The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-26

~N"At1 1SiOEi3e tA2a ASlr <urfAIehoIkS
Declaration of Independence fore
shadowed the courss taken in q fsw
short months by the representatives
Of the thirteen colonies assembled in
Philadelphia. North Carolina car
riehtfuily say that .he pointed US the
way which led TO the formation of the
new nation. In the Revolution she
did MANY memorable deeds; and the
battle Of Kings Mountain marked the
turning point of the Revolutionary
war in the South But ! congratulate
you not only upon yonr past, bat upon
the great industry aud activity shown
the great industrial activity shown
III your Commonwealth, an industrial
activity which, TO mention but ole
thing, has placed the State second
only TO one other in the number of
textile factories. You are showing
IN practical fashion your realization
of the truth, that tiiere must be a
foundation of material well-being III
order that any community may make
real and rapid progress. And ] am
happy to say that You are IN addition
showing in practical fashion YOU m
derstanding of the great truth that
this material well-bcing, though nee
essary as a foundation, can only be
the foundation, and that upon 1t must
be raised The superstructure of n
higher life, if the Commonwealth Is to
stand as it should stand. More and
more you are giving care and atten-
ton to education: and education
means the promotion not only of in
dustry. but of that good citizenship
Which rests upon individual rights
and upon the recognition by each III
dividual that he has duties as well
as rights-in other words, Of that
good citizenship which rests upon
moral integrity and intellectual free
dom. The man must be decent in his
home life. his private life, of course !;
but this is not by itself enough. The
man who fails to be honest and brave
both in his political franchise and III
his private business contributes TO po-
litical and social anarchy. Self-gov-
ernment is not an easy thing. Only
those communities are fit for it III
which the average individual prac-
tees the virtue of self-command, OF
seif-restraint. of wise disintersted-
ness combined with wise self-interest
where the individual possesses COM
mon sense. honesty and courage.
Here Mr.. Roosevelt dwelt at length
Oh the great problems Of the day. He
spoke of the Appalachian Park, and
discussed railway rate legislation i'll
conservative. but vigorous way. In
way, in fact, to show that Ire means
to push some definite measure.
In closing he said:
cit must be understood as a matter
Of course, that if this power in grant
ed it is to be exercised with wisdom
and caution and self-restraint. The
Interstate Commerce Commission or
other government official who failed
to protect railroad that was in the
right against any ,lamor, no matter
how violent, On the part Of tho public,
would be guilty Of as gross wrong
as if he corruptly rendered an I'M
proper service to the railroad at the
expense of the public. When ] say a
square deal I mean square deal; ex-
actly as much a 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 according to his desserts. To
more he is not entitled, and less he
shall not have.
Great Crowds Everywhere.
Leaving Raleigh, the Presidential
party made short stops at Durham,
Greensboro, High Point. Salisbury,
Concord and other places, where the
people were out in great numbers to
greet them. At Charlotte the party
was taken to Vance Park, where
twenty thousand people had assem-
bled to see and hear Mr.. Roosevelt.
On being introduced he said in part:
Spoke at Charlotte.
''Mr. Mayor, Mr.. President, and
you, my fellow-citizens, men and wo-
men of North Carolina:
"I have enjoyed more thanI can say
passing through the great State to-
day. I entered your borders pretty
good American, and l leave them
better American, and have rejoiced
in the symptoms Of your abonnding
material prosperity. / am here In Il
great center of cotton manufacture.
Within a radius of hundred miles Of
this city, perhaps half of the cotton
in the United States Is
done. I realize to the full, as does
every good citizen, that there must be
a foundation of material prosperity
upon which to build the welfare of
State or nation; but realize also, as
does every good citizen, that material
rosperity-material well-being-ean |
never be anything but the foundation.
It is the Indispensable foundation, but |
if we do not raise upon it the super !,
structure of higher citizenship. then |
we fail in bringing this to the level
to which it shall and will be brought. !
(Applause). And so, though ! con-
graduate you upon what you have
done in the 3ay Of material growth. l
you even more upon the !.
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