The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-19
5By Associated Press.

dent Roosevelt and party arrived
here at $3.50 o'clock this erhlne
and were greeted 1tenanl
Governor Winston 4fa5pf
johnson with a militaI eCf6 and
citizens committee
The party preded once
the state fair grounds
a reception eomn3t qe
President and escorted Ism
state house where the Pf1taaon q
a loving cup on behalf o the STATE
Historical Society to Gharle
Neil, for the best place in iterat1Ee
IN the state during the year was
made by heEPresident;
The procession then continues y
the state fair grounds, where ann
menset crodw greeted TIE visitors
The President was introduced Py
Lieutenant Governor Winston ana
spoke as follows:
Nam glad here at the capital 9I
North Carolina % have q chance 60
greet so many Of the sons andda1gh-
tiers of your great State: North
Cardinals part in our history has
ever been high and honorable. II
was in North Carolina that the.
Mecklenburg Declaration of indie
pendence fore-shadowed the course
taken in a few short months by the
representatives of the thirteen colon
les assembled in philadelphia: North
Carolina can rightfully say that 4
pointed us the way which led to the
formation of the new Nation. In
the Revolution she did many riemor
able deeds: and the battle of King
Mountain marked the turning pont1
of the Revolutionary war IN the
South. But I congratulate you not
only upon your past, but upon your
present. Il congratulate you upon
the great Industrial activity shown
in Your Commonwealth, an indus
trial activity which, to mention but
ane thing, has placed this State sec
cnd only to one other in-the num-
Der of its textile factories. 4ou
are showing in practical fashion
your realization OF the truth that
there must be a foundation of mater
ial well-being in.order that any com
munity may make real and rapid
And l am happy to say
that YOU are in addition showing in
practical fashion your understand
ing of the great truth that this
material well-being, though neces-
sarv as a foundation, can only be the
foundation, and that upon 1t must
be raised the superstructure of a
higher life, if the Commonwealth Is
to stand as it should stand. More
and more you are giving care and at
tention to education and education
the promotion not only OF
industry, but of that good citizen
ship which rests upon individual
rights and upon the recognition by
aarb individua17that he has duties as
wen as rfghts-in other words, OF
that good citizenship which rests
,pon moral integrity and intellectual
freedom. The man must be decenI
in his home life, his private NE OF
course but this is not by ltsell
enough. The man who fails to be
honest and brave both in his po,llt!-
cal franchise and in his private busl-
ness contributes to political and so
cal anarchy. sAf-government is
NOT an EASY thing. Only those COM
mnnities are fit for it in which thu
average individual practices the vir
tue of self-command. of s~elf-restranf
of wise disinterestedness comblneu
with wise self-interest where the II
.dividual possesses common sense
honesty and courage. ,
"And now I want to say a word
to Won on a SPECIAL subject in which
all the country. is concerned, but in
which North Carolina has a SPECIAL
concern. The preservation OF the
forests is vital 10 the welfare OF
nverv country. China and the
Mediterranean Countries offer exam
pies of the terrible effect of deforest-
alton upon the physical geography
and therefore ultimately upon the
national well-being, of the nations.
One Of the most obvious dutIes
which our generation owes to 1he
generations that are to come atter
Ne is to preserve the existing forests
Tho prime difference between clYlllA-
cd md u~ncivilized peoples is that IN
civilized peoples each generatIoh
works not only for its W we!l-ne-
ING. hut for the well-befng o. :
qenerations vet unborn, and u W.
hermit the natural resources q M
Land 10 be DESTROYED so that we hane
49, children "a heritage III