The morning news., 1889-05-30
ALABAMA CELEBRATIONS
DECATUR AND N8W DECATUR
HAVE A BIG HURRAH.

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| Which Ee Outlines the Policy of the
President and Those Associated with
Him.
New DECATUR. ALA, May 90 -Deca-
tur and New Decatur, Ala, the new
industrial cities of the Tennessee
valley, have put on holiday ap-
pearance, and are celebrating the COM
petion of several important industrial en-
terprises. In response to invitations from
citizens, regular and special trains from
every direction have brought several thou
sand visitors. The chief features of
the celebration to-day were the
inspection of great number
of manufacturing plants in operation,
| including the new shops of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad nand the United
! States Rolling Stock Company, -laying the
corner stone of a public school and other
| public buildings, southern barbecue, a
| ball at the Tavern hotel, fireworks aud
music. President Harrison, recognizing
| the Importance of the developmeut of
southern industries, sent Gen. Shields, As
! sistant Attorney General, to represent the
administration. Among many other dis
tin Su he'd guests were Gen. Joseph
| w ueeler, member of congress from
Alabama; John NJ. Allen, mem
! Der from Missssippi; Hillery Herbert.
member from Alabama A. s Colyar of
| Tennessee, Dr. G. NJ Fitzpatrick of Wash
| ington, Gen. Z. X. Smith Of Tennessee,
! 10 eph Hodgeson of the Mobile Register,
| and Solomon Palmer, superintendent Of
| education of Alabama. All Of these made
eloquent speeches.
SHIELDS SPEECH.
Following is the speech Of Assistant At
| torney General Shields, the representative
| of the administration:
FELLOW CITIZENS AND FRIENDS: A Kentuckan
| by birth and Missourian by adoption, / feel at
| home among the southern people. 1t is with
| sympathy and affection that l meet you this
evening We are citizens Of one common
country, and claim a brothers right TO address
| you. NV mission is not to indicate the policy,
nor to discuss partisan politics, but as one con
nected with the administration, / cordially
greet you. All citizens rejoice in the magnh-
cent material progress recently made in this
beautiful land OF sunshine and flowers. and well
come you to the number Of industrial states.
HARRIsoN's SOUTHERN POLICY.
Much has been written and said about the
southern policy of this administra ton. The
President has SHOWN remarkable abb lity to con
vey TO the public his views in his own way and
at the proper time, and you may bo sure tn b
his administration will be broad enough to EN-
brace the whole country, and will c Inserve the
interests of the south as well as the north, AMI
that both he and his cabinet take the greatest
interest in the advancGme II Of your material
interests and continued prosperity.
The cabinet is composed of wise and con
servat.ve men who believe that "those serve
their party best who serve their country best ="
and the interests Of the whole will be consd-
cred without sectional preference.
NO PARTISAN HOSTILITY
The President mas shown by his public acts
and utterances that no partisan hostility
| to the southern people animates bis
| heart On the contrary one of fhe most
DeTlang from a buQinneq g moi
| the most impO tanC position in the cabinet, was
| given to a southern state, and one which cast
| its electoral vOe for Mr.. Cleveland. / refer to
| the secretary OF the Interior. IL is at his sug
gestlon that am here and tender his conkratu-
| lations to the people Of Alabama for the new
| era OF prosperity which IS dawning upon Uhem
| HoRTHEHSERs AND soUTHERNERs.
| Tae people Of the south do not understand the
| people Of the north if they believe tbey are
| animated by sectional hostility. We nave
! heard much Of the array of solid north against
solid south. On the stump and in the press
| the republicans Of the north have been de.
! nOuuced a. the enemies Of the southern people,
as fayorns selfish m .asures Of political economy
| by enacting laws TO make the north rich at the
expense ofthe south and as wishing to inter
fere with the local self government of the states
| Recrimination against the south has followed.
| These statements oft repeated have engendered
| feeling Of alienation between the sections
| which is unjust to both.
THE GOVERNMENT SUPREME
1t is true that the Republican party believes
| that the national government within It's spheres
| is supreme that the issues settled by the war
| can never BE- reopsnej, nor the results thereof
| dwarfed by subtle constructions; that every
citizen has a right to cast his ballot and have IL
counted as cast; that the chill lren Of the coun-
| try shall receive liberal education at public
| expense, and that the best interests OF the
| country de uand the enforcement Of the Ameri-
eau system Of protection TO home Industries
| but IL demands nOthink OF Others 10 is not
| ready 10 couceie on its part. IL has no auimOs
| ity or hostility toward ths people OF the south,
and verify reiOces at every indication Of their
| prosperity. There is deep sympathy with the
| Southern people IN all portions Of the north, in
| view Of the tremendous problems with which
| they are confronted Providence has placed
| thi burden not ony on the south, but on the
| whole country, t1 500 that they are met in a
| spirit oil liberation, fairness and wisdom.
REALIGNIENr OF PARTIES.
Individually believe that these questions
| will DO solved in the near future by parties
| alignlng on economic and industrial lines /
| believe that the material Development Of tho
| south now 80 rapidly occurring furnishes tho key
| 10 unlock the situai ion. Men have differed on
| theories Of political economy with patriotic
| sincerity ia their dIRere ces, and a. these in.
| dlstrai questions affecting local material
| interests arise. we will find ali classes Of
voters decided on these lines. With
| the development OF the inex.
| haustible natural resources within nearly
| all OF the southern states new issues, n3w Ia.
! tcrest5, new p iici.s, new views will constantly
| demand the attention II the business men and
| Of the young men OF the south, and a. these
| questions are wisely considered ina this light Of
reason and not of prejudice. in the light OF
| to-day and not of yesterday, your intelligence
will bring correct decisions. and your prosperity
Will rival in its luXuriauco the reckless prodi.
gaiity OF nature in yoIr hills AMI valleys.
When this country, north aud south, forgets
the differences Of the past aud realizes thai It's
destiny is before 10 and not benind 10, and rises
10 The eX'gencies " the present. accepting the
results Of the war IN good faith, then tbs
astounding progress Of the frs, century OF our
national existence VIII pale before the mAgnih-
cent grandeur Of The next century.
LONG STRIDE.
As our interests grow together, and the Drawn
and muscle and capital Of ths north come 20
the aid Of the natural resources OF the sJuth,
aud close business relations draw together
seemin differences will disappear and rlyalres
viii exist In the comle.iI Ous of business plans
for Industrial dove Jpmsnt rather than Ia tho
isalousles of parii,auship. Utopia will not DO
realized, prosperity may not be continuous
happiness will not be comDiete. but II hatred
aud preiudices are disaipated on both sides, aud
the golden rule characterzes our Intercourse. a
long stride Ia national moyment viii have been
taken.
TIE NEW STAR or THE SOUTH
In expectation Of the realization 10 some eKi
tent Of these results, We hail the new star
which has risen in the south, and extend both
hands 90 welcome you Within the circle 0f In
dustrial states. You will 30 d0ubv welcome
because yoa rightly belong there. For nearly
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