The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-16
4 GREAT SPEECH.
President Roosevelt's Warm Greet
ing.ito. the Southern People,

President Roosevelt's Warm Greet
ing.to. the Southern People.
WHOM He CLAIMS AS HIS OWN.
He Paws High Tribute to the Conted-
era,e Soldiers and Says He is
Proud of Their Vaior.
There were scenes Of the widest en-
thusiasm in the auditorium on the eX-
position grounds Wednesday. The
president of the United States re-
ceived grand ovation from the Caro-
linians and others gathered there
The audience was most representative
OF the culture and thought OF the
south. The auditorium was brilliant
ly and yet taStefully decorated with
the flag of the city OF Charleston,
with the flag Of the State OF South
Carolina and with the flag OF the na-
tion, which is one in spirit and in sym
pathy. AS President Roosevelt SAID
the people have been saying: This Is
a reunited country" and repeating
that expression for years. not because
they knew that in every way the Sec
tions had been reunited, but because
they hoped so. There is now no neec
to repeat that trite saying, because we
all know that now all strife and bit
terneSS is ended.
The president entered the hall at
tended by Capt. +. ". Nagener:
president Of the exposition. Instant
ly every one in the great auditorium
sprang up, and amid the waving OF
hats and flags the yells Of enthusiasm
drowned the grand strains Of the star
Spangled Banner" from the First Ar
tillery band. The president was also
attended by his special military aide:
Capt. Kollock, Of the famous Charles,
ton Light Dragons. The president
was escorted to the seat Of honor fas-
tooned with flowers and decked with
the national colorS. BY his side sat
Capt. Wagner and others who occu'
pied prominent places were Phllandel
G. Knox, attorney general Of the
United States: Gov. McSweeney, Gov.
AvcocE or North Carolina and MayOl
Smyth Of Charleston.
When Capt. Wagener arose to form
ally open the exercises, he was glver
an ovation which must have made his
heart glad. Finally, when he was
permitted to speak, he said that he
was happy to see the way IN Whlcf
the people Of Charleston had appre
ciated the visit of the president. HI
referred to the fact that new era ap
pears to be opening for Charleston
and that former conservatism is Civ
ing way to broader sentiments. A
every mention Of the presidents name
the crowd burst forth in tumultuou:
applause. Capt. Wagener presented
Gov. McSweeney, who was received
with cheers. The governor had
well written speech. During the
course Of Gov. McSweeney'S speech he
was interrupted by g cry of "Hurraf
for Teddy" and it was fully two min
utes before Gov. McSweeney could g
on reading his speech.
NORTH cARoLINA's GOVERNOR.
Gov. McSweeney then presented
Gov. Aycock Of North Carolina, and a:
the two governors stood side by side
that old joke must have suggested it
self to every mind present, for the au
dience cheered again and again
When quiet was restored, Gov. AycocE
began an extemporaneouS speech, tht
first sentence Of which caught the
crowd, and he was frequently inter
rupted with bursts Of applause. He j:
much beloved in his State, and there
were many North Carolinians present
In referring to a statement Of Gov
McSweeney that there is no north
and no SOUTH" Gov. Aycock exclaimed
land yet there is in a finer sense
south and a glorious south" He
spoke Of the valor Of the people OF this
section and declared that it required
four years Of suffering to cool the hot
blood of the people Of the south.
President Roosevelt showed that he
enjoyed Gov. Aycok's declaration that
this is not a reunited country. for the
south never got out Of it, and now
that she is back, she will help to put
down secession whether it be in this
country or in the Philippines. In
conclusion he said that he was sure
that Mr.. Roosevelt would rather be
president Of people proud of their
history than of people ashamed OF
their history. The ovation which
Gov. Aycock received was fine trib-
ute to his eloquence.
To Mayor Smyth of Charleston was
assigned the distinguished honor OF
introducing President Roosevelt. He
said in part:
To-day, Mr.. President, your pres
ence here, your gracious coming to
this city by the sea, where first the
fash of gun and roar Of cannon inau-
gurated that awful struggle between
brothers Of the same household, tells
US, not only that this war is over. not
OILY that the bloody chasm is filed
up, and forever, obliterated, but that
over it, and upon it, brothers hands
have built union Of States more
lasting, more indeStructible than ever
before, because it is cemented togeth-
er with the blood of our best and Of
our bravest, who laid down their lives
in defence of their rights, and for
their country, whether they wore the
blue or whether they wore the gray.
SHOOK THE BUILDING.
Again the crowd arose and gave