The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-27

rade was passing the Iroquois Club and the President stoppeds there to receive an engrossed address expressing the sentiments of the negro population to- wards him. The President made this, short speech to them:
 Speech to Negroes. @
 T v ant to thank the colored citize& of the City of New Orleans for this dress and to say it is peculiarly pleas ant to have 1t presented by one of the school childlen. and l congratulate not only the colored people of the whole City of New Orleans. but the people of the State for what, you are doing and for what the State is doing in 'he cause of education. With all good will and good wishes and good luck to you, adieu."
 After a short rest in his hotel. the President held series of receptions. The first was to a group of Confederate veterans who presented him with watch charm of crossed Union and Confederate flags as a souvenir Of the trip. General A. B. Booth, command CT of the United Confederate Veterans. made the presentation. To the Con- federates he said:
 "Gentlemen: If you will allow a man who has served in very small war to call you so--Comrades--I accept your presentation with pleasure. Although sometimes we have difiiculties in this country that we have to battle against and sometimes things are what we are not well satisfied with. yet we are pretty good people, l have felt this as almost never before during the past two weeks. Now. think what 1t means to us as nation for the President of the nation, forty years after the great est war of all times. to be able to come South and speaks as I spoke in the "a pffof af the Soufharn C0nfe6eraCy and to feel that I was addressing people as loyal to the flag of our re- united country as could be found in this broad land of ours.
 T passed under the shadow of Ad- miral Semmes's monument, under whom one of my uncles fired the last gun from the Alabama. Another of my uncles built her and the sister of that admiral Is the wife of our Governor in the Philippines. Gentlemen, this is an honor I appreciate. I thank you not only for the gift but for the spirit and the words which accompany il"
 The second of the receptions was to a group of Grand Army Veterans. To them he said:
 Talks to Union Veterans.
 Comrades: want to thank you from my heart for coming here and greeting me. I cannot say what It means to me to be greeted as l have been greeted by the men who wore the blue as by the men who wore the grey on this trip through the Southland. At Little Rock my escort was composed of Union and Confederate soldiers rid ing side by side. in pairs. As said at Richmond. next only to the men who wore the blue, I hold the men who wore the grey. We should indeed con- slider ourselves fortunate as nation that forty years after the civil war we lind all our people can challenge as their own every memory of valor left by both sides. Now there Is but one rivalry-the rivalry to see which can do the most for the flag of the re- united country"
 Representatives of the various wo- mems associations had five minutes with the President during which Mrs :. Behan of the Woman's League. that was active in the fever fight, pinned d badge of the association used during the campaign on the lapel of his coat. Finally the President was introduced to many of those who were guests at the banquet. .e.
 The climax of the days entertain- ment was the luncheon which started shortly after o'clock and was pro- longed fifteen minutes beyond the time set for 1t. as d result of the continuous ovation given to the President. The President sat beneath the Pelican flag with Mayor Behrman on one side of him and Governor Blanchard on the other. Senators Foster and McEnery and Congressman Davey and Meyer Secretary Loeb, Surgeon Rixey, Dr. White of the Marine Hospital Service. and many of his aides. members of the army and navy, Federal, State and city officials and large number of repre- sentative citizens were present.
 Sanders na Toastmaster.
 There were only three speeches and President Sanders of the Progressive Union, was the toastmaster. The Pres- ident spoke last and the tremendous ovation that was given to him as he entered the banquet hall was repeated at intervals throughout the evening. the whole company repeatedly arising and frantically waving their napkins as they cheered references to him or thoughts he expressed in his address. The address was almost conversational in character and almot chiefly local in tone.
 His tribute to Lee, his declaration that he would have come here while the fever was raging at it's worst at a word from Governor Blanchard or Mayor Behrman, the reference being to the efforts that were made to dissuade him visit at this time. his assertion that he never said anything to an audi ence simply to please them when he did not feel it, his assurance that the care of the levees was a national necessity and that the Panama Canal was to be built speedily, surely and well, his trib- ute to the heroism of those who had been active in the fever fight, and fin- ally his announcement that at the re- quest of the Governor and Mayor, he had decided to keep pr. White here as long as he might be needed, brought from the audience expressions of the most intense enthusiasm.
 When the applause that followed MT. Sanders's remarks introducing him had su5sided. the President said:
 Speech at LuncheOn.
 Governor. Mir. Mayor and you, my hosts. (applause)--Let me at the outset express through you my profound grat- itude, my deeply moved appreciation of the way in which the people of New Or leans and of Louisiana have greeted me today, Gentlemen, no President of the United States could be greeted IS I have been greeted today and not go back to take up the duties of his of- flee with a stronger and more earnest purpose--to try to represent all the splendid people whom he serves And. Governor, as you have so we'll said. when a man Is President. when he holds any public office, questions of a merely partisan character sink into absolute insignificance compared with the mighty questions upon which all good Americans are united.
 And now. gentlemen. as you have greeted me well, you have given me | the opportunity to indulge myself in a ] luxury. There have been moments in l the past when I was afraid of saving 1f 1f hR