Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-02
At Memphis,

| pi WI HNI'htl' illllNs ull'l az an
night run from Birmingham, Ala, over
the Kansas City, Memphis & Birming-
ham road, across the northern part of
Mississippi. The party were immedi-
ately assigned to the carriages which
awaited them and driven up Main street
to the Merchants Exchange, fronting
on Court Square, which was massed
with people. The President was intro
duced 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 FELLOW CITIZENS The name OF the
| city Of Memphis was familiar TO me in my child.
hood. Born and reared upon one Of the tHbu.
taries OF the great river upon which yClr city is
| located these. river mart Of commerce were
the familiar tracing posts of the farmers OF the
Ohio Valley | woll remember when on the
shores Of my fhtHer's farm the old Broad
| Horn WIS loaded from the haV press and the
corn crib TO market with the plantations along
| the lower Mississippi l member to have
heard from him and the nCighborS who consh
| tutel the crew o! those pioneer crafts OF river
navigation, of the porlls OF these great W tets;
/
sissippi. In those times these states were
largely supplied with grain and forage from the
nor hwCStern states Here YOU were giving your
attention t. one or two great stapl2 products
for which you found u lar g foreign market.
congratulate Won that the progress Of events
has made YOU not less agricultural. but has di.
versihed your aRricn u"e SO that you are not
wholly dependent upon these great staples Tor
tho Income of your farms II is great thing
that YOU are now raisinr more wheat. more
4 - 4n,r.r n
raising potatoes and wltc:melons an ] cabbage.
The benefits OF this .dtVersihcation are very
graat and the change symbolizes more Than we
at first realize. This chan means that We are
now coming to understand that meannoss can
not be predicatcd Of any honest industry |
rejoice that you are u ding TO diversified agri-
culture, diversified manufacturing pursuits;
that YOU ar turning your thoughts to com
pressing and spinning cotton, as well as raising
IL know no reason why these cotton states,
that produce seventyfour per cent Of the cot
ton OF the world should not spin the greater
portion Of Il. | know no reason why they
should export IL as raw material rather than rs
n manufactured product holding in their midst
the profits OF this transformation Of the raw
material 10 the finished product
hope it may he SO see evidence that the
people are turning their attention to new in
dnsiries and are bringing into the midst of these
farming communities large population OF artl'
sans and lahorers 10 consume Of your own doors
the product Of your farms | am glad that
liberal government is making this great water
way to the sea safe and capable OF an unlnler'
rnpted one am glad that II Is here making
the shores OF your own city conven ent ana saie
and that IL Is opening, north and south, an un'
interrupted and cheap transportation ior the
prOduclS OF these lands that lie along ms great
system OF rivers | am glad that II Is bringing
you in contact with ports OF the gull mat iook
with near and inviting aspect towards . great
trade in South America, that we shall Don
pOssess | am glad 10 DeIeye lnut lhcsc
great river towns will speedily exchanse
their burdens with American ships al tlse NOUN
of the Mississippi to be transported to
foreign port under the Tag Of our country
This govern mCnt Of ours Is ae impact oil the
ncoplc TO be Governed by majority, EXPRESSING
itself by lawful methods, EvcythinG IN mus
country Is to be brought II the measure OF the
law | propose no other rule eltner Us liiui
y,dunl or q public officer | cannot IN any uc.
gree let down this rule Cries OF No, NO,
md cheers without violating my oficiai duty
There must he no other supremacy thah ihat oi
lawful maiorities. Therefore, thlnk whlle
reali2e and sympathi2e with your diiiculues,
mrst NH come nj Inst 10 this conclusion that the
supremacy of the law Is the one supremacy IN
mis- country of ours. Now, my fellow citizens,
THINK YOU for this wirm ana magn hc'nt Gem
onstration OF your respect, accepting c'SusIy
the expression OF the chiei of your ci'y govern
ment thn, you are sincere, earnest patriotlc.
devoted peope | beg TO leave with each OF
Won the suggestion that each in his place Snnl,
do what he can to maintain social oracr anu
pubic peace; that the lines mere anu every
where shall be between the well disposed ana
the III illdisposed. , -,
The effort OF speech to this immense throng
is ZOO great for me beg TO assure YOU that Il
carry r from tn grca, war Of sentiment no III VIII
10 any. am glad that the Confederate soldier
confessing defeat which has brought nm D ess
ings that would have been imposslble therw Sc
has been taken again into fun Anticipation IN
aI,jes limitations or other iniictio1sre rest u lon
him have taken and can nWays i,h ,sSc Sne SspS
Oh OH .sncc, plM0 INould pul under cne yoke only
and and that is the yoke that the ylctorS IN that
struggle bore when they went Zone ana IA q on on
their uniforms-the yoke o. me iaw anu tne
ohlieation always TO obey II. Uion the pat
form, without distinction ee,ween tnS v'r,"rs rnnn
and the yanaushed, we enter together upon
""nss,hiiities MS n reoplc that we can no. over
estimate believe mis- nation n i nni Lifting ,'Sei
10 new life that this tiog shNll ioa. on an
familiar seas; and that this coming prosperity
viii be equally shared by all our people