The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-24
HE SPEAKS In DIXIE
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AT THE
ATLANTA EXPOSITION.

Presidential Party Peaches the Exposition
Grounds Without Any Fuss and Feath-
ers-Troops Parade Within the Fair En-
closure, Review Il by The President-His
speech Contains an Incidental Indorse-
meat of the Present Democratic Ad-
ininistration and is Based the Gen
aral Topic of the general Welfare
Atlanta, Oct 23-No brighter or bal
mier day ever shone over this particu-
Far portion of the southland than that
which dawned this morning, presi-
dents day at the Cotton States exposi-
ton. The throngs on the streets were
nf Immense proportions. The exercises
Of the day were conducted within the ex
position grounds. The presidential par
ty spent the morning quietly at the Ar
egOn, where they remained until IL
o'c.ock, when they were driven rapidly
II the exposition grounds without any
parade whatever.
In the gates the military was already
gathered Captain ]. T. Burke of the
Gate City guards acted as marshal.
He had in line the Fifth regiment Of
Colonel w. L. Kellogg; the Fourth Vir-
ginia regiment, commanded by Colonel
e, A Nash; the Virginia Military in
stitute cadets, commanded by Colonel
d. Price; the First company Of govern
or's foot guards of Connecticut, COM
rlanded by Major E. H. Henry; the Sec
oni company Of governors foot guards
commanded by Major B. F. Brown; the
Grimes battery of Richmond and the
IixL 70 try
para6ed within the fair enclosure and
were reviewed by the president from a
stand in front of the government build
ing.
After the review the president deliv-
cred his address. He was introduced
by President Collier Of the exposition,
who referred to him as a man who had
been entrusted with the duty Of wip-
ing out sectional issues and lines. The
presidents appearance at the front of
the stand was the signal for outbuTst
of applause from the multitude.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The president returned thanks for
the greeting and continuing said, after
oraising the southern enterprise that
made the exposi ton possible:
1T seems TO me that the thought may
he suggested as not inappropriate to
The occasion ,tftat what we see about us
il the oTtgrowth of another exposition
inaugurated on American soil more
than a. century ago when a new nation
was exhibited to the civilized world,
guaranteed and protected by a consti-
tuition which was ordained and esta,b-
Gshed by the people of the United State
The success which has attended this
exposition of products and manufact-
ures is not altogether due to the quality
Cf the soil or the character of the peo-
pie in any of the contributing states
but it re'tss largely upon the fact that
these states are members of a benefi-
cienly governed nation, whose natural
resources and advantages have every
where been developd and improved by
the benefit Of free institutions, and
wlTose people have been stimulated and
encouraged by the blessings of person
IL liberty. We shall walk in the path
IF patriotic duty if, remembering that
our free institutions were established
% promote the general welfare, we
strive for those things which benefit
sli our people and each Of US is con-
tsrt TO receive from the common fund
h.; snare of property thus contributed
We sL-ll miss our duty and forfeit our
he:.'.2ge if, in narrow selfishness, We
ere needless of the general welfare and
struggle to wrest from the government
private advantages which can only be
gained at the expense of our fellow
countrymen.
81 hope 1 may therefore be permitted
In conclusion to suggest, as the most
important lesson taught by this occa-
zion the absolute necessity to our ma
tioEal health and welfare and conse-
quently to our individual happiness as
citizens. of careful discrimination, in
DuT support of policies and in our advo-
- BOT
those which prompt the promotion of
the public welfare and those which
simply seem to serve selfish or sectional
Interests.
POPULiSTS ARE GIVING WANING
In Shawnee County They are Apprised OF
Their Privileges.