The age-herald., 1901-05-02
SOUTHERN CITIES
 HONOR THE New Orleans Extends a Most
 Royal Welcome, MANY SPEECHES WERE MADE Presidential Train Makes Tour through the Delta. THE PEOPLE TURN our ED MAssE Mir. Mckinley Says tho South Is Great Country, and He Is De-
 lighted With she HospI-
 tailty of tho People.
Presidential Train Makes Tour
 Through the Delta.
THE PEOPLE TURN OUT EN MAssE


 New Orleans. May 1.-The presidential party travelled across the cotton belt to- day from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico. Down the low lying. rich Yazoo valley. fertile as that of the Nile, to Vicksburg, teeming with Its memories of thirty years ago. thence East to Jackson. the capitol of Mississippi. and from there down into the land of the magnolia and the orange to the old romantic city at the mouth of the Mississippi delta, with its tradi- tional stories of French and Spanish rule. The outpourings of the people to see the presidential train along the route today were larger, If anything, than on the two previous days, and the demonstrations at vicksburg and Jackson. the two principal stops. were very striking. The visit to Vicksburg was in some respects the most interesting yet made. Here triumphal arch of cotton bales with the magic word Expansion" pointed out to the President, as he passed under it, the path of the new South. Although 1t had not been intended to make any stops after leaving Jackson. the train was halted at several of the smaller towns where cot ton mills are located to permit the Pres ident to see and speak to the operatives At some stations the crowds actually fm- peded the progress of the train and the engineer was obliged to slow down to avoid danger of running over enthusiastic people. As the sun was lowering in the West the train. crossed the bayoiis with- their tangles of moss1coyerea press rs:.s r. ~ 4tz. .t-. and live oak and slSirtins Lake Poncnar- train. steamed into New Orleans This Is the first time Now Orleans has ever had visit from the chief magistrate of the nation. and 1t was a royal reception which the old city extended to President McKinley Mir Mckinley himself has been here before. He made notapie speech here the year preceding his nomi- nation for the presidency, and ex-Presi- dent Cleveland was here upon one occa- sion during the interim, between his two terms but never before has President while in office, visited the Crescent city
 Pandemonium.
 The air was full of the blare of bands' +be booming of common and the scream of whistles from the harbor craIt as the train drew into the station T, ere the President and his party were eteo py Governor Heard, Mayor Cape hie, oeh- ators McInery and Fosten the entire I,ouisiana delegation in Compress the clty oo,,,ciI and representatives of the var ious commercial exchanges. Nniie the Mayor was formally extending the nos pitality of the city to the President fine military band was completely crown ing his words with New Orleans faVorte air Louisiana Lou" The President and bfs cabinet passed out of the station be- tween a line of smart-looking militia men on each side and a smarter looking line of young cadets from the Jesuit Military College here. on the other. Ihe ooys ranged in age from to IA, but despite their youth they made a fine appearance tr their grey uniforms as they presented arms to the Presidential party Outside inc Governors staff. resplendent In gold face and mounted on plunging chargers. awaited the party. The crowd around the station was so dense that IL required inc heroic efforts of the police to Keep the path to the carriages clear.
 Military Parade.
 military parade consisting of the Louisiana cavalry troop. the washing ion artillery and all the militia from this end of the State, escorted the party along Canal and Camp streets to the new St. Charles Hotel. The city was liberally. but not lavishly adorned with the nation Al coiors. But the crowds in the streets were tremendous. Never, except in Mardi
  choked and damned with surging human fty. The iron-wrought galleries which embroider the fronts of the buildings here with their fine traceries, fairly groaned under their burdens of human freight. The feature of the crowd was the great number of handsome women who watched the procession from the windows and galleries.
 party dined quietly at the hotel and later received the ladies of New Orleans. The President and his cabinet with the other gentlemen of the party. were given a most elaborate banquet at the hotel in the evening. About 300 of the prominent men of New Orleans were present and the banquet was said to have exceeded in every respect anything of similar charac- ter attempted heretofore in this city
 Senator McEnery presided. Governor Heard, Moyor Capdeville and the Presi- dent responded to toasts.
 It was half past twelve when the Presi- dent rose to speak. He said:
 i"Mr. Governor Heard MT. Mayor and Centlemen:-I cannot find phrase or speech to express the profound appre- ciation which I feel for the warmth of your welcome and for the gracious words spoken in your behalf by the Governor of your commonwealth and the mayor of your city. Since my Journeying through fhe South, leaving the Capital last Mon day morning. have received In every State through which have passed. in every city and village and town and hamlet a greeting. genuine and sincere from all the people, and tonight have the crowning consummation of welcome from the Republican people of this Cres- cent City. (Great applause.) The Gov ernor has well said that we will always have differences.
 .'Men who think for themselves will al- ways have convictions upon public ques- tions and those convictions cannot al- ways be the same. The difference of opin-
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