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


OH which the thirteen United Colonies
troa Il few months later.
- As | got of the train here, ] vas
greeted by one citizen Of North Caro-
line land ] know that neither the
Governor, the Mavor, nor the Senators
will blame me for what ain going TO
sayl whose greeting pleased and
touched me more than the greeting
of any man could have touched me. ]
was greeted by the widow of Stone
wall Jackson sappleause1. And we OF
this united country have a right 20
challenge as part Of The heritage Of
honor and glory of each American
the reunion of the peorle-Americans
who fought in the Civil War-wheth-
er they wore the blue or whether
they wore the gray. fApplause). 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. 1t was my good fortune 10 ap-
point to West Point the grandson
of Stonewall Jackson. (Applausel.
''Here. as / came up your streets,
| saw a monument raised TO a fellow
soldier of mine who fell in the Span
ish war at Santiago-to Shipp. of
North Carolina. (Applause). The
morning of the fight, he and ] took
breakfast together. 1t wasn't much
of n breakfast, but 1t was the only
breakfast that was going, and We
were glad to get it. The night before.
| 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 ]
shared my breakfast fifth them. That
was at dawn. Before noon, one of
them was killed, and the other (as we
then thought fatally wounded.
"And now there are here men who
fought In the great war. We who
went in in '99 had the opportunity to
fight only in a small war, and all that
we claim is that we hope we showed
a spirit not entirely unworthy of men
who faced the mighty and terrible
days from '61 to 80" (Applause).
Every Man Has 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 for failing
to do well 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 un-
to those who come after them. Ii
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 artillermen,
the iufantrymen. If there comes
war, I know I can count on you and
those like You, because the memory
Of what your fathers did will make
you 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 it 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,
want to say to you men and women
that / have been immensely impress
ed with North Carolina-with her ag-
risulture, with her industries, but
that the crop that I like best is the
crop of children. (Applause) and
North Carolina on the
seem to be all right in quality
and quantity" (More appianse).
At the conclusion Of the President g
speech he was driven rapidly III an
automobile to the station.
At 7.45 the train departed for
Greenville with the President s party.
The Charlotte people gave President
Roosevelt royal reception. ard he
was delighted.
The hospitality shown him here was
unique. 1t looked as if the entire
town had turned out to greet and
cheer the distinguished guest.
This concluded the President tour
Of North Carolina. His reception
everywhere was most cordial, and If
results thus far are any indication Of
what are to follow, his Southern trip
must have a most happy effect In
every way.
Reception to Mrs. Roosevelt.
At Charlotte Mrs. Roosevelt was
net by a committee OF representative
aides of the city, headed by Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson. She was escorted
% the home Of Mrs Jackson where
,he received number of distinguish
ID ladies while the president spoke.