The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-09


OF man The bleck steam shuttles Of
commerce have woven continent to con-
tinent
.Ihose words are tnken from a speech
delivered at moYnentous crisis in the
history Of q sister State.
Civil liberty and religious freedom
have been plaoed In our keeping as
trust, and it IS our duty to be faithful
to that trust and move on and upward
until the peoples OF all lands shall enjoy
the same blessings which are ours.
Threads OF steel have Indeed KNIT US
close together. and now VIC know no
North and no South. no East and no
West hut hand IL hand we are striving
for the uplifting and betterment of
mankind.
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER,
II 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 win respond to the call of their
country which is the call of duty, as
quickly and as 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, to-
gether in the groom OF The CORY trenches
and the ras1parts wrnpt in flame stood
the sons of the frozen North. who wore
the blue, with those OF The sunny South.
who woro 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 realized the fact that the men who
made and w1thstood Pickctt's charge at
Gettysburg, GOULD clasp hands over tho
graves OF their fallen heroes. and together
shed their blood in defente of human
rights and their coslntry's cause
A SOUTHERN BOY
II was Southern boy who first planted
tho Stars and Stripes on foreign SOIL; IL
was a Southern boy who FIRST gave up ms
fair young life in this cause and the colo
still form of Ensign Bagley. wrapped
about with the silken folds OF his coun-
try's flag, was laid to rest mid the Ia
montations OF a reunited people, And IN
tho ae1f-made sepulchers where lie tho
braves who gave their lives in that con-
f7iot is buried the last remnant OF any an
taronism which might nave existed be-
tween the sections.
..T am alad that President Roosevelt
has come to this grand old city, tnat ne
NAV see and know US as we are. t'ae
he nav know and realize that though we
may not agree in politics. we kro" now
to welcome the President Of our country.
that he may know and appreciate "hAl
Southern hospitality Is and right here IN
rharlcston. he Will find the highest type
~ the old-time Southern hospitality we
1,nne that his coming will be beneficial 10
all Of u.s."
cantain WAGNER. Governor Aycock OF
North Carolina, and several others MADE
short addresses. It was midnlght "hen
the party broke up. and as the President
left the room he was cheered to the ecno.
not only by those who had been fortunate
encuEht to attend the banquet, put oy
the large numbers who MAD patlentls
waited in the hotel parlors and OUTSIDE
to catch glimpse OF him. :,
uro1. arriving at his hotel he 1mmedi-
at..iy retired.
~, DAY IN DETAL.
CHARLESTON. S. C., April s-The hope
Of President Roosevelt last night that ne
might see sunshine in the morning was
fu,Iv realized. The downpour of rain
which had marked the trip almost from
the moment OF departure had ceased,
the heavy black clouds disappeared anu
the day broke with a cloudless SKY. Inc
to,r1ney to Charleston was made entirely
withont accident. To guard against any
nossdbility of this the Southern Railway
sent a pilot engine ahead OF the Presi-
dents special Every detail OF the Trip
was carried out under the direction OF
Colonel L, s. Brown, general agent, VINO
aocou,pa MED the party from Washing
ton
,nhe President and Mrs. Roosevelt we're
carly r1sers and welcomed the sunshine
as It made it possible to carry eut the
programme which had been arranged ior
tho entertainment OF the visitors. TIC
pra.;da,t retired last night before the
stare line OF North Carolina was reach
al At Summerrille, twenty-five nllies
from Charleston, the party was met oy
. snecial cornnittee, headed by Mayor
Smyth Captain r. w. Wagner, president
of the Exposition, and J. J. Hemphlii'
who ACCOMPANIED the President the re-
mainder of the journey
All Charleston was up and out Ihls
morning to do honor to the President ana
from the time Of arrival within the cor
norate lines of the city to boarding tue
steamer it was a continuous ovatloh.
The train reached Charleston at
e.3o A. NJ, on schedule time me
marty did not come into the city, but iett
the train five miles out, where troiiey
cars were waiting to convey them to the
naya. station to take the revenue cut
ter for a tour OF the harbor. The Pres
dents immediate party Went dlrectiy 10
the naval station, where they were joined
in few moments Dys IIleuuOe1S u A1Ao -
ception Committee and invited guests
from the city.
PRECAUTIONS.
A guard OF thirty militiamen was sta
toned about the approaches to the train
and stood at present-arms as The Presi-
dent landed. At the naval station fifty
men of the militia were posted, maintain
ing picket lines about the reservation. and
none were allowed within the lines ex-
cept those who had special passes. The
President and his party were shown about
the station and were then conducted to
the pier. where the revenue cutter Al
gonquin was in waiting. AS the Presi-
dent set foot on the deck the flag of the
commander-in-chief OF the army and
navy was raised and the jackies were pa
raded, while salute OF twenty-one guns
was fired. In the stream the cutters For
ward and Hamilton were lying and fur
ther down towards the city We're the.
cruiser Cincinnati and the training ships
topeka and Lancaster.
After the committee and guests had
gone aboard the Algonquin started on
tour Of the harbor.
VIEWS FORT SUMTER
The President, accompanied By few