The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-01
WELCOME
TO- PRESIDENT
Hearty Greetings to McKin
ley All Along the Route.
FINE RECEPTION TO
PARTY Ar MEMPHIS
Old Confederate Soldiers Prom
inent in the Demonstration.

inent in the Demonstration.
Memphis. Tenn, april s0.-The presi-
Dental party. passed through the heart
of Dixie today and at 4.50 this after
noon reached Memphis, on the banlzs
of the mississippi This was the hrst
! resting place of the tour. AFTER de-
/ scen6ing the mountains last night the
( train today Skinned along through
/ northern Alabama and the valley or
( the Tennessee river and touehsd az
/ Coriuth, Miss, where General Grant
/ worsted Forrest in his campaign Z"
cut she confederacy i'm two.
The fresh green southland. with IFS
( fruft il FUN blossom and us minnie
variety Of Wild lowers in the neids
and forest. was z. great change from
/ the backward spring which The party
/ had left behind at washington ne
heat was rather oppressive DuI lite
4 weather was not 50 warm as lhe pi9Sl
extended 70 nina along Lne route teSl
fed how completely he had captured
the hearts of the people OF Dixie CON
! federate veterans at ALI the sgoptth1
enthusiastic auditors, and tnat ne was
IMPRESSED with their marks or rove
and esteem was evident from the brieL
speeches he made at HuntsNilie' -
!catur. Iuscumbia and Corlnih-
+ During the morning, at the regular
hour for she cabinet 90 aSselapie- lae
president summoned mis- advisers lLle3
the observation car. and There DeHltl4
closed doors the hrst cabinet NEE uits
on wheels was held. NO Important ae
vices had been received 1rOfn ~ ASH
ingtOn which required action, but the
foreign dispatches ia the papers were
talked over and some OF the details a.
vet undetermined were discussed
1 At Memphis the party reee1Fe1
/ wonderful welcome a vonlIf-ltt
headed by Senator Carmack met tne
train at Corlnth and escorted ttie par ~
1 to this city. A nauOnat salute OF
tyeutN--One guns, fired from the river
bluffs. signaIed the approach 70 me
teity AT the station Governor A4e41ll-
Ian and others reinforced the gree lIlss
. to the party. A military te-felie, WITH
a cOnuany of griZzIed Onteltet ate yet
teraus in their old uniforms. acIlng az
4 1.-THE guard of honor escorted me parry
!. in carriages through JAe lLiii-lt'--l
( streets and around the custom mouse,
whence a view of the mississippi now
almost overlooking on the -Arkatl7l s
Side. Vas obtained from CourJ square.
City Nicely Decorated
The city was deliberately decorated
with flags and bunting. Not resi-
dence or business house seemed % have
I escaped from the desire TO decorate iu
{ honor oE-the presidents coming. Bau-
ners1 were stretched acr0ss the streets.
! bearing such inscriptions as, ar.
: 4 President the city Us yours. Ihe ma
e. TONS president
The cheering through which the pro-
q cession . passed was tremendous 81
points along the route, At Court
n square where the reception occurred,
= the platform was SO hecged around
- with roses. and other bIOssonas as ~
a were packed into the square yT0els the
= president was introduced to Mayor
% Williams. In response to the cheers
which greeted him, the president made
!, trip
His theme was on the resistless pow
r err Of a great, united people, and was
n delivered in his best vein When ID,
4, referred, in closing, to the noble recorc
Is of The Tennessee volunteers In the
~ Spanish and Philippine wars CFOrerno
m Mcmillan lead the cheering. The speed
: IN 1ull follows
y II rectprocate the sentiments of COOS
Is viii and fraternity expressed 1y YOU
honored mayor. and shown IN the COY
~ dial reception on t1H part OF the pecpl
= of Tennessee. DO not misiuterpre
this de- ~st j do not apprOpri
r ate il but it in its true spin
81 and recognize IL true significance t
our srliHcau 1untry-
Love For the Union.
TT is representatfve of that goo
feeling happily existing between ia
people OF the United States. and whic
IS not bound By state, pOiucaI c
geographical lines 1T is cO-eNteuslN
with the Union Itself, and exists los
cause of our love for the Union Ut
+ NOT. perfunCL0rys or superficial, Dur Gee
( { ard heartfelt. II is the hearty, homes
III j sentiment of honest people, loving the
D / country. ana proud Of its INSTITUTION
and determined r1at both shall
maintained. iii is powerfully iniuencH
our national life and Development ar
completing that uui11cauon 50 esse
tfaI to national security, and 50 lndl
persabIe TO the realization OF our n
tionaI strength and influence
ny What a mighty, resistIesS power g
1w coed IS a united nation 81 free men.
to makes for peace and prestige, Tor pro
ne Of tn. people and strengthens the p
BE- lars of the government, and IS ~
fIlment of that mere perpetuaton 2
am which our TeVDiutiOnarJ fathers stfoN
me and for which the CONSTITUTION
on s.No citizen Of the repubHe rejoic
ing more thar 3 Go al this happy state al
red none VIII do more within ms sphere
me continue and strengthen q our pa
gin has gone into history 10 psllet
adorns the annals 81 Hla1Alne.
di- task is III the future We wave tned
adj century behind us, hQlclnS 3n to
an 4 achievements ana e4let i7-tllAe - -tA7
as ory and turn with hope 20 Efe ne
uid with its opportunities ana its opiis
1LI tons
Ike TThese We must meet men 81
it sobth ;nan Of the north. with algn ~
ely pose and resolutions. Wltnout intetl
am trblrilas to distract or Jealolsles 20 Q
as tl!lb olH judsInent. we WIZ soiNe
is prnhlerls Which confront as, untra
feel naied by the past. and wisely ana ce
the aeeously pursue q poliey 81 Eiso
this Justice in an things, maklnS tne Lutl
,um under Cod even more 5lof1ou7 t1aa
ian. r,ast.
A Praises For Tennessee.
aise III am gIad 10 meet WITH. tae PEG
of Of Memphis and Of the state Of Penn
hey see Their ,histor Is assoelatsa W
lar tlra greatest strCgges af1D sacli1esf
antst oar ccuutty, and thelr Naior nas b
- r.onspicuous on every battleheld o-
epubsic. Tbs comnanH eaith mas
4 ndne. of the zeal and pstcliollsln g 4
.r gave to Il in The early eas tl- Asttti
stir worthy Of THAI proud dc5isha-