The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-10-31

ident Declares, Represent the Fl
fort to Punish Successful Dishon-
esty He Promises Protection
to Every Honest Man.
Nashville. Tenn, October 22.-
Never before was Nashville so elabo-
rately decorated as it was today TO
give welcome to President Roosevelt.
Bunting, banners, and pictures OF
the President were on almost every
house in the uptown section OF the
city. which was crowded with people
from q radius OF a hundred miles.
The weather was cool and bright.
When the special train rolled into
the Union station it asgreeted with
booming cannon, changing bells,
screaming whistles and the cheering
of thousands of people.
The procession was throug h streets
lined with great and enthusiastic
crowds. 1t was headed by the Presl-
dents carriage in which Governor
Patterson and Samuel Douglas,
president OF the board OF trade, also
rode. Then followed u battalion OF
the State Guard, n company OF Con
federate Veterans in uniform ana
State and city officials. At one point
the President was greeted by thous-
ands of public school, unlvers'
college pupils, who sang pt 'NrIc
songs as he passed on.
Near the State capitol the parade
was stopped to enable the President
to view the tomb of President James
X. Polk, after which the march to
Rvman Auditorium continued.
AS the President entered the audi
forum the immense audience arose
and gave him q reception that will
not soon be forgotten. Governor
Patterson welcomed the President i'll
o brief speech and the Presidents ad-
dress followed.
President Roosevelt then proceeded
in an automobile to the Hermitage,
the home of President Andrew Jack
son, twelve miles from the city, where
he was accorded q reception. He was
followed by long line OF carriages
and automobiles.
On returning to the President $
train at the Hermitage station the
party stopped at the Tennessee Sol
dier's Home. The Confederate Vet
Grams received the President in line
and requested his autograph, which
was written in q register prepared
for the occasion.
In his speech at the Auditorium the
President said:
"There has been trouble in the
stock market, in the financial world,
during the past few months. The
statement has frequently been made
that the policies for which | stand,
legislative and executive, are respOn-
sible for that trouble. Now, gentle
men, these policies of mine can be
summed up in one brief sentence.
They represent the effort to punish
successful dishonesty. doubt ifthese
policies have had any material effect
in bringing about the present trouble,
but if they have it will not alterin the
slightest degree my determination
that for the remaining sixteen months
of my term these policies shall be
persevered in unswervingly.
"If to arouse that type OF civic man
hood in our nation it were necessary
to suffer any temporary commercial
depression, | should consider the cost
but small. All we have done is to
unearth the wrong-doing. 1t was
not the fact that it was unearthed
that did the damage. All | did was
to turn on the light. | am RESPONSE
BILE for turning on the light, but | am
not responsible for what the light
showed.
"No material well-being can save
this nation if it loses the lift towards
higher things. | am well aware that
in any such movement as that in
which we have been engaged there are
sincere men who take advantage OF
the movement to do away with tie
wrongs of wealth, themselves to in
weigh against Wealth.
81 will permit neither the dema-
gogue upon one side nor the reaction
airy on the other to drive me away
from the course or policy which | re-
gard most vital for the we'll being OF
this nation. And the thing most i'm
portant to remember is that that
policy has two sides. 1t would in
deed be an evil day for this nation
it would indeed mean the beginning
OF the end of our nations greatness
if we ever permitted in this republic
to grow up a spirit which would dis
eliminate against the honest man
who achieves business success.
There is nothing baser and meane1
than the hatred Of the man who pros
pers honestly, simply because he has
prospered, and | challenge the spirit
of every good American when | say
that the honest railroad man, the
honest banker and the honest bust
ness man, the man who makes q for.
tune because his exceptional business
ability enables him to render eXcep,
tiOnal service to the community
challenge the spirit of every good
American citizen when | say he shall
receive the amplest protection and
be saie-guarded against all injustice
If ever there should be any tenn
porary gusts of popular feeling that
demand what was wrong, what was
unrighteOus, than the true servant
of the people, the man who truly
serves the interests of the people is
the man who disregards that tenn.
porary wish of the people to do evil
Great applause). No man will stand
more strongly than / will in the de,
tense OF property, so long as it is
honestly acquired and honestly used.
(Cheers) Twill stand against the poor
man il he does wrong just as | will
stand against the rich man if does
wrong. | will stand against crimes
OF brutal violence, just as will stand
against crimes of brutal violence
just as l stand against crimes OF
INSCRIPTIONS cunning.
"A crime is a crime, and it makes
Thomas A. Edison, the great American in
ventor, says Fully eighty per cent Of the ill
ness OF manhood comes from eating i'm