The times., 1899-11-01

RICHMOND, Va, Oct 31.-No President
Of the United States ever received more
cordial reception than that which was ten
dered Mr. Mckinley in this city today,
and no President ever made more ia
vorable impression upon the people. The
trip OF the Presidential party was a pleasant
one, albeit their special train arrived in the
midst Of driving rainstorm. The party
left Washington at S o'clock on a luXuri
ously fitted up train of six coaches. The
run to Richmond was made in three and
oue-half hours, with stops at Quantico,
Fredericksburg. and Ashland, at all of
which places crowds stood in the rain and
enthusiastically cheered the President, his
Cabinet. and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who was
one Of the party.
At Fredericksburg the streets were so
/ thronged that the train had to run slowly
At the depot the President made a brief
/ speech of thanks and presented each mem
Der of his Cabinet in turn to the crowd
! 4 know you will be glad" said Mr.. Nc
/ Kinley, TO meet the members of the Cabt-
net. who are accompanying me, and also
/ Cne of your own distinguished fellow-citi-
I zens who is journeying with me to Rich
mOnd II gives me very great pleasure To
present to you the Secretary of State, Col.
/ John Hay; the Secretary of the Treasury.
! Mr.. Lyman J. Gage; the Secretary of War
! Mr. Root; the Secretary of the Navy, Mr.
I John d. Long; the Secretary Of the Inte-
Tior, Mr. Hitchcock, and the farmer of the
/ Cabinet, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa
The Sentiment of the south.
The President then introduced Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, who voiced the sentiments of
the entire South when he said: There
was a time when we were all on one side
of the Rappahannock River and these gen
tlemen who are accompanying US were all
upon the other side. That time is passed
and today We are all citizens of a common
country, equally interested in the glory
and growth and the prosperity of this great
American Republic. AS a Nirginian l voice
your sentiments, l know. when I say that
we bid the President of the United States
welcome to Virginia soil, more especially
as he is going TO Virginia's capital to dem
onstrate his interest, his cordial support,
and his sympathy with all that constitutes
the growth and prosperity OF Virg MAS in
dustrial progress"
As the train pulled out a chorus sang
The Star Spangled Banner" and the Pres
ident bowed his acknowledgements
At Ashland Governor Tyler and a COM
mittee OF citizens met the President and
accompanied him to Richmond. The ad-
dress of the Governor in his welcome
touched a new chord, on which the Presi-
dent and all Southerners are in unison.
I The Governor said: Il speak not only for
the city of Richmond, but for the whole
State and all classes of our people. You
T will find our fathers ready to meet you,
as well as our mothers and our little chill
dren. And especially will you find the de-
crepit, crippled, and manned old Confed-
crate soldiers at Richmond to meet you.
They appreciate the kindly words and SEN
timents that have come from your lips,
not only for them, but for their honored
brothers who sleep in their silent graves;
and they appreciate more the efforts you
have made to bury and obliteTate all sec
tional sentiment"
over enc Of the chaPe!s in the ety Of
London, said the President in r-py. is
the motto, Think and thank When We
think of our national Blessings. when ws
think Of our wonderful progIess an pros
perity; when we think Of the E.0ro.s ni
1cation Of all the people of 0uT f0- ty,
States and Territories, we are .H..s
ful to a kind Providence that has OH
lines in such pleasant places and given 81,
us such a glorious heritage IL We Oail
counted our mercies, our thanks f0- t1cu
would be countless"
Arrival in y fchmHud