The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12

through the mountains was greatly en-
3oyed by the president, who praised the
] scenery and he engineering skill dis
I played In building the road. A short
stop was made at Old Fort and here the
president found a large number OF coun-
try people waiting to greet him. He
said: Il have time only to say a
word Of hanks and OF greeting to you.
1t has been a great pleasure TO come
through North Carolina today and 20
meet your people. j count myself lucky
IN having gotten here. A good Ameri-
a is a good American anywhere you
n him.. You don't find any better
than in North Carolina. applause.
The man who is a decent citizen, a good
husband and a good father, behaves
well with his neighbor, does his duty
for the state, Is a decent citizen. north
or south, or east or west: and il he does
not behave himself then he is a poor
citizen, north or south. or east or west.
There is no royal road to good citizen
ship. The qualities that made a man 4
good citizen a hundred years ago will
make him a good citizen a hundred
years hence"
At Connolly Springs, the president
also made a short address, thanking the
people for their geetings. One of the
largest crows encountered on the run
from Asheville was at Hickory. The
president was introduced by Senator
IIllCndTu, VINO accompanied MIN from
Asheville, but the short speech he made
to the people was enthusiastically re-
ceived. He said:
Travelling today through North Car
DINA and yesterday through Tennessee,
L have been struck by the evidence of
industrial growth of which this town
is itself an example. The industrial
awakening Of the south, Of which there
has been so many evidences during the
past few years, is a feature fraught
with great benefit to the south and to
the entire country (~Applause). Some
of US feel the good time more than 9TH
ers n some less, but we all feel the
good times somewhat and when bad
times come we will all be put back.
Bad times do not stop at state lines
n the industrial awakening of the
south, which is going on and which [
believe will go on with ever increasing
rapidity, means good fortune not merely
for the south but for all the American
people. 1t always happens hat a good
year for crops is a good year for weeds.
When we have prosperity some people.
for whom we do not much care, prosper
more than others, but it is a great deal
better that some people should prosper
too much than none of us should pros
per at all. The gospel of intelligent
hard work is the gospel that pays, for
Of all the gospels the one that pays the
least is thai of envy and rancor,
whether it is a gospel preached to in
flame class against class or section
against section (applause); and so
may fellow citizens. 1 hail your
growth. 1 hail the man
Hesitation 1 see here in this state
and which 1 saw yesterday in Tennes
see the manifestation OF the rapid ap-
of the tremendous industrial de-
velopments in the south. 1 hail it for
the sake of the south and 1 hail it Tor
the sake of the nation" !
The president was heartily cheered as
the train pulled away At Statesville, ;
where several hundred people a as
sembled, the president was introduced
by Congressman Blackburn, who ac-
companied him from Asheville. He sd
dressed the crowd for a few moments
and then a picture was taken of the
president and his party on the rear
platform of his car. |
Greensboro, n. c., September -
President Roosevelt was accorded 4
very enthusiastic reception here tonight.
Fully 5000 people were at the station
when the train arrived and they cheer
ed the president when he appeared on
the platform of his car and at the
Conclusion of his brief address.
Senator Pritchard and Congressman
Blackburn left the train here.