The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-27
{ Atlanta Journal

Washington, December 22-The
President and his cabinet are enthu-
Asiastic over their recent trip to the
lth. The President himself feels
the tour has been worth much
rl and to the country. He i'm
his enthusiasm to all public
who visit him and dwells upon
hospitality and the genuine pa
ism of the South. The Presi-
It said that he felt all the time
s.D1at party lines as we'll as sectional
liues had been forgotten; the only
thing being remembered was that
they were the hosts, and that he was
the President Of the United States.
Much interest attaches to the trip
from a political point of Wow. 1t
will take some time to discover
whether or not the Presidents words
have done anything toward making
expansion really popular in tho
South. The expansionists in the
Senate look to see several Southern
senators modify their views on the
question, if they are not brought to
the actual support Of the policy of
territorial expansion. The general
belief is expressed that tho Presi-
dents trip has rendered the ratifica-
ton Of the treaty an easy matter.
Before he made his speeches, how
ever, the policy had been partially
adopted by the Democrats to let the
treaty be ratified and to make the
fight. upon expansion when the bills
for the government of the Philip
pines should come up. BY the time
the holidays are over the senators
will be in possession Of the sentiment
Of their States.
LOVE FOR SOUTHERN STATES.
But whether the President has
made any friends for the policy he
represents or not he has made friends
Tor himself and has returned to
Washington with something akin to
love for the Southern land. He says
tho odor of the magnolia will al
ways mean something more to him
than mere pleasant sensation. It
will bring to him tho happy hours
spent in it's home.
The only criticism which has been
made, and this has como from those
who were not on the trip, was the
incident when tho President was
made to wear Confederate badge.
Some criticise the President for do
ing this and others says that it was
very bad taste on the part Of DIR.
Hall to insist upon putting the badge
on the President. Those who would
find fault with tho Southerner's en-
thusiasm say that it looked as if he
was taking advantage of tho deep
feeling of the chief executive to i'm
pose upon him a badge which he
could not desire to wear, or else
force him to decline to do so. The
President has made no criticism of
the action at all, and those Of his
cabinet who were with him say that
to properly understand the offer OF
DR.. Hall, who insisted upon the
President wearing the badge, one
!. must have been present and witness
J ed the real sincerity of the welcome
extended to the President.
Secretary Alger says this impress
ed him more than anything else on
the trip. There was no veneer seer
anywhere, and he was deeply touch
ed by tho evidences Of sincere hospi
tality and the cordiality Of tho recep
tion not only in the large towns but
in the smaller hamlets, where the
train did not even stop. He sale
that what struck him and tho Other
members Of the cabinet was the evi
dent desire to treat the President a.
a guest and not as freak Of curios
ity; that e ah man who slook hi
hand had the look Of the individual
southerner when he receives frient
into his house. The President wa
especially pleased at tho address
made to him by Colonel Wiley, com