The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-17
THE PRESIDENT AT BRISTOL.
The Presidential Party Stop There Instead
of at johnson City and the President
Makes Speech.

] The Presidential Paray STOP Ehere ahSteAo
of at johnson City and the President
Makes a Speech.
BRISTOL, April 15.-The President and
party consisting of Mrs. Harrison, Mrs.
Mckee, Mrs. Dimmick, Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Harrison, Postmaster-General Wan
amaker, Marshall Ransdell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. W. Boyd, Mr.E. F. Tibbett, presidents
stcnographer and representative of the
press association. Halford remained IN
Washington on account of the illness of
his wife.
Fully wo-thousand people assembled
around the depot, anxious to catch a
glimpse of the chief magistrate Of the
United States. In q few moments after
the arrival of the train the President and
two or three other members of the party
mounted the platform in front of the
depot. Judge Wood introduced him in
few appropriate remarks. The President
remarked:
Ny FELLOW CtrlzEXs: have found not
ONLY pleasure bat instruction in riding
to-day through i portion of the State of
Virginia that is feeling in very con-
spicuous way the impulse of Il new dcvel-
opment 1t is extremely gratifying to
recognize that those hidden sources of
wealth which were so long unobscrved
and so long unused are now being found,
and these regions once so retired, occupied
solely by Il PASTORAL people arc now rapidly
being transformed into busy ccnters of
manufacturing and commerce. I'm the
early settlement of this country men
poured over the Allcghanies and the Blue
Ridge like waters over Il dam, seeking the
fertile and attractive farming regions of
the great West; they passed over unoh-
servant OF marvellous hidden stores Of
wealth which, in the Providence Of God,
are now being brought into use, and,
having filled those great basins of the
West, they arc now turning back to this
country; to those wonderful resources of
Virginia and West Virginia to bring about
and develop a production OF material
wealth that shall surprise the world.
Loud cheers. Ii has not been long since
every implement of iron; domestic, agri-
cultural and mechanical WAS made for
you in other States; the steel iron point
Of the old wooden mould board pillow with
which the carly farmers turned the soil
came from another State; but now Nir-
ginia is feeling the impulse that is stir
ring this whole country and is Partici-
pating, and believe will participate i'll Il
vet larger degree, iii this great awakening
Of mechanical and agricultural progress;
an influence which is to lift our people TO
material wealth of such magnitude of
which we have scarcely thought, and of
influence and honor among the nations Of
that we have never yet had. Applause.
What is TO hinder us when we have
secured the markets of our own States
that we shall reach out and enter into
successful competition in the markets Of
other parts of the world: | say what is to
hinder this people; possessing by the
Providence of God, and possessing all the
clements Of material wealth; endowed
with a genius and energy unsurpassed
among the nations Of the earth, shall
again have on the great seas merchant
marine flying the hag of the common
country and CARRYING lis commerce into
every sea and upholdinS its honor in
every port?
! am glad to-day TO stand for this
moment among you and to express my
sympathy with any and every interest that
tends to develop YOU as people. | am
glad to stand with YOU on one common
platform Of respect for the law and
respect for the Constitution differing as
some of us may do in our politics as to
what the law should be and how it should
be applied; having in view one common
devotion Of obedience to the law rs the
aorlty Of our people, by their o"n rep
rescntativcs make it. Loud cheers.
And now | shall carry away from here
Il renewed impulse to public duty; new
inspiration as Il citizen, and that too, OF
country whose interest is only dawn
ing.
And now let me express to YOU the
pleasure | shall have in every good that
can come to you as Il community and to
each of YOU as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell in all
your families, and the fear and love of
God in every dwelling.