The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-05-01

MEMPHIS. April l7.-The elegant spe-
cial train bearing the presidential party
arrived here this morning AZ o'clock,
promptly on schedule time, after an all
night run from birmingham, Ala, over
the Kansas City. Memphis a Birming-
ham road. across the northern part CT
Mississippi The party were immedl-
ately assigned 90 the carriages which
awaited them and driven up Main street
20 the Merchants Exchange, fronting
on Court square, which was massed
with people. The President was intro
tluccd TO the assembled crowd by Mayor
Clapp, who welcomed the president on
behalf Of the city. In responding TO
the welcoming speech, the president
said
MY FEtIow CITIZENS The name Of the
city OF Memphis was familiar 70 me IN my child
hood Born and reared upon one OF the trbu-
taflca of the great river urun which your city II
located these river mart- % commerce wee
ohio Valley I vol remember when on tho
shores Of my fatueTs farm, the old II oad
Horn" was loaded from the hay press and tue
corn crib 90 market with the plantations along
the lower Mississippi I rsuembcr 20 hate
heard from him ard the neighbofs who ccnsu-
tuted the crew OF those pioneer crafts OF river
navigation OF tAf nffle OF lNfrf NfNhN " ttAos
Of tie susss aud cav ns banks - the lower Ms.
sissippL In those times these siates were
! largely supplied with grain and forage from tue
nor hWestern states Here you were giving your
attention Il ous or two great staple products
| for which you found n lar Te foreign market !
Congratulate YOU that the progress OF events
has made you not less agricultural. tn' has ',l.
versined your agriculture 40 that You are ROY
wholly dependent upon usase greai staples iot
/ the Income OF your farms. II Is great thing
| that you are now rnising more Naeat hlute
Rs.ara ma
IA sing potatoes aud watcrm Ions AMI caphage.
/ The dement's OF this diycrsihcauon are very
great ana toe chnngc ~ ihtoilAcs ino,c .nau W
| al first realize This ch ngc means tha' We are
| now coming 60 undr rstaud that mcanhess can
| not BE- predicatcd Of any honest INDUSTRY.
| reloiee that you ore a 'Gius - 1i,e--,',.t
| culture. diversified manufacturing lu'ehIts
| that YOU ar. turning your thoughts 70 com
| pressing and spinning cotton. as wei as ralslhs
| IL l know no reason why these cotton state
| thst produce seventy four per cent OF tne e.t
4 ION 81 the world should not spin the greater
| portion o. H. I know no reason why thel
| should export Il as raw material rather than ~
| a manufactured product holding IN their mldsl
| the proflts of this transiurmatiop OF the raw
| material 20 the finished product
| 7 homo IL may be SO l see evidence that th'
| people are turning their attention 10 new IN
dustries and are bringing intothe midst % thee
| farming communities n large population OF arN
| sans and laborers to consume a. your own aoor
| tae product Of your farms. am glaa that
| liberal government IS making thls gtoat NHlct
| va 10 The sea safe and capable OF az untntet
| rupted one | am glad That IL IA hero maxim
| the shores OF your own ciiy convenient nm SAL
| aud that IL Is opening, north ana south. IN uh
interrupted and cheap TRANSFORMATION Tor tn
pro,iuSts 81 these lands That lie along ms gfeh
| system Of rivers am Eiad thar ~ - pr. ll
| Won in contact with ports OF the gulf mat 1901
| with near and inviting aspect towards q ST.
trade IN south America, that we shah o.
possess | am glad 20 believe that thes
| sreal river towns will speedily eXehang
their burdens with american SHIPS a. Us noa.
| OF the Mississippi 10 be transported
foreign port under the nag OF our counuN
This government OF ours ls e1il ~ az IN
itself by lawful methods Everything IN WI
| country j. Ia he brought 20 TIE messure OF w
Law. I propose no other rue eItnet AZ nv a.
vidual or public ofloer ! cannot IN any az
gree let down this rule cries OF NO, No,
and , Ia sgs, -.tsc.. violating my om"ial dut
There must be no other supremacy than NE,
realize and sympathize with your dimculties v
must ali come az last TO this conclusion that IN
supremacy OF the Law j. the one supremacy
I thank you for this wlrm ana magnificent den
onstration OF your respect, accepting coTolAi
the expression Of the chief OF your city govsri
| ment that you are o sincere, earnest patriot
devoted people | beg 20 leave with each
You the sugge-t ion that each In his place shu
do what he can TO maintain social order an
public peacei that the lines hera and ever
where shall be between the wen disposed al
the il-disposed-
The effort OF speech TO this immeJse throu
is too great for me beg TO assure YOU i w,
carry from the great war OF sentiment no Ill WI
20 any am glad that the Confederate sold'e
confossing defeat which has brought lin D e.
ings that would have been impoSslhle thefN
has been taSen again into mil parh oiphten
the adminislr ition Of the government; no pc
; alties limitations, OF other inricuo ~ rest hqI
him have taken and can always take the mai
of "A brave Confederate soldier with oouhuen'
= and respect would put under one yoke onl
. and that is the yoke that the NictorS IN M
, struggle bore whom they went home and ia'n {
4 NNsN NH.aNs. a IA
utilization always TO obey u. u on the pa
, form, without distinction between the veto
and the VanQuished, VIC enter together up'
possibilities as a people that We can not oN,
Estimate ! believe this nation Is inning its'
. 10 a new life that this nag shall hoat ON
, familiar seas and that this coming prosper
a. 4 - all ans H.aFal