Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

and noted that he had been met at the
station by an officer In confederate uniform
Major Henry A. London of Pittsboro)
who said: II am glad to meet my presi-
dent. l fought IN the confederate army for
four years wearing the gray, but now my
son is in the United States navy lighting
for our flag" (Applause)
Presidents Address.
President Roosevelt spoke to the assem-
blage as follows:
l am glad here at the capital OF North
Carolina TO have a chance to greet 80 many
OF the sons and daughters of your great
state. North CaTolipas part in our history
has ever been high and honorable. 1t vas
Declaration of Independence foreshadowed
the course taken in a few short months by
the representatives OF the thirteen colonies
assembled in Philadelphia North Carolina
can rightfully say that she pointed us the
way which led to the formation OF the new
memorable deeds; and the battle of Kings
mountain marked the turning point of the
revolutionary war in the south. But l
but upon your present congratulate you
upon the great Industrial activity shown In
your commonwealth an industrial activity
the state second only to one other IN the
number of its textile factories. You are
ton OF the truth that there must be
foundation of material well-belng in order
that any community may make real and
rapid pr0gress. And am happy TO say that
you are In addition showing in practical
fashion your understanding OF the great
truth that this material well-being, though
foundation, and that upon 1t must be raised
the superstruoture of higher life, II the
commonwealth is to stand as II should
stand More and more YOU are giving care
and attention to education; and education
means the promotion not only OF Industry.
upon individual rights and upon the recog
milton by each individual that he has duties
GOOD 81 Te oitlsensip which tests upon moral in
tsgrity and Intellectual freedom. The man
must be decent in his home dife, his private
enough The man who fails to be honest
and brave both In his political franchise
and in his private, business contributes to
political and social anarchy. Self -govern-
incnt is moi, an easy tang. Only those COM
munities}are 1T for II in which the average
inand OF seif-restraint, Of wise dlslnterest-
edness combined with wise self-interest;
where the individual possesses common
sense, honesty and courage
Plea for the Forest Tree.
And now / want to say a word to you on
q special subject in which all the country
is concerned, but in which North Carolina
has a special concern. The preservation OF
country. China and the Mediterranean
countries offer examples OF the terrible
effect Of deforestation upon the physical
the national well7being, ef the nations. One
Of the most obvious duties which our gen
GRAFTON owes TO the generations that are to
come after us is to preserve the existing
forests The prime difference between civil
ICED and uncfvilized peoples Is that in civil
ICED peoples each generation works not only
for it's own well being, but for the we'll
being OF the generations yet unborn, and II
we permit the natural resources Of this land
TO be destroyed so that we hand over to our
children a heritage diminished in value we
thereby prove our unhtness to stand In
the forefront OF civilized peoples One OF
the greatest of these heritages Is our forest
wealth 1t 10 the upper attitudes of the
forested mountains that are most valuable
to the nation as a whole, especially because
OF their effects upon the water supply
Neither state nor nation can afford to turn
these mountains over to the unrestrained
greed OF those who would exploit them al
the expense OF the future. We cannot
AFFORD TO wait longer before assuming con.
troll, In the interest of the public. Of these
forests. for n we do wait, the vested In
terests OF private parties in them may be-
come so strongly 'intrenched that II may be
a most serious as well as a most expensive
task 20 Dust them. II the eastern states
are wise, then from the Bay of Fundy &c
the Gulf we win see, within the next few
years policy set on foot similar to thai
so fortunately carried out in the high
Sierras OF the west by the national govern
ment All the higher Appalachians should
be reserved, either by the states or by the
nation. I much prefer that they should be-
put under national control, but II is a mere
truism to say that they will not be reserved
either by the states or by the nation unless