Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-04-24

W UilC dSoCliUlGu LilOuSdI1QS WlUulu
the city, that prepared them for the
Governors great speech in the Audi
torium the followiDgday, which pre-
ceeded that of President Roosevelt,
itself a splendid u~tterance, replete
with fine sentiment and faultless
principles of political ethics; and in
which, with generous spirit and
graceful manner facing the great
audience, with evident good humor
beaming from his pleasant counten-
ance, he said:
"There is but complaint I have
to make against the Governor of
North Carolina and that is, he said
in his speech so many good things
that [ wanted to say-and they were
so we'll said that [ cannot improve
upon them, but I am justgoing to say
them over again anyway"
This was indeed a high scompli-
ment to Governor Aycock, andright
royalty was it received with spon-
taneous applause by the great audi
ence of thousands to whom it was
addressed.
The Presidents drive through the
city On Wednesday, from his hotel,
along the line of march, to theExpo-
sition grounds, where the review
took place, and in the Auditorium of
which the speaking was held, was
one continuous ovation from the
thousands Of citizens and visitors
alike who densely thronged the side
walks and the windows and roofs OF
the buildings all along the entire
route. All the people, whether citi-
zens or visitors, wherever they saw
the President esteemed him-nOt
Charleston's alone, but the South's
guest and, therefore, their own, and
in the sense of hospitality and frank
good will the people of the South,
! representatiyeiy IN Charleston as
sembIed, never before appeared to
such worthy and admirable advan-
tage. The only pomp about it all was
the pomp of democracy in supreme
power-the pomp Of Southern de
mocracy's free and hearty welcome.
| The small guard, wholly unneces-
sary in fact and culpably inefficient
in w~atchfuIness, Gas the banquet hall
incident above recited proves,Dwhich
everywhere attended the President.
! was deemed necessary, for two rea'
sons-one to refrain honest Ameri.
cans from being too exuberant in the
gladness of their good fellowship
and the other, and principal one, tt
prevent anarchists, whose profession
is murder, from Staying the disting
uished guest of the Southern people
And while the fear of any such cat
astrophe did not for aninstant fine
Judgement with our people, still it i
a source Of great happiness to IS al
that the President came and passet
among us and mingled with us, to
fgether with his fair wife, and re
turned home without harm or evel
menace.
It was ou1 good fortune,-boldl,
assumed we now admit, but that j
the prerogative of a newspaper ma
whenever he can HWork TITO hol
a position on the reviewing stanC
right up in the midstof the Pres
, dent, the Governors Of South Care
lima and North Carolina and othe
l celebrities, and being in uniform W
: took our staff position just in th
rear Of Governor Aycock, whic
/ brought us in easy speech Of th
1 President and Commandant Cowle
who stood near him. AS the gres
, parade came marching by in review
I, with all the glitter and imposin
I pageantry and drumb corps an
bands of thrilling martial must
I that mark such celebrations,
length North Cardinals provision;
|, regiment-eight hundred strong
q with that superb soldier Col. Arm
/ field riding at their head, came in
+ view. Instantly the soldiery spir
e and trained eye of the Presidel
u were attracted and held in admir-
!. alton by the splendid sight,and tur
q ing to Commandant Cowles he said
ri "I did not know there were al
u regulars here?"
'e "They are not" said Commando
Is Cowles. "That is North Caroline
e provisional regiment, here for Nor
d Carolina week at the Exposition"
le 81 have not see a fine body
d men since I saw North Caroline
iS aoldiorc in G.1ha y caid tho Procidor