The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
SOUTH CAROLINA
AT THE FAIR.
PALNIErTOIrES AT TIE EXPO
SiTION.
An Immense Crowd. Governor Evans
and senator Tillman Speak.

people, some walking and others
crowdinS the street ears and the expo
sition cars OF the Southern Railway.
The parade of the South Carolina
troops, cscorting Governor Evans, was
composed of 1000 men. Governor
Atkinson and stan, the Atlanta nrtil-
icry and the Fifth Georgia Regiment
escorted the South Carolina Governor.
Atlanta, South Carolina and Inmnn
day doubled any previous attendance.
Atlantic Day, Savannah Day, lnman
| Day and South Caroliun Day packed
the exposition grounds with the pco-
pie. The crowd was nearly three
times rs large ~ the largest up to that
date. Every building VAS crowded
and the thoroughfarrs were thick with
people. Atlanta seemed to be full to
overilowing ut an early hour but tho
crowds continued to pour III all day,
and ut tho exposition the turnstllcs
| clicked steadily from early morning
until late in the afternoon.
The military display was the great
est ever seen in Atlanta. Two thous-.
and of South Curolina's enlisted troops
came ~ an escort to Governor Evans,
| uLt N'l' III liu-
rado by Governor Atkinson and staff,
the Fifth Georgia Regiment and the
Atlanta Artillery. The best of order
prevailed and the programme was ear
ricd ont without II hitch. The people,
| though everywhere Jostlcd one an
other, we're good llumurcd aud every
one seemed happy. The whole of At
lanta was out on holiday. The stores
and Offices closed, and the business
portion of the city had n Sunday APP
pearancc. The happiest people are
the exposition directors, ns, it is said,
Thursdays receipts insure the tinnn-
cinl success of the fair beyond the
shadow of u doubt.
The only sensation of the day was
sprung in the speeches ut tho audito-
rum, whcro new departure was taken
by Governor Evans and Senator Till
man. Up to this time all the speeches
delivered Mt the exposition, whether
by Northern or Southern men, have
been pitched upon the keynote Of
fraternity and of national uuitT. No
one heretofore has uttered y nCtc Of
scct;oualism. Governor Evans and
Senator Viiiman struck ON di.irrcnt
line, in uircct contrast with what
had gone before.
GOVERNOR NrKfHSON.
Commissioner Roche then intro.
duccd Governor Atkinson, who de
livrrcu a9O-miuutc address of wclrurnC.
He referred to the r,lutions Of the
States in the past, ana tWitiCl Coz
cvncr Evans for not showing II greater
n r,.f a. nf th,, ~ hIS = tnt
Continuing, hc said:
II AIN ~lnd also to say to you that
on this occasion the people, know not
whence they come, have pmid II high
tribute to the governor OF South Caro-
lima despite his shortcomings, nnd tC
their distinguished senator, and by
their presence testified II higher APP
probation Of their worth ana OF their
presence than they gave TO the Prrsi
dent OF the United States. And Why
| should they not? Why shoull Georgia
( not stand 10y South Caroiiun:'
/ lie told the Cnroliniuna they were
welcome to all they could eat and il
there was anything else they wanted
| al they hEd 10 do was to ask for It. He
feared they would feel the need OF it.
Ia TIE coarse oi his speech. he said,
after relating Car"lina's iust
"Whrn G,oroio hnvinn redeemed
| herself from drrr,Loti1n IonLnJ
around bor sb, Ii,l r,+ f,.,l t,,t hor
dutv y,s done but 81, I,okcI ,,rns.
I tLr 'iinr,rl saw ,,.,,u,l ~ ui,,hty
rnnu;ct .h, mon Who boJ hnrn hrrn;c
in war vet who Inns dom, ,,otbinr +,
immortnliIc hisun,ncs surh ,s vns Inrc
bv him in this mighty struool. for tn.
s,,prrm,cv OH, ,uur,l and Intellectual
forces of south CnroIino. and nIluJ.
To General Wnd, unmptnn, iGrcnt
chr,rin,lN 81. went tn his nil nnL tn
tn. uil nt South Carolina. God Li.ss
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