Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-10
PRESIDENT AT SALISBURY.
He Praises the Scenery of Western
North Carolina.


North Carolina.
SALISBURY, N. c., September s-Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived here at 6:30 o'clock
this afternoon on the way back to
Washington and was welcomed by
large crowd. The run from Asheville
through the mountains was greatly en-
joyed by the the President, who praised
the scenery and the engineering skill dis
played In building the road. a short stop
was made at Old Fort, and here the Presi-
dent found large number of country
people waiting to greet him. He said:
L nave time only to say a word of
thanks and of greeting to you. It has
been great pleasure to come through
North Carolina to-day and to meet your
| people. I count myself lucky in having
gotten here. A good American is a good
| American everywhere you find him. You
do not find any better than in North Caro-
lima. Applause.) The man who is decent
citizen, a good husband, a good father,
behaves we'll with his neighbors, does his
duty towards the State, is decent citi-
zen North or South, East or West. There
is no royal road to good citizenship. The
| qualities that made a man a good citi-
zen a hundred years ago will make him
| good citizen IL hundred years hence" Gap
| plause)
| At Connolly Springs the President also
made a short address, thanking the people
for their greeting.
Soutl,,s Industrial Awakening
The largest crowd encountered on the
| run to Asheville was at Hickory The
President was introduced by Senator
Pritchard who accompanied him from
Asheville, and the short speech he made
to the people was enthusiastically re-
ceived. He said
Travelling to-day through North Caro-
lima. and yesterday through Tennessee, I
| have been struck by the evidences Of in
| dustrial growth of which this town is it
| self an example. The industrial awaken
| ing of the South, of which there have been
SO many evidences during the past few
years, Is feature fraught with great
! benefit to the South and to the entire
| country. (Applause) Because, remem-
| Der me, fellow-citizens. we are going to
go up or down together. (That's right,
that's right came from the crowd.)
Some OF us feel the good times more than
| others, some less, but we all feel the good
times somewhat. and when bad times
como we will all be put back Bad times
do not stop at State lines, and the indus
| trial awakening of the South which is
going on, and which, I believe, will go
| on, with ever-increasing rapidly. means
| good fortune. not merely for the South,
but for all the American people. It al
ways happens that good year for crops
| Is a good year for weeds: When we have
| prosperity, some people for whom we do
| not care prosper more than ourselves but
| it is a great deal better that some people
should prosper too much than that none
! Of us should prosper at all The gospel of
intelligent, hard work is the gospel that
pays, and of all the gospels the one than
pays the least Is that Of envy and rancor,
| whether it is a gospel preached to in
flame class against class or section against
section tApplause.)
'And SO. my fellow citizens, hail your
| Industrial growth I hail the manifesto
! ton see here in this State, and which 1
saw yesterday in Tennessee-the mani
Hesitation of the rapid approach Of the
period Of tremendous industrial develop
| ment in the South. hail it for the sake
of the South and / hail it for the sake
Of the nation
Party Photographed.
The President was heartily cheered as
the train pulled away. at Statesville,
where several hundred people had as
sernbled. the President was introduced by
Congressman Blackburn, who accompan-.
led him from Asheville. He addressed
the crowd for a few moments and then
picture was taken of the President and
his party on the rear platform of his
car. as.sse5,si.s
Drive to BiItmore.
The President was given three hearty
cheers as he finished with his speech.
Carriages then were entered. ana the
party was driven to Biltnore, the home
of George Vanderbilt. More than an hour:
was spent In inspecting the grounds.
While in one Of the summer houses the
Yresident shook hands with number of
Confederate veterans. His train len;
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