The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-15


platform and bow her Acknowledgements.
A committee of fifteen citizens Of Knox
vile, including William Rule, editor of the
Journal, and Representatives Houck and
Taylor, boarded the tram at Bristol, and
accompanied the party to Knoxville At
Bristol the train passed into the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.
STOP AT JOHNSON CITY.
The next stopping place was johnson
City, and there the party met with royal
reception. There were about :, 600 enthusi-
astic persons, including many grand army
men, gathered around the gaily decorated
stand in the public square,
and the Presidents appearance
was greeted with loud cheers,
playing of bands and blowing of steam
whistles. The city was decorated for the
occasion, and displayed profusion of flags
and bunting. Representative Taylor acted
as master of ceremonies, and introduced the
distinguished visitors TO the people. The
President addressed the assemblage as fol~
lows:
MY FELLOW CTrIzRNs-The Office Of President
of the United States is one of very high honor,
and is also one of very high responsibility. No
man having conscientiously at heart the good
OF the whole people whose interests are, under
the law, in some degree committed to his care,
can fail to feel most oppressive sense of in
adequacy when he comes TO the discharge OF
these high functions Elected under system
Of government which gives to the majority
of our people, expressing their wishes through
constitutional methods, the right to choose their
public servants, when he has taken the oath
that inducts him into Office he becomes a SER
want OF all of the people, and while he may
pursue the advocacy of those measures to which
the people have given their approval by his
choice, he should always act and speak with
reserve and respect for the opinion of others
that shall not ALLEVIATE him from the good will
of his fellow citizens, without regard
to political belief. l shall not speak Of what
has been done, but have supreme regard for the
honor of the nation, profound respect for the
the just expectations Of my fellow citizens.
am not one of those who believe that the good
of any class can be permanently obtained
except upon lines which promote the good of
all of our people.
UNION OF THE STATES.
rejoice in the union of the states. rejoice
| to stand here in East Tennessee, among TIE
] people who so conspcuously aud at such sacri-
! fee during the hour Of the nations peril
| adhered to their convictions of public
good. CHEERS I am especially glad to
/ be able to say that those who, follow
| ing other views of duty, took sides against us
| heart to-day praise Almighty God that he pre-
| served us as one nation. Cheers There is no
man, whatever his views upon the questions
/ that then divided us, but in view Of tho marvel
| Gus benefits which are disseminating them
! selves over these states, must also bless God
| to-day that slavery no longer exists and that
the union of free states is indissolube. lCheers
| What is it that has stirred the pulses of this
| great region, that has kinded these furnace
| fires, that has converted these retired and lso-
| lated farms upon which you andyour ancestors
| dwelt, into business centers of trade and me
| chanical pursuits bringing a market close to
| the door of the farmer and bringing prosperity
into every homer 1t is that we
have no line of division between the
of freedom and enterprise. once limited in theil
operations, are now common to all the states
| We have a common heritage. The confederate
soldiers have full, honorable and ungrudginG
| particirations in all of the -bonefits OF a Rrea
and Just government. lCheers.l I do not douo
to-day that thsse would be among the readies
Of all our population to follow the old flag if il
should be assailed from any quarter. Cheers.
| Now, my felow-countrymen, C IN pause but
| a moment with you. 1t does me good TO look
into your faces and to receive these evidences o
your good will. hope may have the guidance
| and courage in such time remains to me il
public life conscientiously to serve the public
| good and common glory OF our beloved country
| Great cheeringl.
THE STATE OF FRANKLIN.
Speeches we're also made by Postmaster
General Wanamaker and Secretary Rusk
after which the train sped on to Jonesboro
where the President made the following ad
dress from the rear platform of the train:
| NY FELLOW CITIZENS: We tarry but momen
at this ancient and interesting city, whose story
goes back, think to the establishment of the
you, certainly not these little ones, ever heard
which John Sewer attempted to set up as al
independent commonwealth. But yet /
is not of antiquity that | desir'
to speak, for ancient history is not Of the great
est interest to you now, Scripture speaks, {
think my Postmaster General is near, and If
fall into error he will correct mel, Llaughterl o.
| time when old things shall pass away and al
things shall become new. Tennessee
realizing that beatitude, old things
the old way of doing things, stiff clay and steep
| car has come. The old times of isolation il
these valleys when these pioneers, some o.
| whom see, made their frontier homes, have
passed away and influences from outside have
men and easier to the toillng women
who used to carry water from the sprinI
at the bottom OF the hill, in piggin, but nov
by modern appliances have it brought into TN
| kitchen. You have come to know that not tn
surface only Of the soil has wealth in it, bu
| that under the surface there are vast source
| of wealth to gladden. the homes OF your peopl
and to bring with new industries thrifty popu
lation.
| OLD sTRIFEs GONE FORvER.
But of all these old things that have passe
away and the new ones that have come an
sure you are exultantly glad in this region
where there was so much martyrdom for tn
flag so much exile, so much suffering that on
union, one constitution and one nag might b
preserved to know that those old strites hav
pas sed away and that period OF fraternlt
has come when all men are for the flag and d
, for the constitution; when it has been fOreve
put out of the minds of all people that thi
union can be dissolved or this constitution over
thrown [Great cheering On all these ne'
things l congratulate the citizens o
5 | Tennessee. Turn your faces to IN
| morning for the sun Is tightening tn
| hill tops there are coming to our country grea
growth and extraordinary development, an
. you are TO be full participants in
all While other nations OF the worl
! have reached the climax in their hom
development and are struggling to pa
2 eel out the remote regions of the cart
Z | tbat their commerce may be extended, we hav
p prodigious regions that are yet to be toucne
+ by the finger Of development. and we have th
3 power if we will. to put our flag again upon tn
, sea and to share in the world 8 commerce
| [Cheers.
AT ANDREW JoHNsoN'S HOME.
GREENvILLE, TENN, April H.-Th
home of Andrew johnson was special
+ cordial in its welcome to the presidents
> party, one feature of which was the wavln
I of flags and footing Of horns. The Pres
t dent addressed the people as follows:
! My FELLOW CITIZENS arrangements f
| our Journey will not permit me TO tarry VIII
= | you long / thank you most sincerely for tn
= | cordial demonstration. rejoice to see In u
hands of children here that banner OF glor
| which is the symbol of our greatness and tt
! | promise of our security. l am glad that by III
= common consent of all of our people, wlthoL
: any regard to past differences, we nav
Z once and forever struck hands upo
7 the proposition that from the lakes to the Gu
= from the st. Lawrence TO the Gu
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