Smyrna times., 1910-07-06
EXERCISES AFTER PARADE

Governor Pennewill, L. Irving Handy
and Franklin Brockson the Speakers
Immediately following the auto
mobile parade which broke up at
the Fair Grounds, the speakers of the
day mounted the platform. The band |
was playing a patriotic air as the
Governor took the stand and his ap-
pearance was the occasion of an
of applause and cheering
that lasted several minutes. He was
followed by Former Congressman L.
Irving Handy and Assemblyman
Franklin Brockscn who were also
greeted with hearty applause. 1t
was the first time the Governor of
the State had honored our town with
a visit and his coming at this time
under the auspices of the women of
the Twentieth Century Club was
deeply appreciated. Hon. W. H.
Stayton presided over the exercises
and introduced Governor Pennewill
as the first speaker. The latter
gave an excellent address in which
he praised the high name of Della
ware and its citizens, their mark of
progress and their good hOmely vir-
tues. He especially endorsed the
"Home Coming celebration and
thought it a good thing to cement
more strongly the ties of love for
their home town and State. His
address had a good, true ring to it
from beginning to end and made a
most favorable impression.
Handy Captures Crowd With Address
After a selection by the band,
Hon. L. Irving Handy, the Whining
ton attorney, formerly a resident OF
Smyrna, was introduced and in his
usual happy vein, caught quickly his
hearers and held their deep attention
and interest throughout his magnifi'
cent talk. Mr.. Handy spoke of the
bravery and self-reliance of the
people who founded this great Repub
lie of ours and of the free institutions
that have certainly made good. ii
said we had lasted 134 years withou
a revolution and had grown gray ant
venerable among the great govern
ments now extant on earth. ID
noted the fact how revolutions ha
changed the countries of Europe an
South America. eve have ha
/ many presidents but no dictators
We have had a union without div
sions. We have been successful
war without being quarrelsome
warlike and our history is withou
the stain of oppression to other cour
tries. Our population has grown b
leaps and bounds. A part of or
population we have raised and pa
we have imported, but raising is IL
fnitely better. Our growing popl
! lation has made us a great wor
= power. BY virtue of our men al
= money, by virtue of our great nay
by virtue of our national energy al
boundless enterprise, the position
=. a great world power has come natu
. allv to us. Our trade relation h
also grown" Mr.. Handy here a
=. - vocated not only a navy second
none IN the world, but a mercha
" marine commensurate to our foreii
trade. "America, he said, "h
entered upon a new phase OF exi
:. tence. The population of our citi
"e o and towns where the people produ
- - nothing to eat, is rapidly increasin
% " This has brought about an increa
ne in the cost of living. All the ava
~ able land has been taken up.
new Columbus can discover anoti
E land. The world has been explor'
ch The condition must be remedied
he the land producing more and bet
ay crops. Farm lands must be diviC
.h) into smaller holdings and 20 ac
lay must be made to produce more va
if than a hundred acres now produces
ng AS a concrete example Mr.. Han
ma paid a high tribute to the late Jos'
ere E. Carter. "The times change
i've the people change with it. We n
the not be gloomy as to the future.
the institutions leave everything in
ins hands of the people. In closing
ere said: "My only regret is that
ted and / cannot stay here to witr
pm the splendid achievements. the lOf
ton civilization and the wide spr
happiness of untold millions who s