The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-13


Lakes to the Gulf. I have spoken Al,
country fairs, 10 colleges. 10 CONNER
eial and business orguization. 10 as
soeiations Of professional men. 10 Ia.
Dor organizations, to men Of every
creed and parentaee. The thing that
has struck me mosi has been the e.
sential oneness, the essential unity 1f
Our people.
In the fundamentals | have fodn1
American citizens to be Just about
the same everywhere.
Not only is this true as between
one community and another, but il is
just as true between one class of our
citizens and another. Now and then
We NEE. weli-meaning people
who have a genuine horror
and dread Of all rieh men
and think Of them as being set apart
by peculiar vice and iniquity. Now
and then We meet equally well-mean-
ing lich rnen who have al equally -
rational dread of those whom th2y
style labor leaders," In each case
| think the hostility is in large part
due TO want OF sympathy caused by
complete ignorance OF the men who
arouse such distruct Of anger. a a
matter Of fact, If we take a given
number Of wage-wOrkers, we find that
Ill their essential human nature they
are all alike. III each group se find
men as wise and as foolish, as good
and as bad as in the other group.
Such being the case it is certainly
well that, 50 far as possible, when
the men OF q given group, as whole,
act i'll a way that we deem contrary
to the public interest, we should treat
the action as WRONG to be remedied
rather than as wrong to be avenged.
We ought not to tolerate wrong.
During the last quarter of cen
ing strides i'll material progress, and
III no o.her section has this progress
been more noteworthy than III the
South. While her agriculture has
grown faster than ever before, there
has also been a new growth of her
manufacturing industries - indeed,
there has been growth of every kind.
But of course there is ample room
for further growth. The South will
be all the better for new immigrants
Of the right type, and | hope to see
steamship lines carrying such immi-
grants established at ports like Sa-
vannah and Charleston, just as l
hope to see ports like New Orleans
Connected by lines of steamers with
the South American continent, the
continent with which our relations
should grow ever closer and naturally
more advantageous. In the South, as
| everywhere through the Union we need
to see a good education given free II
all children, no matter what may lie
their race or color.
1t is matter for congratulation
| that there is such a steady increase
of interest in the Southern States in
| everything pertaining to children.
This has already markedly shown it.
self, and I hope will still more mark
edly show itself in the future, ii
warning against the evil of child labor
| in factories. The factory is a very
poor place indeed for a child; indeed
personally | think the factory poor
place for a woman-certainly for q
| married woman. or for an unmarried
woman for more than a very few
years. In any community organized
on really healthy lines the average
woman will have quite enough to di
in her own home, whether she is r!ct
or poor; and nowhere else can she
do work of such value to the natiof
as a whole-and by work, I mean hel
housework, her work as housewife
and mother. and not so-called "homt
industries.
A regards children 1t Is essentla
TO look after their physical as thei
mental training. We cannot afford
to let children grow up ignorant; ant
if they are sent to school they can
rot. while young, also work hard out
side without detriment, physical, men
tai. and moral.
Following these practical thought
the President went at some length in
to the question Of railroads IN thai
relation to the public. He declare
that the railroads we're showing grea
unwisdcm in fighting all Legislation
looking to their proper regulation
The sreech was a good one and wa
attnntively listened to. a
The event closed with fine nil
tarv and naval display