The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-03
Made an Erudite Address to Cheer
ing Throng.
MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE.
The President Touched the Button Ia WASTE
ingtou That Opened tae Interstate aud
West Indian Exposls ou-Larg.
Crowds 0pthered Ia the
Pretty Southern
City.
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CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. e.-With
imposing ceremonies, embracing parade
OF Federal forces ard State militia, Com
federate veterans, beautiful women and
cheering collegians, a programme of ex-
ercises graced by distinguished speakers
and with words Of greeting from the
President of the United States. the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian Ex-
position, was officially opened this after
noon. Conservative Charleston and it's
thousands OF visitors cheered the artil-
lerynen from the batteries In the harbor,
threw flowers at the old veterans and
the ladies occupying carriages in the pa
rade and gave enthusiastic reception to
the invited Seusts.
The day was set aside as a holiday and
all placeS Of business were closed. In the
auditorium at the Exposition grounds
where to-day's exercises were held. an
audience of 1900 people cheered the name
of the President OF the United States;
gave hearty applause to Hon. Chauncey
NJ. Depew. the orator of the day; listen
ed attentively to the afternoons exer-
cises, and then joined the crowds inspect
dacity of Charleston in undertaking an
Exposition of such magnitude.
GLORIOUS DAY.
"A glorious southern sun shed it's warm
rays on the thousands of visitors all
morning and in the evening a generous
shower baptized Charleston and her Expo
stion.
About 500 people. including the Governor
of South Carolina. and State officials: the
nf ffirn nF r he LS noff pr,a .
Lady Manager and the City Council Of
Charleston, were on. the stage of the
beautifully decorated auditorium wheIs
the exercises began Senator Depew. on
entering. was given an ovation by the au-
dience. the cheering continuing for sew
eraf minutes. After welcoming addresses
by Chief F. w. Wagner. president of the
Exposition Company, and Governor Nc
Sweeney, Senator DePew was introduced
by Mayor Smythe. of Charleston. The
acoustics OF the auditorium are splendid
and the Senator was in good voice.
MIR. DEPEW'S SPEECH.
The Senator said:
MIR. President, Ladies and Gentlemeu:
This exhibition is the triumph of rev.
olution and evolution. There has been no
peI!od since the Colony of South Caro-
lima adopted the theoretical but iulprac-e
tical charter prepared by the great phi
Iosopher. John Locke. in 1914. down to
the Treaty Of Paris with Spain in 1899.
when: this lsappily conceived enterprise
was possible until now. 1t is an omen of
future development and prosperity for
Charleston that the moment it's citizens
saw the time had come they entered upon
this beneiicent wor.t with patriotism.
courage and confidence. I: required
I.early century and half of strusgIs
and preparation before there existed an
industrial and manufacturing South in
the United States. and Spanish Islands in
the Caribbean Sea, free and independent.
united welfare and reciprocal benefits.
While the growth of such a country as
ours. with so enterprising a population.
could not be stopped. yet its healthy and
development was always
dependent upon the settlement Of the SUI
preme question whether Our Rpublic was
a nation compact between soyeretgn
States. Not only our progress. our posi-
ton among nations. our existence as a
great power and our peace were in peril.
but the hopes OF humanity alt over the
world were endangered by the contest.
The great debate was carried on by two
of Calhoun. Thousands gave their lives
abest statesmen of this or any other
country-John c. Calhoun and Daniel
Webster. Hamilton could never have
Drought 10 tHS support OF MS luesb CTie Nfst- g
jestic e1oquence of Webster. and Jeffer-
son could not have defended ard ex-
pounded his opinion with the logical
acumeu and creative and luminous genius
of Calhoun. Thousands gave their lives
on bloody oattlefields on one side and
the other for the principles for which
these giants contended. To-day we can
all calmly. without prejudice and without
passion. phifosophically review the past
in, tIo of
ent, devoutly thank God that we are one
people. under one government and follow
ing one dag
WONDERFUL SHOWING.
After telling of the dangers. difficHi-
ties and obstacles that confronted the
South after the war. and how nobiy and
successfully she overcame them all.
Senator Depew continued:
Surely nothing in the story of the rise
decay and resurrection OF nations equais
the development and progress In the last
third OF the nineteentf csnslry Of the
States which are bounded 5by the Ohio
and Potomac Rivers on the north. the
Gulf OF Mexico on. the south, the slissis-
sippi on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean
on the east.
The orator in the course of a brilliant
eClogy of the Constitution OF the United
States said:
Calhoun dreaded the horrors which he
would follow emancipation OF the
slaves; Webster was very hostile to FUR
ther territorial expansion and fearful OF
dangers he believed might follow. Eman-
cipation has proved the salvation of the
section which. South Carolina's s states
man loved. and lived and died for. ane
the extension OF our boundaries to t.e
Gulf. the Pacific and the Arctic Circle
is the universally recognized source of
the happy population. power. prestige and
wealth of our country. -
The spur of necessity creates: out ut
Puritan education and conditions a race
Of restless State builders and pioneers.