The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

a DT1eI SlOD dl 1eA1nBIDDs HlttiN President was greeted by several hundred people, to whom he spoke briefly. Lex ington Is the county seat of Davidson county, which was the only county III North Carolina to give President Roose- welt majority at the last election. Ow-
 ing to this fact the President was re-
 question to stop for few moments in or
 der that he might extend greetings to the
 people, and he consented to do so. An other reason for the request was that
 the President might be greeted by the scp
 orphan children who are being cared Tor fin an asylum there. The little ones made
 a pretty sight waving tiny American flags
 as the train came 10 a stop.
 Tomorrow morning the President will pay a visit to Roswell, Ga. the home or his mother, From there he will go to At lanta, where most of the day will be
 spent. Mrs Roosevelt will leave him
 when the capital of Georgia is reached l and return to Washington.
 1 The Presidents address at Raleigh was as follows
 Speaks in Raleigh.
 "I am glad here at the capital of North 1 Carolina to have a chance 10 greet so
 many of the sons and daughters of your 1 great state. North Carolna's part In our l history has ever been high and honor
 able. It was in North Carolina that the
 Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 1 foreshadowed the course taken In few | short months by the representatives or
 the thirteen colonies assembled in Phila- l delphia. North Carolina can rightfully say 1 that she pointed us the way which led to l the formation of the new nation. In the I revolution she did many memorable deeds, l and the battle of Kings mountain marked 1 the turning point of the revolutionary 1 war in the south. But I congratulate you l nf hui l present. congratulate you upon the l great industrial activity shown in your 1 commonwealth an industrial activity l which, to mention but one thing. has 1 placed this state second only to one other 1 In the number of its textile factories. You are showing in practical fashion your l realization of the truth that there must 1 be a foundation of material wel-beinS 1 in order that any community may make l real and rapid progress. And l am happy
 to say that you are in addition showing 1 in practical fashion your understandlns l of the great truth that this material we'll l being though necessary as a foundatlon' 1 can only be the founda tion and that upon
 1t must be raised the superstructure CT l higher life, if the commonwealth IS to l stand as 1t should stand. More and nor
 YOU are giving care and attention to edu- | ca ton: and education means the promo | tIon not only of industry, but or that 1 good citizenship which rests upon lndlVlu- ual rights and upon the recognition py each individual that he has duties as
 well as rights-in other words or thHe good citizenship which rests upon niona' s Integrity and intellectual freedom. me
 man must be decent in his home life, 1ls
 nrivate life. of course: but this is not ty itself enough. The man who talls 'd he honest and brave both in his political 1 franchise and in his private business 'oh- tributes to political and social aharcnS' Self lf-government Is not an easy thihs' Only those communities are fit Tor It m
 which the average individual practices tr }
 ,.irtuo of self-command, of self-restralnt'
 of wise disinterestedness combined with wise self-nterest; where the indlviouai possess common sense, honesty ana cour- age. "And now I want to say word to you on special subject in which all tiie country Is concerned, but Tn whlcn Noi'" Carolina has a special concern. Ine pre-
 servation of the forests Is vital to the welfare of every country China ana the Mediterranean countries offer examples
 of the terrible effect of deforestation upon the physical geography. and therefore ui timately upon the national Weil-p pelhs' ol the nations. One of the most opNlous duties which our generation owes 'o 'no
 generations that are to come after us IS i to preserve the existing forests. The
 nrirne difference between civilized and un-
 civilized peoples Is that In civilized peo-
 ples each generation works not only TOT It's own well-being, but for the Well-peinS
 of the generations yet unborn, ana IT we
 permit the natural resources Of tnis lanu to be destroyed so that we hand over to our children 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. It Is the upper ai- tltudes of the forested mountains that are most valuable to the nation as
 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 at the expense or
 the future. We cannot afford to wait
 longer before assuming control, in the i interest of the public, of these forests; ; i for if we do wait the vested interests or private parties in them may become so i strongly intrenched that 1t may be
 most serious as well as a most expensive | task to oust them. If the eastern states | are wise, then from the Bay of Fundy to l the Gulf we will see, within the next few 1 years policy set on foot similar to that l so fortunately carried out in the high sierras of the west by the national gov i ernment All the higher Appalachians 1
 of by the nation. I much Rrefer that they l should be put under national control 1 but 1t Is mere trulsm to say that they
 will not be reserved either by the states
 or by the nation unless your people Of l the south show a strong interest therein Such reserves would be a paying in
 vestment, not only in protection to many l interests, but in dollars and cents to the | government. The importance to the
 southern people of protecting the south
 ern mountain forests Is obvious. These
 forests are the best defense against the l floods which, in the recent past. have.
 during a single twelvemonths, destroyed 1 property officially valued at nearly twice l what 1t would cost to buy the southern Appalachian reserve. The maintenance of | your southern water powers is not less | important than the prevention of floods,
 because if they are injured your manufac-
 turing interests will suffer with them. The
 perpetuation of your forests. which have done so much for the south. should be one of the first objects of your public men,. The two senator's from North Carolina have taken an honorable part in this
 movement But I do not think that the people of North Carolina or of any other southern state. have quite grasped the im-
 portance of this movement to the commer-
 cial development and prosperity of the l state.
 To Confederate Veterans.
 "The position of honor in your parade
 today is held by the Confederate Vet l erans. They by their deeds reflect credit | upon their descendants and upon all | Americans, both because they did thei
 duty in war and because they did their duty in peace. Now if the young men, i tbair sons will not only prnve that thav