New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-10
SOUTH GIVES WELCOME.
BIG Crowd IN CHARLESTON
GREETS THE PRESIDENT.
"A1IERICAYS~ CALLS ROOSEVELT,
WHOSE RINGING WORDS BLOT OUT
SECTIONAL. THOUGHTs-SwORD
TO MAJOR JENKINS.

reunion was held here in 1899 great bodies or
marching men filled the streets of this ancient
city and its sidewalks ard doors and WINDOWS
were crowded with enthusiastic thousands. but
these great outpourings of the people were small
compared with the procession that followed
President Roosevelt to the Exposition grounds
to-day The enthusiasm of the people was un-
bounded and there was standing room only on
| the sidewalks and porches and doorways ana ia
/ the wide piazzas of the houses along the line OK
march. Old and young were infected WIN patri-
| otic fervor and man with whom nine-tenths
| of the people he saw differed politically was
greeted with every manifestation of respect thae
| a warm hearted people could show
The procession moved from the St John Hotei
pror,DtIy at 10 O'Clock and proceeded to the Eix-
nosition gates The Presidential party was
driven directly to the Exposition Audltorlum'
where the President reviewed the troops from
a platform erected at that point The Presi-
| dents salute of twenty-one guns was fired oy
the German Artillery on the entrance OF lhe
President into the Exposition grounds
At noon the President proceeded from the re-
viewing stand into the Auditorium. where the
forma! ceremonies occurred. Addresses were
made bv CAPTAIN F. W. Wagener, president OF
tho couth Carolina Interstate and West Indlan
Exposition Company: Governor McSweeney Oh
South Carolina, Governor AycocK Oh Noi'n
Carolina. Mayor Smyth of Charleston ana the
President of the United States President RooSe-
velts speech follows;
1, Is peculiar privilege 70 SPEAK @ nefT frc, ~,
5feorgia but before they came TO Georgia oelo.9 t
the Kevou@aori % @ IN centre in South Carolina, and
therefore / claim your state as lll'e { nobIe-
rigbf which I makes each foot American soil in
sense the property Of all Americans e+he-, CITY.
it is also a city whose history teens with events
whoIn In the early Colonial days Charleston was as
the outpost OF our people dsas oIiIfion there oc-
cr,rred here sorne of the events which vltaIIy al
md which Impressed themselves most deeply upon
the popular mind II was here una, fnat 1ed gng
Win delicate and thoughtful courtesy you oris. &
lnay askTe ibbano nT ~ lincoln The invitation not
only showed fine generosity ana an hnr5IiI ~ Snv-
thing else could emphasized how coIhp'gy If ~
united people Ing fbe greatest
var of modern times have healed. and It's mem memo o.
res et are now % fo th South The devotion the self
sacrifice the steadfast resolution anu Loy g saw III
whether Northerner or 5outhernerEan these Huds,
now shine luminous and brilliant before our our eSes S
while the mixts of anger and se haered 'hA' o"~e
All Of US North and South can an gi9Ty b aae nS Of the
ralor an vho ~ wore the gray Those iron times
and only iron could fight 70 & lIs f f1ant md
Lee To us Of the present day. and 70 our SniiSTeh 6
ana enliGier a15 abn~gaton OF self shown in that
struggle by those who took part therein WI, Mll re
in our turn must rise whenever the hour ol 'ii0
Wben four years ago this nation was compelled
to face foreign foe the completeness 4a % The
war was not which called for the eNercIse u
more insignificant fraGt%l9m % VI % udssd Com
pared with the results But II was satls1aeto[iy % i
hns to , ee poH tnf ~ay and a the soldier Of Confe
raG faped rsrg eagefy the 9gSes Which had
1oVn for their fathers the men Of the great war var
was ny ggeRepa gallant old Joe Wheeler who
commanded the cavalry division at SaiuSso-
THERE is NO SOUTH
In ms my SaTbprs had served in the Southern
there were men whose fathers had served IN Ine
Northern army. Among the captains mere MS MS
Opportunity to promote but one 20 field rank Ine Inc
man who singled Out Tor thiS pFonpIon s19 non tS
son of Confederate general and was himself a
can ofHcer could wish TO march 70 battle beside a
more loyal. gallant ana a9s0Gfy f i lsrie 5r e3 }nI
low citizen Micah Jenkins
few months ago. owing to the enforced absence
of the Governor of Philippines it became neees
sary nominate Nlce-tIoverhor 20 I 1aag & ns paoe
ment AT this tirae. l nominated as Vice-GoyernOr
an n s Therefore an ex-Confederate who now
stands as the exponent of this government and
eastern seas over which the American flag floats
General Wright has taken r eas ann npace pc out On Of
the bloody chaos in which we found the fsiands-
He is now taking leading part not merely in up
h"lding the honor the by making IT respected
as the symbol of our power put still more IN up
IIisbment Of ordered llberty-of law creating law
abiding civil goverument-under ITS folds ~.,
The 9rogress which has been made under General
Wright and those like him has been IN indeed eco Hba naa
day seemed TO shew that ne considered there Was S
far warfare about me ~ tba Pbilipuines
themselves, IL is added proof OF the ~ ~
foremost who have been instrumen1a+ IN oaIv TN
ing forward the STeat %esk baS Sr peeH man who
in the Civil War fought with distinction IN d
I or tb eed comes in the future the past has
made abundantly evident the act Ihar @ from f @ .i
know only the generous desire TO strive how each
c9mmon mo country The same thing IS true in the
endless work OF peace; the never ehGLls "OA U-
building and keeping the marvellous fabric OF a our
industrial prosperity The up6Hd&ipg & OF AN any v par
Of our country g s fS Stimulate H the and
Industry OF particular section is entitled 70 the
Thorogshiy good national work be done only
If each & OF US N constantly in mind that he must
work in conjunction with others
PRIDE IN WORK FOR CUBA.
made ga5tf9a5 ar effort W II Dgss eFs Tbt:
wise The events & Of the fd as5 @ -four , years hans
Sh0w1 !, us In tfat r ocSu1y far larger place in our
national policy than in the past This Is proved by
Islands. the acquisition Of Porto Rico the prepar.
on t ebsned los rons o ~hc these have pro-
duced between and Cuba As nation We have
have done for cuba Our critics abroad and at
home have insisted that never intended TO leave
the island But the Goth of next month Cuba be-
comes free republic, and We turn over 20 the
would be very difficult find parallel in the con-
duct of any other great state that has occupied
such position We have kept our word
and done duty. just an honest individual in
private life keeps his word and does his duty.
Be IL remembered. moreover. that after our three
years occupation OF the island IL to
the Cubans in better condition than ft ever has
been In all the centuries OF Spanish rule This mas
a direct bearing upon own welfare. Cuba Is so
near that never be Indifferent TO mis-
government and disaster within it's limits. The
mere fact that administration in the island has