The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14

~ tne mAhu1 OF men, Inc day pre-
eedlng that on which President Nc
Kinley received the fatal wound a
the hands of an anarchist assassin
the nations foremost citizen an
Statesman spoke to the people Il
words that will leave their impress
upon the pages OF American history
In them the world will read tn,
promptings Of great heart and tn
logic Of a master mind. The word
Of the lamented president woul.
seem to have been uttered under tn,
dawning consciousness of his com
tng end, so full of inspiration were
they. President Mckinley was intro
duced by President Milburn, OF thu
exposition, and was received by tn,
vast audience with tumultuous en-
thusiasm. upon the subsistence Of
which he spoke as follows:
President NeKinIey's Address,
II am glad to be again in the city
Of Buffalo and exchange greetings
with her people, to whose generous
hospitality | am not a stranger, and
with whose good will have been re-
peatedly and signally honored. To-
day i have additional satisfaction in
meeting and giving welcome to the
foreign representatives assembled
here, whose presence and participa-
tion in this exposition have contrib
uted in so marked degree to its in
ferests and success.
40 the commissioners of the Do
minion of Canada and the British
colonies, the French colonies, the re-
publics of Mexico and of Central and
South America, and the commission
ers of Cuba and Porto Rico, who
share with US in this undertaking, we
give the hand of fellowship and felici-
tate with them upon the triumphs of
art, science, education and manufac-
ture which the old has bequeathed to
the new century.
Timekeepers of Progress.
"Expositions are the timekeepers
Of progress. They record the worlds
advancement. They stimulate the
energy, enterprise and intellect of
the people and quicken human
genius. They go into the home.
They broaden and brighten the daily
life Of the people. They open mighty
storehouses of information to the
student.
Every exposition. great or small,
has helped to some onward step.
Comparison Of ideas is always educa-
tional and as such instructs the
brain and hand of man. Friendly
rivalry follows, which is the spur to
industrial improvement, the inspira-
tion to useful invention and to high
endeayor in all departments of hui
man activity. 1t exacts study Of the
wants. comforts, and even the whims
Of the people and recognizes the
efficacy of high quality and new
prices to win their favor.
THE quest for trade is an incen-
tive to men of business to devise, in
vent. improve, and economic in the
cost Of production. Business life,
whether among ourselves or with
other people, is ever a sharp struggle
for success. 1t will be none the less
SO in the future. Without COMPETE
ton we would be clinging to the
clumsy and antiquated process of
farming and manufacture and the
methods of business of long ago, and
the twentieth would be no further
advanced than the eighteenth CEN
tury. But though commercial COM
petitors we are, commercial enemies |
we must not be.
Mission of the Exposition.
1.-THE Pan-American exposition has
done its work thoroughly, presenting
In its exhibits evidences of the high
est skill and illustrating the progress
Of the human family in the western
hemisphere. This portion of the
earth has no cause for humiliation
for the part it has performed in the
march Of civilization. 1t has not ac-
romplished everything; far from it.
It has simply done its best, and with
put vanity or boastfulness, and, rec
Dgnizing the manifold achievements
Df others, it invites the friendly rival
~ of all the powers in the peaceful
pursuits of trade and commerce, and
will cooperate with all in advancing
the highest and best interests of
humanity. The wisdom and energy
Of all the nations are none too great
Tor the worlds work. The success of
art. science, industry ard invention
Is an international asset and a COM
mon glory.
After all, how near one to the
other is every part of the world
Modern inventions have brought into
lose relation widely separated peo-
1les and made them better acquaint-
d. Geographic and political di-
iisions will continue to exist, but
distances have been effaced. Swift
hips and fast trains are becoming
They invade fields
which few years ago were impene-
rable. The worlds products are
hanged as never before, and with
Increasing transportation facilities
ONE increasing knowledge and
rade. Prices are fixed with mathe-
iatieal precision by supply and de-
land. The worlds selling prices are !,
egulated by market and crop re-
orts. We travel greater distances
1 shorter space Of time and with /.
lore ease than was ever dreamed Of
y the fathers.
Isolation No Longer Possible.
-Isolation il no longer possible or q
Asirable. The same important news v
read. though In different lam n
lages. the same day in AL Christen- d
I'm. The telegraph keeps US advised n
what il occurring everywhere, and n
e press foreshadows, with more or Il
s. accuracy, the plans and pur- C
Ises Of the nations. Market prices e.
products and Of securities are Al