The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-16
GOV. M'swEENEY'S SPEECH.
Soy. NcSweeney said in part:


Gov. McSweeney said in part:
The Anglo-Saxion is entering the
new century with the imperial crown
of the ages on his brow and the Sceptre
of the infinite in hands.
1.-THE old shOth fought against the
stars in their courSeS-the resisting
tide Of the rising consciousness OF ma
tionality and world mission. The young
sonth greetS the new era and glories in
its manhood. He joins his voice in the
cheers Of triumph which are uShering
in this ail-conQuering Saxon. Our Old
men dreamed Of local supremacy. We
dream Of the conquest Of the globe.
Threads Of steel have knit State TO
State. Steam and electricity have
silently transformed the face Of the
earth, annihilated time and space and
swept the ocean barriers from the
path of man. The black steam shut
ties OF commerce have woven continent
to continent"
"These words are taken from a
speech delivered at q nOmcntOuS cri-
sis in the history of a sister State.
civil liberty and religious freedom
have been placed in our keeping as a
trust and it is our duty to be faithful
to that trust amp move on and upward
until the peoples of all lands shall en-
Joy the same blessing which are ours.
Threads of steel have indeed knit US
close together and now we know no
north and no south, no east and no
west, but hand in hand we are striving
for the uplifting and betterment Of
mankind.
Il want to say in this presence, and
in the presence of the president Of the
United States, that while we may not
agree on many questions OF policy, that
we are all American citizens and the
boys Of the south will respond to the
call Of their country, which is the call
Of duty, as quickly and readily as those
of any other section. When four years
ago America 'let slip the dogs Of war
and sent her armies and navies to drive
the tyrant from Cuba's wasted shores,
in the gloom OF the CORY trenches, and
the rampartS Wrapt in fame stood the
sons Of the frozen north who wore the
blue, with those of the sunny south
who wore the gray, to defend the honor
of their common country. Side by side
and shoulder to shoulder they fought,
till the broken power Of Spain in the
western world atteSted the fact that
the men who made and WithStOOd
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg could
clasp hands over the graves Of their
fallen heroes and together shed their
blood in defense Of human rights and
their country'S cause. 1t was south
ern boy who first planted the Stars and
Stripes On foreign soil, it was south
ern boy who first gave up his fair young
life in this cause. and the cold still
form of Ensign Bagley, Wrapt about
with the silken folds Of his country's
flag, was laid to rest mid the lamenta-
tions of reunited people. And in the
self-Same sepulchreS where lie the
braves who gave their lives in that con-
fct, is buried the last remnant OF any
antagonism which might have existed
between the sections.
u am glad that President Roosevelt
has come to this grand old city. that
he may see and know us as we are.
That he may know and realize that
though we may not agree in politics
we know how to welcome the president
Of our common country. That he may
know and appreciate what southern
hospitality means and right here in
Charleston he will find the highest type
of this old time southern hospitality.
We hope that his coming will be ben
efcial to all of US"
Capt. Wagner, Gov. Aycock of
North Carolina and several others
made short addresses. 1t was mid
night when the party broke up and as
the president left the room he was
cheered to the echo, not only by those
who had been fortunate enough to at
tend the banquet but by the large
numbers who had patiently waited in
the hotel parlorS and outside to catch
a glimpse of him. Upon arriving at
his hotel he Immediately retired.