The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-17
M'KINLFY at TUsKFGEE.
Addresses Colored Students of Booker
Mashin gton's institute.

W-S1l0g JOnS lLSL1LuOS-
Tuslzegee, Ala, Dec, 16.-The special
train bringing the Alabama Iegisla-
ture arrived, at Tuskegee at $50 and
/ was followed by the regular and special
trains from Montgomery and Atlanta.
The procession formed at the Tuskegee
depot and marched through the city
on their way to the normal school.
The presidents carriage was drawn
by four. beautiful bays. In the car
'rla5e with the president was Governor
Johnston, Colonel Foster of Tuskegee
ana Booker I. Washington. In the
other carriages were Mrs Mckinley
and other ladies Of the president S
party, members of the cabinet and
Generals Wheeler, Shafter and Law
ton. At The entrance to the normal
school grounds was a beautiful arch in
Scr1bed Nv elccme TO the Chief, and
decorations of bunting, holly, moss and
d products OF the field We're in profusion
along the road through the grounds.
The president and party first re-
viewed more than 600 boys and 500 girls
OF the normal school, and 200 children
of the training school. Each Of the
boys carried stalk OF sugar cane with
. palm in the top, each of the girls a
estalk with cotton balls at the top and
( the children carried stalks trimmed
with 1nistetoe.
The president showed much interest
and pleasure, as with uncovered head
he viewed the procession. After the
: procession Of students came some thirty
floats, representing all departments of
the school work. Many of these were
by way Of contrast, one representing
the old way of doing things, the other
tthe new way. These floats drew forth
tremendous applause.
After this procession all present fol-
lowed the president to the beautiful
new chapel. Only about 5000 people
gained admittance. Here singing by
the students of plantation melodies, the
most quaint and beautiful OF the black
belt section. was a special feature, and
was greatly enjoyed by the president
and the entire audience. Booker T.
Washington introduced Governor
Johnston, who, in turn, introduced
President Mckinley. The president and
General Wheeler We're listened to with
special attention. At ! D. N. the party
left for MONTGOMERY.
In the course of his speech, the presi-
dent laid:
Integrity and industry are the best
possessions which any man can have,
and every man can have them.
Nobody can give them to him or
take them from him. He cannot ac-
Quire them by inheritance; he cannot
They belong TO the Individual, and are
his unquestioned property. He alone
can part with them. They are his to
keep. They make happy homes. They
achieve success in every walk of life,
they have Won the greatest triumphs
for mankind. No man who has them
ever gets into the police court or before
the grand jury, or IN the workhouse or
the chain gang. They give one moral
and material power. They will bring
you a comfortable living. make you
respect yourself, and command the re-
spect Of your fellows. They are indis-
pensable to success. They are invinci-
bic. The merchant requires the clerk
whom he employs to have them. The
railroad corporation inquiries whether
the man seeking employment possesses
them. Every avenue of human endeavor
welcomes them. They are the only
keys TO open the door of opportunity to
a struggling manhood.
Employment waits on them: capital
requires them; citizenship is not good
without them. # you do not already
have them. get them.
ITO the pupils here assembled, ex-
tend my especial congratulations that
the facilities for advancement afforded
to them are so numerous and so invit-
ing.