The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-02

honor I'm every part of the world we stand
as one people This country of ours has
been growing in the past few years, grow
ing whether we wanted ii to grow or not.
The war with Spain started us to growing
and we could not help il If we would Our
growth has made new problems. but the
American people have faced them and Will
continue to face them. We will have our
differences, men always would, but we have
more agreements than differences. We may
differ as to policies. agree as 10 principles,
but we keep In the home circle and settle
our differences among ourselves. and what
is the grandest tribute in the world to the
american people we have settled matters
of foreign policy in the past 10 our salts
faction. and we will treat new ones in the
fear of God
Turning TO his car door the Presiden:
called on Secretary of State Hay. Mr.
HAY spoke briefly.
Mr.. Hay introduced Charles Emory Smith
postmaster general, and Mr. smith. in
turn. introduced Secretary Hitchcock. Mr..
Hitchcock introduced Secretary Wilson,
who said: I'VE heard before we left Wash
ington that there was no North ana no
South. but we have discovered that there
is a South and that 1t has a great big
heart in it." IGreat applause.l
Mr.. Mckinley stood on the platform and
shook hands with hundreds who crowded
around as the train started out. Mrs. Nc
Kinley was rot feeling well. the President
explained. and could not respond TO calls.
TO MILL OPERATIVES.
A stop of a minute was made at Wesson
10 permit the President to see the opera
tives of the Wesson mill. one of the largest
cotton mills in the South. About 1,5O en-
ployes greeted the President and he made
a few remarks, saying:
This was not on the programme, but II
vas desired that 1 might see not only this
great plant. bat the happy and contented
people it employs. This Is a most interest
ing and gratifying incident of my trip. TO
see the working people of this great mil!
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to join with others in giving me greeting as
4 journey through your State. The hap
pest people in the world are those who are
best employed. Work means wages; wages
means contentment and bring to the home
opportunities of education for the children;
and il is the boast of our civilization that
every boy and girl in the land can aspire
to the highest positions of trust and
honor" Applause and cheers.
Secretaries Hay and Wilson and Post
master General Smith also spoke at Wes-
son.
AT McComb. Miss. the train stopped d
minute and the President made a few re-
marks. He said.
MY Fellow-citizens-1 thank you for this
very warm welcome. L think our greetings
grow warmer laughter as we move, south
ward; but in all our journey we have been
hospitality, and we will carry with Us
through our long tour no happier memory
than that of our visit in the Southern
States. L have been glad to note that every
section of the South shares in the general
welfare and in that universal prosperity
with which the country is so signally blessed.
We have a larger prosperity than ever be-
fore, with higher national and individual
credit. The lender now Is looking for the
borrower. Rates of interest are lower.
money is easy and more plentiful and Is
going into our great productive enterprises,
and thereby furnishing employment to
labor. Labor earns wages and those wages
go into the homes and into the communities
of the country to bless them and make
happy firesides. What We want in this
country now, having reached a point of de-
velopment where we can more than supply
our own demands, is a foreign market in
distant lands. We want to send the prod
ucts of our farms. our factories and our
mines into every market of the world;
make the foreign people familiar with our
products: and the way to do that is TO
make them familiar with our flag"