Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-10
President Roosevelt and Party
Enjoyed a Day Full of
Incidents.
BANQUET SERVED AT NIGHT
Liberal Applause for the Presidents
Sentiments-A Tour OF the Harbor
Made on Revenue Cutter-In-
spected Fort Sumter Dur
ing His Trip.

Charleston, S. c., April S-The banquet
rendered to President Rct seyelt to. night
at Tie Charlc StCn Hotel was fitting close
to IL day fun of inc.dcnts. The banquet
hall was Il Lower Of roses, Ijnks and smi-
/ Ian, loosely stfewn over the tables were
/ th.Gsands of violets. over three hundred
guests were present Mayor Smyth well
med President REC: eNelt to Charleston.
The Presidents response was interrupted
at times by lcrd applause. He sad
Mr.. Mayor and you, ny hosts and my
fellow Aneric an citizens
Il should indeed be hut poor American
myself ii L were not deeply touched and
eratitied by tile way you have greeted me
to-day in this your beautiful city; and of
] course, l -ccl at home here. (App:ause)
think that an American who is worth his
salt has the right to feel at hone in every
part of the Uhited States (hpplaGsc
Around this table l many men who
took part in the great war. Tho war in
/ which the younger among us here took
/ part WIS very little one because it did
not have to bc any bigger (applause). But
/ IL had one thoroughly good effect; it put
the cap on the structure 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 did not make bit of difference 10
us whether it was an admiral who came
from Vermont or a lieutenant who came
from Alabama (applause) if the man had
done his duty in such shape as to make
us each feel an even more generous thrill
of pride in our common nationality. Tho
debt that we owed him had little to do
with the section from which he came Gap
pausc).
and now a special work to you of
Charleston and Of South Carolina. Just -
Year. ago when | first went to Washington
to take part in governmental work | was
lint al h~f iptr "
contact and intimacy with 8 South Car
clrian. 1t WIS my good fortune to WORK
with him for three years. and for the nine
years since and for as lprg as l shall con-
tinue to be in public life it will be to me
ever a spur to try to do recent duty for
= the republic, itcause have been thrown
. Intimately IN contact with as fearless and
- a. high minded a pGbliC servant as this
, country has ever had, my old friend, your
, tLrn er govoIror, Hugh Thompson Great
. alplause)
And from what I have known Of YOU
and of your representatives it WAS in no
sense a surprise, but it was keen pleas
ure to be greeted with the more than
hearty and generous hospitality which you
: have showed me to-day. (ApplauSel.
THE welfare of any part of this country
! is in Il certain sense an index of the well
= fare of all, and l think gentlemen. that
on the average. as we all tend to go up.
: il seems to he a little better to go up uni
lOrlnlN rather imam AT Il SHdIptT Sdll lor
, 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 steady pro-
: gross in things material as we'll as in other
. Things | WIS much struck in looking over
, .otne of the figures of the census quite
- I.c,n'lN published to see the astonishing
, prOlIrsS that has been made here in your
: State. was prepared to see that
the value of your farm products had
risen as they have, little over
- - per cent. | was prepared to see that
- your farms themselves had increased in a
y still larger proportion; that the value Of
i Your lands and buildings had grown up.
=. but did not realize the way in which
your manufacturing enterprises had ln-
- creased, as shown in the fact that your
- manufacturing products had gone up over
. l3u per cent. that for instance. the number
. OF spindles has about quadrupled. from
less than half a million to more than TWO
q million in the State. did not realize that
4 the wages paid out had increased 10 per
y cent. Gentlemen you talk Of progress OF
- the Far West but | think South Carolina
:, lcan give points to some OF the states.
~ ICApplause). | think that with such rec
q ord for the previous decade you were war;
1 Iranted in holding your exposition here.
IS (Applause)
And gentlemen, I was very glad that in
arranging for your exposition you not
only took in the southern States but that
. you specially inclu6od the islands lying
y, | south of the United States, those islands
! with which tie events OF the last few
Years haze made it evident that We aro
+ bound in the future to have closer rela-
tions (great applause), closer relations Tor
= cur advantage, and cur advantage can
u only be secured by making II for their ad-
- vantage also cloud applause) And about
u all that | have said applies to the greatest
- and richest CT those islGpdS, the island
, 5 with which he have been brought into the
i most peculiar intimacy and relationship,
y the island of cuba (applause). Ard | ask
'e trat in our trade relations With Cuba wa
y give her marked and substan-
u tial advantage, not merely because
it will rebound 10 our interest
" " to do s. although thst alsc IS
y true, but I ask it especially because tho
lc events have shaped themselves that 1t
t. is our duty as a great and mighty nation
: to help Cuba and hope to see us do our
~ duty. CHEERS and applause). | shall rot
u try to make you any speech tonight, be-
&c cause for your sins you will have to listen
! to me make one tomorrow Qaughter).
D ! shall merely thank you again with all
!. my heart and say to you that want you
u to appreciate that I mean every Nor |
say and mean It deeply when ! tell you |
have been touched. more than pleased,
ing down Cooper river a fine view Of the
IN city and bay was presented.
1T The weather was perfect and there was
W q hearty welcome all sides. All the ar
'u rangements were excellent and there was
+, not a break in the programme. The Presi-
~ dent seemed in high spirits and entered
Mt with keen zest into all features Of the oc-
:. casion.
a. The President accompanied by a few Of
= his party and members OF the reception
es committee boarded small steamer which
or came alongside the rev cnue cutter and
t. were taken ever to Fort Sumter. A COM
d pary of artillery was standing at atteR-
ton when the President landed and mmc-
diateiy went through a gun drill TIE inn
he mense Finch disappearing guns being
W manipulated II. manner that excited ad-
er miration. 4 tour of the fort was then
" made.
In Upon arriving az The wharf the President
Id escol ted by troop of cavalry, was driven
ne to the residCEce of Mr.. Andrew Simonds
ry where an informal rere pticn was held and
ho l,ff,t l1n11.h NNns enr\nl Afinr This TIN