The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-09
The President Made . Spssck
That Was Heartily Applsudsd.
BOWER OF RosEsANo smllA1
Loosely Ssrewn Over the Tables of ths
Banquet Hall Were Thousands Of
violets-Day Full Of Interest 70
the Chief Executive-Mrs.
Roosevelt rendered
Brilliant Reception.
Brilliant Reception

(By Associated Prsss,>
CHARLESTON, 8. c., April So90e
banquet rendered to President Roosevelt
at the Charleston Hotel was httind
close to a day fuu of Incidents and
served to gather together msm promnsne
In the affairs of: the States having soAety
in MUD greeting TO tho Presidents
which would prove the sincerity and thA
warmth Of feeling felt for him as tns
Chief Executive Of the nation. The bah
Quet hall was bower of rcSaS. pdnk0
and snilax. artisticalJ arranged. while
loosely strewn over the tables were thou
sands of vio1ets- Over three hundre0
invited guests were present. and the
President was at his best. In a few well
chosen remarks Mayor SIMS the vol.
coined President Roosevelt TO ChazIc1t6ns
The Presidents response was nssened
to with the closest attention and was Inc
terrupted by loud and continuous ap.i
plause.
PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
He said: MIR. Mayor. and you. mn
hosts and my fellow American Citizen
l should indeed be but a poor American
myself if I were not deeply touched and
gratitied by the way in which you hava
greeted me to-day in this your beautiful
city, and, of course. I feel at home here.
(Applause9 I think that an Americans
who is worth his salt has tho right to
States. tApplause)
Around this table II see many nrens
who took part in the great war. Tho
war in which the younger among US
here took part was very nttls one. be.
cause it did not have to be any bigger.
(Applause.) But it had one thoroughly
good effect, 1t put the cap on the struct..
ure that had been building whale No were
aImost unconscious Of It. and It taught
us how thoroughly at one We wrAs
When we got through that war It did
pot make a bit OF differences. to 10
whether it was IN admiral whe-seAme
from Vermont or a lieutenant who cams
from Alabam ma. If the mar had Coz 'ffs7
duty in such shape as to make US ea6es
feel in our common nationality. The eepsz
in our common nationality. Tho deoe
that we owed him had little to do with
the section from which he came. Ap-5
plause.)
..And now, special word to you. OF
Charleston and of South Carolina Just
twelve years ago when first went to-
Washington to take part IN governmental
| work. + was Immediately thrown into
singularly close contact and intimacy
with South Carollnian. It was my good
| fortune to work with him three wears
| and for the nine years since and for
as as long as shall continue to be In
public life it will be to me ever a spur
| to try to do decent duty for the republic
| because have been thrown intimately III
| contact with as fearless and as high
minded a public servant as this country
| has ever had. my old friend, your former
| Governor. Hugh Tompson. Great ap-
! plause)
KEEN PLEASURE.
| ..Aud from what have known OF yn't
| and of your representative it Is In no
sense surprise, but q keen pleasure to
be greeted with the hearty and generous
| hospitality. the more than hearty ana
generous hospitality, which you haze
shown me to-day. Applause)
"The welfare Of any part OF this eotrntry
/ is in, certain sense an index OF tins
welfare OF all and think. gentlemen, II
we all intend to go up, it is better
| to 20 UP uniformly than at sharper
| gait for the time-being than up and again
down. South Carolina during the. last
| two decades seems to have finally enter
ed upon the steady. progress IN Things
(! material, as well as In other things.
t5r was much struck I'm looking over sone
| Of the figures Of the census quite recent.
Fly published to see the astonishing pro
! eress that had been made here IN your
t State.
! .T was prepared to see that the values
| OF YOUR farm products had risen as they
/ have, a little over c5 per cent ~ ~"dS
| prepared to see that your farms tneIII--
selves had increased In a still larger pro.
portion; that the value of your lands attn
!, buildings had grown M, but oid no" Hos
| realize tho way in which your smanutac-
turing enterprises had increased, as SHOWN
by the fact that your manufacturing ndca
/ gone 1,p oye- 1870 per cent For instance.
/ tlie number OF spindles has about quad
rl.pIed from less than half milton 10 :
more than two million in the state.
/ did not realize that the wages paid out
/ had increased 75 l>sr cent. Gentlenen.. yo.,
talk OF progress Of the far west, = tninis
South Carolina can gre points 20 sun. .,ll'.
Of the States {App.aase) think enae
Nth such record for the previous decade.
I-o,I we're we'll warranted upon inslst1no
rron holding your Exposition here. ZAP
4 p1ause0 r.,.,
"And. gentlemen, + was very glad that
in arranging for your Exposition you mol
only took In the Southern States, bu. q z
you especially included the West stndiin
Islands OF the United States. nose u =
4 lands have made 1t evident that We ar.
i honnd in the future to have closer rviA-
tions. closer relations for our advantage.
Il and our advantage can only be; secused hy
i making for Their advantage also All tha,
Il r have said applies to the greatest and
i richest of those islands-the Island with
which we have been brought into ths ne
4 culiar intimacy and relationship-the "
land of Cuba. And I ask that in xesis
4 trade relations with Cuba we give hers
1 marked and substantial ADVANTAGE. not
4 merely ;ccause twill rebound TO our iH-
Il terest to do so. but T ask it especially
q because the events have 30 shaped them.
selves that it Is our duty as Q xIeat and
mighty nation to help Cuba. and hope e
! see us do our duty. {Cheers.l
..I shall not try 10 make YOU sgy spsseA
{ tonight. because foks .y9stz sans you VII
4 have to listen saofns1l, n enc sto.E1oRr0Ns