The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-10
ROOSEVELT rs BANQuErED.
Addresses by the President and Governors
Mcsweeney and Aycock
(By the Associated Press.)

tonight at the Charleston Hotel was a
fitting close to a day full of Incidents
and served to gather together men prom
Trent in the affairs of the State, having
solely in mind greeting to the Presi-
dent, which would prove the sincerity
and the warmth of feeling existing for
him as the chief executive of the nation.
The banquet hall was bower of roses.
pinks and smilax, while loosely strewn
over the tables were thousands of violets.
Over three hundred invited guests were
present. In a few we'll chosen remarks
Mayor Smyth welcomed President Roose-
Welt to Charleston.
ROOSEvELT'S ADDRESS.
The President said
"Mr Mayor and you, my hosts and my
fellow American citizens:
81 should indeed be but a poor Amer
lean myself if I were not deeply touched
and gratified by the way you have greet
ed me today in this your beautiful city;
and of course, i feel at home here. Gap
plause). / think that an American who
is worth his salt has the right to feel
at home in every part of the United
States. (Applause.)
"Around this table / see many men
who took part in the great war. The
war in which the younger men among us
here took part was a very little one be-
cause it did not have to be any bigger,
(applause) but it had one thoroughly
good effect it put the cap on the stluc-
ture that had been building while we
were almost unconscious of it, and it
taught us how thoroughly at one we
were. When we got through that war it
cid not make a bit of difference to us
whether it was an admiral who came
from Vermont, or lieutenant who came
from Alabama (Applause.) If the man
had done his duty in such shape as to
make us feel an even more generous
thrill the pride in our common NATIONAL
ity. the debt that we owed him had little
to do with the section from which he
came. (Applause).
"And now special word to you of
Charleston and of South Carolina. Just
twelve years ago, when / first went TO
Washington to take part in government
tai work. / was Immediately thrown IN
to singularly close contact and intimacy
with a South Carolinian. 1t was my good
fortune to work with him for three
Years. and for the nine years since ana
for as long as / shall continue TO De
in public life, it will be to me a spur TO
try to do decent duty for the republic,
because / have been thrown intimately
in contact with as fearless and as hlgn
minded a public servant as this country
has ever had. my old friend, your former
Governor. Hugh Thompson. (Great ap-
plause).
at was much struck in looking over
some of the figures of the census qulte
recently published to see the astonish-
mo nrogress that has been made mere
in vour State. / was prepared to see
that the values of your farm products
had risen as they have, little over 20
nor cent. I was prepared to see thar
vour farms themselves had increased IN
still larger proportion; that the value
of YOUR lands and buildings had grown
IN but / did not realize the wav in
which our manufacturing enterprises
had increased. both as shown in the fact
that your manufacturing products mad
gone up over $50 per cent; that 1or IN
stance the number of spindles has about
quadrupled, from less than halr NH
lion to more than two millions in the
State did not realize that the wages
paid out had increased 20 per cent. Gen-
tlemen, you talk of progress or the Tar
West, but 1 think South Carolina can
give points to some of the States. zap
plause) l think that with such a record
for the previous decade you were well
warranted upon insisting on holding your
exposition here. (Applause)
"And gentlemen, / 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 1t evident
that we are bound in the future to have
closer relations, (great applause) closer
relations for our advantage and our ad-
vantage can only be secured by making 1t
for their advantage also, Cloud applause)
tho island with which We have been
brought into the most peculiar relation
shin the Island of Cuga (Applause). And
7 ask that in our trade relations with
Cuba. we give her a marked and Substan-
tial advantage. not merely because 1t
will rebound to our interest to do so,
although that also is true, but L ask IL
especially because the events have so
shaped themselves that it is our DUTY
as a great and mighty nation to heip
Cuba. and / hope to see us do our
duty Cheers and applause).
shall not try to make you
any speech tonight, because for
your sins you will have to
listen to me make one tomorrow laugh
teri. 1 shall merely thank you again
with all my heart and say to you that
want you to appreciate that I mean
every word / say, and mean it deeply
when / tell you l have been touched,
more than pleased, touched and stirred
by the warmth and keartiness with which
you have made me feel today that l am
one of YOU" cloud applause and
cheers).
The President was followed by Cover
nor McSweeney who prefaced his pre-
pared speech by a few words in which
he assured the President that he was as
safe from bodily harm in South Caro-
lima as he was in Washington.
McSWEENEY'S ADDRESS.
Governor insolvency said in part:
1.-THE 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.