The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-25
CoNFEDERACY's FIRST CAPITAL.
Welcomed Roosevelt With Boom of
Cannon. Shrek Of Whistle and
SaIyOS of Cheers.
(By the Associated Press. J

Montgomery Ma, Oct. 24.-Amidst
the booming of cannon. blowing of
whistles and the cheering of many
thousands of people, President Roose-
welt arrived here promptly at noon
fl ON Tuskegee and became the guest
&c the people of the first capital Of tIle
Confederacy. The general reception
committee was headed by Governor
jerks, Mayor league and Judge j. b.
CASTOR and met the party After a
few preliminaries the parade moved
from the depot. The patriotic senti-
ment of the people was expressed
everywhere by the floating Of flags and
tri-colored bunting and thousand OF
cheers went up as the Presidents car
riage moved off from the Union sta
ton followed by the civic and military
parade. The route was through tho
principal streets TO the Capitol where
a platform had been erected in front
of the historic old building and with
in few feet of the spot where Jet-'
ferson Davis took the oath of office as
the first President Of the Confederacy.
The welcome to the President was
cordial and enthusiastic The Presi-
dent seemed pleased with his reception
at the Capitol.
At the Capitol the President was
welcomed on behalf Of the city by
delivered the address of welcome sfOr
the State. and introduced the Presi-
dent.
The President spoke briefly. He
expressed appreciation of the hearty
welcome especially since it came from
the first Capital of the Confederacy
He touched upon the building of the
isthmian canal, and what it meant to
the people of the South. The cotton
too l., Il
President and he said it was one of
the countries most important exports
81 am glad to see so many children
said the President. ''As you know, l
believe in children. | like your stock,
and want it kept up
lie Speaks on Cotton.
The subjects touched upon by the
President were civic pride, self-gOV-
ernmcnt and social duty. OF cotton the
President said:
The whole nation IS concerned in
the welfare of the cotton growers.
1t is not only important for Alabama
and the rest Of the gulf states, it
is important for the entire Union, be-
cause it is the cotton crop which de-
termines the balance of the trade as
being in favor of the nation. What
ever is the business of any part Of
this nation. the trade of the entire
nation and the national government
are bound to do everything possible
in the interest of the cotton growers
to preserve your markets, to do every
thing that cam possibly be done to see
that the demand for cotton, the
natural demand for cotton abroad is
kept up and is met here under fair
conditions by our own people.
probably no State in this Nnion
is more interested on the building Of
what is to be the greatest engineering
feast the world has yet seen, the build
ing of the Isthmian Canal. The cot
ton crop largely goes to Asia, and of
course the canal greatly shortens the
route. Our influence in the Orient
must be kept at such a pitch that it
will insure our being able to guaran-
tee fair treatment to our merchants,
and manufactures in the markets >Af'
China. We must insist upon having
fair treatment and SIS step toward
getting it we must give fair treat
ment in return. | would demand that
on ethical grounds alone. | would
demand it also on grounds OF self in
terest.'