The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
fATES WERE REPRESENTED
Carolina Executive Is unani-
hously Made Temporary Chairman
Fof Gathering at Washington and De-
iivers the Opening Address,

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Washington, Special.-Eleven States,
Alabama, Arkansas. Georgia. Florida.
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car
olina. Tennessee, Texas. West Virginia
and Virginia are represented by dele
gates to the Southern Industrial Par
lament, which began its sessions here
Tuesday and will continue through Fri
day. There are also present represen-
tatives from New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore, who are interested in
-the objects for which the parliament
was called, which includes the exchange
OF ideas regarding matters OF impor-
tance for the development of the
South. The feature Of the day was the
address of Gov. Robert B. Glenn, AT the
morning session.
Addresses were made by W. W.
Lumpkin. of Columbia. S. c.; NJ. v.
Richards. of the Southern railway, who
discussed mainly immigration to the
South, DR.. Charles A. Cary. Of the
Alabama Agricultural College, who
urged steps to exterminate tick fever
among the cattle and advocated that
that the Southern people raise more
live stock, particularly for beef pur-
poses.
T. B. Thackston, OF South Carolina.
was stelected permanent secretary Of the
parliament
Gov. Robert B. Glenn, Of North Caro-
lima, was unanimously elected preSid-
ing officer, and delivered the opening
address. At the outset Of his remarks
he received applause by stating that
his heart filled with love for the sec
ton in which he lived. there were no
men living that loved. honored and re-
vered "the great Nation in which we
live more than the delegates who are
here today from South Of the Mason
and Dixon line"
After drawing pen picture Of the
development OF the country during the
last hundred years. Governor Glenn
touched upon the devastation wrought
In the South by the contest between
the States, and said the people OF that
section had gone ahead with will to
redeem, reclaim and build up. He
spoke Of the enormous production Of
cotton, iron, timber and other commo-
dities in the South. and declared that
It had risen 20 the place where 1t ought
to stand-"eQual, If not superior. to aay
other section Of the universe in which
we live" But, he said. while the har-
vest Of the South was great the labor
ers were few. LaborerS were needed
anywhere and everywhere. and he de-
clared that the South held out oppor-
tunities, and il they would come there
was no reason why they could not have
The same returns, the same wealth
and be even greater and grander than
In any other section Of the country.
But while men Of brains and energy
were wanted, the South did not want
the ritf-raff of the countries OF the
world.
Governor Glenn then aroused his au-
dience to high pitch OF enthusiasm
when he denounced the methods OF GER
tain immigration agents Of the West
ern railroads to turn the tide Of immi-
grafton from the South by sending
abroad maps showing the marvellous
prosperity in the West, but picturing
the Southern States in black. in order
to show that the negroes have the su-
periority over the whites; that the
South is place where very few, II
any, whites live; where men OF money
only can endure, and where the white
laborer cannot endure because it Is the
home of the negro and where the ne
gro is made an equal partner with the
whites. That assertion" he vehem-
entity declared, "is false, and herald
It here today. It is the duty OF every
honest man in the United States,
whether he is a Northerner. Southern
er-or Westerner. to remove this calum-
nity from the best and purest people
this country has ever known"