The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-10-26


pendence was made (applause)-the
declaration that pointed out the path
OH which the thirteen United Colonies
trod few months later.
LAS I got off the train here, was
greeted by one citizen Of North Caro-
line land l know that neither the
Governor, the Mayor. nor the Senators
will blame me for what | am going to
say) whose greeting pleased and
touched me more than the greeting
Of any man could have touched me. l
was greeted by the widow of Stone
wall Jackson (appleause). And we Of
this united country have right to
challenge as part of the heritage Of
honor and glory Of each American
the reunion Of the people-Americans
who fought in the Civil War-wheth
er they wore the blue or whether
they wore the gray. (Applause). The
valor shown alike by the men Of the
North and the men Of the South as
they battled for the right, as God
gave them to see the right, is now part
of what we, all Of us, keep with
pride. It was my good fortune to APP
point to West Point the grandson
Of Stonewall Jackson. (Applause).
"Here, as I came up your streets,
I saw a monument raised to a fellow
soldier of mine who fell in the Span
ish war at Santiago Shipp, of
North Carolina. (Applause). The
morning Of the fight, he and l took
breakfast together. 1t wasn't much
of breakfast, but it was the only
breakfast that was going, and we
were glad to get it. The night before,
I had no supper, and he and his
comrades gave me out Of the very
small amount that they had sand
wich. In the morning they had no
material for breakfast but by that
time my things had come up and l
shared my breakfast fifth them. That
was at dawn. Before noon, one OF
them was killed, and the other Gas we
then though) fatally wounded.
"And now there are here men who
fought in the great war. We who
went in in '9S had the opportunity to
fight only in small war, and all that
we claim is that we hope we showed
spirit not entirely unworthy Of men
who faced the mighty and terrible
DAYS from 81 to '65." (Applause).
Every Man Has a Duty to Perform.
"And now, gentlmen, though we
glory in the memories Of the past, we
must remember ever to keep these
memories, not as excuses Tor failing
to do we'll in the past, but as incen-
tives to spur us on to action. In life,
every victory Won inevitably brings
us face to face with new struggle.
The men Of one generation have to
do their allotted task. If they fail to
do it, they accumulate misfortune I'M
to those who come after them. III
they do it, it yet remains true that
the men who come after them must do
their tasks in return. 1t Is just as
it is with you, my escort, the men OF
the National Guard, !he artllle1men,
the infantrymen. If there comes a
war, I know [ can count on you and
these like YOU, because the memory
of what your fathers did will make
Won ashamed not to rise level to the
demands Of the new time, as they
rose level to the demands Of their
time. (Applause).
Here the President turned aside
and asked how much more time he had
If il was not two minutes. Some
one told him to speak as long as he
wanted to, when he made the char
acteristic utterance (sotto voice. that
he '.would like to go on all night. ~
Crop of Children the Best Crop.
, "And now, in saying goodbye, l
/ want to say to you men and women
that I have been immensely impress
| ed with North Carolina-with her ag-
riculture, with her industries, but
that the crop that like best IS the
crop of children. (Applause) and
congratulate North Carolina on the
children seem to be all right IN quality
and quantity" More appiause).
At the conclusion of the President s
| speech he was driven rapidly IN an
automobile to the station.
At 7.45 the train departed tol
| Greerville with the President S party
The Charlotte people gave President
Roosevelt a royal reception, ard he
was delighted.
The hospitality shown him here was
UNIQUE. It looked as. if the entire
town had turned out to greet and
cheer the distinguished guest.
! This concluded the President s toul
of North Carolina. His reception
everywhere was most cordial, and II
results thus far are any indication OF
what are to follow, his Southern triI
must have a most happy effect III
, every way.
Reception to Mrs. Roosevelt.
] At Charlotte Mrs. Roosevelt was
met bv committee Of representative
ladies of the city, headed by Mrs
/ Stonewall Jackson. She was escorted
! to the home of Mrs. Jackson where
she received a number of distinguish
cd ladies while the president spoke.