The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-19

saved a world of eNls and bad gov
eminent Governoy Worfnls tribute to
Andrew Johnson's de%otion to the Con-
stitutional Union summSrizes his chief
claim to fame, and no man can have
stronger claim, particularly since he
lived at a time when constitutional
| limitations did not receive the same
respect as in the early days of the Re
| public The people of Raleigh and
North Carolina are proud that they
gave the Nation a President in the
person of Andrew Johnson
Today tens of thousands of North
Carolinians-from Kope Elias, of Ma
con, on the West, to Gen. Roberts, of
Gates, the youngest Brigadier Cen
eral in the Confederate Army
on the East, will be in the cap
| ital of the State to welcome the first
President of the United States who
speaks to the people at the State Fair
When he rises to speak to the multitude
of North Carolinians today he will look
into the eyes of men who are descend
ants of the men whom Bancroft called
''the freest of the free" men who
would never tolerate any government
except government of their own Gre
alton. They are men who have not
been corrupted by ease and idleness,
but men who for the most part follow
| the decree of the Almighty and eat
bread in the sweat of their face. They
love their home and their family al
tars; they give first political allegiance
to their township, then to their coun-
ty, then to their State, and then TO
the Republic, putting the command
beginning at Jerusalem" into their
civic creed; they are men who nave
been little affected by the mad craze
for wealth and prefer integrity ana
comforts to questionable conduct and
riches; they are men who are the
pureSt Anglo-SaXons of any population
in America, and who cherish the doc
trines of their fathers; and they are
men who believe in public virtue and
personal courage, and have the nerve
to require public servants to deal hon
estly and justly. They take their re-
ligion and their politics seriously and
are proud to be ready to die for their
convictions, if need be, and better still,
to live and put them into practice.
They are a people who take no stock
in skepticism in religion or mug
wumpery in politics. 1t is because
Mr.. Roosevelt is a virile man, hitting
straight from the shoulder, and daring
to stand aggressively for his views that
the are here to greet him. The peo-
pie have confidence in the President
because they believe, in an era marked
by graft, he is honest and straightfor-
ward.
The people of North Carolina, in
company with the people of every sec
ton of America, thrilled with pride
because the President of this Repub-
lie took the initiative in bringing
about peace between Russia ana
Japan. That act of the President
gave glory to America and world
wide reputation to Mr.. Roosevelt, and
was worth more to the worlds peace
than all the arbitration conferences
of generation. Likewise the
people of this State applauded
the action of the President that put
an end to the organization of the
Northern Securities Company and
thrOttled that particular transporta-
ton trust. They have followed with
approval his action looking to the
suppression of trusts, and they will
hold up his hands in every step taken
to punish the trust magnates. No
people approved more heartily his
successful efforts to end the coal
strike, which was one of the great
achievements of this generation.
Mr.. Roosevelt will find nowhere in
the United States such united APP
prevail of the proposition to regulate
railroad rates. Both Senators and
every member of the House from
North Carolina will do all they can
to secure the passage of the Esch-
Townsend measure, not because OF
it's advocacy by Mr.. Roosevelt. but
because his action is in line with the
reforms for which North Carollnlans
have long been cOntending. Ihat IS
the supreme issue in America To-Day, |
and it is a question THAI is far above |
party Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. RooseVelt |
stand together for such legislation.
Every supporter of Bryan in North |
that embraces sixty
thousand majority in the STATED
stand for the Townsend meas
ure If the Republicans stand behind
President Roosevelt in this matter,
the sentiment in North Carolina is al
most unanimous. only the subsidized
press and the railroad crowd stand
ing against just railroad regulation.
Mr.. Roosevelt: The people look to
you to resist the compromise meas
ures and suggestions that would
make the measure of no value to the
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