Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-24
THE PRESIDENT IN ATLANTA.
GeOrgians Give Him an Enthusiastic
Greeting.


Greeting.
GOV. HEfWARD ALSO GUEST OF HONOR
Tremendous Crowd Of People Pay
Homage to Mr.. Roosevslt-President
Offers Tribute to Southern Author
South carolina's Part In the Pic
ture.
It is estimated that there were more
than 100000 visitors to Atlanta last
Friday to welcome President Roose-
Welt. They came from all parts of Geor-
gia and neighboring states. The state
and city officers acted as a committee
on reception and there was a monster
parade The president delivered two
speeches-one at Piedmont park In the
morning, and another at a luncheon
In the Piedmont club In the afternoon.
The luncheon to the president fol-
lowed the open air speech at the fair
grounds. From the speakers stand
the president was taken to the Pied
mont club house, attended by a squad
of the Twelfth cavalry, which was his
constant guard through the entire day.
After brief delay about 100 guests
were seated at the tables, which were
profusely decorated with flowers and
flags for the occasion. During the
progress of the luncheon, John Temple
Graves, editor of the Atlanta Daily
News, addressed the president In
personal welcome as q man, whom 1t
was a delight to meet aside from his
official character. He referred to the
president as "Georgia's most illustri-
GUS grandson" which the president re-
ceived with a broad smile. In closing
Col. Graves spoke Of the president as
man in whom the statesman Is great
er that the politician and man great
er than the president" The illusions
brought rounds Of cheers and as the
president arose to reply he was greeted
by the entire gathering standing and
waving their napkins.
The president had urged and almost
forced Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle
Remus," whose innate modesty would
have kept him from the luncheon, to
Join him at the table, seating the en-
inent southern author at his right. His
references to his friend were a person
al tribute OF friendship.
President Roosevelt said In part:
"Mr. Graves and My Hosts:
1T Is almost unkind to greet a guest
in a speech to which 1t is impossible
that any guest should adequately re-
spond. Gentlemen. surely 1t must be
almost unnecessary for me to say not
alone how I have enjoyed today; but
how deeply touched and moved I have
been at your reception Of me. at Geor-
gia's reception Of its descendant. told
Gov. Terrell had a kind Of ancestral
right to his chair, be-
cause the first revolutionary governor
Of Georgia was my great-grandgrand-
father, Archibald Bulloch, after whom
ont Of my boys Is named. No man
could see your city, could see your
people, could address such an audience
as have addressed, and not be a
better citizen afterwards. 1t means
great deal to me to meet all Of you
with all that you gentlemen
typify In the world Of politics, the
world Of business, and that world OF
ethical effort which can alone render
either business or politics noble.
Now am going to very i'll repay
the courtesy with which I have been
greeted by causing for a minute or
two acute discomfort to a man OF
whom 1 am very fond-'Uncle Remus.'
Presidents may come and presidents
may go; but Uncle Remus' stays put.
Georgia has done a great many things
for the union, but she has never done
more than when she gave Mr.. Joel
Chandler Harris to American litera-
ture 1 suppose he is one Of those III
erary people who insist that art should
have nothing to do with morals and
will condemn me as a Philistine for
not agreeing with them; but l want
to say that one of the great reasons
why I like what he has written Is be-
cause after reading 1t I rise up with
the purpose of being a better man, a
man who Is bound to strive to do
what Is in him for the cause OF decen-
CIV and for the cause Of Righteousness.
Gentlemen, I feel too strongly to In
dulge In any language Of mere COM
pliment or mere flattery. Where Mr..
Harris seems to me to have done his
greatest service Is that he has writ
ten what exalts the south in the mind
of every man who reads 1t and yet
what has not even a flavor Of bitter
ness toward any other part Of the un-
ion. There Is not an American any
where who can read Mr.. Harris sto-
ries, l am not speaking at the moment
of his wonderful folk tales, but of his
stories, who does not rise up better
udNlil6 iSdo "hN NN~S
not rise up with a more earnest de-
sire to do his part in solving Ameri-
can problems Alright. I cannot too
express the obligations l am
under to Mr. Harris. One Of these OBJ
legations is to feel as a principle that
1t is my duty (Which If l have trans
gressed 1 have not transgressed know
ingly) never as an American to say
anything that could be construed into
an attack upon any portion Of our
common country.
"The surest way Of bunting the
public conscience in dealing with cor
ruption Is to confuse the public mind
as to who is corrupt and who Is not.
There are plenty Of men with whom
we differ radically, plenty Of men OF
whom we radically disapprove, as to
whom It is right and necessary that
we should express that Interpretations;