The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-09
Banquet i'm the Evening and n Re-
ception by Women i'm Honor OF
the Presidents Wife.
ADDRESS BY Mr.. ROOSEVELT
IN WHICH HE SPOKE or THE Ma
TION'S DUTY TOWARDS CUBA,
And Also Paid Tribute To the Sons OF
south CnroIina-Speech by Cow
ernor McSweeney.

CHARLESTON, S. C.. April S.-President
Roosevelt arrived here to-day and was
given an ovation. In the afternoon he en-
joyed a trip about the harbor and in the
evening there was banquet in his honor.
Mrs. Roosevelt was given a reception by
the women OF the city. The banquet to-
night at the Charleston Hotel was fitting
close to a day full OF incidents and served
to gather together men prominent in the
affairs of state. having soley I'm mind a
greeting TO the President which should
prove the sincerity and the warmth of feel
ing existing for him as the chief executive
of the Natiqn. The banquet hall was a
bower of roses. pinks and smilax artistical-
ly arranged. while loosely strewn over the
tables were thousands of violets. Over
three hundred specially invited guests were
present. Mayor Smyth welcomed President
Roosevelt to Charleston, whose response
was listened to with the closest attention
and interrupted by loud and continuous
applause. The Presidents remarks were as
follows
Mr.. Mayor and you. my hosts and my
fellow-American citizens Lgreat applausel-
1 should indeed be but a poor American
myself il 1 were not deeply touched and
gratified by the way you have greeted me
to-day i'm this your beautiful city, and OF
course I feel at home here. IApplause.I
L think that any American who is worth
his salt has the right to feel at home In
every partccs tse -tin4itss - siurnillnDiu
Around this table 1 see many men VINO
took part in the great war. The war in
which the younger among US here took
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have to be any bigger Iapplausel. but ii
had one thoroughly good effect; it put the
cap on the structure that had been build
ing 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 a bit of difference to US
whether it was an admiral who came from
Vermont or a lieutenant who came from
Alabama Lappausel, 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 The debt we
owed him had little to do with the section
! from which he came. IApplause.l
TRIBUTE TO NATIVE
'And now a special word 10 you OF
Charleston and of South Carolina. Just
twelve years ago. when 1 first went TO
Washington to take part in governmental
work, l was Immediately thrown into sin
/ gularly close contact and intimacy with a
| South Caronian. 1t was my good for
/ tune to work with him for three years. and
! for the nine years since and for as long
! as 1 shall continue to be in public life. il
/ will be TO me ever a spur TO try 10 do
! decent duty for the Republic, because L
! have been thown intimately in contact with
as fearless and as high minded a public
servant as this country has ever had. my
old friend, your former governor. Hugh
! Thompson. GGreat applause.l
And from what / have known OF you
and OF your representatives IL was I'm no
sense a surprise, but IL was a keen pleasure
/ 10 be greeted with the hearty and generous
hospitality, the more than hearty and gem
erOus hospitality which you have shown me
! to-day. lApplause.l
/ ''The welfare of any part OF this country
/ Is, in a certain sense. an index OF the well
/ fare of all, and 1 think, gentlemen. that
! on the average, as we all tend 10 go up. il
seems TO be little better 10 go I'D uni
/ formly rather than at "A sharper gait, for
4 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 path Of steady
/ progress in things material. as well as In
other things. l was much struck. in look
ing over some Of the figures of the census
/ quite recently published. 10 see the aston
ishing progress that has been made here
1 in your State. i was prepared 10 see that
/ the values of your farm products had risen
| as they have, a little over . per cent I
| was prepared to see that your farms them
/ selves had increased in "A still larger pro-
portion. that the value OF your lands and
/ buildings had grown up, but i did not
! realize the way in which your manufacture
I ing enterprises had increased. both as
shown in the fact that your manufactur-
! ing products bad gone up over 150 per cent.
that for instance, the number OF spindles
/ has about quadrupled from less than half
: "A million TO more than two millions in the
( State. L did not realize that the wages
/ paid out had increased % per cent. Gen.
tlemen, you talk OF progress Of the far
/ West. but / think South Carolina can give
points to some OF the States. Applause
/ / think that. with such record for the
I previous decade. you were well warranted
I upon insisting on holding your exposition
And. gentlemen, ] was very glad that
I 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 IL evident We are bound in the
future 10 have closer relations. fGreat ap-
plause.l Closer relations for our adj
be secured by making IL for their
advantage also. Loud aDplause.l And
about all that nave said applies 10 me
greatest and richest OF those islands. the
island with which We have been brought
intOs the most peculiar intimacy and rela-
tionship-the Island OF Cuba. Applause
And i ask that in our trade relations with
Cuba we give her marked and substantial
advantage. not merely because IL will re-
0ounu TO our interest 10 90 So dlnRuEn
that also Is true. but ] ask il especiall,
because the events 50 shaped themselves
that il is our duty as great and mighty
nation 10 help Cuba. and ] hope 10 see Us
do our duty. lCheers.l l shall not try 10
make YOU any speech tonight because for
your sins you will have 20 listen 10 me
make one tomorrow. fl.aughter.l I shall
merely thank YOU again with all my heart
and say to you that / want you 10 apprecl-
ate that mean every word say and mean
IL deeply when / tell you 1 have been
touched. more than pleased, touched ard