Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-18

MEMPHIS. TENN, ApFll lI.--Iho elegant
special bearing the presidential party ar
rived here at so'clock, promptly on sche-
| dtiie time, after an all-Dight run from Biz
mingham, Ala, over the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham road, across the
northern part Of Mississippi, No stops
were made in that State. however, and Il Q
only incident Of the run occurred at
Jasper, Ala. That town was illuminated
with many bonAres in honor Of the Presi-
dent. and nearly $500 Of the inhabitants
| gathered Of the station TO pay their
| reached there. and the President. Post
master General Wanamaker. and the ladies
Of the party had retired for the night.
PBorIE DISAPPOINTED.
The people were disappointed ut not
| being able 10 rec the President. but were
gratifed at being allowed to pass through
| and inspect the obseryation-car with the
| numerous floral offerings received in Birm-
| ingham Brief speeches were made by
Messrs. George w. Boyd and Russell Har-
risou. This morning when the train
reached Belleyiew station. seven miles
from this city, it was boarded by a COM
| mittee Of citizens from Memphis. headed
| BY X. &. Graves, William II. Moore, and
| @. q. Matthews. A number Of ladies' ac-
| companied the party and presented Mrs
| Harrison and other ladies Of the Presidents
party with bouquets Of La France roses.
RECEIVED by THE MAYOR.
Mayor J.. O. Clhpp and other municipal
| officers received the President on his ar
| rival in the city. A large crowd, including
| the local militia. were gathered at tho sta
| ton and cheered the President when he
appeared on the platform. The. party we're
| Immediately assigned to carriages which
awaited them and we're driven up the
street TO the Merchants Exchange, 'front.'
ing on Court square, which was massed
with people. The President was escorted
| M the iron steps and introduced to the
assembled crowd by Mayor Clapp, who
| welcomed the President on behalf OF the
| city. The President responded
| My Fellow-Ct izenR,--The name Of the city Of
| Memphis was familiar In my early boyhood.
| was born and reared upon one OF the tributaries
/ Of the great river upon which your city ~ 10
| Gated. These riYer-marts offoOmmerce we're the
familiar trading-pUets Of the farmers Of the ONO
| Valley. well remember when on the shores OK
/ my fathers farm The old "BrOad Horn was
| loaded from the hay.press and the cOrn-crib 70
| market with the plantations along tho Lower
| Mississippi. / remember 70 have heard from
| him and the neighbors who constituted tho crew
Of those pioneer crHft Of river navigation Of the
| perils Of these great waters, OF the snags and
| caying-M banks Of the Lower Mississippi. In those
| times these States were largely Supplied with
| grain and forage from the northwestern States.
THE PROGRESS or EVENTS.
Here you we're giving your attention 70 one or
| two great staple products for which you Iound
large foreign market. congratulate you that the
progress Of events hos made you not less agri-
| cultural, but has diversified your agriculture 80
| that you are not now wholly dependent upon
these great staples for the income OF your farm
ers. II is great thing that You are now raising
more wheat, more corn, more hogs and cattle
| that you are now raising potatoes and water
melons and cabbage.
| BENEFITS BEfNG DERIVED.
| The benefits Of this diversi1catlon are very
| great and the change symb0lizes more than we
| nc FIRST realize. This change means that we are
| now coming TO understand that meanness can't
| be predicated Of any honest industry. rejoice
/ that you are adding 10 diversified agriculture,
| diversified manufacturing pursuits; that you
are turning your thought 10 COMPRISING and
| spinning cotton as well as raising IL. Know OF
| no reason why these cotton States that produce
/ 7J per cent. OF the cotton OF the world should
| not spin the greater portion OF II. ! know no
| reason why they should export II as raw mate
| rial rather than as manufactured pruuct'
holding In their midst tho profits OF this trans
/ formation Of tho raw material 70 the finished
| product. tApplausel
NEW INDUSTRIES.
| hope Il may be so. see evidence that the
people are turning their attention 20 now indus
| tries and are bringing into the midst OF these
| farming communities large Vi Hthi-
| sans and laborers to consume at your own doors
| the product OF your FARMS am glad that I'D
| eral government Is making this great waterway
| 20 the sea safe and capable OF an uninterrupted
use. am glad that II II mere making the shotes
| OF your own city convenient and safe and that u
| IL opening north and south an uninterrupted
| and cheap transportation for the products OF
| these lands that Ito along this great system OF
/ rivers. am glad that II Is bringing you In con-
tact with ports OF the gulf that look out with n
/ near and inviting aspect towards great trade
| IN South America that We shall soon possess. L
am glad to believe that these great river towns OWE
| rican ships at the mouth Of the Mississippi TO be
transported 20 foreign ports underline Gag OF our
| country. (Great cheering.J
| A CONTACT OF PEOPLE
| This government OF ours Is a compact Of peo-
| ple TO be governed by majority expressing
| itself by lawful methods. [Cheersl Everything
| In this country is TO be brought 10 the measure
| OF the law. Ipropose no other rule either as an
individual or as Pubic 0hcer e os ~ NJ ~ any
cheers without violating my oificial duty. Ihere
4 must be no other supremacy than that OF lawful
| majorities. Therefore / think, while realize
and sympathize with your dinicultles, we must
| all come at last 70 this conclusion that the SUI
premaCy Of the law IL the one supremacy OF thls
country OF ours. lCheerSl
| COMPLIMENTARY.
| Now, my fellow-citzens thank you for this
4 warm and magnificent demonstration OF your re-
spect, accepting cordially the expression Of the
| chief of your city government that you are sim
| cere, earnest, patriotic, devoted people. peg
| 10 leave with each OF you the suggestion that
| each In his place shall do what no can 20 mann
tain social order ana public peace That the lines
here and everywhere shall De between the Nen-
| disposed and the ill-disposed. =
| The effort OF speech TO this immense throng Is
too great for me- beg TO assure yon that carry
from the great ware sentiment no iil-wll 70 any
| TCheers1 1 am glad that the Confederate sol
| der confessing that defoat which has brought
| him blessings that would have been impossiple
otherwise has been taken again INTO iull partlcl,
| patton IN the administration OF the Governments
| that no penalties, Limitations, or otner muctOns
/ rest upon him. | have taken ana can always
| take the hand Of q brave Confederate soldler
with confidence and respect. tereat eheesinsi
| would put under one yoke only, ana that Is
! the woke that the victors In that struggle pore
| when they went home and lald ON th9lr UNI UNI
| forms: the yoke Of the law and the obngauoh
| always TO obey It, GCheersl
IJnon thai platform, without distinction be-
tween the yictors and the vanquished, We enter
| together upon possibilities as people tnat "
| can't oyerestimate. j believe the nation Is mt
ing itself to new life; that this nag shali noai
| IN unfamiliar seas and that this coming pros
nerity will be equally shared by all our people
| Prolonged cheer1ng.l
When the President had concluded and
| the cheering subsidized loud calls were
made for Postmaster-G General Wanamaker.
| He responded and in few well-chosen re-
4 marks referred IN pleasing uauhS ~ 49,
nyosperity of the South as evidently In
| creasjng. He was followed by Secretary
Rusk after which the public reception was
begun. the President stsnding In the door,
way welcoming the hand-shakers.
ANOTHER RECEPTION.
The public reception was concluded
about ii O'clock and the party took
| their carriages and were escorted 70 the
| I.onisyille and Nashvillel depot, the tram
in the mean time having been transferred
, there. Here another reception was held
| hy the entire party. large. crowd passing
tSroueh the train. number OF beautiful
floral Offerings from private citizens were
nlaeed all around the train. Governor
| Eacle and the Arkansas commissioners VINO
arrived this morning met the party AZ the
depot and will act as escort OF the party 70
Little Rock.
Off FOR ARKANSAS
At 11.55 the train passed slowly down
the incline TO the immense ferry; boat OF
the Little Rock and Memphis road, ana az
noon amid tremendous din OF whistles;
The boat moved slowly from the shore and
The presidential party was well on its way
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