The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-10-24
MEETS MRS. JACKSON
The President Declares This Alone is
Worth the Whole Trip to the South
Reception i'm Charlotte Was the
Most Enthusiastic Accorded Him
Since Entering the State.

Charlotte, n c., October 19.-fhe
Presidents train arrived at 7:30 o'clock
on schedule time. and during the tair
ty minutes Of his stay here, he had
from 5000 people the most enthusias-''
tic reception accorded him since en-
tering the borders of the state
Through a brilliantly lighted street
he was carried post haste in mOtof
car four blocks to Vance park, where
he spoke for fifteen minutes, when he
had intended to speak but ten. me
crowd was so great that fully len
thousand were denied the privilege of
hearing him. He created the widest
enthusiasm by referring to the Neck
lenburg Declaration of Independence;
Mrs. StonewaII jackson, who lives
here, and Lieutenant William E. Shipp
a monument OF whom he passed en-
route to the park
The feature of his stay here was Lis
meeting with tie widow of StoneWail
Jackson Mrs. Jackson lives in a
stones throw Of the station, and she
was there when the train pulled IN as
the head of committee Of ladies ap-
pointed by Mayor McNinch to receive
Mrs. Roosevelt When he was intco-
duced he took her hand, and remained
talking for fully five minutes. Mrs.
Jackson, you DO not know how gla |
am to meet you. What, the widow or
the great Stonewall Jackson. Why, il
is worth the whole trip down here 10
have a chance % shake your hand. He
referred to ner grandson, Jackson
Christian, whom he appointed to ca
detship at West Point "He is a nigh
ty fine fellow, Mrs. Jackson, mighty
fine fellow"
The citizens committee stood in
waiting while he escorted Mrs. jack
son to Mrs Roosevelt and introduced
her
While the President was speaking i'll
the park, Mrs. Jackson entertained
Mrs Roosevelt at her home, and a hJn-
dred Charlotte ladies helped to make
her stay pleasant. After Mrs. RoOse-
velt had returned to the car she sent
a handsome boquet of American beau
ty roses and a note to Mrs. Jackson.
Lieutenant Governor Winston, act
ing fcr Governor Glenn, who is at
tending his brothers funeral, Senator
Simmons and prominent North Caro-
linians invited to remain on the Pras-
ident's train while in the state, stop
ped here, since it is but Is miles to the
border.
Following is the Presidents speech:
Mr.. Mayor, Mr. President, men and
women of North Carolina, my fellow
citizens:
"I have enjoyed more than | Cdn
say passing through this great state
today | entered your borders pretty
good American and | leave them :.
better American and | have rejoIced
in the symptoms of your abounding
material prosperity. | am here ir a
! great center of cotton manufacture
Within a radius of 100 miles of this
city, perhaps half of the cotton manu-
featuring in the United States is dore.
| realize to the full, as does every good
citizen. that there must be founua
, tion of material prosperity upon which
to build the welfare of state or na-
ton; but | realize also, as does every
good citizen, that material prosperity
material well being-can never De
anything but the foundation. 1t is the
!! indispensable foundation, but IL we do
not raise upon the superstructure 81
a higher citizenship, then we fail In
bringing this to the level to which ii
shall and will be- brought. (applausel
and so. though congratulate You upon
: what you have done in the way Of Ia
terial growth. I congratulate you even
more upon the great historic memo
ries of your state It is not so very
far from here that the Mecklenburs
Declaration Of Independence was made