The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-22
ITO KNOW NEITHER
SECTION NOR CLASS
He Will be President of the
Whole People.
THIS is ROOSEVEL1'S AIM
So He Informs Representative Living
stone of Georgia.
THIS is ROOSEVELl'S AIM
KIND WORDS SPOKEN OF THE SOUTH
On June t4 He Wrote That He Was Proud That
One Of His Uncles Was an Admiral
in ihe Confederate
Navy.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, September 21.-Prcsident
Roosevelt walked early to the White
House today from the residence of his
brother -in-l law, Commander Cowles. of
the Navy, arriving shortly before $3.50.
Secretary Hay, Secretary Long and
Secretary Gage came almost upon his
heels and saw the President for a few
minutes in the Cabinet room.
The doors of the White House were
closed to the public, but admission, of
course. was accorded to those who de-
sired to see the President personally
and within an hour a score of men.
prominent in public life had called to
paw their respects and to extend their
good wishes for a successful admins
tration.
Among them were Senators Scott and
Elkins, of West Virginia. Senator
Pritchard, of North Carolina: Millard,
of Nebraska, and Burton, of Kansas, and
Representatives Heatwole. McCleary
and Stephens, of Minnesota; Gibson, of
Tennessee: Livingstone, of Georgia, and
Dayton, of West Virginia. Allwere de-
lighted with the reception accorded
them.
Senators Ell<ins and Scott congratu-
lated the President upon the declaration
he had made when he took the oath of
office. That simple declaration" said
Senator Scott, Immediately restored
confidence in the business world"
Representative Livingston, of Geor-
gia, was especially pleased with his re-
ception. The Georgia representative
had congratulated the President; had
expressed the hope that his administra-
tion would be a success and had in
formed him that as Southern man and
a Georgian he would contribute every
thing in his power to that end.
The President replied that it would
| be his aim to be the President of the
whole people, without regard to geo.
graphical lines or class distinctions that
it was the welfare of all which he should
seek to promote.
| The President was even more emphatic
in his declaration to Senator Pritchard
of North Carolina, and Representative
Kluttz of North Carolina, and Repre-
sentative Gibson, of Tennessee. 1.-The
South will support you most heartily
Senator Pritchard said speaking for all
| the SOuLHcrn men. Ine Democratic
newspapers are predicting good for you
and Of you, and the feeling of all the
people for you irrespective of party, is
most kindly
Il am going to be President of the
| United States and not of any section
replied the President. 81 don't care for
sections or sectional lines. When | was
! Governor of New York | was told
| could make four appointments in the
army. When l sent in the names, three
were from the South and the other from
| New York They were brave men who
| deserved recognition for service in the
| Spanish War, and it didn't matter what
/, States they were from"
The President talked in the same weir
with Senator Money, of Mississippi
when the latter called, reminding the
Mississippi Senator that his mother was
a Southern woman. II am half South.
ern,' said he, "and / have lived in the
West, so that | feel that I can represent
| the whole country"