Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-24

OUR PRESIDENT AT CHARLOTTE.
Many Thousands Hear Him Sleak OF
tmGriCsl's Peace.

dent Wilson, speaking on world peace
before a crowd Of 100000 people here
to-day, declared 1T Is an interesting
circumstance that tho processes OF
the war stand still, and that "these
hot things that arc in contact witk
each other do not make much pro-
gress against each other" He addoG
that when you cannot overcome.
You must take counsel"
The President plainly spoke guard
edly when mentioning peace in Eu-
rope, but most of his hearers saw a
plain suggestion in his words. He in
timated plainly that not much prog
ress was being made, and that the OBJ
tects being sought by the European
nations could be achieved bettsr
through peaceful means.
Set I'm Example.
The Presidents words on peace
were given Significance by his hear
ers liz view OF tho recent discussion
Of the possibility Of ending the Euro
Dean war. He said that "here in
America we have tried to set the eE-
ample Of bringing all the world to-
gothor upon terms OF liberty and CO.
operation and peace, and in that
great experience that we have been
going through America has been a
sort Of prophetic sample Of man
kind" ...
81 would like" declared the Presi-.
dent, Ito think that tho spirit of this
occasion could be expressed If we i'm
agincd ourselves lifting some sacred
emblem Of counsel and Of peace, OF
accommodation and righteous judg..
ment, before the nations Of the world,
and reminded them OF that passage in
Scripture, After the wind, after the
earthquake, aftor the fire. the still,
small voice of humanity"
The President sketched briefly his.
idea Of what will follow the Euro--
pean war, which it Is understood he,
will elaborate more at length ir &n
address he will deliver next week IN
Washington, before the League tN
Enforce Peace, OF which former Pres-
ident Taft is president He said:
What you see taking place on the
other side Of the water is the tremen-
dous--I had about said final--pro-
cess by which contest OF elements,
may in Gods process be turned into n
coordination and cooperation Of eIe-
ments." @
Visited Davidson.
The Presidents address was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by crowd
brate the 141st anniversary OF the
signing OF the Mecklenburg Declara-
ton OF Independence. Before speak
ing he reviewed q long military and
industrial preparedness parade,
and afterwards he was the guest of
honor at a large lunch and went by
automobile to Davidson College, go
miles away, whore he once was,V stu
dent. He left so-night for Washing
ton, where he will arrive early to-
morrow morning. He was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Dam
lels, Secretary Tumulty, Dr.. Cary T..
| Grayson, his naval aide, Senator
| Overman and Representative Webb.
The reception committee included
| Governors Craig, of North Carolina,
Manning, of South Carolina, and
Mayor Kirkpatrick, Of Charlotte.
The President spoke Of the need of
Gun tainted Americanism," and de-
clared that the European war is a.
competition Of national standards, Of
| national traditions and Of nationaP
policies--politica systems. Europe
has graprled in war" he said, "as we
have grappled In peace to SEQ what Is
going to be dOEo with these things;
when .l"y conc into hot contact with
one another"
City Crowded.
Charlotte waa ablaze with Amert-
| can flags and picked with people for.
the first occasibn on which n Demo-
craticy President has spoken here.
Military bands were acattcrGt:
throughout The town and played mar
tial mnsia constantly. The people
cheered from every housetoD and
window along the route taken by him
IL his rides about the city. He was
Governor Craig, Of North Carolina,
At Davidson College the President.
went to the room occupied by hixl
debating hall where no spoke years
American colors.
President again and again and mads
efforts to get him to speak. He safa
he had not been able to make
speeches when in college and would
not try now at such a place. In COM
pany with members OF the faculty,
the President and Mrs. Wilson walk
ed all over tho college campus. They
tben returned to the special car for
the trip to Washington. A crowd or
several thousand people cheered him
as the train pulled out.
s-----
Saw Hanging of Mrs. Surratt.
Pittsburg, Pa, May f9.--Mrs. Pris-
ella G. Dodd, aged SO, widow OF Gem
Levi A. Dodd, and the only woman
who witnessed the hanging OF Mrs.
Mary r.. surratt in Washington, DC,
Ju1v Y 1Qek when fhe latter was