The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-01

five Presidents-three Democrats and
two Republicans Now. if / shake
with Theodore, the count will stan |
three Democrats and three Republi-
CanS-a tie-and I'm afraid I'll not
live TO shake with another Democrat
to break that tie. | guess I'll let it
stand as it is. as | had rather future
generations should know that / shook
hands with more Democrat than Re-
publican Presidents. | sincerely hope
Theodore won't think hard of me: it S
nothing | have against him, personal
~, but sentiment | cannot help
cherishing. to-wit I'd rather the last
President | shake with should be a
Democrat.
Grover pulled off, his hat to me.
once and of course | can't forget
that I'm afraid Theodore would not
be as polite to me as Grover was; so,
l guess I'd better not risk shake,
lest | got a set back in my feelings.
How did it happen that Grover
pulled off his hat to me? III tell
you The Methodist Conference was
being held in Elizabeth City. and dur
ing the same week Grover was fish
ing and ducking in the sound. One
evening the cutter upon which he
was having good time, came along
side the wharf at Elizabeth City. and
see the PreSident-preacher and
people, alike, | With the rest. After
| had shaken hands with him and
had gone a few yards from the wharf
/ turned, and seeing him still stand
ing on the pier, as if waiting to see
if any one else was coming to shake
his hand. l said: "Give my love to
the madam and the babies when you
get home" He raised his hat and sa
luted in the direction of my voice.
Next morning a Neorfolk paper. giving
an account of the Misunderstanding, said
that an old farmer manifested his adj
miration for the President by sending
his love to Mrs. Cleveland and the
babies
/ am glad that President Roosevelt
is coming to see us. He never went
among a better people. and, while
we didn't vote for him. he is our Pres
ident and we honor him as such and
wish him we'll: and. when he goes
back after he has mingled with our
people, l hope he will carry none
other than pleasant recollectlons of
them. I am sure there is not m IN
In North Carolina who would do the
President a personal injurv' but all
the same / don't think, remembering
the sad fate of President Mckinley,
that it is safe. in these DAYS of cranks
and anarchists for the Chief Magis
trate of our country to be subjected
to the ordeal and the possible danger
of promiscuous reception. SO,
while l am sure most of our people
would be glad to shake Mr. Roose-
velt's hand and assure him, person
ally. of their high esteem. | hope
that he will be spared the ordeal Of
shaking the hands of the twenty-five
or thirty thousand people, who will
come from all parts of the State TO
see him.
I believe everybody has about made
UP his mind to come to the Fair. and
from what / can learn President
Horne and Secretary Pogue are de-
termined to make this years exhibit
the best in the history Of Fairs. They
are the men to do it. and if the
weather is favorable. they will
hope the conditions will be all right
weather and all-so that the Presi-
dent wilf be forced to exclaim. when
he makes his speech: 1--WE been to
the East, I've been to the West; I've
been to the North and I've been to
the South, but old North Carolina. I'm
bound to say. is, after all. the garden.
spot of the world"
Our people would cheer a state