The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-11
RUSH FOR CAR.
RpesNacnt Made Speech from the Fear
Platform.
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<cuI sTF1R s. c. April 10-The PreSl-
DOM has been given a warm greeting
nv tho neople Of South Carolina on MS
return tourney to Washington. AT Branch
yIlie g. c., a small station on the South
sern Railway, a stop was MADE Ior va
Ter. The President came out on the
rear platform and bowed his acknowleuG-
ments TO The three hundred people VINO
rushed for his car and cheered him. AL
though no s,op was made at OranseburG,
fully one thousand people lined the rail-
q road tracks and cndcarorcd to eaten
Il glimpse of him.
A multitude gathered at the depot at
Columbia AS the train pulled III a WHO
cheer went up and Immediately there was
:, rush for the Presidents car In the
crowd were a number of the students OF
the South Carolina College who gave a
strong college Yell. When a semblance OF
orde, was restored the President, who
all the while had been standing on the
platform with Mrs. Roosevelt made
short speech. in which he said that TINS
was but another evidence of the cordial
treatment lie had received while IN the
State. Ile greatly pleased his audience
when he told them that lie thought he
was a good American when he came 10
South Carolina, but that was a. better one
when he left it,
MADE A SPEECH.
In the handshaking which followed. the
President noticed the jamminS and push
ing going on and he admonished the
people not to shove. Considerable laugh
ter was caused when he Srasped the out
stretched hand of Il little girl and said
he was partial to children because he Lad
a couple dozen of them himself. Fol
lowing is his speech In full:
Ladies and Gentlemen: / thank You
most heartily for your courtesy in coming
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is only one OF the expressions Of invariable
courtesy with which ] have been treated
while in your great State. lApplause)
] have enjoyed every moment of the two
days I have been down here. think l
was a. pretty good American when came
down. but am a better American as I
leave your borders. tApplause) And let
me in closing ask you to support to the
best of your ability the Exposition in
Charleston ask that not only of you,
hut Of all our people il the Union. 1t is
a grand tribute to the energy, the fore
thought and the business enterprise of the
people of Charleston that they should
have planned and built SO really beautiful
an Exposition, and they deserve all the
help they can possibly have in il. / wish
them we'll: wish you well. and I thank
you for the way you have received me- ;"
(App!ause.)
Winnsboro and Chester S. g, turned
out immense crowds. At the latter
place where a brief stop was made. the
President appeared on the rear platform.
There was loud call for Mrs. Roose-
Welt, and when she came out of her car
ON to the platform mighty shout went
up. The President responded TO the re-
quest for speech as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: 1 want to
thank the people of both The Carolinas
for the reception I have met with to-
day and during the two preceding days.
have appreciated 10 the full the hos
pitality of the people of Charleston and
Inar.velled at the beauty OF their EXPOSE
ton. (App!ause.) The welcome that has
been extended TO me in Your State will
be an Inspiration in my public life a.
shall cndeavcr, men and women OF this
State. so TO conduct myself always that
Soa and all ether Americans shall have
reason TO be satisfied With The Way Your
nffai:s arc managed. tApplausc) j
thank yon heartily and wish You we'll.
only hope that YOU have enjoyed hav-
Ing me here half as much as ! have en-
Joyed being here" Great appiause.(
The ladies Of Winthrop Female Acade-
my at Rock Hi had requested the Presi-
dent to stop there il possible and We're
on hand when the train came in. The
whole town Was out No stop was mada,
tuni,y- to sec him by coming out on the
platform as the train sped by.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The first stop IN The Al: Heel State
nas at Charlotte. The demonstration
there was no less enthusiastic and hearty
han it was in the Palmetto State. The
President was forced to make a speech,
& In whssh he said:
Ladies and GentlcmcT-I am very glad
do have the chance of greeting you TO-
aighi to say how much appreciate your
having come" A voice: How about the
Z Mcckienburr Declaration ?'t
sfay The President: The Meckleaburg De-
.sisrati1n WAS all right" Great arplaMseD
4 t,hcl afte, q panse: Some one in the
audience has spoken of the aieckienhurg
Declaration Thai was. t:se si:st declara-
81 ,ioss Ia :'s.s 81 what sne rlftgs he Tniigd
( States. itt5issagse.l To ~, cod fortune
haze. sseSf ,,,iis.il Of u nsf.ly history
s bf Narti4 asaeaisssa. J. ,ss!n re part YOU
PLAYED liz he Enyo:E,io,' ,ae mart rn,,
piaSesi tss.eps during the Revolution in
HinI.ing the great West for the repuhl1.
q Seel that eIou deserve 10 be called In a
secular sense Americans of Americans.
spd no higher praise than that can be
sisen IN our country. have appreciated
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