Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-25
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ROOSEVELT AND THE SOUTH.
New President Has No Use For Sec
tional Lines.

New President Has No Use For Sec
tional Lines.
President Roosevelt, on Saturday,
declared his intention to steer the ship
Of state in Southern waters according
to the Mckinley chart, says the Wash
ington correspondent of The News and
Courier. This declaration was made at
the White House this morning in an in
terview with Representative Living
ston, of Georgia, the first Democratic
member of congress to call at the exc
cutive mansion to pay his respects to
the new president.
Representative Livingston was ac-
companied by two ladies and gentle
man from Georgia, who are temporarily
in Washington. At the time of the in
terview there were present in the exc
cutive office Senators Elkins and Scott
and Representatives Dayton, Of West
Virginia; Carroll D. Wright, commits
sioner of labor; Binger Herman, COM
missioner of the land office; Represen-
tative McCleary, Of Minnesota. and sew
eral other official callers. Representa-
tive Livingston, after presenting his
Georgia constituents. stated that he
simply called to pay his respects and to
wish the president every success during
his administration. Congressman Liv-
ington added that in his humble capac-
ity he desired to tender his services to
assist him so far as he could in admin
istering the public affairs for the bene-
fit Of the whole country.
my dear man." exclaimed President
Roosevelt grasping the Georgia con-
gressman's hand vigorously, II will
have no use for dividing lines or sec
tionalism in this country during my
administration. and I am sincerely
grateful to you for offering to help me
make my administration national one.
I wish you would read my speech deliv-
cred in Minnesota a few days before
President Mckinley was shot. I want
you to tell me frankly if you think 1t
was broad enough and liberal enough to
cover every section Of this country. II
It was not, I am willing to make 1t
broader. It will be my earnest and sim
cere endeavor to treat all the peoples
of this country alike, without regard to
sectional lines. I want you to under
stand that my mother was from Geor-
gia and have very warm and kindly
feeling for the people Of Georgia and all
the people of the South. Now I want
YOU to remember that am president OF
the whole country, and during my ad-
lministration it will be my earnest desire
to merit the affection and confidence Of
the people Of the south as well as those
from the north, east or west"
To all present there was ring Of sim
cerity in the presidents utterance
which deeply impressed the Georgia
congressman and his friends, and also
convinced the Republican senators and
representatives who heard the manly
sentiments expressed by the president,
that he intends to try and earn the love
and esteem Of the southern people as
did his lamented predecessor.
Representative Livingston stated af-
terward that he was profoundly I'M
pressed with the frankness and the sim
cerity of President Roosevelt's friend
ly assurances to the Southern people,
and he Is confident that all traces Of
sectionalism so effectively obliterated
during President McKinley's adminis-
ration, will not be revived while Presi-
dent Roosevelt occupies the White
House. Similar sentiments Of approval
of President Roosevelt's southern poll
cy was also echoed by the Republican
congressman present. Although Presi-
dent Roosevelt has within the past two
or three days declared mis- intention to
be the president of all sections Of the
United States, this Is the first positive
and direct assurance to the southern
people that they have nothing to fear
from him or his administration of the
nations affairs.
Representative Livingston, who is the
authority for the above statements OF
the president, says it will be cheerful
and encouraging to the people of the
south to know that President Roose-
welt is in hearty and earnest accord
with the policy which President Nc
Kinley inaugurated and carried for
ward in his dealing with the people of
the south. While the southern people
may differ with President Roosevelt on
political issues, they will, in his judg-
ment, be ready and willing to accept his
friendly expressions with the same spir-
it in which they are made, and will be
ready at all times to sustain him in up
holding the honor, the dignity and the
patriotism of the United States, just as
they did under the friendly guidance of
the lamented Mckinley.
SYMPOSIUM ON ANARCHY.