The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-04-17

eat Crowds Greet the Chief Magistrat
Tribute To The South In War And Peace
Presentation of Sword to Micah Jenkins

buildings had grown up, but did no
realize the way in which your manufac
turing enterprises had increased, botl
as shown in the fact that your maniac
turing products had gone up over 13(
per cent. that for instance the number
Of spindles had about quadrupled, from
less than half million to more thar
two million in the State. l did not
realize that the wages paid out had in.
creased rs per cent. Gentlemen, you
talk of progress in the far West, but ]
think South Carolina can give points
to some of the States. (Applause.) l
think that with such record for the
previous decade you were well war
ranted upon insisting on holding your
Exposition here. (Applauss.)
"And gentlemen, 1 was very glad
that in arranging for your Exposition
you not only took in the Southern
States but that you specially included
the islands lying south of the United
States, those islands with which the
events Of the last few years have made
it evident that we arc bound in the
future to have closer relations. (Great
applausc). Closer relations for our ad :
vantage and our advantage can only
be secured by making it for their adj
v:'ntay" also Cloud applause.) And
about all lha. 1 h,v, said applies to
the greatest and richest of those is
lands, the island with which we have
been blou Ihl into th; most peculiar
intimacy and tel ,ljnn: hip-the Island
OF Cuba. (Applause.) And / ask
that III our trade relations with Cuba
we give her :. marked and substantial
advantage, not merely because it will
rebound 10 our nter;st to do so, al
though that also is tue, especially be-
cause the events have so shaped them.
selves that it is our duty III a great
and mighty nation to help Cuba and
L hope to see us do our duty. (Cheers
and applausc.) l shall not try to mako
you any speech tonight, because for
your sins you will have to listen to me
make one tomorrow. Laughtcr) l
shall merely thank you again with all
my heart and say TO you that l want
you to appreciate that l. mean every
word l say, and mean it deeply when
| tell you l have been touched, more
Than pleased, touched and stirred by
the warmth and brartlrcss with which
you have made me feel today that |
am one of YOU" cloud applause and
checrs.)
The President was followed by Gov.
McSwecney, who prefaced his prepared
speech by few words in which he as
sured the President that he was as
safe from bodily harm ln|South Caro-
lima as he was in Washington. Con-
tinulng he said:
GOV. M'SWEENEY's SPEECH.
Governor Miles B. McSweeney, of
South Carolina, was then introduced
and made very happy and eloqu cnt
speech. The Governor first paid his
respects TO the President of the United
States, and assured him that he was
''safc in the hearts and thoughts of
the people of this State" The Gov
ernor then spoke as follows:
The history of man is a series of
great pulse beats, whose flood over
Whelms his future and fixes his life.
Like the damned torrent on noun
tain side, it breaks the conservatism
that holds 1t stagnant For generations
and floods the world with it's sweep.
creeds and institutions hal
lowed by age are cast as rubbish or,
the Scared hills that mark its course.
The old world is buried and a new one
appears.
"Thc Anglo-Saxon is entering the
new century with the imperial crown
of the ages on his brow and The sceptre
of the infinite in his hands.
- The old Spnih fnn,yht ,c,o;pot |, n
stars in their courses-thr resisting
tide of the rising consciousness of ma
tlonallty and world mission. The young
South greets the new era and glories in
its manhood. He joins his voice IN
the cheers of triumph which are ush-
cring in This all-conquering Saxon. Our
Old men dreamed Of local supremacy.
We dream of the conquest OF the
globe. Threads Of steel have knit
State to State. Steam and electricity
have silently transformed the face OF
the earth, annihilatcd tim,e and space
and swept the ocean barriers from the
path Of man. The black steam shuttlcs
Of commerce have woven continent tC
cOntincntl"
"Thcse words arc taken from q
speech delivered at momentous crl.
sis in the history Of q sister State.
" Civil liberty and religious freedom
have been placed in our Keeping as q
trust and it is our duty to be faithful
to that uust and move on and upward
until the peoples of all lands shall eli
joy the same blessings which are ours
Threads Of steel have indeed knit III
close together and now We know NJ
North ard no South, no East and NJ
| West, but hand in hand we are strivin.
for the uplifting and bctterment 0
mankind.
I" | want to say in this presence, an'
in the presence of the President of tn
United States, that while we may no
agree on many questions of policy, tina
we are all American citizens and tn
boys of the South will respond to tn
call of their country, which is the ca
of duty, as quickly and readily as thos
of any other section. When four year
ago America lot slip the dogs of war
and sent her armies and navies t
u drive the tyrant from Cuba's waste