The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02
0CALA TAKEN BY STORM.
THE ALLIANCEMEN SWARM EVERY
PLACE IN TO =, N.

The Exposition Formally Opened
Mayor airy WELDON the hrong to
the City Gov. Flemi g Does q
Honors for { tate-Alliance
Leaders Make Replies.
OCALA, FLA, Dec About 500 alli-
ance people, including deleE ties, national
officers and unaccredited members Of the
order, with many ladies, are already gath
cred here in anticipation of the opening
session IF National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union tomorrow. To-nightst ain
will complete the roll of delegates, 1,l60 in
all. Besides these there are hundreds of
alliancemen here from all parts Of Florida
The visitors altoge her number over thou
sand tonight, which, in a city OF less than
5000 inhabitants, actually crowds the hotels,
boarding houses and s,reats.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
The event of to-day was the 70 NAL OPEN
ing of the Florida Setni-Troplcal exposition,
which for tie next ninety days will b. under
the management of the state alliance and
will be Io,n as the Annual Farm srs'
Alliance Exposition during that period.
south of the city, and is
dev ted to exhibits of Florida products
| from all the for, y-ive coun les, mai ly
Contributed by county and local alliances.
Abou 5000 peoIe gathered Their. this
afternoon, and the exposition, at o'clock.
was declared formally ope led by Director
General Henry Long Of MArIol.
SPEECHES OF WELCOME.
The speeches which followed parto~k
more of the nature of welcomes TO the ma
tional dele -ates and replies the eto tlan OF
the addresses usually made at the o eling
of an agricultural and industrial exp)si-
| ton.
DR.. Thomas P Gary, mayor of Ocala.
made the openi e idress, for nally well
coming the visitors and exceeding the free
dom of the city.
GOV. FLEMING's SPEECH.
He was followed by F. P. Fleming, gov
ernor of Flor .ds, "ho in the course Of his
address said:
GOV. FLEMING's SPEECH.
Gov. Fleming 500 le as follows:
Gentlemen of TIE All ance and Industrial
Union aud Dis ting citizens:
The pleasing duty is mi e of extending
| Florida's welcome to her honored guests. II
seems To me that words of welcome scarce ne d
| be spoken. Flonia breathes her welcome i'll her
war N and genial clime! The gentle O:e1zes,
| b. airing the perfume OF her floral wealth,
whisper her welcome. Her generous soil, yield
| ing tne products of the hu5ba I'd men, AMI tue
golden fruits whic shs offers for 70 Ir refresh
ment So ak her welco ne! Toe birds OF the
forest sing her welc pTne! The hearty asp OF
he stall gsrt sons. an the bright smile of her
beautiful dau khters, b.d you welco ne 10 this
fair Land of Flowers" Yea, welcome. thrice
welcome, 10 her hospitality, AID tle feast
which sic has prepared for you.
IMP lRTASCE OF THE FARMER.
Thcurh cannot agree with the French states
man that langua was given to mccall our
Thoughts, | realize to-day the inadequacy of
language to express my feelings as / look at
I is vast an august assemble e r presentin
every portion OF cur great country. and the
mo Important ind Istry of the world. An in
duStry upon wAlc the success Of all others, di-
rectly or indirectly. denead4, which enters into
all CONNIE ciai tran actions whether forsiga or
domestic, and iurni he four II tbs OF tls wnola
of oar ex port trade The only industry which
j. distribu ed throughout the entire uJi0n. f %
the wavebeat sho. of the Atlantic to the rock
bound asst Of the tactic. aad from the gr at
lakes of the nth TO Were me sparkling wa e s
OF gulf XII the bright ray of the sout fern
sunbeam. The one industry of TINS vast country
in winch our people OF whatever section may
feel united utter -su-knowilg no north, no
south, 10 east, no west.
THE VISION OF PROMOTING IT.
An industry of such universal Importance and
! in crest, it woul APPEAR to be the part of wis
sta es nanShp to prom )te, foster AMI encour re
oy all fair an proper methods; yet taere il
p obaoly no industry wnicl has 'en so lit
fostered and ben flied by the egis a ion of oar
count y as that OF agriculture.
PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY.
Our country is said to be prosp rous, and
am not di posed to deny it. If toe prosperity
| of country is measured by the rapid ACRE "a
! ton wealth and the profits OF many OF the
| manufact ring and conmercil industri S
| then, I'D ed, we may agree as to The wonderful
| o perity OF the Ind. But | cInn>t bit LOOK
with distrust on tn hee,thfulneSs Of suca
| prosperity with tn facts start < Us n the face
that, wLereas in 1880, Of the total wealth Of The
United Stats, ag Erega ing 5000, coo 90
/ the ayricul ural interests r'prepes ned
= RI holf -
| pre- eat wealt az greZaIln; So UJJ0 D,00j-
tue ayrcult al int e t repr Sc t put Sl5, 0l,-
! 100000 only one-fourth. This most imp r.
Ia It of Ill IN III ItrieS ap ears to be prnSp9Ing
| the least, and tn gtunt sp 4cter OF tn. farm
| mortgas- too often BANS es sleep fr IN the
| no est til er OF the Sli. after his days labor
| seaking nj we'll q armed rs. and like Blnqu)'s
| ghoSt-will not down at his bidding. Well may
| we inquire whether are ct lifting away
from the d1ctri les OF our fathers, viii b pr
claimeI equal rights to all aud special privileges
| to none"
OBJECT OF THE CONVENTION.
| You have assem- led here the representatives
of state organic ttio IS Iroug ut the union to
discuss sucA CO rs md measures as will best
promote he interests Of Agriculture, in all it's
| branches In the mlli u1s OF cou isel, there is
wisdom. L t your couuseis e animated by tn
motto of one Of our S ster stItes-"Wisd IN
Justice ami Moderation, I'd have faith that
You will evolve such measures will inure to
! the benefit of the great industry which you
| represent, and lay the foundation Of a more
| substantial prosperity Tor our VIII Ne country.
! Gentlemen, we sire you to feel in 10 full
est sense tnat you are the c)me guests of
Florida With no little pride, she invites you
I, hold her products and inspect her in
d striss aud resourceS-miny of wlic D., from
her peculiar geographical p sit n, reaching
out far toward the tro pics, are u oue as com
p red with otner porto of the ion. Sne
will show YOU her cotton and tobacco fields
her orange groves and Dear orchards. her su -ar
plantations and vege alb ia pls he pineapples
d cocoanlts, and her phosphate mines
promising even greater wealth tan the gold
ads of California.
She invites you to the enjoyment of her
balmv cline, t. oask in her ge iial sunshine. to
partake of her fruits more ueli ghtful than the
gol len apples of the hesperideS and again she
bids you welcom to the Land of Flowers, -
and extends to you the freedo of the state.
FLoRIDA'S ALLIANCE PRESIDENT
Gov. Fleming was fol owed b. Robert F.
Rogers, preside 1T of the Florida alliance,
whose remarks were chiefly Of welcome aud
deprecatory of sectionalsm. He dec ed
that the farmers ALA &c was to be tine
agency through which discord vas to be
buried.
la reply to these speeches OF welcome