The Ely miner., 1901-05-03
SOUTH GIVES GREETING.
Hearty Welcome Extended to Pres,
ident All Along the Route of
Special Train.
SHORT STOP IS MADE AT HUNTSVILLE.
President Makes Speech That Is
Greatly AppIauded-Mrs. Mckinley
DeIuged with Roses and Wild
FIowers-Memphis Stands Ready
to Welcome Presidential Party.

huutSNlllCy AID, 3hoy As uS
scenes attending the passage of the
presidential train along the route
Tuesday were repetition of those
Monday. Crowds at every way sta
ton cheered and waved to the passing
train and every farmhouse and cross
roads had it's group of eager watchers.
At Huntsville, stop of ten minutes
was made. Apparently the entire
population of the town turned out to
welcome the president. A big cotton
mill is located there and hundreds of
the operators were in the crowd. The
station was decorated with American
flags and band was playing as the
train drew up to the station.
The President Speaks.
The president was introduced by
Judge Richardson, Gen. Joe Wheeler's
successor in congress. The president
responded as follows:
81 very greatly appreciate and return
to all of you my thanks for this welcome
so warm and so generous upon the part of
the people, of the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Loyal legion and
Confederate veterans who speak their
greetings to us as we pass through your
beautiful city. If I have been in any sense
the instrument in the hands of the people
to bring together the north and the south,
it is the highest distinction that 1 could
covet. (ApplauSe.) l am glad to see the
boys in gray uniting in giving the recep-
ton. (Great applause) Once foes, now
friends forever. Great applause.) Once
hostile arms in their hands, now with
affection in their hearts, one for another,
(applause) and both united in love and
loyalty for the flag and for the land we
love- We are not a military people. We
are not dedicated to arms. We love peace
and the United States never goes to war
except for peace (applauSe) and only where
1T can have 1T in no other way. We have
never gone to war for conquest for exploit
alton or for territory, but always for lib
erty and humanity, and in our recent war
with Spain, the people of the whole United
States as one man marched with the flag
for the honor of the nation to relieve the
oppressed people in Cuba.
"The United States has never acquired
foot of territory that has not been forever
dedicated to liberty. (Applause) 1 feel
almost like apologizing for having taken
from you Gen. Wheeler (great applause),
but my compensation is found in the fact
that you have elected & distinguished sue
cessor to represent you" Great applause)
Secretary Hitchcock, who was born
in Mobile, was called upon. The sec
retary was plainly touched as he re-
ferred to his early days in Alabama
| and the tender memories which clus-
tered about his native state.
Mrs. Mckinley Deluged with Roses.
Mrs. Mckinley was also called out
upon the platform and fairly deluged
with roses and wild flowers.
At Decatur.
Decatur, Ala, May AL the
steam whistles screamed greeting at
Decatur, the home of Gen. Joe Wheel
er, as the presidents train entered the
city and the fellow townsmen of the
redoubtable old veteran gave the
executive a particularly enthusiastic
reception. The train passed under
two big American flags hung above the
track.
Memphis Has Welcome Ready.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-The city
is in readiness to extend fitting well
come to President Mckinley and party
who will arrive by the Southern road at
4:30 p. m. A committee of citizens left
Tuesday morning for Corinth, Miss,
where they will meet the presidential
party and escort them to the city. At
the depot the visitors will be received
by the local officers and military
company of confederate veterans act
ing as guard of honor and escorted to
Court square, where addresses of well
come will be delivered by Gov. McMil-
lin and Mayor Williams to which Pres
ident Mckinley will respond. The
afternoon will be devoted to recep-
tion at the Nineteenth Century club
and the evening to a banquet to be
given to the male members of the
party, while the ladies are be-
ing entertained by representative
Memphis women. The president and
party will then return to the train and
will leave early in the morning for
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
Elaborate Plans at San Francisco.
San Francisco, May 1.-San Fran
cisco is now fully prepared to welcome
and entertain President Mckinley.
When the train bearing the chief ex-
ecutive of the nation enters the city
on Tuesday, May IA, it will find the
streets and principal buildings elab-
orately decorated and the people eager
to greet their distinguished guests.
The president will be met by Mayor
Phelan and the citizens reception
committee and escorted by regular
troops and militia through the princi-
pal streets to point on Van Ness av-
enue, when the parade will be reviewed
and dismissed. In the evening there
will be public reception in the grand
nave of the Ferry building at the foot
of Market street, which will be illum-
mated with electric lights. On Wednes-
day, May Is, President Mckinley will
address the students of the University
of California at Berkeley, attend a
street parade in Oakland and hold an
open air reception on the Oakland high
school grounds.
On Thursday the presidential party
will visit Mount Tamalpais and at
Sausalito will attend reception by
the school children of Marin county