Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-10-25


ncvtr be ANYTHING but the foundation.
It is the indispensable foundation, but
if we do not raise upon it the super
structure of a higher citizenship, then
we fail in bringing this to the level
to which it shall ard N-ill hs brought.
(Applause). And SO, though | con-
gratulate you upon what you have
done in the way Of material growth. !
congratulate you even iiofa ubun the
great historic memories Of your State.
1t is not so very far from here that
the Mecllenburg Declaration OF indie.
pcndence was made (applause)-the
declaration that pointed out; the, path
on which the tltiftueh United Colonies
trod few months later.
GAS I got off the train here, ] was
greeted by one citizen of North Caro-
line (and t know that tieitder the
Gcvatil6f, the Mayor, nor the Senators
will blame me for what I am going to
say) whose greeting hleased and
touched lie more than the greeting
of any man could have touched me. |
was greeted by the widoW hf Stene.
wall jackson lappleause). And we Of
this united country have right to
challenge as q part Of the heritage OF
l.enor and glory Of each American
the reunion Of the people-Ametieans
who fought iii the Civil Wat@wheth-
or they wtrs the bite Of whether
they wore the gray (Applause). 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 zee tie right, ID HOW part
Of what we, all Of us, keep with
pride. It was niX good fortuiie t5 ap-
point TO West Point the grandson
Of stonewall Jackson. (Applause).
"FIere, as I came up your streets,
I saw a monument raised to. g fellow
soldier of inlht Mli0 fell in the Span.
isll war at Santiago-to Shipp, OF
North Carolina. (Applause). The
morning of the fight, he and ! took
breakfast together. It wasn't much
Of u breakfast, but 1t We the only
breakfast that was going, aid we
were glad to get it: The night before,
I had iio supper; alid lie ahd bis
comvadcs 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 some np aid !
shared my breakfast fifth THEM. That
was at dawn. Before nooH; one of
them was killed, aid tie other las we
thcil though) fatally wounded.
"And now there are here men who
fought in the great war. We who
went in in '9S had the opportunity to
fight only in small war. and all that
we claim is that we hope we showed
spirit not entirely unworthy Of men
who faced tile mighty and terrible
days from Isl to '65. !" (Applause) i.
Crop Of Children the Beat efsp.
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ssAnd now, in saying good-bye,I
want. to say to you men and women
til; f6at t { I have been immensely impress.
ed with North Carolina-with her ag-
riculture, with her industries, but
that the crop that / like best is the
crop of children. (Applause) and I
congratulate North Carolina on the
children seem to be all right iii quality
and quantity (Morc applause).
At the conclusion of the Presidents s
speech he was driven rapidly in an
automobile to the station.
At 7.45 the train departed for
Gryenville with the Presidents party
The Charlotte people gave President
Roosevelt :, royal reception, and he
was delighted;
Friday the President paid visit
to his mothher's old home at Ros-
we'll, Georgia, going from there to
Atlanta, where he addressed hun
dred thousand people, and received
the greatest ovation of his Southern
trip.
Thc President was received in a
hearty nianner at all points where
stops were made. At Jacksonville,
Fla. a splendid reception was ten
dcred him, tremendous crowds being
present. From Jacksonville he was
taken to St Augustine where hc
spent Sunday, The display Of genu-
ine Southern hospitality was re-
spcnded to by fitting remarks at all
points by the President.