The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-09
ROOSEVELT CORDIALLY WEI.
COINED IN sOCTH, AND URGES
AID OF ISLANDS
WARM GREETING AT BANQUET
Gov. McSwceney Is Eloquent in Ten
dering Honors of the State to
the Visiting Chief
Magistrate.
WIFE, TOO, HONORED GUEST

CHARLESTON, s. G.. April S-Tha
banquet rendered to President Roosevelt
tonight at the Charleston hotel was
fitting close to day full of incidents ana
served to gather together the men prom
lnent IN the affairs of the state. having
solely In mind greeting to the president
which should prove the sincerity ana the
warmth of feeling existing for him as the
chief executive Of the nation. The ban
quet nall was bower Of roses. piaks
ana smllaX, artistcally arranged. while
loosely strewn over the tables were thou-
sands of violets. over 800 specially invIr-
ed guests were present
Mayor Smyth welcomed President
Roosevelt to Charleston The presiRcut'g
response was listened to with the closest
attention, and interrupted by loud ANA
continued applause
He spoke as follows:
Mr Mayor and you, my hosts and my
fellow American citizens: should fu7-ed
De but poor American myself II were
not deeply touched and gratifled bv the
way you have greeted me today in this
your beautiful city; and, Of course I feel
at nome mere. l think that an American
who IS worth his salt has the right to
feel at home in every part Of the United
States.
Around this table I see many men who
took part in the great war. The war in
which the younger among US here took
part was very little one, because ii did
not have to be any bigger. But it had
one thoroughly good effect; it put the
cap on the structure that had been build
ing while we were almost unconscious or
it, and it taught US how thoroughly at one
we were.
Vermont Admiral in Memory.
when we got through that war ii ala
not make a bit of difference to us
whether it was an admiral who came
from Vermont or a lieutenant who came
from Alabama, If he had done his duty
in such shape as to make us feel
an even more generous thrill of pride in
our common nationality. The debt that
we owe him had little to do with the Sec
tion from which he came.
And now, a special word to YOU of
Charleston and of South Carolina Just
twelve years ago, when 1 first went 10
Washington to take part in governmental
work, 1 Immediately thrown into
slrgularly close contact and intimacy
with a South Carolnian. 1t was my good
fortune to work with him for three years,
and for the nine years since and for as
long as l shall continue to be in public
life, it will be to me ever a spur 10 try
to do decent duty for the republic, be-
cause | have been thrown intimately in
contact with as fearless and as high
has g lr had, my old friend, your former
governor Hugh Thompson.
And from what 1 have known Of YOU
and your representatives, it was I'm no
sense surprise, but it was q keen pleas
ure to be greeted with the hearty and
generous hospitalty-the more than
hearty and generous hospitality which
you have shown me today.
The welfare of any part Of this coun-
try IS in certain sense an index of
the welfare Of all; and think, gentlemen.
that on the average as we all tend to
60 up, it seems to be a little better to
go up uniformly rather than at a sharp
er gait for the time being, and then
down, and then up again, and then down.
South Carolina seems during the last two
decades to have definitely entered upon
the path of steady progress in things
material as well as in other things"
Makes Plea for Cuba.
4 was much struck in looking over
some Of the figures Of the census quite
recently published to see the astonish-
ing progress that has been made here in
your state. I was prepared to see that
the values Of your farm products had
risen, as they have a little over % per
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