Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-02
TALKS TO MISSISSIPPlANS
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY SPEAKS AT
VICKSBURG AND JACKSON,
Pleased Mt the Patriotic Sentiment
Manifested by the People
Everywhere.

President Mckinley addressed large au-
dience In the court house square in Vicks-
burg, Miss, yesterday afternoon. He said:
1T gives me very great pleasure to re-
ceive the official greeting of the mayor and
the warm-hearted touch of the people as
they give us greeting to this historic city.
The highest expression of satisfaction at
this most cordial reception is in the single
word that you make me feel at home. No
where in my native state Of Ohio could I
receive warmer more sincere welcome
than have received at the hands and from
the hearts of the people of Mississippi and
in the moment that l have to enjoy with
you 1 only make my Acknowledgements
and congratulate you on that you share
in the universal prosperity and content
| ment characteristic at this time of every
part of our common country.
I'VE know that whatever others may say
or think this, to and for US, is the best
country in the world.
1T is the land we love. and it is the
| land of possibilities and of opportunities to
every child that dwells beneath the folds Of
our flag. 1 have been glad not only to be
greeted by the veterans of the Grand Army
of the Republic, but by the confederate vet
Grams and by the people at large, but no
welcome could be so sweet to me as that
of the fresh young school children from the
city of Vicksburg.
ITO one and all I return my sincere and
heartfelt THANKS, anu ledNe With you tHe
wish for your happiness and Your pros
perity'
The presidential train arrived at Jackson
at IL o'clock sharp, fifteen minutes ahead
of time Acres of people, democrats, repub-
licans. white and black. had congregated
at the depot and gave a royal welcome to
the President and his party to Mississippis
capital.
In response to Governor Longnos intro
duction to the people of the whole country
Mr.. Mckinley said:
Il have received in the course of my jour
ney from the capital of this nation many
hearty and generous receptions, but none
more interesting or more memorable than
the welcome extended by the. governor or
your state, and L thank you from the bot
tom of my heart. l thank your governor
for announcing that 1 am President of all
the country, all the states and all the ter
ritorieS of this great country; President by
popular vote of every section Of the Union,
by virtue of forms and rules laid down by
the legislation of the United States. L am
convinced that in our national sense OF
duty and of honor in every part OF the
world we stand as one people. This coun-
try of ours has been growing in the past
few years-growing whether we wanted it
to grow or not. The war with Spain start
ed us growing. and we could not help II II
we would. Our growth has made new prob
lens, but the American people have faced
them and will continue to face them. We
will have differences, and always
would but we have more agreements than
differences We may differ as to politics,
agree as to principles. but we keep In the
home circles and settle our differences
among ourselves, and which IS the grand
est tribute in the world to the American
people, we have settled matters of foreign
policy in the past to our satisfaction, and
will treat new ones in the fear of God"
Although 1t had not been intended to
make many stops after leaving Jackson.
the train was halted at several of the
smaller towns where cotton mills are 10
Gated to permit the President to see and
of hn
stations the crowds actually impeded the
progress of the train and the engineer
was obliged to slow down to avoid danger
of running over enthusiastic people.
AT WeSSon a stop of minute was made
to permit the President to see the opera
tives of the Wesson mine, one of the larg-
est coal mines in the south About 100
employees greeted the President. He said:
This was not on the program. but it
was desired that I might not only this
great plant, but the happy and contented
people it employs. This Is a most interest
ing and gratifying incident of my trip, to
See the working people from this great
mine come out at a time when they are so
busy. to join with others in giving me
greeting as l journey through your state.
The happieSt people in the world are those
who are the best employed. Work means
wages; wages mean contentment and bring
to the home opportunities of education for
the children: and it 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)
At McComb, Miss. the train stopped a
few minutes and the President made a
few remarks. He said:
My Fellow citizens: I thank you for this
very warm welcome. | think our greetings
grow warmer as we move southwark: but
in all our journey we have been welcomed
by warm hearts to southern hospitality.
and will carry with US through our
long tour no happier memory than that Of
our visit in the southern states.
Il have been glad to note that every Sec
ton of the south shares In the general well
fare and in that universal prosperity with
which the country is signally blessed
We have larger prosperity than ever be-
fore, with higher national and individual
credit. The lender now Is looking for the
borrower Rates of interest lower.
money is easy and more plentiful. and is
going into our great productive enterprises,
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
having reached point of development
demands, Is a foreign market in distant
our farms. our factories and our mines into
every market Of the world to make the
foreign peoples familiar with products;
and the way to do that is to make them
familiar with our flag" Great appIause)
HANNA CHAFFS JOHNSON.