The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
Warmly Welcomed to AsheViIIe
 by Confederate Veterans
LIKES HIS SOUTHERN TRIP
Takes Trip to siltmore, the vandek. bilt Estate, and Spends Some Time Look at Various Attractions.
 Several Speeches Made.

Ashevihe, N. C.. September s.--Ashe- vile extended a warm greeting to Pres ident Roosevelt today. Fully 10000 peo- pie occupied the court house square. where the President addressed them from an improvised stand. The special train arrived here at s:3O o'clock. sched- ule time. The night was passed at Hot Springs and the run from there to Ashe- vi..e this morning was uneventful A short stop was made at Marshall. the home of Senator Pritchard, where a large number of people had assembled. 1 The President thanked them for their greeting.
 At Ashevile he was met by a recep- tion committee, of which Charles Me- Nance was chairman. Mayor Miller, Senator Pritchard and Congressman Moody were among those who greeted the President. The members of the com mittee were introduced to the President in nls by Senator Pritchard. Car riages were in waiting and under the escort of Feb Vance camp Confederate veterans, with the battle flags and two companits Of state minlla, with the First regiment band, the party started for the court house square. At Battery park the school children were assembled on the lawn and sang America as the party passed. The President stood in his carriage, bareheaded.
 Elaborate Decorations.
 The city was elaborateIy decorated, and hundreds of people had come in from the country to greet the President When the President was introduced by Chain man McNamee he was enthusiastically greeted. The introduction followed B short address of welcome by former Con- | gressman Gudger.
 The President spoke of the pleasure it gave him to speak before the monument of the late Senator Vance, which is near the stand. He glad, he said, to meet people whose forefathers had fought un- der Marion, glad to be greeted by men who served in the Confederate army He told of his visit Sunday to the battlefield of Chickamauga and repeated the decla- ration that the man would be but a poo. American who did not come from ths scenes of commemorating the valiant deeds of those armies a better American. He told of serving under Wheeler in l Cuba, and said that yesterday he met an old man who served in the Confederate army.
 One of Wheeler's Boys. was one of Wheelers boys" said the veteran So l. 1 replied.
 I think it is a good thing he said, flor American President to have the chance to travel through different sec tions of the country, because 1t Is mighty good thing for any American to meet his fellow Americans in order that he may realize how trivial are the points of unlikeness an how essential are the l points of likeness. A good American is a good American, whether he came from the north, the south, the east or the l west"
 1 The President concluded as follows: My plea to you. fellow Americans ia to remember that in this country law, no leadership can possibly take the place of the exercise by the average citizen of the fundamental virtues of good citizen ship, the exercise of the fundamental qualities of honesty, courage and com mon sense"
 As the President finished his speech he given three rousing cheers Car riages were then entered and the party was driven to Biltmore. the estate of George Vanderbilt. More than an hour was spent in inspecting the grounds. While in one of the summer houses tho President shook hands with a number of confederate veterans lis train left at 1:3O D. m. for Washington.
 Roosevelt at Salisbury. Salisbury, N. C.. September 9.-Presi- dent Roosevelt arrived here at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon on his way to
  | large crowd. The to Asheville | through the mountains greatly en- | joyed by the President who praised the scenery and the engineering skill shown | in building the road. Here the President | found a large number of country people waiting to greet him. He said; q have time only to say a word of thanks and greeting to you. It has been a great pleasure to come through North Carolina today and to meet your people. I count myself lucky in having gotten here. A good American is good Ameri- can anywhere you find him. You do not find any better than in North Carolina (Applause.) The man who is A decent citizen. a good husband. a good father, behaves we'll with his neighbor and does his duty for the state is a decent citizen, north south, or east or west. And if he does not behave himself then he is a poor citizen, north and south east and west. There is no royal road to good citizenship. The qualities that make man a good citizen a hundred years ago will make him good citizen a hundred years hence. Applause)"
 At Connolly Springs.
 At Connolly Springs the President also made a short address, thanking the peo- pie for their greeting. One of the largest crowds encountered the from Asheyille 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 received. He said:
 'Traveling today through North Caro- lima and yesterday through Tennessee l have been struck by the evidences of in- dustrial growth. of which this town it. self is an example. The industrial awak- ening of the south. of which there have been so many evidences during the past few years, is a feature fraught with great benefit to the south and to the en- tire country (applause).
 Because, remember, my fellow-citi- zens we are going to go up or down to- gether. (Thats right that's right came from the crowdD Some of us will feel the good times more than others, soma lass hi,t we all feel the good times