The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-25

Roosevelt, accompanied by several
members of his cabinet, came to this
oity today and spent the entire after
noon and evening. The visit of the
nations chief executive and the mem
bers of his official family was for a two
fold purpose.
During the afternoon the president
was the chief speaker at the exercises
incident to the dedication of the New
Central high school for boys. He made
two addresses at the institution, one in
assembly hall, where the formal dedi-
catory ceremonies took place, and the
other from the balcony of the building
to the 1,5e0 pupils of the school.
Tonight the president responded to a
toast during the Founders Day ban
Ls>1ret at the Union League. SIN the in
hrim between these events, President
Roosevelt was enterta ned at luncheon
by Charles Emory Smith, former post
master general, and was rendered re-
ceetion at the home of Edward i.
sStotesbury.
His reception b. the citizens of this
municipality today was most enthusias
tic The special train bearing the
presidential party arrived here over tne
Pennsylvania railroad at 11:45 O'CLOCK
Thousands of people surrounded the
station and when the president appear
ed he received an ovation which was
continuous along the route to the high
school. Carriages were in waiting for
the presidents party and, escorted py
the First City troops, Philadelphia City
Cavalry, they proceeded up Broad
street to the school building. The side
walks were lined with wildly cheering
throngs and in acknowledgment OF the
enthusiastic demonstration, the preSl-
dent repeatedly raised his hat.
At the school building, the president
addressed first an aS5emblage composed
mainly of alumni of the institution.
The president paid tribute to the
public school system. He said In part:
No body of public servants, no body
of individuals associated in private life
are better worth the admiration and
respect of all who value citizenship al
its true worth, than the body composed
by the teachers in the public schools
throughout the leng,I and breadth OF
this union. They ha, to deal with the
citizenship in the rarE, and to turn IL
out something like a finished product
and think that all of US who have en-
deavored to deal with that citizenship
in the raw in our own homes appreciate
the burden of responsibility. The train
ing given in the public schools must OF
course be not merely u training IN IN
tellect, but "a training in what counts
for infinitely more than intellect-a
training in character
immediately after concluding his ad-
dress in the hall, the president was eS-
corted to the north balcony of the build
Png, beneath which were massed the
teupils President Roosevelt addressed
q the boys briefly.
At the conclusion of the exercises
the president and his party re-enterec
their carriages and were driven to the
home of former Postmaster Genera
Smith, where luncheon was served. or
thu route to Mr.. Smiths residence the
scenes OF enthusiasm We're repeated
Later in the afternoon the president
repaired to Mr.. StotesDury's home
where he met many distinguished gen
tlemen.
After q brief rest President Roose
Welt was escorted to the Union League
arriving there at $50 o'clock where h'
participated in the Founders Day ban
auet and made the principal addres:
of the evening.
The president IL his speech reviewed
the policies chan; p;oned by Presiden
Mckinley on both occasions when h
appealed to the people for their SUI
frages and maintained that those poll
President Mckinley was elected in 1SS
said Mr.. Roosevelt, ''on the specifi
pledge that he would keep the fina nci.i
honor of the nation untarnished az
would put our economic system on
stable basis, so that our people Nigh
be given a chance to secure the re
turn OF prosperity. Both pledges haV
been so we'll kept that, as is but 10
often the case, men are beginning I
forget how much the keeping OF then
has meant"
In 1900, new issues growing out of tn
was with Spain were raised and met
The prophets of disaster have seen thei
predictions falsified. The Philippine in
surrection has been quelled, civil gov
ernment set up and each one OF tn
FiliplnoS has a greater measure Q
liberty, greater chance of happines
and greater safety for his life an
property than he or his forefather
have ever before known"
President Roosevelt in concIusio
said:
mo nation has ever prospered as "
are prospering now and we must see I
it that by our own folly we do not ma
this prosperity. Yet we must see to
also that wherever wrong f1ourf5hes