The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-05-04
GREETING IN DIXIE.
The South Royalty Welcomes Pres
ident Mckinley.
Hospitality of Memphis IL Shown IL
an Especially Marked Manner
-President Delivers
Notable Address.

-Prcsident Delivers
Notable Address.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-The presi.
dental train passed through the heart
of Dixie Tuesday and at 4:3O in the
afternoon reached Memphis, on the
banks of the Mississippi. This was the
first resting place of the tour. After
descending the mountains Monday
night the train on Tuesday skinned
along through northern Alabama and
the valley of the Tennessee river and
touched at Corinth, Miss, where Gen.
Grant worsted Forrest in his campaign
to cut the confederacy in two. The
fresh green southland, with it's fruit in
full blossom and it's infinite variety of
wild flowers in the fields and forest,
was great change from the backward
spring which the party had left behind
at Washington. The heat was rather
oppressive, but the weather was not
SO warm as the presidents welcome.
Welcome to Memphis.
At Memphis the party received .
wonderfully impressive welcome. A
committee headed by Senator Car
mack met the train at Corinth and es.
corted the party to this city. A ma
tional salute of 81 guns fired from the
river bluffs signaled the approach to
the city. At the station Gov. McMillin
and others reinforced the greetings to
the party. A military parade with q
company of grizzled confederate vet
Grams in their old uniforms acting as
the guard of honor escorted the party
in carriages through the principal
streets and around the custom house,
whence view of the Mississippi, now
almost OVERLOOKING on the Arkansas
side, was obtained. to Court square.
A Notable Speech.
The cheering through which the pro-
cession passed was tremendous at
points along the route. In Court
square, where the open air reception
occurred, the platform was so hedged
around with roses and other blossoms
as to make it n flower show. Over 1O,-
900 people were packed into the square
when the president was introduced by
Mayor Williams. In response to the
cheers which greeted him the presi-
dent made the first really notable
speech of his trip. His theme was the
resistless power of a great united peo-
pie, and was delivered in his best vein.
When he referred in closing to the
noble record of the Tennessee volun-
teers in the Spanish and Philippine
wars Gov. McMillin led the cheering.
The speech in full is as follows:
II reciprocate the sentiments of good
will and fraternity expressed by your hon
orod mayor ard shown in this cordial re-
csption on the part of the people of Tennes-
see. I do not misinterpret this demonstra.
In Its true spirit and recognize its true sig
nif1cance to our common country. It 10
representative Of that universal good feel
ing subsisting among the people Of the
United States and which is not bounded by
state. political or geographical lines. It 10
coextensive with the union itself, and q.
lists because Of our love for the union. It
10 not perfuntory or superficial, but deep
and heartfelt. 1t Is the hearty. honest sem
timent Of honest people loving their coun-
try. and proud of Its institutions. and de-.
termined that both shall be maintained. It
Is powerfully influencing our national life
and development and completing that uni
fication SO essential to national security
and SO Indispensable to the realization Of
our national strength and influence.
"What a mighty. resistless power for
good Is a united nation of free men. It
makes for peace and prestige. for progress
and liberty. 1t conserves the rightA Of the
people and strengthens the pillars of the
government, and Is a fulfllment of that
more perfect union for which our revolu-
tionary fathers strove and for which the
constitution was made No citizen of the
rAnnh1fC rpiOiCn9 fhQn 7 N af fhln
happy state. and none will do more within
his sphere to continue and strengthen 1t.
Our past has gone into history. No
brighter one adorns the annals of mankind.
Our task is for the future. We leave the
old century behind us. holding on to its
achievements and cherishing Its memories,
and turn with hope to the new with its op-
portunities and obligations. These we must
meet. men Of the south. men of the north,
with high purpose and resolution. With
out internal troubles to distract us or Jeal-
ousies to disturb our Judgment, we will
solve the problems which confront us un-
trammeled by the past. and wisely and
courageously pursue a policy Of right and
Justice in all things. making the future I'M
der God even more glorious than the past.
Il am glad to meet with the people Of
Memphis and of the state of Tennessee.
Their history Is associated with the great
est struggles and sacrifices of our country,
and their valOr has been conspicuous on
every battlefield Of the republic. The COM
monwealth has lost none of Its zeal and pa
triotism which gave to 1t in the earlier days
the name OF the volunteer state. 1t shows
1t Is still worthy of that proud designation,
for even now Its enlistments in the new
army. according to population, exceed any
other state In the union. Her record In the
Spanish war was a distinguished One.
shall never forget that during the anxious
days of 1899 II was the Tennessee soldiers
In the Philippines who, with unfaltering
patriotism, led all others In reenlist ments
for the new regiments then forming. Gre
newed applause) They encouraged their
comrades and cheered the heart of the
whole country. Nor can fail TO remember
and recall in their presence and make
heartfelt acknowledgment to the gallant
First Tennessee volunteers. who, having
once embarked on the transports, with
their faces turned homeward and toward
those they loved. voluntarily disembarked
and. marching to the relief of their COM
rades in distress. fought brave fight and
with them turned defeat into victory. All
honor to the First Tennessee volunteers,
and all the gratitude of which my heart Is
this city for this magnificent welcome to
myself and my associates" prolonged
applause.)
Fire in San Juan.
San Juan, Porto Rico, May 1.-The
new $4,000 pier here caught fire
Tuesday afternoon and was totally de-
stroyed in half an hour. A large stock
of sugar and rum was lost in the fire.
The value and quantity of the goods
destroyed is not known.
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