Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-21
I'd EDITION.
Latest T6leglanS to The Star.
0reetod With Great Enthusiasm b,
Large CrOwda.

Light Infantry Blues and three companies of
,s.s.Ing soloiery; also battalion Of colored
AS the carriages bearing the President and
q, un omcers passed the military remained
thousands greeted the President along the
Oute 10 one of the main buildings, where the
party was to be received.
Ahe guests were uShered into the office of the
pfcsiaeht OF the agricultural society, where the
n,snoers OF the reception committee and q few
troduced. Hair an hour later the President,
taxing the arm of Gov. Lee, made his way,
cheereo by the shouts OF ten thousand voices, to
welcoming multitudes. The huzzas having
ceased, COL Robert Beverly, president of the
Agricultural society. stepped forward and intro
follows:
Gov. Lees Address Of welcome.
In mis- address of welcome Gov. Lee said: 1.-THE
annual gathering OF the representatives of the
agricultural interests of Virginia is always q
sob1ect of concern to US ALL aud that Interest is
because the chief magistrate OF this great re-
puDhc Tells us bv his presence this morning
that me- too. is interested in whatever touches
part OF this great land, whose government
has been committed to his charge.
a indeea 1t is recognition Of the fact on the
ana progress Is intimately interviewer with the
advancement OF national prosperity. 1t should
to study carefully his profession, as others have
to do theirs, in order to attain emf.
hence in their respective pursuits. = I.
trial arts, will have renaissance; and with the
rapid development of all of our mineral
resoprces we viii hope to present to your eyes,
otner parts OF the country in all that constitutes
tue genuine wealth OF public success"
Gov Lee then alluded to the railroads OF Vir-
helds, and to the general industrial and COM
merciai growth Of the south. He continued:
II speak of all this. sir, because, while occupy
Ing the position you do OF knowing no north, no
south. no east or no west, it will give you pleas
ure to know that the south will contribute her
proportlonate share to the future grandeur and
glory of the American republic"
"Ehe old mother of Presidents today well
comes within her borders President of the
sentiments of this vast multitude when I
tender to you and the distinguished citizens
ana statesmen who accompany you sim
ginia. Virginians not only feel the most
profound veneration for the high Office, whose
duties You SO ably Discharge but they respect
so prevalent elsewhere. that under your adj
ministration the destiny OF the country has been
committed towise, conservative and safe hands,
and that constional liberty is secure.
We believe, Mr.. President, that you will stand
firm In the defense OF the principles of govern
ment inaugurated by the forefathers. The
toned, and recoil from you armor Of right
as the dashins surges rebound from
From The past TIVE
see you standing on the mountain top like
another Moses, bearing only in your hands,
O.. the law while marching on without fear of
obstacle or doubt of victory.
MAY your administration bring to the whole
prayer ascend to our fathers God that the
sword has been beaten into the pioughshare
and the spear into the pruninghook; that state
shall not lit up its arm against state, neither
shall they know war any more, but that the
reign of peace and prosperity shall be as lasting
as the home Of the stars AS eternal as the
foundations of the everlasting hills"
Beveriy Who in vas then y VVp
ginia welcomed him to their state. Deafening
and prolonged cheers and wild waving of hats
and handkerchiefs greeted him. In clear
voice, loud enough to be heard upon the borders
OF the great multitude, he spoke as follows:
The President's Address.
"Fellow citizens of Virginia: While thank
recognize in its heartiness the hospital
ity for which the people of Virginia
have always been distinguished, / am
fully aware that your demonstration of
welcome is rendered, not to an individual but
to an incumbent OF an Office which crowns the
Virginia, the mother Of Presidents, seven OF
whose sons have filled that high office, to-day
greets President, who for the first time
MEETS vIRGINIANS UPON VIRGINIA SOIL.
to the people OF Virginia occurs at time when
they are surrounded by the exhibits of the pro-
Effectiveness and prosperity Of their state.
Whatever there may be of honor in her his
tory, and however much OF pride there may
be in her traditions, her true greatness
is here exemplined. In our sisterhood Of states
which by the labor and Intelligence Of
her citizens can produce the most Of those
and desires of mankind. But the full advan.
tage of that which may be yielded to a state
by the toll and re OF her people s not
product. The efforts and the struggles of
her farmers and her artisans not only create
the arts and manufactures but they at the same
time produce rugged self-reliant and indepen-
dent men and cultivate that product which
more than all others enables
PATRIOTIC, EARNEST, AMERICAN, CITIZENSHIP.
This will flourish in every part of the American
neither drOuth nor rain can injure it,
for 1t takes root In true hearts enriched by love
production, 1t must be the same wherever seen,
and Its quality is neither sound no genuine
unless 1t grows to deck and beaut ty
ports and sustains the institutions and the gov
eminent founded to protect American liberty
and happiness: The present administration OF
tenders Of fairness and Justice with equal pro-
achievements. II in the past we have been es.
tranged and the cultivation of Ameri-
can citizenship has been interrupted your
welcome of to-day demonstrates
that there Is an end to such estrangement and
that the time OF suspicion and fear Is succeeded
by an era of faith and confidence
ain such kindly atmosphere and beneath such
cheering skies greet the people Of Virginia as CO
laborers in the field where grows the love
of our united country. God grant that in
the years to come. Virginia-the old dominion,
the mother of preSidentS-She who looked on
her trophies Of growth in agriculture and ma n
but that she may be among the first
OF all the states in the cultivation of the
American citizenship"