The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30


Speeches TO the Immense ThronEs
Which Gathered to Greet Him.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April 3o.-This
point was regarded as practically the =
starting point for the second days trip
Of President Mckinley and his party on
their 15,o00-nile swing around the cir
Gle, although as a matter Of fact the
train had been running all night
When the Presidential party retired
last night after leaving Bristol, Tenn,
it was with the peculiar sense Of hav-
ing experienced a twenty -fIve-hOur day,
for the train ran into the Bristol sta
ton at 1885 Q. m and pulled out at 10
o'clock sharp, central standard time.
It might wen have been believed that
even more houfS had been added, for,
in addition to the finaiities OF prepara-
ton at Washington. the President had
covered 81 miles of his journey, had
revisited scenes filed with memories OF
his days as a soldier. had made three
speeches, and had been grasped by the
hand by thousands of citizens of vir-
ginia, some of them doubtless the very
ones who. as the President remarked at
Lynchburg, would not open their gates
to him when he came there before.
After such a day the entire party spent
the night in al but total ignorance OF
the fact that they were speeding across
the country at an even rate of thirty
miles an hour
When the train reached here this
morning all but the very late members
Of the party were up and dressed after
their refreshing night and had been
served with breakfast in the dining
car. Such perfection of comfort in
travelling as the Presidents party en-
joys has seldom. If ever, been attained
before. Forgetting the sense of motion,
one becomes possessed of the idea that
he is in the draWing-rooms. b0udoir5.
and surroundings of a paIatiaI home
The President arose early this morn
ing, thoroughly refreshed by his nights
rest. The train crossed the Tennessee
boundary at O'Clock for the dip into
the northern part Of Alabama and Mis-
s5ssIppi. visits being scheduled for
Huntsville, Decatur, and Tuscun1bfa,
Ala, and Corinth, Miss, on the way to
Memphis.
TIE day dawned as brightly IN these
States as it did in Virginia yesterday,
and the President and ali the members
Of his party were in high spirits. Mr.
Mckinley has entered upon this tour
with all the enthusiasm of the less So
phisticated traveller, and the holiday
spirit pervades all ne says and does.
\ rousing reception awaited the party
al Huntsville, and q band azayed Hall
to the Chief as the special pulled into
the station. The depot and surround-
ing buildings were gayIy decorated
with flags and bunting
The President made a speech TO 1000
people after he had been presented by
Representative Richardson MIR. Nc
Kinley said in part:
IF have been in any sense the fnstru-
ment in TIE hands of the people to bring
together L North and the South It is the
highest distinction that I could have I
am glad 20 see the boys in blue and the
boys in grey united in giving US this re-
ception- Once enemies and now friends
forever. Once with hostile arms in their
hands, now with affection in their hearts
one for another, and both united in love
and loyalty for the old flag and for the
land we love We are not military people,
peace, ard the United States never goes to
war except for peace, and only when it
can have it in no other way. We have
never gone to war for conquest, for ex-
pIoiration, or territory, but always for
liberty and humanity, and in our recent
war the people OF the whole United States
as one march with the flag for the honor
Of the nation to relieve the oppressed peo-
pie in Cuba. The United States has never
~, H.
been forever dedicated to liberty
The President was followed by Sec
retary Hitchcock, who is a native OF
Alabama.
Mrs. Mckinley was showered with
huge baskets Of flowers. Every whistle
in Decatur was blowing when the train
pulled into the depot Several hundred
school children stood beside the track
and waved flags The reception here
was to Mrs. Mckinley by the ladies of
the city. who presented her with a
beautiful loving cup and literally COW
cred the rear platform OF TIE Olympia
with flowers \ fisherman presented a
box choice Of brook trout and many
other deIfcacies were also put aboard
for her benefit 8-Ts- Mckinley was
| also greeted by two Of her old school
mates Twenty miles west Of Decatur
the train passed directly by Gen. Joe
WheeIers residence. All the eoIored
people of the plantation stood in front
Of the house waving their hats the
town is named for the general.
The Presidents schedule today viii
carry him through northern Alabama,
across a little corner Of Mississippi, and
through southwestern Memphis. His
train is due to arrive in that city at
4.30 o'clock this afternoon, and, accord
ing to indications SO far, tie schedule
viii be kept closely.
There viii be three or four stops at
towns whose names are not very IA
miiiar in the North, but which. for to-
day by reason of the distinguished vis-
itation, become centres of crowds
drawn from miles of surrounding coun-
try and assume the airs of a metropolis.
Decatur and Corinth are regarded as
the two principal steps Of the day.
It was late last night when the Presi-
dent addressed the people of Bristol, but
judging from the spirit of the large
| crowd at the railroad station he would
have had just as large and enthusiastic