Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24
100000 PERSONS
HEAR PRESIDENT
DELIVER ADDRESS
Executive Speaks at Charlotte,
Occasion Being 141st An
niversary of MeckIen-
burg Declaration.
SEES NEW AGE DAWNING
Republican Leaders Looking
Backward, Not Forward,
Wilson Tells Hearers at
Salisbury, N. G.
SEES NEW AGE DAWMING

Charlotte, n. c.. MAY 22.-President
Wilson today addressed a crowd esti-
mated at more than 1000 gathered
here for the l41st anniversary of the
signing of the Mccklenburg declaration
of independence. He was introduced by
Governor Craig. of North Carolina,
who spoke of the president as one of
the greatest leaders the nation has ever
at 1890 o'clock.
Prssident Wilson and his party ar
rived here at 10 a. m. to attend the
c%elebation of the "Mecklenburg dec
laration of Independence The presi-
dent first reviewed Il procession and
later made an open air speech. Thou
sands from all over the state packed
the streets and gave the president q
great demonstration. AT the reviewing
stand he was welcomed by Governor
Craig of North Carolina, Governor
Manning of South Carolina and their
staffs.
The procession. headed by the North
Carolina national guard. $500 strong.
took an hour to file by the point where
the president stood. 1t was made up
of not only the military but Of indus
trial floats and exhibits, veterans Of
the civil war, fraternal orders and
numerous other features representing
phases of southern life.
Talks Of Ideals.
The president spoke briefly and de-
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ideals of the United States. He de-
clared untainted Americanism vas
needed, that the United States must
preserve it's ideals in order to be Of
assistance in helping the world.
II have come back for a brief visit
to a region dear to my heart" said the
president. y do not know whether I
can interpret for you the spirit of this
occasion. 1t is necessary to realize just
what we celebrate. There We're only
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became independent. Now there are
100. 0oa. 600 people. There have been
changes, but we have the same ele-
menus. What I want to impress upon
you is that we aave always been In the
making. Among the men who founded
this nation, there was a very great
passion for human liberty. This ma
ton has devoted itself almost too much
to material things. There a been
other nations just as rich as the Uni
ted states. We must think of what we
are going to do with our wealth and
our prosperity.
"America did not come out Of the
south and it did not come out of New
England. 1T came out of the middle
states. where there was a mixture Of
different races"
European VS.. American Methods.
The president spoke of the European
war.
"What are the elements of this ware"
he asked. cit is a clash of different
elements. Europe is fighting out in
war the questions we are fighting out
i'm peace. The processes of commune
cation nav grown better, nations and
people ave grown together. Men can
row learn more about each other. So
that now the melting pot is bigger than
America. 1t is as big as the world. See
then what q new world we have come
into.
Here in America we have tried to
set the example of peace by keeping
together. Is it not a sign and dawn Of
a new age that the one thing new on
which the world is about to fall back
is the moral judgment of mankind?"
The president said he hoped the
United States after the European wal
would be bile to lift up a symbol Of
the still small voice of humanity"
Closing his address amid a burst OF
applause, the president left the stand
to go to a local club for lunch.