The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-16

| " mas made WonlhtIHl history lof lt'tA'
| Tennessee has sometimes bG3a cal|ci the
| Mother Of Southwaite Statesmen" II fur
nished h. the iputlrtaI Ja"';-on whose record
| In war and whose administration IN peace a7
! the head Of the great republic. sh'uoa Ol HlJh
! the advancing years. Tire century has only
! added % !he lustar Of his name, in
creased the obligations ni his country. ana c2-
! alted him In their affection, fJlH ana Johnson
| also were products Of this great state and many
| mort hoFoes on distinguished deeds, whose
names will come uhDiGdeu tg your memories
! While speak,
"Tennesseeons have been ever volunteers, not
dfafted p&tliats In 1913, when 400 soldiers
were called for 10000 loyal T5urC Cssoeaus offered
their services; ana amid the trials and tcrt2rs
Of the great civil war, under conditions OF
peculiar distrp35 aud embarrassment her poo
pie divided on eoaianding sides. But upon
whichever side found they fought fearessy to
aeath and gallant sacrifice.
Now aappils there are no contendiug sides In
this glorious commonwealth or in any part OF
our common country The men who opposed
each other in dreadful battle q third Of a ceu-
tury arc are once more and forever united to-
geth5r Under one flag in neyer-t0-be broken
union
The glory Of Tennessee l8 not ouly alone In
the brilliant names il has contributed TO his
tory or Tic heroic patriotism displayed by the
people in so many crises Of out nall,nal life,
but itg material and industrial wealth Social
adydnccuen5 ard population are striking
and significant Il their growth and
development Thirty-nye thoGaat5 settlers N
this state, in 1890, had increased to .lO3VV in
1860, ard to-day It has population closely ap-
proximating 20OO0OJ It's manufactures. which
in 1860 were small and unimportant. in 1890 had
reached S72,0000J0 in value while its farm
pr0duCts now aggregate more than 5G2 Oo0.-
-f,rs f1ttsft lfF
international Waterways its splendid railways
operating nearly three thousand miles Of roads
its mineral wealth Of incalculablC value, form a
splendid augury for the future, ! am sure no
better wcrRmen could be found than the people
Of Tennessee to turn these confident promises
into grand realities.
Your exposition shows better than any words
of mine can tell the details of your wealth Of
resources and power Of production. You have
done wisely in exhibiting these to your own
people ard TO your sister states and at no
time could the display be more effective than
now, when what the country needs more than
all else is restored confidence in itself This
exposition demonstrates directly your faith and
purpose, end signifies in the widest sense your
true and unfaiIng belief in the irrepresslble
pluck Of the American people, and Is prom
ising indication Of the return Of American pros
perity
The knowledge which uhis beautiful aud novel
exposition gives will surely stimulate Competi-
tion, develop your trade, increase your output.
enlarge your fields of employment extend your
markets, and so eventually pay for all its cost
as well as justify local sentiment and encourage
state pride.
Men and women, I see about me from all
parts of the country. and thousands more will
assemble here before the exposition is closed.
Let ourselves and let them always remember
that whatever differences about politics may
have existed, or still exist, we are all Amer
iCGna before we are partlSans, and
value the welfare Of oil the people above party
or section. Citizens Of different states we yet
love all the states The lesson Of the hour,
then. is this-that whatever adverse conditions
may temporarily impede the pathway OF our
national progress, nothing can permanently de-
feat it."
Generous was the applause given
to the members of the cabinet and dis
tinguished visitors, including Gov.
Bushnell and staff Of Ohio, while to
Gov. Taylor "Our Bob" as they love to
call him, a generous outburst was
awarded. Commissioner of Pensions
II. Clay Evans native Tennesseean,
was also the recipient of hearty cheers
Mrs Mckinley had wisely concluded
not to accompany the party IN the pro-
cession and great was the disappoint-
ment expressed at her non appearance.
When she did come it gave rise to one
of the most delightful incidents Of the
trip. Gov, Bushnell was in the middle
of his speech when a cheer, swelling
from the back of the auditorium and
thence communicating to the main floor
and galleries showed that some event
of extraordinary interest was tran
spring. A moment later Mrs. Mckin-
ley appeared in the central aisle, lean
ing on the arm of Mr.. James Il. Dunn,
and accompanied by her aunt, Mrs
Saxton. and Mrs. John Hill Eallin, the
latter of Nashville.
Gov. Bushnell gracefully yielded the
floor and the immense audience was on
its feet in moment cheering most
Justify. The cheers were redoubled
when this gentle lady of the White
House reached the platform and the