry speeches which have been made
s... Grant said. Let Us have peace |
..rr has more deeply stirred a south
audience than the simple words Of I
a.Ht Mckinley this afternoon.
.. President spoke as follows.
TIE PRESIDENT ADDRESS
.Hola. lines no longer mar the map |
o . United States. Sectional feeling no
holds back the love We bear each |
Fraternity i7 the national anthem.
.F chorus OF fOrty-dve states and
tories at home and beyond the
s I.e Union Is once more the common
.i 9lr love aad Loyalty, our devo-
.n4 sacrifice. The old flag again
over us in peace. with new slories
,0lr sons and ours have This year
.. I'D i,s sacred folds What cause
- f1r rejoicing. s1ddeEed only by
4 tlat $50 many or oar brave men
.. Dee neld or sickened and died irom
aud expOsCre. and others re-
bring wounds and disease from
IrfI lf 1
p dead VIII Doe q precious legacy, ana 7
tleQ viii be the nations care.
A nation which cares for lts disabled
as We have always done VIII
..r I..k defenders The national Gem II
-.. tor those who fen in battle are u
tlal the dead, as Wei as The living.
our love- What an army Of silent u
. $50 have, and with what loving IT
'..r graves are kept! y
EVERY CRAVE a TRIBUTE. II
livery soldiers grave made during our y
ianate civil war is tribute to -
.t.au yalOr. and while. when those !"
We're made. We differed widely
.' tle future OF this government the
..Ae we're long ago settled by me
'amcut OF arms-and the time has :
come in Che evolution Of sentiment
feeling under the providence Of Cod,
a ln the spirit Of fraternity. We
H share with you in the care or the u
Hf the Confederate soldiers. =,
..- cordial feeling now happily exist =
between the North and the South .
lpis this gracious act and II ID need "
'Hrfler llsuhcatiOn. IL Is found in the u
loyalty % the Union and the flag le
'tspicuousiy shown in the year just "
by the sons and grandsOns Of II
heroic dead
"iai a glorious future awaits as. y
-'f wisely. and braveiy We face the
problems now pressing upon u.s. de- sl
mined 10 solve them for right and hu-
lIty"
SPEECH FROM WHEELER.
80 sooner had President Mckinley con -
+'d than there were loud cries for IN
N'..rr and when that little man stood | oi
hs head scarcely higher than the 70
aHer desk, the audience once more IN
'e vent 10 wild enthusiasm General
-.-.'f referred eulogisticalb 20 the ef-
H ~ the President towards preserving
as long az the eOnnifvs honor ID
I'0 permit such efforts. and Of his | IS
's'effll policy aftsI War We ineyita- ] n