Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-13
SPEAKS AT-THE FAIR
M'KlNLEY is PROUD OF OUR
NEW GLoRlES.
Presidents Day at the Buffalo Expos,.
tion the Occasion of His spsech-He
Draws Attention to Our Wonderfully
Progress in Commerce.

Presidents Day at the Buffalo exposl.
ton brought out crowds who took the
opportunity to see the nations chief.
What was probably the greatest crowd
that ever assembled ON the Esplanade at
the Pan-American grounds greeted the
President with cheers as he entered the
stand erected there. The Esplanade was
crowded to suffocation and the vast as
semblage Overiiowed to the court of foun-
tains. President McNinley's address
was the great feature of the day and it's
telling points were welcomed with repeat-
ed applause.
After the formal exercises the Pres;-
DENTAL party made the tour of the
grounds under the escort of the expose
ton officers.
Speech by the President.
President Milburn, Director General Blu.
rhanan, commissioners Indies and gentle
Buffalo and exchange greetings with her
people, to whose generous hospitality 1 am
not Il stranger, and with whose good will 1
have been repeatedly and signally honored.
To-day 1 have additional satisfaction in
meeting and giving welcome to the foreign
representatives assembled here, whose pres
ence and participation in this exposition
have contributed in SO marked a degree to
Its interests and success. To the commits
sioners of the Dominion of Canada and the
British colonies, the French colonies. the
Republic of Mexico and of Central and South
America and the commissioners of cuba and
Porto Rico, who share with us in this under
taking. we give the hand of fellowship and
deiicltate with them upon the triumpis of
art, science, education and Manufacture
which the older has bequeatled to the new
country.
Expositions are the timekecpers of prog
ross. They record the worlds advancement,
,Nhey stimulate the energy, enterprise and
intellect Of the people and quicken human
genius. They go into the home. They broad
They open mighty storchouses of informa-
ton to the STUDENT. Every exposition. great
or small, has helped. to some onward step.
Comparison Of ideas is always educational;
man. Friendly rivalry follows, which is the
spur OF Industrial Improvement, the inspir.
tion to useful invention and to high cnaeavo.
IN all departments of human activity. 1t
eXacts u study of the wants, comforts and
even the whims of the people and recognizes
the efficacy OF high quality and low prices to
The quest for trade is an incentive to men
OF business to devise, invent, improve and
econOmize In the cost of production. Bust
ness life, whether among ourselves or with
other peoples, is ever Il sharp struggle for
success. 1t will he none the less so i'll the
future.
My fellow citizens, trade statistics Indicate
that this country is in Il state of uneXampled
prosperity. The figures are almost appall-
ing. They show that we are utilizing our
ields, forests and mines, that we are fur.
lions of working men throughout the United
States, bringing comfort and happiness ia
their homes and making it possible to lay
all the people are participating in this great
prosperity is seen III every American COM
munity and shown by the enormous and UNI
precedented deposits in our savings banks.
Our duty in the care and security of these
deposits and their safe investment demands
the highest integrity and the best business
saSacity. of those in charge of these deposi-
tories Of the peoples earnings.
BY sensible trade arrangements which will
not Interrupt our home production we shall
extend the outlets for our increasing surplus.
A system which provides Il mutual exchange
OF commodities is manifestly essential to the
continued and healthful growth CT our eX-
port trade.
We must not repose in fancied security
that we can forever sell everything and buy
little or nothing. If such Il thing We're pos
sible 1t would not be best for us or for those
with whom we deal. We should take from
can use without harm TO our industries and
labor. Reciprocity is the natural outgrowth
Of our wonderful industrial development un-
der the domestic policy now firmly es.aI-
lisfcd.
If perchance some Of our tariffs are no
longer needed for revenue or to encourage
and protect our industries at home, why
should they not be employed to extend and
promote our markets abroad? Then, toe,
we have inadequate steamship service. Ne.s
lines OF teamers have already been put in
commission between the Pacific coast ports
of the United States aiml those on the west
ern COASTS of Mexico and . cnt.al and South
America. These should be followed up with
direct steamship lines between the eastern
coast OF the United States and South Amcri-
can ports.
One of the needs of the times is direct
COMMERCIAL lines from our vast fields of pro-
duction to the fields of consumption that we
have but barely touched. Next in advantage
to having the thing to- sell is to have the con
veyance to carry it to the buyer. We must
encourage our merchant marine. We must
have more ships. They must be under the
American flag, built and manned and owned
by Americans. These will not only be profit
able i'll u commercial sense, they will be mes
sengers of peace and amity wherever they
90.
Must Build Canal.
We must build the Isthmian canal, which
Will unite the two oceans and give a straight
line of water communication with the west
ern coasts of Central and South America and
Mexico.
! Tho CONSERVATION Of a Io,o;No o,tto o.,.oA