The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-02
At Memphis.

MEMPHIS, April 17.-The elegant spe-
cial train bearing the presidential party
arrived here this morning at Q o'clock,
promptly on schedule time, after an all
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 10
the welcoming speech, the president
said:
city Of Memphis was familiar to me in my child
hood. Born and reared upon one of the trbu-
taries OF the great river upon which your city is
located. these river marts of commerce were
the familiar trading posts of the farmers OF the
Ohio valley / well remember when on the
Horn" was loaded from the hay press and the
corn crib to market with the plantations along
the lower Mississippi. remember to have
heard from him and the neighbors who consti.
tuted the crew Of those pioneer crafts OF river
navigation, of the perlls OF these great ters:
of the snags and caving banks of the lower Mis-
sissippi. In those times these states were
largely supplied with grain and forage from the
northwestern states. Here you were giving your
attention to one or two great staple products
for which you found large foreign market.
congratulate you that the progress of events
has made you not less agricultural, but has d.
versiied your agriculture so that you are not
wholly dependent upon these great staples for
the income OF your farms. 1t is great thing
that you are now raising more wheat, more
corn, more hogs and cattle, that you are now
raising potatbes and watermclons and cabbage.
The benefits OF this diversihcation are very
great and the change symbolizes more than we
at first realize. This change means that We are
now coming to understand that meanness can
not be predlcated OF any honest industry. I
rejoice that you are adding to diversified agri
culture, diversified manufacturing pursuits
that you are turning your thoughts to com
pressing and spinning cotton. as well as raising
1t. know no reason why these cotton states
that produce seventy four per cent, of the cot
ton OF the world. should not spin the greater
portion OF it. ] know no reason why they
should export 1t az raw material rather than az
manufactured product holding In their midst
the profits OF this transformation of the raw
material to the finished product.
hope it may be so. SEQ evidence that the
people are turning their attention to new in.
dustries and arc bringing into the midst OF these
farming communities large population of arti-
sans and laborers TO consume at your own doors
the product Of your farms. I an glad that q
liberal government is making this great water
way TO the sea safe and capable Of an uninter-
rupted one ON glad that IT Is hero making
the shores OF your own city convenient and saSo
interrupted and cheap transportation Tor the
products OF these lands that lio along this great
system OF rivers. 1 am glad that IL is bringing
with henr and inviting aspect towards q great
trade in South Amorioa, that We shall 6oon
possess. l am glad 70 beiieye that these
their burdens with American ships at the mouth
OF the Mississippi to be transported TO
foreign ports under the flag OF our country.
NNf d. 80 a.
people to be governed by majority, expressing
itself by lawful methods. Evorythtag in this
country is TO be brought to tho measure OF the
law. ] propose 20 other rule either as indi-
viduG or'a public ofiicer I cannot In any de-
gree let down this rule LCries OF No." mo-"
and oheersl without violating my official duty
lawful ma1oritios. Therefore, think while
realize and sympathize with your difficulties we
must oil come ut last to this conclusion that the
supremacy OF the law Is the ono supremacy In
this country OF ours. Now, my folloW citizens
thank you for this warm and IN m8gnlhccnt deHu-
onstration OF your respect, accepting cordially
the expression OF the chief OF your CITY govern.
ment THAI You are n sincere, e1rnest, patriotic,
devoted people. / bcg to leave with each OF
you the suggestion that each in bis plaoo shall
do what no can TO maintain social order and
public peace; that the lines hero and ovsry-
whore snall be between tho well disposed and
the lll-disposed.
The effort OF speech TO this immense thronR
is too great for me beg TO assure you that I
carry from thu great war Of sentiment no I'll win
10 any. am glad TINT the Confederate soldier
confcasing defert which has brought him b'ess-
ings that would have been impo isibo Cti.erw'se
has been taken again into full participation in
the adminisir Iion of the government no pen
alties, limitations other infiictioDs rect uDOn
him have taken and can always take the hand
OF brave Confederate soldier with couiidenoo
and respect would put under one yoke only;
and that is tho yoke that the vlctors In that
struggle bore when they went borao nnd lad OF
their uniforms-the yoke OF tho law md the
obligation Away 10 obey IL. Upon the plat.
FORM without distinction between tho vlctors
and the vanquished. we enter together upon
possibilities aB People that we can not over
estimate. becve this nation is lifting Itself
10 Il new life; that this rag shall float on un-
familiar seas and that this coming prosperity
will be equally shared by all our people.