The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-19

that they be given an opportunity
nmdcr the protection Of just laws and
all enlightened public opinion, to
cooperate with all our people for the
development of our common country
In mucn Of the territory in our
southern section men put their money
into railway construction and into
the welding together Of weak and
disjoincd lines in efficient through
systems, not on the assurance of
things That were, but in the faith in
things to come. They looked into
the future and saw the south, with
lis great natural resources develop
ed, tccmin% with prosperous pco-
pie and with Il commerce no longer
restricted to raw materials, but made
up in large part Of manufactured
products. With the eye of faith they
S;lw Il greater Charlotte and other
greater cities developing in all our
states. They saw the southern far
mrr not onlv y rcapiM" greater returns
from cotton, but cnioyin" that lar"-
or prosperity from diversified agri-
culture. made possible by enlarged
home markets and by adequate trans
| pnriation to thc markets of the
world. They have been content with
very moderate returns. in the faith
that they would be allowed to bcnc-
fit. in some measure, from the III
creased prosperity made possible by
| their courage and their faith in the
southern people and in southern OPP
portulitics. Their work is not yet
done. With every southern commun-
| iiy rallin" for more and better facili-
ties. they have Il right To expect that
| their high sense Of Justice and an i'll
trlli"rnt realization Of their own in
tcr">i> will imprI the southern pc"-
| pie I" uph"ld their hands and aid
rather than ubStrrri The improvr-
mrut Of the highways over which
southern products must he carried to
market.
"BlcSSrd with Il wide range Of
climatic conditions, from the low
| lands Of the coastal region on the
east, To the mnuntail region on the
west, with varieties Of soil suitable
for the profitable pursuit of Il high
~ diversified agriculture, with al
most every useful mineral found in
commercial quantities in some part
OF your territory, and with your
timber lands, which can be made, by
the adoption of scientific forestry, Il
great store Of present and future
wealth, North Carolina can look
forward to Il great and prosperous
future. The people OF the Old North
State have shown Il high apprccia-
ti"n of their opportunities. Recov-
crmg from the induSl rial and COM
mrrcial proStratinn in which the ell
tire south was left at the close of
the Civil war. Nortn Carolina has
advanced with giant strides. In no
state in the south and in no state in
the Union, except some Of those in
the FAR west, has The proh homionate e
increase in the production Of wealth
been greater than in North Carolina.
"i"ur future prosperity is assur-
ed. but believe that lac rate Of Your
progress will depend, in large mea-
sure. on the support by public opin-
ion of two fundamental principles
Of our civilization, and their appli-
cation, not only TO your tranSporta-
lion agencies, but to all other kinds
OF business. The first Of these is,
that economic laws are inllcxiblc
and as umchan~in~ as the laws of ma
iurr. and that arbitrary interference
with their operation can only result
diSaSt rnuSly. The second is. tina, the
prosperity Of community depends
on the prosperity of its individuals
which can attain the highest develop.
mrnt only when each individual. en-
joys the fullest opportunity for the
exercise Of his industry and his tai
tiativc. either independently, or il
combination with others. free from
limitations imposed by governmental
restriction. except in so far as they
may be nrrrSSary 10 protect other III
dividualS from wrong.
II advance these propositions Will
confidence in Nharlortc-thc rea
cradle Of American hbcrty-~an(
amon" Il people whose ancestors. il
the Mccklcnburg declaration Of il
} dependence. more than a year before