The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
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nations. Our efforts should be- to see
that they work for the good and nc
for the harm of the body polite. New
devices of law are necessary ron
time TO time Ill order TO meet the
changed and changing conditions. Bl;
after ali we will do we'll TO remember
that although the problems to be solv-
ed change from generation TO genera
ton, the spirit in which their soiu
ton must be attempted remains TO-
ever the m 1t is in peace as Il ls
in war. Tactics change and weapons
change. The Continental troops In
their blue and buff, who fought unier
Warrington AMI Green and Wayne
differed entirely in arms and in ram
ing from those who in blue or gray
faced one another in the armies OF
Grant and of Lee, of Sherman and OF
Johnson. And Low the sons of these
same Union and Confederate veterans
who serve in our gallant little army of
today, wear a different uniform, carfy
a different weapon, and practice differ
ent tactics. Bat the soul of the sci
der has remained the same through
out, and the qualities which drove for
ward to victory or 10 death the men
OF &c and the men of 81, are the very
qualities which the men of today must
keep unchanged If in the hour of need
the honor of the nation is to be kept
untarnished. So it is in civil life
This government was formed with as
its basic idea the principle of treating
each man on his worth as a man, or
paying no heed 10 whether he was ricn
or poor, no heed to his creed Or his
social standing. but oniy to the way IN
which he performed his duty to him
self, to his neighbor, to the state.
From this principle we can not afford
to vary by so much as Il hands
breadth. Many republics have risen
in the past, and some of them flourish
ed long, but sooner or later they fell;
and the cause nos potent in bringing
about their fall was in almost all
cases the fact that they grew to be
governments in the interest of a class
instead of governments in the interest
Of all. 1t made no difference as to
which class it was that thus wrestei
to its own advantage the government
tai machinery. 1t was ultimately as
fatal to the cause of freedom whether
it was the rich who oppressed the
poor or the poor who plundered the
rich. The crime of brutal disregard
Of the rights Of others is as mucn a
crime when it manifests itself in the
shape of greed and brutal arrogance
on the one side as when it m%anifests
itself in the shape of envy and lawless
violence on the other. Our aim must
be to deal justice to each man; no
more and no less. This purpose must
find its expression and support not
merely in our collective action through
the agencies of the government, out
in our social attitude. Rich man and
poor xuan must alike feel that on the
one hand they are protected by law
and that on the other hand they are
responsible to the law; for each is en-
titled TO be fairly dealt with by his
reighbor and by the state; and If we
as citizens of this nation are true to
ourselves and TO the traditions of cur
forefathers such fair measure of jas
Hce shall always be dealt t o each
man.; SO that &c far as we can brig
it about each shall receive his dues,
each shall be given the chance to
show the stuff there is in him. shall
be secured against wrong, and in turn
prevented from wronging others. More
than this no man is entitled to, aad
less than this nc man shall have.
Public School Children Cheer the Pres
ident.
A feature of the return Of the pre-
cessiOn from the west end to the CAP
itol square was the public school chill
dren banked for several blocks along
Broad street, whites on one side and
colored on the other.
In the crowds that thronged the
capitol square the sidewalks and the
windows and porticos along the line
OF march there were thousands WHO
came here from other Virginia cities
and towns and the country to see the
President.
The President finished speaking at
2:20 O'Clock. when the line was re-
formed and the march taken I'D to the
Masonic Temple, where an elaborate
banquet with covers for 400 persons
were spread.
The hall was magnificently deco
rated.
During MIR. Roosevelt's
through the city, he showed special
interest in the school children lined
up TO greet him. the white on one side
or Broad street, the blacks on the
other. He was much amused at an
other point by the appearance OF a
huge stuffed bear, over which was
the sign: "Mr. President, have a shot;
the only one in Richmond" He
laughed heartily at this. As the Pres.
idential party passed the Centenary
Methodist church. the chimes in the
tower of the church rang out "My
Country, tbs of Thee" and at another
point a hundred and Fifty girls from
he Womans College. attired In pure
white, sang the same anthem.
Delighted With His Receutton.
Everywhere the party,s proerass
was through streets packed with we'll
dressed people. who checred tho pre-