The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
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In Witty Speech in Washington Mayor Pays His Re
spects to Speaker Cannon, and Tells Of tile
Greatness of Richmond
Greatness of Richmond.

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WASHINGTON July Sit is THE
! East and the West and the North that lis
b demanding states rights TO -day-not
the South, and I believe that these
principles Will have to be observed
or this government will fly into chaos
and ruin
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, OF Rich
mond. Va, made this declaration at the
luncheon to the visiting Mayors and
members OF the citizens committees
participating in the dedication exer.
cises OF the new Municipal Building at
the willard yesterday afternoon.
This was not the only thing Mayor
Mccarthy said. He went into the sub
ject OF State rights Mt some length,
and, az he termed 1t, "Jawcd back" al
z Speaker Cannon who occupied scat
OF honor at the right hand side Of
Commissioner West. who acted as
toastmnster.
Speech Full OF IIumor.
Ills speech was full OF humor and
reflected far better tina nan uncquivo.
cal statement OF the feeling OF brother
hood between tho North and South the
close and inscparable bonds that bind
them.
He told OF conditions as they were
and declared that the Northerner
who criticizes the South for Its slow
ness should remember that 1t should
be given forty years to catch up, be-
cause OF the effects OF the war upon
H.
while a man from the South may
have heart full OF love for his ma
tive State, still he is az fond Of the
Star-Spangled Banner as any New
Highlander that ever breathed." he said
Five Mayors spoke at the talkfest
! which followed the luncheon. and each
added his praises TO that which had
gone before of the magnificent new
Municipal Building. and the spirit OF
the people OF Washington. Besides
Mayor Mccarthy. Mayor Mahool, OF
Mayor j. P. McCaskey. OF Lancaster
! Pa, and Mayor Fred j. Paff. OF Alex
nndria, spoke.
It was gathering OF Mayors OF
cities that were at one time the ma.
tions capital. in those early times
when the President made overnight
stands. carrying his capital with him
Mayor Mccarthy, in opening his re-
marks, declared that he represented q
Etruly remarkable city. the only other
national capital on the American con.
ttinent.
I'VE had some years ago" he said
"the distinguished honor OF entertain-
ling some 100000 of your compatrioYs
in our city, and at one time a gather
ing OF Southern gentlemen made visit
Ito your city. They were under the
leadership OF a man named Early.
believe Indeed. Richmond has always
been an object OF much interest to
fsNashingto ton.
Tribute to Cannon.
II think have been amply repaid
s1or coming to Washington on this oc-
caEion. I have read many times OF
Speaker Cannon. but never had the
indescribable and acute pleasure OF
seeing him in action. I was SO taken
with his youthful hopefulness that
believe / could bring myself to vote
for him for ONCE.
-.Theregis one score I want to settle
with him, however. We need post
he was the man who kept II away from
MS. The time has come when. ] hope,
the South will be allowed to be just
az patriotic in regard to appropriations
as any other section of the country /
don't like to see this uneven develop
and believe that II We are going TO
Save reunion 1t should be an even
one
Mayor Mccarthy had the gathering
in constant laughter by this time: and
then. pointing at the Speaker and adj
dressing himself to the Speaker, he
said:
And Il believe. Mr.. Cannon, that the
appropriations should follow the flag.
THE people OF the North and the
for the 'star-spangled Banner" he
lcontinued. when the laughter which
greeted his sally subsidized. "They be.
1ieye they made the government. but
1--we. too. believe that we helped make
the government. and make its flag
from the South may have heart full
Enf love for his state. still he is as fond
OF the 'Star-Span8led Banner az any
New Englander that ever breathed.
1T Is the East and the West and
rights to-day-not the Southland
believe that these principles will have
Ito be observed or this government will
NY into chaos and ruin. Local self.
government has got to be observed II
1.-THE ma ton Is to be preserved.
The Union.
An the East, nor In the West 1t il
not In Washington. The true patrio,
must look to all sides and cease to fee
that his own section Is the whole thing
Sometimes Northerners come down
land tell US we ought to get busy; that
Jack progresslyeness. Well. go into
kNew York. make every dollar worth.
less, strip the city OF everything. ever
houses and food, and then see where
kyour New York hustle and hustle would
Edisappear to. Gentlemen, we had fac.
ktories and iron industries in the South
North. We built railroad locomotives
and coaches fifty Years ago. Why
Fertilization was well advanced in the
South before the Pilgrims landed al
And now after we
kt1ave been visited with great loss
Ethey come and tell us about things
kthat we did long ago. Give us thai
k6orty years which we lost. and Their
FCome around and talk
And still we are regarded as unde.
Eservtng, and appropriations are KEEP
Faway from us. The State Of Virgins
ury In tobacco tax alone more thar
o.