Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
Tie Makes Speech at the Blue
and Gray Reunion.
AND ANOTHER AT THE DEPOT
Fresltent at Evansville. He X, cefysa
an Ovation at v,uc ,nnes. Soft
Words for the South,
Ib., TclcS,r:lph.)

EVANSVILLE, IND. oct. 1l.-pres
idcnt Mckinley and his cabinet came
from Chicago this morning to attend the
National Reunion of the Blue and GRAY
| = heaNy rain was falling, but despite
ms 10000 veterans and visitors throng-
| ed about the principal railroad station
ana the veterans in gray We'd with the
4, veterans in blue in rendering Il tremen-
dous ovation when the presidential par
" arrived. The crowd swarmed
! about the President and cabinet Off
GERS. cheering and extending their
hands. for :, grasp of welcome. At the
| same time, i presidential salute Of 81
guns gun doomed from Camp Farragut at
! the tri-statc fair grounds. This was
| the signal for whistles and bells
throughout the city to Join in.
| OWInS TO the short stay Of the Pres
1dent the party WAS at once escorted by
| the Cleveland Grays. and reception
| committee to the fair grounds where
| President Mckinley delivered an ad
| dress
| Mayor w. NJ. Akin presided and intro
| uuced G. \. De Bruler. of Evansville,
VINO welcomed the distinguished guest
and veterans to the city
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
| Governor Mount followed with an ad-
dress Of welcome on behalf of the state
| ana introduced the President who de-
| llVereu n short SDaacb
me President said:
| My Fellow Citizens; 1t gives me
very great Mira - 49, 80 -
| you, men of the North and NJ. of the
| South in the glad reunion of hearts.
| we are already unified the peace which
Grant and Lee made at Appomattox
but bv love and fraternaI $500 q, ~ ~ :,
| Union todav res+s 49, -, e ssatu. ne
may fail. but rests in tho hearts nrA trtl,
people, 4 union that never can he sa,.
cred S
| THE GREATEST H0NOP
"If ho1.a 49, 49,, . .sa.,I nv ot>.
| slightest degree to helm in 10 n.n,,- ~
reconciliation and unjfication WI, = a -
| TEEN it the greatest honor of nv ,;fo
! When made the cali for troons =,
| nrosecnta ~. cna,;, ~ toolS "
the North and sonth vth n men rea, II,
political belief Or RELIGIONS crea, ,,1i;as7
10 tho standard ~ ~ ~ -; ~, ! ai'icu
lien of the Sout, came. tha sons ,f ~,
Confederate soldiers The boct 49,, =, :
| The North came. the sons of tla -
| members Of me C;r,,,5 A., ~ ~ -"
public. All came to~atha, !, - , ~ IL,
hand to follow the flag of ,,a;r cnnn,r,-
wherever il might lead W. b.,.a 1,
reconcilcd: more Than racnncii.1 go.
our recnncilia ton has been h.ntisnd ~
the best blood Of both sections az o,,r
beloved country W.
LA II | v
II a Northern soldier nut the t,,.. m
at Santiago. a southern soldier ~. =,
liant Hrumhy. O. Georgia, nut il M nvc,
Manila. 1t rests with us to look m ~.
future. putting the past behind ns Ana
this government relies upon The ,,a :
,rotsm Of the country. Norm and
South. To stand by the purposes of t}1c
government and follow in the ;.thr,,
Of its destiny.
II am glad to meet and greet YOU: wc
come together not as we came ,, third
OF q century ago with arms in nI,r
hands. but with love for each other in
our hearts,
.tt the conclusion Of his spcccl,
"a resident Mckinley announced that the
and several would make short atl
dresses.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIGT;S.
Attorney General Griggs smoke in
part as follows:
1T is appropriate today tina, we tl1rn
lack to review the gallant deeds of
me cause that was nearest their hcarts
II was the inevitable decree Of Provi-
one and not become a divided country.
Inc Nalor that inspired the men of the
North and South is a common hcrita ee
Ct Pride to All the land. People some
times dcpIore war and speak OF pea &c
conferences as if they could blot out Of
he soul Of man all love oe gallantr,,
al admira ton for heroic deeds
HEROISM IS LASTING.
on may declare and resolve to the
end OF the world. my friends, but long
est and last in the admiration Of the
human soul will live deeds Of heroisn
ana sa'lantry done in noble causes for.
ne nerett OF the world. noble causes