The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-22
KNOWS NO SECTIONS
PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE CoUN-
TRY, SAYS ROOSEVELT.
PROUD OF SOUTHERN BLOOD.
GEORGIA WOMEN HIS FIRST CALL
ERS AT WHITE HOUSE.


Towards the South and His De-
termination to Know No Sectional
Lines-Hopes to Visit His Mothers
Old Home at Roswell This Winter.
Washington, Sept. 21.-President
Roosevelt to-day declared his intention
to steer the ship of state in Southern
waters according to the Mckinley
chart.
This declaration was made at the
White House this morning in an in
terview with Representative Livingston
of Georgia, the first Democratic mem
ber of Congress to call at the execu-
tive mansion to pay his respects to
the new President.
Representative Livingston was oc-
companied by two ladies and a gen.
tleman from Georgia, who are tempo
rarily in Washington. At the time of
the interview there were present in
the executive office Senators Elkins
and Scott, Representative Dayton of
West Virginia, Carroll D. Wright,
Commissioner of Labor; Binger Herr
man, Commissioner of the Land Of
fee; Representative McCleary of Min
nesota and several other official callers.
Representative Livingston, after pre-
senting his Georgia constituents, stat
ed that he simply called to pay his
respects and to wish the President
every success during his administra-
ton. Congressman Livingston added
that in his humble capacity as a mem
ber of the House of Representatives,
he desired to tender his services to as
sst him so far as he could in admin
istering the public affairs for the bene-
fit of the whole country.
No Dividing Lines.
MY dear man." exclaimed President
Roosevelt, grasping the hand OF Geor-
gias congressman vigorously, Il will
have no use for dividing lines or sec
tionalism in this country, during my
administration, and 1 am sincerely
grateful to you, for offering to help
me make my administration nation
al one.
Il wish you would read my speech
delivered in Minnesota a few days be-
fore President Mckinley was shot. /
want you to tell me frankly if you
think it was broad enough and liberal
CROUCH to cover every section of this
country. If it was not, am willing to
make it broader.
1T will be my earnest and sincere
endeavor to treat all the people of this
country alike without regard to sec
tional lines.
81 want you to understand my moth
er was from Georgia, and 1 have
very warm and kindly feeling for the
people of Georgia and all the people of
the South.
"Now, l want you to remember that
l am President of the whole country,
and during my administration it will
be my earnest desire to merit the af-
fection and confidence of the people of
the South as well as those from the
North, East or the West"
To all present there was ring of
sincerity 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 peo-
PIE as ola MS ldIleHleu pISucSSooOls
Mr.. Livingston Impressed.
Representative Livingston stated,
afterwards, that he was profoundly
impressed with the frankness and the
sincerity Of President Roosevelt's
friendly assurances to the Southern
people, and he is confident that all
traces of sectionalism, so effectively
obliterated during President Mckin-
leys administration, will not be re-
vived, while President Roosevelt occu-
pies the White House.
Similar sentiments of approval of
President Roosevelt's Southern policy
We're also echoed by the Republican
congressman present. Although Presi-
dent Roosevelt has, within the past
two or three days declared his inten-
uon to be the President Of all sections
of the United States, this is his first
positive and direct assurance to the
Southern people, that they have moth
ing to fear from him or his admins
uation of the nations affairs.
Representative Livingston, who is
the authority for the above statements
OF the President, says it will be cheer
Iul and encouraging to the people or
the South to know that President
Roosevelt is in hearty accord with the
policy which President Mckinley ino
augurated and carried forward in his
dealings with the people of the South.
While the Southern people may differ
rom President Roosevelt on political
issues, they will, in his Judgment. be
ready and willing to accept his friend
~ expressions with the same spirit III
which they are made, and will be
ready at all times to sustain him in
upholding the honor, the integrity, and
the patriotism of the United States
Just as they did under the friendly
guidance of the lamented Mckinley.
Georgia Women Were First.
The constituents of Representative
livingston, who were with him at the
White House to-day were Mr.. and Mrs.
y. V. Truitt and Miss Anna Truitt of
LAGRANGE, Ga. They are here on a
visit and they requested Col Livings-
ton to present them to the new Presi-
cent. Mrs and Miss Truitt were the
nrst ladies to make an official call up
on President Roosevelt since he enter
ed the White House, and they are nat
urally proud of the distinction"
The President was even more en-
Phatc in his declaration to Senator
Fritchard Of North Carolina and Rep
fesentative Flute OF North Carolina
see.
The South will support you most
heartily" said Senator Pritchard,
speaking for all three Of the Southern
men. The DemocTatic newspapers are