The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-13
A REUNION IN THE RAIN.
President Mckinley and Party Att<r6 tn,
Meeting of the Blue and the Gray
at Evansville, Ind

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at the first national reunion of the
BIue and Gray, Notwithstanding Presi.
dent Mckinley and his cabinet were
in the city part of the time. This was
the principal day of the reunion.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
arrived from Chicago at o'clock and
left for the north at noon.
The presidential party was escorted
from the train through the drenching
rain. which did not drown out the ire
mendous ovation from patriotic veter-
an threats, to the tri-state fair grounds
where the president was introduced by
Gov. Mount and addressed 10, 600 peo-
pie. The president remarked before
he left that this was the greatest re-
ceptlOn in the rain that he had ever
been rendered. Speeches were also
made by Secretary of the Treasury
Tage, Secretary of the Navy Long, At
torney General Griggs, United States
senator Fairbanks and others.
The president and his party were
chen escorted back to the train just
At noon aDd left for the northwest
No exercises were held in the after
noon. which was devoted to drills by
military organizations.
At o'clock in the evening a ban.
Tuet was held in hotel. SEP.
Tillett, late lieutenant commander of
The United States navy, acted as toast
master.
The first speech was made by Col. w.
A. Hemphill, of Atlanta Ga, on Our
defenders on land and sea-
THE United States senate" was the
topic of a speech by Senator c. w.
Fairbanks, of Indiana
He was followed by Col A. j. West,
Of Atlanta, Ga, who spoke on "a gen
Grafton after"
Col. West said in part:
SHOW me the prosperous business
men of this generation and 1 will show
you the men who saw their countrv's
flag futter in the gloom of the wilder
ness where the angry divisions rolled
in the bloody mire. Show me the men
upon whose shoulders this countrv
rests to-day, and | will point out to
you the men who rallied around their
country's standard at Missionary Ridge
and Gettysburg | would rather have
the record of an American soldier in
the civil war, discharging his duty as
he saw it, than to have that of Napo-
leon. with his selfish, vaulting ambi-
ton"
The Blue and the Gray" was the
topic of a speech by f. R. Posey. of
Evansville
Col. Josiah Patterson. of Memphis,
Tenn, discussed THE Southern Pat
riot"
Col. Patterson said in part:
cit is not difficult to account for the
patriotism of the southern people
common heritage in the revolutionary
war: in the formation and adoption of
the constitution; in the administration
of the government, its progress and
development; and in the great names
which adOrn our history, was like
some great centrifugal force impellinr
us to a common destiny. The broad
patriotism, the unbounded benevo-
lence and the enlightened statesman
ship of Abraham Lincoln were far
reaching factors in the problem.
1--WE are here as members Of the
family, not as guests, to unite with
our fellow citizens throughout the re-
public in a VOW to forever maintain
and defend the honor of its flag and to
preserve for ourselves and posterity
the integrity of it's free institutions "
Gov. D. w. Jones, of Little Roc.,.
Ark, paid glowing tribute to the
old veteran at the passing of the nine
tenth century"
Gen. John c. Black, of Chicago, took
as his topic The northern patriot
John w. Lockett, of Henderson. KY,
recounted the victories of THE Stars
and Stripes"
He said in part:
Standing at the opening door of
new century, with thankfulness and
praise to God that we live in this land
of constitutional freedom, we salute
with heart and soul this banner of the
union"
The banquet closed long after mid
night with a speech from Gov. Mount,
- ToJ;o1o IN, EsOrr cr1oe+e -, ,,-L; II
he pictured the gathering of the
veterans of the blue and the gray as
alike guests of the state and of the
country, reunited, fraternalized and
standing under one flag.
Ed McDufees Fast Mile.
BRoCKToN, Mass, Oct. 12.-Eddie Nc