The Van Buren press., 1902-04-12
TVS PRESIDENTS DAY.
An Event of More Than Passing
Interest at the Exposition
at Charleston, S. c.
THE PRESIDENT GUEST OF HONOR.
He Met the Governor of North Caro-
linn and the Governor of south
Carolina, and when They Had
spoken words of Welcome said
some Good Things Himself

Charleston, S. G., April 10.--This is
presidents Day" at the exposition.
The events Of the day began with a
grand procession through the prin-
cipal streets Of Charleston, and after
wards there were speeches in the cX-
position auditorium, the presentation
of sword by the president to Maj
Micah jenkins, IA luncheon at the
woman's building and inspection Of
the grounds and buildings. The pa
rade was the most imposing that
Charleston has ever seen. Beside the
president and distinguished visitors,
United States artillerymen, United
States marines and jackies, there
were soldiers from various states and
cadets from two military academies.
The procession moved from the st,
John hotel promptly at ten o'clock
and proceeded up Meeting street to
Calhoun, through Calhoun TO Rut-
ledge avenue, thence nOrthward to
Grove street and to the exposition
gates. The march was continued
through the Grove street gate and
then around the court Of palaces,
The presidential party was driven di-
rcctly to the exposition auditorium,
where the president reviewed the
troops from platform erected at
that point, The presidents salute of
q guns was fired by the German ar
tiery on the entrance Of the prcsi-
dent into the exposition grounds.
At noon, the president proceeded
from the reviewing stand into the au-
itorium, where the formal cerCmo.
MES occurred, Addresses were made
by Capt. +, W, Wagner, president of
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition Cos GOV.
McSwccney of South Carolina, GOV.
Aycock of North Carolina; Mayor
Smyth Of Charleston, and the prcsi-
dent Of the United States.
II Is to me a peculiar privilege TO
speak here I'm your beautiful city My
mothers people were from Georgia, but
before they came to Georgia, before the
revolution. In the days Of colonial rule,
they dwclt for nearly century In South
Carolina, and therefore | can claim your
state as mine by inheritance no less than
by the stronger and noblor right which
makes each foot of American soil In II
sense the property OF all Americans.
Charleston X not only typical south
crn city; II Is also u city whose history
teens with events which link themselves
Ia American history az a whole In the
early colonial days Charleston was the
outpost OF our people against the Span
lard In the south, I'm the days of the
revolution there occurred here some or
the events which vitality affected the out
come Of the struggle for independence,
and which impressed themselves most
deeply upon the populilr mind, II was
mere that the tremendous, terrible drama
q the ciyil war opened,
win delicate and thoughtful courtesy
you originally asked me to come to this
exposition on the birthday Of Abraham
Lincoln. The invitation not only showed
q luo generosity aud manluosg I'm you,
my hosts but 1t also emphasized what
hlrdlN anything else could have cm-
phasIzCd how completely we are now u
united people Wounds left by the great
'Nll war iucomparNhlN the greatest war
memories are now priceless hortagcs OF
houor alike TO the north and 60 tho
houlh, The devotion, the Soli-sNcrllico,
me steadtast resolution ana LOFTY daring,
inc high devotion to the right ON each
man saw IT, whether northornor or south.
trneI=ull these qualities of the men aud
women Of the early sixties now shine
luminous and brilliant before our eyes,
"hl' the mlsts Of anger ana hatred mat
once dlmmcd them have passed away FOR
ever
Al Of US north and south, can glory
hllke IN the yalor Of the men who wore
,he blue ana Of the men who wore the
gray Those were iron times, and only
iron men could light to ~ terrible finish
me giant struggle between the hosts uf
Grant and Ice, 10 M of the present
unE ana To our children ana childron
ghlIdren the valiant dcods, the high en-
uoAVor nud abncg1tlon of self shown w
therein viii rcmhln fofovormorc to mark
we level TO which we In our turn must
rye whenever the hour of the nation
need may come,
When, four years ago, this nation was
COMPELLED to lace foreign foe, he com
p'lohcsS OF the reunion became instantly
Nnu slrikngly evident, The war was
mol one witch called for the exercise OF
more than an insignificant fraction of our
mshR'h, md the strain put upon M was
nlRhl indeed, compared with the results,
XIV u was satisfactory thing to zee
w way IN which the sons of the soldier
" NE union ana the soldier of the com
ieuergcy loaped eagerly forward, emu.
,ous 70 show IN brothcrly rivalry the
qualities which had won ronown for their
,alhers, the men OF the great war II was
my good fortune to serve under an ex-
Wnleuorhto general, gallant ola Joe
w heelor, who commanded the cavalry d.
VISION at Santiago,
IN my regiment there were certainly
many men whose fathers mad served IN
"A hAt
iuthers hnd served IN the northern army
among the captains there was opportnni'
10 promote but one to field rank, inc
,,uun VINO was singled out for ms promo.
,,un ncchuAn OF conspicuous HnllhntrN, III
ane Hold, was the son OF u confederate
Mnorhl ana was himself citizen OF lhlH,
Az Palmetto state, ana no American ul-
nCCrr could wish to march to battle oe-
y fearless cOmrado than my former car.
min ana major, your fellow citizen MicRh
'llotced absence Of the governor OF we
phiMluM few months ago, owing to me
nuulpplneS II became necessary, lu nom
nmNlo ycc'goVornOr To take Ms place.
.nv ol me more important plnceA ~ our
ssuNolhmcnl AZ that place, | nomlnhled ~
iuG.koNVlWof nm oNsc0hlouorhtp' ,iunl
tuho wright of TonnehHoei II ", tner1
Urn an eNseonfedofnte who now Atahua
~ the exponent of this government ana
XIV people IN that great group Qt Islands
~ we eastern seas over which the AMER
iean nag nonts, Gen, Wright has taken u
hrJiuulnGg part In tho work of strnally
n'o9dy chaos In which we found the w.
mnhds, lie IL now taking n leading part
No., merely IN upholding Che honor OF lho
XIV ~ making II respected M the sym
,hpnulng W. honor by .unwearled lhn9r 10,
me establishment Of ordered llbcrty-oi
%w.orentlhg, law.nblding clVil govern
MN under liz folds
ger Con, Wrlnhl and those who llko him
Ivy Dcon, Indeed, marvellous, ~ fnc., u
.lot or the generals, the ether uuy
~Svolhed to show that he considered lnor'
W,ah Int moro Wosefare about the Phlilp'
H,nes IN this country than there was war.
ssro " The Philippines themselves
=" auued proof Of the completeness Oh ths