The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-17

the held OF Industrial enterprise you have great
opportunities. Your resources are inexhaust-
ibe; see that they are not monopOlized. You
have a century of Industrial progress in the
north to study and profit by. Avoid our mis-
takes. Discourage such legislation as tends
TO enrich the classes at the expense OF the
masses. Diversity your industries so that
your invested capital may be more perma-
nently remunerative, and production may not
oe overdone by the pursuit OF narrow INES OF
enterprise. II is within your power to DO much
toward securing squit sble relations between
employers and employed
OUR FREEDOM FROM STRIKES.
Thus far you have been particularly fortunate
in avoiding disastrous labor agtations. Your
Workingmen have been reasonably content
But this has been largely due TO the quality of
your labor and the nature of your industries.
When there shall be collected in your manu-
featuring cities large bodies of workingmen,
wages shall have become keener,
you will have to meet serious questions
and if you would take warning from the north's
experience, you will prepare TO meet them
now. our employers must realize what ours
have been slow to realize, that one mans rights
are the rights of another, and that that policy
Is best in business enterprise, as elsewhere,
whichis founded upon that fundamental prin-
ciple of human conduct-to do unto 9th
ers as you would have them do unto you
Let the benefits of your prosperity be enjoyed
not by few who would use them for their own
selfish ends, but encourage that broad human
greatest number. remembering that that state
of society is the highest in which intelligence
and wealth are most equally distributed.
THE NEaRoEs
You have within your borders vast numbers of
an unfortunate and long oppressed race, left sud-
denly by the result of the war to their own re-
sources, uututored, superstitious and helpless,
but patient docile and ambitious. 1t is your
interest as it is your duty, to lift them out of
the state in which fate has placed them,
and help them to assume the responsibilities
of citizenship. You have an enormous labor
class, black and white the mass of them not
sufficiently stirred by the spirit of progress to
be conscious of their own interests and power.
They will not always remain so. You can do a
great deal to avert clashing of interests by wise
legislation, by proper regard for the sanitary
laws in your cities, by the establishment OF in
stltutlons TO encourage savings. by the erection
Of comfortable homes, by economy in public
expenditures aud in private life.
ADVANTAGES OF FREE LABOR.
The experience Of the last twenty years has
proved 70 you the advantages of free labor.
Most of you well remember the predictions OF
your statesmen before the war that without
slaves the south could not prodtably produce
cotton, yet with free labor you have raised
more cotton in the last ten years than you
raised in the twenty years before Sumter was
fired on Notwithstanding that only part OF your
population has been engaged in this industry,
and that in the meantime your manufacturing
centers have become formidable rivals of the
norJh.
1 believe that the south is to play great part
in working out the destiny of our reunited
nation. In her courage, in her hopefulneSs, in
her integrity, in her loyalty, in her enthusiasm,
In the public spirit of her statesmen in their
faithful adherence to political conviction, and
in their deep sense of duty to public trusts, !
behold qualities which will preserve intact the
theory of our governmental system, strengthen
our institutions, and rebound to the glory and
prosperity OF our country
soLIDITY OF THE SOUTH.
1t is sometimes said in the north that the
south is solid; so it iS-solid for good govern
Inent. solid for the welfare of its people, solid
tor integrity in private and official life, solid in
It's opposition TO paternal administration of
public affairs. solid against congressional ex-
travagance, solid in its renunciation OF
the errors OF the past, solid for American IDEAS
solid in its devotion to the new nation, solid in
its aspirations for higher civilization, and
solid for all that would make us prosperous
and powerful republic. OF such solidity am
not afraid. see no dangers in such unity as
springs from the noblest motives and subserves
the most exalted patriotism.
When he resumed his seat cries of
"Grady" came from all directions, and the
people would not be satisfied until he an
swered their call
FLOWER AND COLLINS.
He was followed by Roswell P. Flower in
a graceful address. Gen. Pat Collins made
-tSSS-4S "1ANA Neso Apl SoA AOuoA} 0pDAauQCO
THE SHAM BATTLE.
After the speaking the sham battle oc-
cured. The combatants were made up Of
eight companies. a considerable detach-
ment Of confederate veterans, and the Wild
W West con ingeat Of cowboys and Indians.
This was followed by q review of the troops
by Gov. Gordon and Gov. Hill. The mill
tary parade was in command of Gen. M. G.
Butler. supported by Gen. Longstreet and
numerous staff. The festivities con-
cluded with the announcement and
award of the prizes in the state
and interstate drills. Hon. w. c. Glenn,
member from Whitfield, otficiated in this
ceremony, all the troops being drawn up in
line facing the grand stand. The following
awards were made:
Five hundred dollar prize in the state
drill-Perry Rifles
First prize in the interstate drill, S., ,000-
Southern Cadets of Macon.
Second prize, $750-Atlanta Rifles
Squad drill, silver cup-Southern Cadets
For the best captain, handsome sword
Capt. Rolf Sims of the Southern Cadets.
ere was round of receptions tonight
to Gov. Hill and his party, and they may
all be described as brilliant. The receptions
were held at the executive mansion, Mrs
Grady's, Mrs. Porter's, Mrs. Harwood's and
Mrs. Walker Inman's. Tomorrow will be
crowded with similar social courtesies, and
at noon public reception in the House of
Rep eSentatives. 1-
RANDALL DIDN'T REVISE HILLS SPEECH.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-Mr Randall re-
quests contradiction of the report that he
revised Gov. Hills Atlanta speech. During
the governors visit to him in this city Mon
day he says there was no speech shown to
him, nor was the speech ever refer red to in
conversation.
TO VISIT ROME
ROME, GA, Oct. 16.-This morning a
party of citizens, consisting of Congress
man Clements, John Temple Graves, Col.
Charles w. Harper, DIR. ). B. s. Holmes,
and Capt. j. J. Seay, went to Atlanta to
invite Gov. David B. Hill and party TO
visit Rome. A telegram has just been re-
ceived announcing the acceptance of the in
vitation. Rome is jubilant. Extensive prepa-
rations are being made for his reception. The
Armstrong hotel will be thronged and
crowded tomorrow night, when a public
reception will be given him. Gov. Hill,
Adjt. Gen. Porter, r. P. Flower, Hon.
Henry R. Pierson, Gen. Lathrop, Gen. A.
p. Collins, Col. E. L. Ridgeway, and Hon.
A. B. Bank, an ex-mayor of New York,
will be shown around the city aud through
the various manufactures.