The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID.
Hard TO BE Guest in City Where He
Was Born.

Your Exccllency, Your Honor, Mr. Presi-
dent. Ladies and Gentlemen. and Cen
,lencn OF the American Bankers Asso-
citation:
1t is difficult for me to assume the role
OF a guest in this, he beautiful Capital
City OF Virginia. where was born and
reared and spent the first ten years OF nv
manhood. and served an apprenticeship
at banking in all positions from collector
TO cashier.
With my knowledge OF the people OF
Richmond ] feel assured that we Will re-
ceiye from all sides most courteous and
cordial attentions, and no effort will be
spared TO make the visit to this city of
every member of this association an event
in his life.
The speaker her, quoted from the song
or a poet VINO pictured Richmond as the
city OF his early days, and continued.
WHY THE CHOICE is WISE.
Because o. The character of its people.
ills commercial Importance. and It's historic
fame, / am confident that all Will com
mend the choice which has brought Us
tc-a,hc- in the city before which those
mighty captains lice and Grant, fought
their peerless armies in the greatest war
Of inodsrn times. and thereby we may be
reminded of that which we should not
forget. especially in this campaign year
that a Grant and Lee now wear the
Same uniform and that The latest a1d-
don TO me battleships of the United
states bears the name Of a State IN
which was located the first capital of the
CGafederacy, name made famous in
nava! Annals by the cruiser which drove
American commerce from the seas. and
which was sunk off the coast of France
~. no y1o.,rsaI,-e on a beautiful sun
81. ,ncr,ino In T,ne of 1864. thar which
,cS-os,,s,; y Ice in blue and placed an
hfa.,..- an,crg tho warshi,s of -be
So. a,.,aanc,,r II han,s;Iv
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$500 Up. fa.,i,,-es If eon!iiions re-
III, -. = go the late war with
Ct. "a 7,o foreign policy Of
az oo,,pt~,- 5,,rrn~ the mast eight
tba+ must affect
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g., i,.r Moan rarria5 into distant PARTS
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49, -, Mi tb:s may no safely
commercial
s,g,oIl o,5 ~ rr,S1e If tbe country will
,,.,-,,os t,ao,, y,i,bi, tho confines
If mo I-1.te7 states
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cuSsoQ-ahS OF 'tle iiloifsA Oh ti4e Cou'1ti
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and to the pest advantage us meo.un
n q
reap rewards that should be ours,
for rest assured mat we "lll not
long be permitted 70 90 a"k"aralE.
slowly ard eHnansiNe.N tlat can be pet
ter done by others. Excellence of ser
vice will be demanded OF Us, and therefore
we must educate ourselves IN the COM
rrerce OF the world. We must acquaiHt
ourselves wzth the character OF the PEG
PIE ana the countries 10 which our trade
reaches. we must know what these peo-
nIe produce ana what they consume, and
the routes biz which they can be reached
most quickly and ctaeaply, ana ne must
Inform ourselves of the chief features
Of their commercial laws. But we need
more than this knowledge of these peo-
nIa their countries. commerce and laws,
if ,..ea ar. ro dominate Their trade and be
-bat,. h,,,;,ars To do these things we
,oa,i c,,rrancy of stable value.
~, ono will 1,i,,- drafts on us or tlepos:t
ti,s.,, ,,,o,a,, with us if these drafts ana
- r-a7i+s renresenr doubtful and
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IS lctt''' - 'iies q 80 ,,e
anu Niti ptessiit any peo -, ,arl,sre,