The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
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noble woman, the daughter of d union Of
first appointed by General Grant. and
when in the early years of the first ad-
ministration of President Mckinley the
suggestion was made of a change, he an
swered: No. / will remove no one APP
pointed by General Grant, who preserves
Mr.. Smiths reference was to Mrs Long,
who was appointed postmistress of Char
lottesvine by General Grant. She was the
daughter Of General Sumner of the union
army, and widow of General Long of the
confederate army. Mrs Long died some
In the city of Lynchburg. the home of
Senator Daniel, there was a stop of ten
minutes Senator Daniel, Mayor G. w
Smith, members of the board of trade
and city council and great crowd greet
ed the party with old fashioned Virginia
enthusiasm. Senator Daniel made n
speech Of welcome to which the president
responded.
The president said: IT am very glad.
not only to meet the people of the city
your distinguished senator It is a mat
ter of public interest but one of pure
personal recollection, that the first time
/ ever tried to come to Lynchburg / dill
not succeed (saughter5 / came here
with a number of other gentlemen who
closed. Laughter.) We could not open
them and you would not daughter
And so we departed to seek another host,
if not more hospitable less formidable
Maughter) 1t is a happy time for me to
know Lynchburg now-the war is over.
shell as then. but with the friendlv wei
come of all the people which they prefer
the respect and regard and good will
which subsists between all sections of our
common country"
Wytheville. Va April so-The president
and his party viii keep in close touch
with Washington throughout the trip to
California, and every facility has been ar
ranged to transact such business as is
officials in charge of the train and the
various divisions over. which it passed
took every precaution to guard against
the possibility of mishap of any char
acter- The track switches and bridges
n in i17Cf hafo
the train reached a given station, every
thing on the road. passenger as well as
RAJ HEAD az the presidenfiai snecial XII
the train crews on the Sidetrac ks lined IN
and uncovered as the chief magistrate
the first day of their trip. and the presi-
dent expressed his qualification over the
ley, who not feeling particularly well
when the train started, became better as
had enjoyed It all very much. Today the
train will make brief stops at Huntsville.
Corinth, Miss Memphis. where the par
ty will remain until midnight, will be
reached at 4:30 p m
Roanoke Va. April 30-The biggest and
noisiest DEMONSTRATION of the day oc-
pie were at the station, and two bands
greeted the president with Hail to the
Chief There We're more American flags
in evidence here than at any other stop
ping place The president RESPONDED to
the callS lot speech With the following
remarks:
Il am informed. and I do not wonder
at it, that your committee which was to
extend welcome to Roanoke. has been
lost in this great crowd, but there can be
no warmer or more sympathetic welcome
than greeLs me from the hearts OF your
people Great applause.) I congratulate
you, and congratulate myself, upon the
glorious country in which live, ana
that once more and forever We are de-
voted to the same cause and to the same
flag. / ngTatulate the citizens of this
city upon its marvellous growth and pro-
gresS. Twenty years ago you had less.
1 told. than thousand people in this
community. You have more than twenty
thousand now, and I think if a census
was taken today, you would have a much
plauSe) congratulate YOU. therefore.
upon your progress as well as your pros
perity. We never had so much to do in
all our history as have now CAP
at home nor SO much abroad. We never
made so much to sell as we do this year.
(ApplauSe.) We are expanding every mar
ket- Our productive capacity has become
supply the home markets, but we require
a foreign market for our surplus and so
We are seeking the open door in the ORR
eut for the products of American soil and
to be prudent in our prosperity, save
while we can, and be strong if the storms
should come and they do now and then.
Whatever comes. let US be fortified by
so well employed (Applause.) We are not
only expanding our markets. but we are
expanding our territory fcrieS of 'gOod).
The policy of the United States has al
started with and hold all it honorab1y
gets. Great applause-) We refused to
divide our original possessions, and we
will be the last to desert our new posses
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