Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
AT AUGUSTA. GA.

1T - lndeed an nonor TO me, ana one thAe
shall never be forgotten. to stand In the
place associated with names of Washington
and Lafayette and Clay and Webster. 1t ID
also a pleasure to me to be In the city where
that gallant cavalry officer, Gen. Joe Wheel.
OF, was born. 1t 10 a pleasure for me to
meet In this welcome those veterans Of the
gray, those Confederate soldiers, and to feel
that in common with the veterans Of tho
blue and all their fellow citizens they are IL
heart touch with the aims and purposes Of
thls great republic.
What a wonderful country we have and
with what pride the contemplation Of Ito
history oils US all! When Washington was
We have 75,000,O00 today. We have added
vastly to our territory. We are today the
largest manufacturing and largest agricul::
tural nation OF the world. Our commerce
yesterday / saw that a thousand tons q
ship plates had been landed in Glasgow,
Scotland, and, what Is even more signid.
cant, 1t was carried upon a ship bearing the
American dag.
My fellow citizens. / congratulate you
upon the prosperity Of the country. l con.
graduate you upon the progress 1t has made
In the last third of a century. But l con.
graduate you even more because as q people
we are now united and more devoted to
national purposes and more imbued with
the true national spirit than we have been
since the formation of the Federal Union.
ted in front Of a foreign foe. We viii stand
united until every triumph of that war has
been realized.
This. my fellow citizens. is n fitting con-
made with my associates in the south. Moth.
ing could be more appropriate. Only az one
star differs from another does this recep.
tlon diner from those accorded to us at ev.
to the patriotism of the people and theiS
love Of country, and l leave this inspiring
picture. I leave his wonderful manifesto,
ti0n Of gracious hospitality, and wonderful
demonstration Of devotedness to the Union
ry with me SO long as life lasts.
AT MONTGOMERY. ALA.
To the General Assembly and Citizens.
The warm-hearted welcome which has beeA
given to me by the citizens of Alabama ha&
deeply touched me. and In return for 1t I
cannot md Language to express my. graft:
capital Of the Confederate States, warmly
and Enthusiastically welcomed as the Presi.
dent OF the commo country. has allied and
thrilled me with emotion. Once the capital
great and glorious State. one Of the In
destructlble States Of an indestructible
Union.
The Governor says he has nothing to take
back. We have nothing to take back FOE
having kept you in the Union; we are glad
you did not 60 out, and you are glad you
stayed In.
Alabama, like all the States of the Union.
North and South, has been loyal to the DAG
and steadfastiy devoted to the American
nation and to American honor. There never
has been in the history Of the United States
such n demonstration Of patriotism from
one end Of this country to the other az in
the year Just passing. and never has Amer.
lean valor been more brilliantly illustrated
In the battle line on shore and on the battle
ship at sea than by the soldiers and sailors
nj tho v1nffod Sfofos Evorvhnfw L. ka1i,taA
Of Hobson, aud justly SO. but l want to
thank Mother Hobson.in this presence. Ev.
erybody is talking about Gen. Wheeler, one
of the bravest of the brave. but I want
to speak of that sweet little daughter that
followed him to Santiago and ministered to
the sick at Montauk. l have spoken In many
places and at many times Of the herolsm
of the. American army and the American
people were patriots. Two hundred thou
sand men were called for. and a million
rushed to get a place In the ranks. And
millions stood ready IL need be.
that we ought not to hive a large standing
army: but 1t has been demonstrated In the
last few months that We need a standing
army large enough to do all the work re.
on the great body Of the people In an emer-
gency to help US fight our battles. We love
peace. We are not a military nation, but
whenever the time of peril comes the bul.
Of its citizens, and this nation will be safe
for all time because $4,000. 600 people love it,
and will give up their lives to sustain and
uphold 1t.
generous warmth and wealth Of welcome
which you have given me to-day, and shall
90 back to ms duties at our great capital
feeling that we have a united country that
ity. and will march forever unitedly under
one dag, the glorious old stars and stripeo.