| Show TMT TAR HEEL STAT President Delivers a Brief Address at Charlotte Salisbury N C April 10Tho first stop in the Tar Heel State was at Charlotte The demonstration there was no less enthusiastic and hearty than In the Palmetto State The President Presi-dent was forced to make a speech In which he said I am very glad to have tho chance of greeting you tonight to say how much I appreciate your having 1 come How about tho Mecklenburg declaration declara-tion ton President Mecklenburg declaration declara-tion was all right Then after a pause Some ni In tho audience has spOKen of the MooWcnburg doclaratlon That was lie first declaration of Independence In I Thnt uro now tho United States To my good fortune havo studied much of tho csirly history of North Curqllna I know tho part you played In the Revolution thc part you played ccn during the Revolution Rev-olution In winning the great West for lie Republic 1 fool that you dosorvo to ho culled In a peculiar flense Americans Ameri-cans of America and no higher Praise than that can bo given In our country J havo appreciated greatly thc greetings greet-Ings 1 have received not merely In South Carolina but from the representatives of Carolna our Stale who wcro there also It has oUt to me a privilege to meet you Yesterday Yes-terday 1 revlowod your National 1 Guard at the Charleston exposition I was a pleasure to be able to seo them 1 haVe served with somo of your men for some men born l this State wero In my regiment regi-ment Oh one occasion had 1 to choose twenty simrpsnooiero xwo or tnem wero North Carolinians Here the train started and tho President Presi-dent concluding said I thank you and wish you all good luck |
