The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04

= AiCii VI liit City VI Hdil III It's
ability to take large share of the
prosperity upon an era of which we
are just about to enter.
Il doubt If any city in the country is
situated with respect to the manufac-
ture of iron and the mining of coal as
fortunately as this city. | could not
but think as l saw those school boys
In the parade this morning that when
they become 81 years of age, if they
have good sense enough to remain in
Birmingham they will likely see a
population of one-half million people.
Perhaps that isn't enough for you?
Your proximity to the gulf is GER
tain to lead to your ultimate connec-
ton with the sea, and you will almost
be a gulf port. Your nearness to the
Panama canal, which will connect you
with the commerce of the world, should
make you intensely interested in our
accomplishments down there, and I
might say that I have promised that
your navy shall pass through that canal
January l. 1915. When completed, this
canal will within a reasonably short
time change the avenues of trade of
the world
Suggests the Philippines.
your government has recently
passed law allowing free trade be-
tween the United States and the Phil
ippines. The chief import into the
Philippines Is cotton goods and ma
chinery. Why shouldn't this southern
country with It's magnificent facilities,
its industries and cotton cloth manu-
facture, avail itself of that trade?
you will not get it unless you look
for it. Things don't drop. You've got
to make your goods suit the market
and then seek that market. You've
got to use art and ingenuity to make
the cloth worth having to whom you
would sell it.
You represent here what has been
called the New South. You have here
the moving spirit which seeks obstacles
to overcome and L congratulate you
upon being one of the three or four
cities in the United States noted among.
might say, tn ousands, all of which are
energetic, for progress and success.
L was in this city some Is years ago
as a lawyer with one case. I came
to take some dispositions, and l am
glad l came, because l know just how
wonderful has been your growth and
progress. I congratulate you upon
your beautiful suburbs. your homes
spreading out everywhere, for the
homes of a city show whether comfort
and happiness are there.
Leading the Whole South.
Birmingham represents the new south
in that she is leading the whole south in
business and industrial enterprise-not
because she has changed her southern
nature, for this is still a southern city.
1t is essentially southern and you would
resent it If I said you were not. You are
proud of your southern traditions and
nd T mt fbinlr of
you il you were not.
II am glad to believe and think-and
that's the doctrine I'm preaching--that
you are today just as much a part of the
country, that your sentiments palpitate
with the government which has its heart
in Washington, just as much as any other
part of the country. l would make you
feel it in your hearts.
I'VE all take pride in our history, but
that is no reason why we shouldn't re-
joiee that the war is over, and unite In
making this country the greatest the
sun ever shone upon"
Yes, sir, God bless you" came from
the crowd, and the President chuckled,
smiled broadly and leaning over said.
THANK you"
Il want to see more of your state,
would like 10 go to Montgomery and Mo-
bile, and stop at many places on the way,
but will have to simply do the best
can, and pray that the opportunity will
come later to cover the rest of 1t.
Other Countries Great.
81 have visited "a states and every one
has caused my pride in my country to
become greater. | think that | know a
great deal about other countries. and |
hope | do not fail to ascribe the virtues
to which they are entitled. We of the
Apolo- Ga RAJ "a a M ha w
though some of us may think SO. When
one has visited England and Europe and
the Orient he finds that there are other
pebbles on the worlds beach.
while such an experience gives one
wider knowledge, nevertheless | returned
TO our country with the consciousness
that We have in this country tremendous
advantages over them, given ITO us by
God. and that we have awaited ourselves
of these advantages and can say that to
the American people has been given SO far
the best country and the best people in
the world
How long that will continue depends
upon the American people themselves If
they do not look to their other interests,
if they do not help those In the race who
fall and stumble IL they devote every
business of accommodating dollars, without
knowing that it is our business to use
the wealth of the people to give oppor-
tunity to the coming generations and to
help our fellow man, our country will
fall back in the race of human life and
nations.
Entering Great Period.
I'VE are entering a great period of
prosperity time when the people are
aquiescent in respect to the violation of
laws and the pursuit of methods that
hi ,at 10 he ell r4nl rst.-
Roosevelt set the mark and pointed out
the dangers of carelessness, and it is our
business to carry his note of warning
with US always, stamp out the evils
and enforce the laws I know of no vir-
tues that the President can better per-
form than to keep before the people the
necessity In maintaining care in the pres
ervation of those laws that are to pre-
vent monopoly, to clinching the progress
which he helped us to make.
What I ask the sauth as well as
the north is to help us bring about laws
which shall not hamper legitimate bus
mess, but shall place the seal of dis
approval upon careless degrading methods
without regard to political prejudice"
At this point the audience was delight
ed with his retoinder to the expression
of love by citizen when he said: "Per-
haps 1t was right TO dissemble your love,
but why did you kick me down stairs?''
However, though you feel it the in
terest of the country to elect some 9TH
er candidate, | am glad that you have
come"
Taken to Terminal.
Here there was another demonstration
as the President left the speaking stand.
tack his automobile and was escorted
NV the rnfnrnittee to the terminal WIZ,