The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-11
viewed an Old Fort and Started North
with the Piaudits of Friends
Ringing i'm His Ears.
BRIEF SPEECHES EN- ROUTE
IN WHICH THE PEOPLE WERE
THANKED FOR THEIR GREETINGS.
Crowds at Columbia and Chester
Cheers for Mrs. RoOsevelt-A ''Tar-
heel" state Demonstration.


visit OF President Roosevelt and party TO
the South terminated here to-day. No spe-
cial programme had been arranged. When
the President came down stairs this morn
ing he held an informal reception in the
hotel parlors and shortly afterward, accom-
panied by most of his party, was taken for
a drive to Dorchester, the site Of the old
Spanish fort, under the escort of Capt. +.
w. Wagner and J. c. Hemphill.
The tea farm of DIR. Shepherd, not far
from the inn, was next visited, and as the
President alighted from his carriage num-
Der of diminutive negro pickers lined up in
front of DR.. Shepherds house and sang
THE Star-spangled Banner" America
and other patriotic airs. The President
gratefully thanked them. The arrival at the
tea farm was later than had been planned
and the stay was very brief. but the Pres
ident saw enough of the industry TO cause
him TO congratulate DR.. Shepherd on the
work he is doing and to wish him every
success.
The party was then driven to the South
ern Railway station, where the special
train was in waiting. n company of mar
ines, who had acted as the Presidents
guard while at Charleston and here, under
Capt. Henry Leonard, were lined up on the
depot platform. The President thanked
them for their services and expressed his
regret that they had not participated in the
Prince Henry ceremonies, because, he said,
he was sure they would have made fine
appearance The train pulled out for Wash
ington amid the cheers and hurrahs of an
immense crowd which had gathered at the
station.
Through the towns that the presidential
train passed on the return journey crowds
of cheering people lined the tracks to catch
a glimpse of Mr.. Roosevelt. At Branch
VILE S. c., a small station on the Southern
Railway, where a stop was made for water,
the President came out on the rear plat
form and bowed his acknowledgements to
the three hundred people who rushed for
his car and cheered him. Although no stop
was made at Orangeburg. fully one thou
sand people were waiting for the train.
COLLEGIANS YELLED.
A multitude had gathered at the depot
at Columbia and there was a rush for the
Presidents car. In the crowd were num-
Der Of the students of the South Carolina
College, who gave a strong college yell.
When a semblance of order was restored
the President, who had been standing on
the platform with Mrs. Roosevelt, made a
short speech, in which he said that this
was but another evidence OF the cordial
treatment he had received while in the
State. He greatly pleased his audience
when he told them he thought he was a
good American citizen when he came to
South Carolina, but that he was a better
one when he left II. In the handshaking
which followed the President noticed the
jamming and pushing going on, and he ad-
monished the people not TO shove. ConSid
cradle laughter was caused when he
grasped the outstretched hand of a little
girl and said he was partial to children
because he had a half dozen of them him
self Following is his speech I'm full
Ladies and Gentlemen-I thank you most
heartily for your courtesy in coming for
ward TO greet me this afternoon, and Ii Is
only one of the expressions of invariable
courtesy with which L have been treated
while In your great State. lApplause.l l
have enjoyed every moment of the three
days 1 have been down here 1 think L
was a pretty good American when L came
down, but l am better American as 1
me, in closing, ask you to support to the
best Of your ability the exposition in
Charleston. L ask that not only of you,
but of all our people in the Union. 1t is
a grand tribute to the energy, the fore
thought and the business enterprise of the
people Of Charleston that they should have
planned and built so really beautiful an
exposition, and they deserve all the help
they can possibly have in 1t. / wish them
we'll, L wish you well, and thank you for
the way you have received me-" Jap
plauSe.
Winnsboro and Chester S. c., turned out
immense crowds. At the latter place, where
a brief stop was made, the President APP
peared on the rear platform. There a
loud call for Mrs. Roosevelt, and when she
came out of her car on the platform
a mighty shout went up. The President re-
spOnded to the request for speech as
follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen-I want to thank
you. 1 want to thank the people of both
the Carolinas for the reception l have
met with to-day and during the two pre-
ceding days. L have appreciated to the
full the hospitality of the people of Charles
ton and marveled at the beauty of their
exposition. GApplause.l The welcome that
has been extended 10 me in your State
will be an inspiration in my public life, and
| shall endeavor, men and women of this
State, so to conduct myself always that
you and all other Americans shall have
reason to be satisfied with the way your
affairs are managed. Applause l thank
you heartily and wish you well. / only
hope that you have enjoyed having me here
half as much l have enjoyed being
here" [GTeat applause
The $50 students and others at the Win
throp Female Academy. at Rockhill, had
requested the President to stop there if
possible. and when the train came in sight
the whole town was out. No stop was
made but the President gave them an op-
portunity to see him by coming out on the
platform the train sped by.
IN THE "TARHEEL" STATE.