St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-13
STEVENSON HAS HIS SAY.
THE VICE PRESIDENT OPENS THE
GREAT SOUTHERN FAIR.
EULoGIzEs THE SUNNY SOUTH.

GCAOeHIAktS THE SUNNY SOUTH.
AN Exposition That Has Proved
Great Object Lesson in En-
tightening the World as to the
Results Achieved by Two Dec
AIDES OF Peace and hood Cow
eminent.
AUGUSTA, Ga. Dec. 1.-THE event
Of the day at the Augusta exposition
was the address OF Vice President Ste
venson. 1t is estimated that $4,000
President Stevenson. Secretaries Her
bert and Smith. and Congressman
Springer and Sperry were all given
rousing ovation. President Walsh, of
the exposition. introduced Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson. who spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
l count it an honor to have been so cor
daily Invited to visit this beautiful
city, and upon this suspicious occasion
10 meet and mingle with my fellow
citizens OF thiSgreat commonwealth. l
bring you today the good wishes and
hearty GodSpeed of millions who dwell
in the great valley of the Mississippi.
1t matters not thai this wonderful ex-
position of the products of the field. Of
the mine. of the forest and of the loom,
is held in the Southland, and far to-
wards the Atlantic seaboard. We were
content to know that the men and the
f0h
result are bound to US by the strong ties
OF blood and of country. For we cannot
forget that whatever
TENDS TO DEVELOPMENT
and the up-buildiRg of one state or Sec
ton. tends in an tequal degree to the
prosperity and glory of our country.
We cannot forget that, whether Georg-
ians or lllinoisans. whether our lot has
been cast upon the banks OF the st.
John or the Columbia. we are Amer
leans. all having one history. one coun-
try and one destiny. Your exposition
has. on the lines intended by its found
ers. proved a great object lesson In en-
Tightening the country and the world as
to the wonderful results achieved dur
ing Tie two decades OF peace and good
government by your own and neighbor-
ing states South.
No longer are there wars or rumors OF
wars i'll our land. We study and we
teach our children the things that make
peace. From one end of the land to an
other is heard the hum of busy industry.
While England is arming for bloody
conflict. our great workshops are engaged
in the manufacture of implements OF
husbandry and not of war; the sure
forerunners of prosperity and content
ment. With the wonderful improve
ment in agricultural implements, the
life of the farmer and Of the planter is
no longer that of DIR Judge, and by the
methods and appliances l have men
toned, his
CONDITION IN LIFE.
as compared with former generations.
has been rendered one Of ease. Let
him who tills the soil magnify his call
ing. Let him not forget his responsible
ties, keep even pace with his great OPP
portunities. At your iresides let your
sons be taught that there are higher
aims in life than money getting.
As we enter upon new century let
us give loftier impulse to the aspira-
items of this great people. From the
farm house to the great cities moves an
amending procession of brave, energetic
young men, physically and morally
equipped for the battle Of life. From
their ranks will be taken those whose
voice will be potent in every depart
ment of human affairs.
With the return of the era Of good
feeling in its highest sense of national
feeling, sectional Jealousies and distrust
will forever disappear, and capital will
here seek and find an abundant and
profitable investment.
Would it not be well if immedi ate
steps were taken by your association.
and by the public press. to call atten-
ton as never before to the healthful
climate, the fertile lands and the min
eraI wealth and the other great natural
advantages of your state? Would not
the production of larger food supply.
even at the expense of lesseniEg the
annual cotton product, tend to the COM
fort and well being of your people, and
in the end prove permanent blessing
to this commonwealth and to the entire
South?