The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-09-28

No Fear Of Mysteries.
Wilmington Messenger.

The Salisbury Post does not ap-
prove of the proposition made to
Governor Glenn, by Mr.. c. n. Evans,
| OF Charlotte, president of the North
Carolina Bankers Association, that
October 10Th be made legal holiday
in honor of President Roosevelt's
presence in Raleigh. 1t thinks Mr..
Evans "has allowed his enthusiasm
to get the better of his Judgment"
The Post seems to be afraid that the
people of the State will lose their
heads entirely over the President.
We think it's alarm is needless. The
people of this State are not in the
habit of losing their heads over any
man or event. They are not an ex-
citable people, but rather the reverse,
| and they are not herO-worshipers
We do not think there is danger of
their OVERRIDING the thing on the oc-
casiOn of the Presidents g visit. At the
same time, they will, as they should,
pay proper respect and do the honors
in their best style to the President
when he comes to visit us in our State
capital. He will come to Raleigh as
the president of this great nation
president of the South as we'll as of
| the North, the East and the West
the representative as chief executive
OF this nation of every one of it's citi-
zens. On that occasion he will not
| be the man whom the Republican
party nominated for president and
elected over the candidate who was
the choice of the majority of the peo-
pie who will be there to pay their re-
spects to him.
Had this peace question never
arisen the people should give the
President an enthusiastic reception
and it is natural that, with the whole
world ringing with his praises for the
great victory for peace he won at
Portsmouth, and with the entire
populace of our State joining in that
praise, they should be more enthusias-
tic in their welcome to him, but we
do not think there is any danger of
our people "making fools of them
selves" as the Post seems, from what
it says in the following, to fear that
they will do:
President Roosevelt would have been
cordially welcomed to North Carolina
even had he failed in his efforts to restore
peace in the Far East. Our people have
had occasion i'll the past to take issue
with Mr.. Roosevelt and they have not
minced words in passing Judgment upon
seen other sides of the man and have
come to regard him with admiration. All
this being true there is no reason why
we should be moved to Mysteries. We
trust that fitting recognition will be
given our president during his stay in
Raleigh, but we submit that it is not
necessary to make fools OF ourselves to
pay him the respect and honor due him.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been criticised
by our people for his actions and his
policies and, no doubt, he will be re-
peatedly criticised in the future.
Proper criticism of the public acts
and the policies OF any official are
perfectly legitimate. But because
we have criticised and expect to do
SO again is no reason why we should
not do honor to the office he fills and
show our esteem and admiration for
the qualities of head and heart the
man who fills that office has display
ed in many matters since his incum-
bency.
Mr.. Roosevelt is a big man''-you
do not have to be herO-wOrshiper
to think that; if so, you must put in
that class every hereditary ruler OF
Europe from the proud autocrat of
all the Russias down to the king OF
the smallest limited monarchy and
ninety-nine out OF every hundred citi-
zens of the United States, and his
visit to our State will be a "big
thing" and should be celebrated in
"big way
We cannot sec that the Presidents
political faith or any position he has
taken on public policy has anything
to do with the manner OF his recep-
tion by the people OF the State when
he pays a visit to their capital.