The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-06
A PATRIOTIC SPEEOn.
Response of ]. q. nutchlns at the
Dickinson Dinner.


The Free Press is pleased to pre-
seut IN full the clever and patriotic
speech delivered by j, &, Hutehns,
vice president of the Detroit Citizens
street Railway Co, at the dinner ten
de.,d thursday evening at the De-
lroit Club to Hon, Don M. Dickinson,
chief counsel for the United States be-
fore the Beriug sea arbitration com
mission. MIR Hutohins said:
Il am happy IN being present this
evening, to join in these honors To
great American, a man whose name
AMI character are alike impressed on
the pages OF his couutry's history and
on the hearts Of his country men.
Kindly reference has been made to
the fact of my soul hern birth. 1t has
come to be known that an Americas,
whether born In some other land or
IN some other point OF our own land,
i, not on these accounts either au
alien or a stranger My foretathers
wore the buff uniform of colonial
soldiers. That uniform, is therefore,
nv heritage. Tue mind Of the gen
tIemau in his allusions to my birth
place, promptly turned TO thoughts OF
the civil war The battles of that
great war fought long ago. was
too young to take any part IN them;
sud yet am Of generation whose
feet already begin to tread the slope
that leads down to the valley. Tho
men of ms mothers family went out 10
that war from the hills of Peunsyl-
wanna in The blue uniform OF union
soldiers Some of these men now
sleep at Gettysburg and Vicksburg |
That uniform, therefore, is also my |
heritage. My father wore the gray |
uniform ola confederate soldier. MY |
cbio,- 'sGacy from him Is Tat he wore
, 1u,t is,. - as becomes soldier aud
nov 'a. un,ro' - L., has long since cross
ed over TO the other stu, "O :, lin
under the shade of the trees
Lee and Grant aud sherman and Poe
aud Stouewsll jackson and thousands
IF other brave spirits who respected
lim in life and are now joined with
him in The bonds of a common I'M ,
just as my own family :
nave aligned in these different ranks,
ust so is it in some measure OF kin -,
hip with every American family. ] :
AVE learned that an American is :
mong his own people and his own =
inbred in what ever part of this great 6
ouutry his lot may be cast. The story =
shall tell TO the generation following :,
ne is the same story that will be told to :,
countless generations while time lasts. n
[ is the story that the buff aud the
lue and the gray are all alike the
eritage of our nation
"The people of this country, north
nd south, are very fond of Don NJ
dickinson, because they have found in Y
i'm true man. When | came to n
Detroit, nearly three years ago, pre- u
9nted to him q letter of introduction "
rom a personal friend. He received W
e with all kindness and with open Pr
rms. There is nothing too good for OIL
on NJ Dickinson. He has already
,hieved greatness as a Statesman, and Vi
ere are millions who would like to III
e Michigan hOnored, and the whole D(
untry honored, by passing him to st
Ill higher station" -Detroit Free pc
-ess. ga
Mr.. J, e. Hutchins, the author OF f.,
e foregoing graceful speech, was lit
rmerly IN employee in the road tn
~ department Of the L. N. o. s. T. te
.ilway, in which capacity he was 80
Ill known to many of the people of I'M
@ lower Mississippi Valley, and uni sp
rsally esteemed for his couI tcous M
position aud efficient conduct of
? business ofhis Office. So satisfac- tio
y TO his employers was his official ms
vice and personal worth that, after idt
change in management and acqui- lLe
on OF the Detroit Street Railway
the company. Mr.. Hutcbins was Tn
cted President, which post he in
since held with ability and honor an'