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

soou deal OF incredulity. thought he was
visionary, but have regretted since that aid
hgsh hVt ash MN 10 pay me my fee IN town lots In
birmingham. My countrymen, We thought the
s,rno, su treat calamity and so it was, The de.
struetlon OF LIE and property was great and sad
beyond expression; and vet we can see mat
you ied us through that red sea to deyelop.
nlent IN material prosperity and 10 a fraternity
.iiat was not. otherwise possible. The indus.
tries mat have called to your midst many toll
lug men are always and everywhere the con.
eonllants OF freedom Out OF all this freedom
rom the incubus OF slavery, the south has
louhq new industrial birth, once almost
Wholly agricultural. You are now not
an .ne iess fruitful in crops, but You have added
w M thls. You have increased your produc.
tloh OF cotton and you have added an
increase IN ten years Of near.y 800
per cent 70 the production OF iron You have
produced three'folrths Of the cotton crop of the
world, and it has brought you, since the war,
aoout eight billion dollars Of money to enrich
your people, but as yet you are spinning In the
south only eight per cent. OF II why not, with
.he we hep we Will give You in New England and
the north. spin it allS Why not establish here
cotton mus that shall send not the crude agri.
cultural products to other markets, but the
Manufactured productS Why not, while sup.
plying. sixtyf millions OF people reach out
and take part We have not had in the com.
merco OF tie worldf believe we a,e 10 see now
u renaissance in American prosperity and in
the upbullding again of our American merchant
marine believe that these southern
ports that so favoraby look out with
lhVltatlons 10 the states Of Central and South
America shall yet see our feats carrying the
amerlfen Tag and the products Of Alabama,ta
the markets. OF Sou,s, America, In all thiS NO
a. united We maotdiftr as to met;tot;. Isn't
II you VIII permit me will give on illustration
10 snow how we have been dealing with this
shipping question / can remember when no
wholesale merchant ever sent a drummerints
the held. He said to his customers: Come 10
my store and buy but competition increased
ana the enterprisng merchants started out
men TO see custom rs and so his fellow mer.
chant was put 10 the choice to put travelling
men into the field or 10 get out of business. II
seems TO me that whatever we may think OF
the policy of aiding our steam ship lines, since
every nation does It, we must do it or stay OUT
OF lhe business Tor we have pretty much gone
out. l am glad to reciprocate with the very
fullness OF my hear, every fraternal expression
mat has fallen from the lips Of these gentle.
men VINO have addressed me In your behalf
1 nave not been saved from mistakes prob
ably l shall not be. ] am sure OF hut one
thing. can declare that have simply at
heart the glory of the American nation and the
good OF all its people ] thank these companies
OF me state militia, one OF whom recognize as
having done me the honor to attend the In,
auguratlon ceremonies, for their presence
They are deserving sir tto the GOVERNOR of
your encouragement and Of that Of the state Of
Alabama. They are the reserve army OF the
United States 1t is our policy not TO have a
large regular army, but TO have trained militia
that, in any eygency wi step to the defense
Of the country and II that exigency Shall ever
arise, which God forbid know that you would
respond as quickly and readily as any other
state.
The Governor--You will find all Alabama a.
your back
The president continuing said. I am glad 10
Know that addition TO all this business you are
doing you are also attCn ing to education and
TO those things that Corduce TO social order.
The American home is the one thing we cannot
as we have pure homes and God d,'earing, order
loving fathers and mothers 10 rear the children
that are given to them, and make these homes
the abode of order, cleanliness, pisty and in.
tellgence, the Amer can society aud the Ameri.
can union are safe