The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-12

administration IN peace as the head of
the great republic. shines on with the
advancing years. The century has only
added to the luster Of his name. increased
the obligations of his countryrnen and ex-
allied him in their qf1ection- Polk and
Johnson We're products of this great
state and many more heroes of distin-
guished deeds whose names will come
unoidden TO your memories while l
speak.
Tennesseeans have ever been volunteers,
not drafted PATRIOTS In 1S46 when :, 400
soldiers were called for. 30 900 loyal Ten
nesseeans offered then services and amid
war, under conditions of peculiar distress
and embarrassment, her people divided on
contending sides But upon whichever
side found, they fought fearlessly 10 death
are no contending sides in this glorious
commonwealth or in any part of our COM
mon country. The men who opposed each
other in dreadful battle q third of a
century ago are once more and forever
united together under one flag in a neyel-
to-be-brOken union.
The glory OF Tennessee is not alone in
the brilliant names il has contributed TO
history or the heroic patriotism displayed
by the people in so many crises of our
national life. but its industrial wealth.
social advancement and population are
striking and significant in their growth
and development. Thirty-iiye thousand
settlers in this state i'm 1890 had increased
to 1,lO9.Oo0 in 1890 and today ii has a
population closely approximatfng 1900. 900
Its manufactures. which in 1860 were
small and unimportant. in 1890 had
reached S'A000.e00 in value while its
farm products now aggregate more than
sozuv9iOJO annually Its river commerce
on three great international waterways,
its splendid railways operating nearly
5000 miles of roads, its mineral wealth
OF incalculabie value, form a splendid
augury for the future. l am sure no bet
ter workmen could be found than the peo
ole 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 ex-
hlbiting these 70 your own people and
YOU sister states and 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 and signifies in the
widest sense your true and unfailing be-
lief in the irrepressible pluck of the
American people and is a promising indi
cation of return of American prosperity.
The knowledge which this beautiful and
novel exposition gives will surely stimu-
late competition, develop your trade. in
crease your output, enlarge your fields of
employment. extend your markets and SO
eventually pay for all il cost. as well as
justify local sentiment and encourage
state pride
Men and women / see about me from
all parts of the country, and thousands
more VIII assemble here before the ex-
position is closed Let ourselves and let
them always remember that whatever
differences about politics may have ex-
listed or still exist we are still Americans
before we are Dartisans and value the
welfare of all 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 adj
verse conditions may temporarily impede
the pathway of our national progress
nothing can permanently defeat it.
Applause was frequent during the
speech and reached a climax when
reference TO the preservation of the
Union was made. At the conclusion of
Mr.. McKinley's speech. hickory cane
made from wood grown in the
Hermitage was presented to the presi-
dent by ]. NJ. Dickinson. on behalf of
the Ladies Hermitage association.
The president and party lunched at the
West Side club in the grounds