Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-22
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Hls speech Of welcome TO the New
Workers


spoke as follows;
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentle
men:-~New York is the Empire Stat
OF the Union She is the heavy en-,
Of North America, she is the grea
throbbing heart of the Republic, anC
every time she throbs the life curren
OF the nation flows back and fOrtl
through the arteries of commerce auc
trade. She is the mighty whale o.
the Western hemisphere which swal
lows all the Jonahs who come within
her reach. She is the stupendous
collussus of the world, leading its
thought and straddling its politics.
The city of New York is perpetual
exposition of the triumphs OF thought
and industry, and Que of her grandest
products is men She is the paradise
of milionaires and enjoys consider
able sprinkling of poor folks.
New York is not only great in
wealth, great in population,
glea in all tie elements
of modern civilization, but ST e is
great in the knowledge Of where the
green pastures lie. Her relations
with the South remind me of an old
story which has been often told. Two
darkies sat on the bank of river
fishing. One was an old darkey, the
other was boy. The boy got nib
BILE, his foot slipped and he fell head
long in the surging waters. The old
darkey hesltated a moment and then
plunged in after the drowning boy.
He seized him by the hair aud swan
for the shore, There was terrific
struggle, but fiually the old man sue
ceeded in landing his half drowned
charge. A passerby who witnessed
the scene, ran up and patted Uncle
Rastus on the back and said, "Old
man, that was noble deed in you
to risk your life in that way to save
the life of that trfling boy" Eyes, !
boss" said Uncle Rastus, IL was
obliged to save that niger, he had |
all the bait in his pocket" New
York was the old man, the South is
the boy.
Nevertheless we love the old |
brother and we open our hearts aud |
our bottles to tie distinguished Lieu.
tenant Governor and every son Of that |
proud Commonwealth. Aud every |
brett1 Cf the air they shall breathe |
while among US shall be burdened |
with welcome from our people But |
all of our sweetest smiles and tender
est words we reserve for the fair
women Of the delegation, the memory
of whose visit will be to our people
like the dew on the flowers long after
they have departed.
Mr.. Chairman, it is believed by
many Of our brethren Of the North
that our people here in the South are
not as vigorous as we should be. that
we lack the snap and push necessary
for the quick and permanent growth
and development of our country. But
IN y forget that we can raise three
crops OF potatoes in our soil in a sim
gle season, that our cotton grows
without much persuasion, that we
can fatten our hogs GU acorns, aud
pasture our cattle the year around. |
They forget that our persimmon trees
yield tons of persimmons per annum,
and that the 'possums hang like sugar
Jumps Of glory hallelujah from the
bending limbs of the aforesaid and |
the same. They forget that we can
labor half the time and rest the other
half and live better and happier than |
any other people on the face of the
earth.
| think if we could get our New
York friends to see the point and fur.
nsh the money to develop us, we
could soon pay the expenses of the |
whole Government, feed and ciotbe
the entire United States, have money
left to throw at the birds, and rest all |
the ime
There is one branch of business in
which we are as vigorous as our |
Northern brethren, and that is poll |
tics. Our annual crop Of politicians
is equal to the crop Of cotton bales,
not in weight, but in numbers. Now |
and then we are blessed with states
man, but many are called, but few
are chosen. We produce more Majors
and Colonels in times of peace, than |
any other country in the world, and |
sometimes we raise little OF that sui. |
phurous article, which begins with an
b and ends with an ell.
But, Mr. Chairman, whatever the
d ference between the North and the
South may be in climate, in wealth,
in conditions and environments, we
are all Que people with common
hopes, and common destiny, and
may God bless our people of every
section Again | implore you to feel
that you are welcome to the Capital
Of the Old Volunteer State.
Gov. Taylor was interrupted at
frequent intervals by outbursts of APP.
plaCse. Lieut.. Gov Woodruff espe-
cially seemed to ENJOY the humor and
sloqence of Tennessee's Chief Execu
i've.
The First Thanksgiving Dinner.