The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-13

Capt. Purse stated that owing TO causes
! which prevented, Col. J. o. Waudell,
/ president Of the Georgia State Agri-
/ cultural Society, would not be present at
/ the session, and Mr. J T. Wade, Of
| Scriven county, had consented to welcome
! the congress to Georgia in behalf OF the
/ State Agricultural Society.
Mr.. Wade said that when informed, at
a late hour last night that he was eX-
/ pected to take this part of the pro-
Cramme. he hardly felt equal TO the task.
/ He said words could not express a south
| erner's welcome to his invited guests.
He spoke of the difference between agri-
culture and manufacturing. The former
was God S original gift TO man. He re-
| ferred very prettily to the fact that the
congress had assembled here in the midst
of our winter, when in the north and west
it was bleak and cold, but here crops can
still be planted. He concluded by extend
ing them a warm welcome in behalf Of
the State Agricultural Society.
REPLY FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Hon. Daniel Needham, of Massachu-
sets, was next introduced by Capt
Purse, and his response to the welcome
from the state aCriculturists was a strong
and eloquent one. He said
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
of the Congress: 1t is with profound
difidence that 1 accepted the position
that has been assigned to me without
warning or notice, and yet il is with great
honor that 1 accept it. 1t must be an au-
dacious man who would speak for these
great states OF the west and north, but
Mr. President, am TO speak for the south
as well. The south. how little do / know
of its history. know that it is the great
Empire section of the country. | know,
too that she is born flesh of our flesh and
bone of our bone. The great principles of
hoYrl a TDlFrrnnf1fh RngE have
been disseminated over the entire land
Everywhere we are one people. We are
not strangers. | was met at the depot
and carried to the grandest hotel have
seen on this continent
"The great underlying principle of agri-
culture is knowledge-ist the public school.
The great underlying principle of civil
cation is universal education. 1t is the
individuality Of our people that maintains
the civilization of the American govern
ment
A RESTLESS PEOPLE.
"They talk about restless people. We
are restless, and through that spirit we
have been able to populate and dominate
this country. 1t is the restlessness of
this people that has given us all our en-
terprise. 1t is this that has given them
better homes, better schools and better
opportunities than their fathers had"
OOl. Nbtuudiu opOh6 VI VIC ldCb bLAdb
the agriculturist was one person who
never accepted a free pass from rail
road. He said all they wanted from a
railroad was the lowest fares and rates
they could give consistent with fair
profit for the owner, and a chance to call
on them for damages in case Of necessity.
Il thank you, - he said, for the well
come of the Georgia Agricultural Society
in the name of the New England states,
in ba T a11 "a ct a aud all tho
agricultural societies.
Il have, for two preceding years, at
tended these congresses, and l have
never, in either of the others, looked for
ward to the meeting as l have to this the
thirteenth annual gathering, in the city
of Savannah"
WELCOME TO THE CITY.
"You have been welcomed to Georgia, -
said Capt. Purse, "but as you cannot sit
in the entire state for your legislative
hall, and Savannah has been chosen,
Mayor J. j. McDonough will now well
come you to the city by the sea-
Mayor MeDonough said it was most
pleasing duty to him to welcome the
congress TO Savannah.
Il am unlike many of my friends who
have preceded me-" he said, especially
my friend on the right maj. Meldrim).
! am not corn grower, and l know very
little about corn in any shape, but as an
executive of the city, extend to you its
hospitality. 1t has been suggested that
the men in blue coats would be locked up.
l assure you that Savannah is glad to see
you in her midst, and gladly extends you
all the privileges of the city"
THE SECRETARY RESPONDS.
Capt. Purse then stated that Hon. B.
+. Clayton, the secretary of the congress,
would rpCnnph n MaUOF MgTOnpnnvbs -
welcome to the city. He said that Mr..
Clayton needed no introduction to the con-
vention as he had been long in its service,
but he would introduce him to those who
We're strangers.
Mr. Clayton said:
Il have been, perhaps, as your president
said, for long time member of the con-
gress. have met with it everywhere,
and always have we been accorded a
warm, hearty welcome. But nowhere
| have seen warmer hospitality than /
! have seen since | came to Georgia and
! this gem city of the southern coast
| "There is not a warmer-hearted, brave 7
/ people than the people of the south. ]
! said l came from one of the first states in
the union. If had time l could prove it,
and am proud of it, but
I am prouder that l am a citizen oil
this great republic. Wemay sometimes
be divided in the heat of political dis
cussion, but we have long ago decided to
settle our differences by the arbitration
of the ballot
~ went to the depot in a sleigh when ]
left home on ten inches of snow. When ]
came TO the hotel here, the porter asked
me if ! wanted fire. L told him no, tC
get me linen suit
THE congress has always had q mag
nIhcent representation from Georgia, anG
all of Georgias representatives are fine
looking men, Your president here is one
of them. We thought they were sent on
as extra specimens, but we find on com
ing mere that those were very ordinary
fellows. Everybody receives US witt
welcome and hospitality.
I'VE have met here to discuss, as hes
we can, agricultural questions. We dt
not want to ask from congress any class
legislation but we do want such legisla
ton as we need, and such as will beneti
us. We are here for work and we inUenC
to do it."
TWENTY STATES REPRESENTED.
The roll of the states was then callet
to see which were and which were no
represented, and the following state
were found to have delegates in attend
ance; Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Hi
nois Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachu
sets, Michigan, Mississippi, Kansas, Ne
braska, North Carolina, South Carolina
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee
Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
Secretary Clayton moved that all tn