Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-11
NC KINLEY SPEAKS.
Address at The Tennessee Centennial
Exposition.
AMERICAN NATIONALITY YOUNG,
But Old Enough to Permit 0iher Than
the Original states to Celsb'ate
a Centennial


dent Mex niey's speech at the
Tennessee Exposition to-day was as
follows:
Officers OF the Tennessee Centennial
exposition, ladies and gentlemen:
Americun nationality compared
with that o. Europe aud the east lie
still very young, and yet ALREADY we
are boglaning to have age enough for
centennial anniversaries in states
other Than the original thirteen. Such
| oocashns are always interesting and
when celebrated in a practical WY
| ure useful aud instructive. Combining
retrospect and review, they recall
| what has been done by state aud liza.
ton and point out what yet remains
for both 10 accomplish In Oruer to
fulhll their highest uestiny.
This celebration 10 Of general inter.
| est to the whole country and of special
eignificaDce to people OF the South
and West. 1t marks the end OF the
first century OF the state of Tennessee
aud the close of the first year OF Its
second century. One hundred End
one years ago this state Was admitted
into the union as the sixteenth mem.
Der In the great family OF American
commemorative. 1t was a welcome
| addition to the national house.
holc--a community young, strong and
sturdy, with an honoreu aud heroic
ancestry with fond antioipations not
only OF tho founders, but faith in Its
success on the part OF far-seeing and
| sagacious Statesmen In all paris OF the
| country. l am Justified In saying
N nj nj
grandly realized; that the present OF
this community OF sterling worth ia
even brighter than propnets OF the
past had dared to lorecaat II.
The builders Of the state who had
forced their way through the trackless
forests OF this splendid domain brought
with them the same high ideals anu
fearless devotion to home and Country,
founded on resistance to oppression
which have made iilustriOus the An
glo.American name. Whetner 1t was
the territory OF VirgiuiR or thot OF
North Carolina m altered little to
them. They came willing aud eager
TO fight for Independence ana liberty
and IN the war OF the revolution were
ever loyal to the STANDARD oil WAsniDg.
ton. When their representatives
served Ia the colonial assembly Of
North Carolina, they chose-for the
INST time In cur country, 80 far Us
| know, the great name OF Woshipg-
ton as the name OF the district In
which they lived, and at the close
OF the revolution, sought to o.
ganiZe their county into state
to be known rs the state OF Frankliu,
in grateful homage OF another OF Its
most distinguished patriots. Spain
m he'll To
by right OF discovery as bart OF
Florida. France claimed 1t by right
OF cessiou against part OF Louisiana
and again AS hers by conquest. But
neither contention coulu ior an in
slant be recognized. Moved by the
highest instincts OF seli-gOvernment
and the loitiest motives.of patriotism,
under gallant old JODn Sewer, al
kings Mountain, your fore-fatners
bravely viDdicated their honor and
gioriously won their Independence.
Thus came the new state, second
only then Of the now mighty West
and Southwest. And 1t has made q
wonderful history for itself. Tennet-
see has sometimes been called the
Smother OF Southwestern statesmen"
II furnished US the immortal Jackson,
whose record In war aud whose al.
ministratiOn In peace as the head OF
the great republic shines on with the
advancing years. The century has
only added to the iustrr OF his name,
Increased the obligations OF his coun-
trymen and exalted him In their
affection. Polk and Johnson also
were products of this great state and
many more heroes of distinguished
deeds whose names will come unbid.
den to your memories while l speak.
Tennesseean have ever been volun.
teere, not drafted patriots. In lS46
when 2, 400 soldiers were called tor,
30, 900 loyal Tennesseean offered their
services, and amid the trials snu terrors
OF the great civil war,under conditions
Of peculiar distress anu embarrassment,
her people divided on contending
sides. But upon whichever aide found.
they fought fearlessly to death and
gallant sacrifice. Now, happily, there
are no oOntsnding aides In this glorious
commonwealth or In any part OF our
common country. Tho men who o.
posed each other in dreadful battle u
hind OF a century ago are once more
anu forever united together under one
flag In never.to-be.br0kenU uion.
The glory OF Tennessee Is not alone
in The brilliant names II has contrib
uleu 10 history or the heroic patriot sm
displayed by the people In 80 many
criees OF our national LIE, but It's indus.
Trial wealth, social advancement and
population are striking and sign ificant
In their growth and development.
rhirty.five thousand settlers In this
state 10 1890 had increased to Sl,lO9..
900 IN 1880, aud today It has popula.
tion closely appIoxImating 1900, 600.
Its manufactures which Ia 1850
were very small auu unimporiant,
In 1890 haa reached $4,000, GOO IN
value while It's farm PRODUCTS now
aggregate more than s62, 0U0, 900 an.
nually. Its river commsIce on three
great international water ways, Its
splendid railways operating nearly
three thousand miles OF roads, ITS
mineral wealth OF incalcuIabIe value,
form splendid augury for the future
1 AM sure no better woTkmun could be
found Than the people OF Tennessee TO
turn these confident promises into
grand realities.
Your exposition shows better than
any " rJs OF mine can tell the details
OF ca wealth of resources aud power
Of ~. action. You have done wisely
In exhibiting these TO your own people
and your sister states, anu no time
could the display BIZ more effective
thza now, when what The coun-