The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-26
PTI0n RATES.
PRESIDENTS VISIT TO RALEIG III

North Carolina ana especially IoT tHe
city of Raleigh. Under any circum.
stances visit by the Chief Magis-
trate of eighty millions of people
would be a great occasion for town
the size Of Raleigh, and State sit
uated as North Carolina d today.
But when it is remembers that he
was made their chief by larger
vote than ever was given candi-
date for that high office, and has
grown steadily greater in the esti-
nation of his people without regard
to section or political prediction !;
and when it is remembered that by
the admission of earth's greatest
rulers abroad he is incomparably the
greatest of all the great men of his
age, it is no wonder that Raleigh
and North Carolina felt fiattered to
have him with them. That he could
be so distinguished and hOnOred, so
powerful and so popular, and yet be
as simple as child'seemed paradOxi-
cal to many. That the first lady of
the land could be plain, simple,
motherly woman with no flourish
of tinsel and jewels, or display of
frills and furbelows, seemed no less
surprising to some of our best peo-
pie; and yet the correct and COM
nonsense thing was said and done
in every instance as might have been
expected.
Aside from his sturdy honesty,
which crops out in every sentence
he utters, and his lofty statesman
ship, which marks his every move
in diplomacy, the President wears
the unmistakable emblems Of good
fellowship which captivate and
people feel irresistibly drawn to
him. The reception given him in
Raleigh was cordial and whole
hearted-not vOciferous or hysteri-
cal as is seen under the exciteme nt
of campaign where friends of rival
speakers overstep the bounds of pro-
priety in order to offset or Guido the
other crowd, but quiet, dignifed,
hearty old.time welcome, which ap-,
peared to be sincere.
The President talked of North
Cardinals honorable part in the his
tory of the country and encouraged
her people to press forward to greater
achievements and a higher life and
broader citizenship.
He urged the importance of pre-
serving our native forests in which
he stated truism that should be
committed to memory by young
people and kept ever in mind.
"The prime difference" said the
President, "between civilized and
uncivilized peoples is that in civil
lied peoples each generation works
not only for its own well-being, but
for the well-being Of generations yet
unborn, and if we permit the nat
ural resources of this land to be de-
stroyed so that we hand over to our
children a heritage diminished in
value we thereby prove our unfit
ness to stand in the forefront of civ
lied peoples. One of the greatest of
these heritages is our forest wealth."
A large portion of his speech was
devoted to the subject of rate regu-
lation. He pointed out the effects
Of rebate giving and favored a COM
mission to have supervision over the
matter Of rate-making by railroads.
He said, in part: 81 wish the Com
mission to have power as a matter of
right, not as matter of favor, to
make full and exhaustive invessi-
cation of the receipts and expendi-
lures of the railroads, so that any
violation OR evasion of the law may
be detected. This is not a revolu-|
tionary proposal on my part, for 1
only wish the same power given in
reference to railroads that is now ex-
ercised as matter of course by the
national bank examiners as regards
national banks.' The American
people abhor a sham, and with this
adherence I cordially sympathize.
~ y When say square deal I
mean square deal exactly as much
q square deal for the rich man as for
the poor man, but no more. Let
each stand on his merits, receive
what is due him, and be judged &C
oordiug to his deserts. To more he
Is not entitled, and less he shall not
have"