Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-22
THE PRESS CONTENTION
i Cay Time irs the HospttabEe city
OF Vest POistt.

AC Il W WCubY CCGGAQh Va
the Mississippi Press Association con
vened al the Court House at West
Point on the 10Th of May at II o'clock.
The address of Welcome was delivered
by Mr.. A. #. Fox, and was mastery
effort. His references to the Press in
connection with the reconstruction era
were exceptionally good. As the emoul-
ders of public sentiment, the Press
should be conservative, but bold in vim
dication of right. The State, he CON
tended had no worse enemy than the
man, juror or paper that posed as the
apologlst of lawlessness.
He was answered by Mr. Ed H. Dial,
formerly of the Meridian Neaos. Mr..
Dial assured the people of West Point
that no ordinary set of men were en-
joying their hospitality. They were
men who could tell Cleveland how to
run the Civil Service Reform move
ment; could tell all about the tariff sys-
tenn; could build railroad with a col
umn of type; raise fine crop of corn
with steel pen, and fatten hogs with
wise suggestions. born of long mex
perience.
Both speeches were highly enjoyed by
the Press and audience.
At the
EVFNING SESSION
the only thing of Importance done was
collecting what Brother Pascagoula
Mayors OF the p X. Star calls the con-
stitutional dollar, and the considering
of proposition from the aforesaid Pas
cagoula, to meet early the next morning
before the editors got time to get drunk
The knowledge that we would have to
rueet in the 'wee sma' hours in order
to head off the p. K. Star man had
dampening effect on the proposition and
it went under.
The President read his Annual Ad-
dress which abounded in fine sugges-
tions to the members of the craft.
AT NIGTH
The Annual Literary Exercises of
the Press came off.
Mr.. Z. s. Wilson, the Annual Ora
tor came first. Mr.. Wilson said:
Ladies and Gentlemen, and Members Of
the Press associations:
From the central crown and summit
of this continental Republic, down the
valley of its Great River, | have come
to exchange kindly greeting with old
friends and co-workers, and to discharge
the duty imposed by the honor Of their
choice. That | deem this honor great
is shown by the fact of my coming more
than thousand miles to meet its re
quirements by addressing you tonight.
Since our last happy reunion at Wa
ter Valley, circumstances have occasion
edmy change ofresidence to the youngest
Territory of the New North west-that
wild wonderland of resource and prom
ise-and to one Of those marvellous cit
les which seem to spring up byenchant
ment, like the palace in Arabian story,
built by spirits of the unseen world
and Modern Genii as powerful do hold
SWAY in real life and work the wonder
Of making a decade bear a century's
fruit; the genius of Industry is there;
his brother-Titan; Energy; and the
mightiest giant of them al, that progress,
which waits not the slow course of OPP
portunity, but shapes its efforts to dis
tant end and speedily attains near re-
suit. This trinity of forces wrest from
nature her treasures, ,and recognize with
prophet ken the needs and chances OF
the coming years, and feel the future
in the the instant.
trust I may be pardoned for giving
a few moments to thoughts and impress
sions which my new home suggests be-
fore proceeding to subject more betit-
ting this occasion.
The Territory of Wyoming includes
the great continental divide, or wa
tershed. which separates the sources Of
the Colorado and the Columbia on the
one side. from those of the Missouri on
the other. Within its limits must be
formed central State, which another
generation shall see the compeer OF its
elders in greatness, wealth and power,
commensurate with its infnity OF re-
sources.
These resources seem to geology and
experimental test, practically imitless
IN scope and as varied as the wants OF
man. Nearly every precious metal and
useful mineral known to the CONNER
cial world has been found lin place =
some, in immense quantities, and most
in extensive deposits