Show CLEVELAND SPEAKS AT ATLANTA rh president congratulates upon th areat exposition atlanta 23 no balmier eun ivar ahone over this particular portion the southland than that which on atlanta this mornine morn inc prebi lente day at lie cotton and in lei national exposition alie thousands visitors w ho landed in alie city yesterday swelled the en the streets to immense proportioned in accordance cor dance with the carefully laid plane 0 alie exposition management the exer the day were all concentrated within the exposition arounds cr the presidential party ebent the mornine quietly at the aragon at 11 they were driven rapidly to tin exposition without any parade H banever bat ever ineide tho gates the military hal already feathered captain J t burke of the gate city juanie acted as ina he bad in line ta fifth regiment united states regulars regu lara commanded by col W L Ky llope fourth virginia ginia military and second companies governors toot guards of Gri inese battery of add the light in fantry the troops were reviewed by the nt from stand in front of the government Bt MABIt after alie review alie president was introduced trod by president collier ol 01 the exposition company president at the front of the stand wa the benal for an outburst of from the multi lude president cleveland spoke ae follows mr president on my own and for my laborers co in the executive branch of our government who have accompanied me I 1 thank you for the kind words of reet lost we ie here to congratulate you and buur upon alie splendid of the yon have set on foot and upon the evidences yon have here cai hered chiefly 0 southern enterprise in justry and southern recuperation cupe ration atut we are also here to claim share in the arido of your achievement portion of our countrymen wherever lound can exclusively appropriate abo dory arising from these they are proof of american remus and industry indu etry which are the joint was estion of all our people and they represent triumphs 01 american skill and in penni tv iu which all our citizens from the highest to the humblest havo a proprietary krisht alle my felby citizens 0 georgia and her neighboring states felicitate to the dullest extent upon such evidences ae are here found of the crowth and prosperity of the in teresia and in watch they are especially lv concerned I 1 cannot bede of the enjoyment atlon led by the reflection that the work which they have don the sight of jhb mofid he 1 icilia bitable thrift 0 the people of the united state it seems to roe the thought may be not inappropriate to this occasion that what we eee about ua ia an outgrowth 0 another ex petition in augu rated on american oil more than a century ago when a new nation was to taj civilized world auar aniced and protected by a constitution which wan ordained and established by the people of the united state with the declared purpose 0 promoting their beneral welfare and the alvea inge of liberty to themselves vee and posterity the success which has attended abia exposition of products and manufactures ie not altogether due to the quality ot the boil or be character of the people in any of the contributing ataleg but it reata largely upon the fact that these states are members of a benefi centi governor ahoe natural resources and advantages advant agee everywhere have been d ve loped and improved by the influence of tree institution and whose people have been stimulated and by the bles sinea of personal pe liberty u A contemplation ot the benefits hafed to ue by our government easily re us of the importance of a hearty and united cooperation in their and protection we should lovingly witch and guard it not only because we are recipients ot ite precious gifts but for its own eake and because it liaa been put in our hands in acred keep gnp to prove to the world that man can be trusted with self government we ahall walk in the path 0 a patriotic duty if remembering th it our free institutions were established to promote the general welfare we strive for those things which benent all our people and each of ue is content to receive from a common fund his bhare of the prosperity thoe contributed ive shall cioe our duty and forfeit our heritage ii in narrow selfishness selfish we are heedless of the general welfare and struggle to from the private advantages which can onla be gained at the expense ot our fellow countrymen 1 I hope I 1 may therefore be permitted in conclusion to as a inget important leleon talent by this occasion the absolute necessity to our national health and welfare and consequently to our individual happiness ae citizens of a careful discrimination in our support of politics and in our advocacy of political caf doctrines between those which prompt the promotion of the public welfare and which simply sem lo 10 serve eel bell or sectional interests int ersts if tie aro to enjoy the blessings our government was framed to fairly and justly beelow we shall secure them in due time by cultivating a spirit of broad american brotherhood and insisting upon such conduct as will within the spirit ot the golden rule promote the general welfare the president was greeted by en ovation which lasted for beveral minutes hats were thrown high in the air and boundless was manifested ilia speech though short consumed considerable time in delivery because ol 01 the frequent interruptions of applause at its conclusion air cleveland had an informal reception A line was formed along the front of the stand and a squad ot police kept it open president cleveland took a position on one side of the and began shaking hands with all the people who passed up to him for five minutes the hands of the great american citizens at alie rate of per minute alien clift number per minute gradually lowered until he was blinking hands at the rate of ow every second jn fifteen minutes the presidents ace waa covered perspiration and he was evidently tiring lor thirty three he continued to shake hands the throng and to speak pleasant word to many lie finally said that he wae fatigued and the lane was closed atie carriages tor the party were driven to the piedmont club where a cold luncheon with champagne was served to the company people after luncheon the president began a tour of the grounds visiting the government building the main building the negro building and inspected the exposition throughout the series 0 courtesies extended to the presidential parta was tonight with a reception at the capital city club which put itself on record as the most elaborate social function ever undertaken in the south the chief executive reached the club accompanied by the cabaret and the ladies ol 01 the cabinet between 9 and 10 and spent an hour or more receiving the ISOO people present maj livingston cf the club did the of the after the reception the president and his parly boarded their special train and left lor washington |