The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-21

to-day, but how deeply touched and
moved have been at your reception OF
meat Georgia's reception Of It's de-
scendant. / told Governor Terrell had
kind Of ancestral rcversionnry right 10
his chair, because the first revolutionary
president OF Georgia WINS my great great
grandfather, Archibald 3ullocil. after
whom ono Of my boys Is named. NO
man could meet with such receptic,
as you have given inc to-day; no
man could SEQ yotir city, could see your
people, could address such mn audience
us have nddressed and not be u pct
ter citizen afterwards 1t means great
deal to, me, all to meet all OF you person
ally, with oil that you gentlemen typi1y
in the world of politics. the Woriu VI
business, and that world OF othicai e.
fort which can alone render either pus'-
ness or politics noble.
Tribute to Uncle "Remus.'
II Now, / nm, going to very i'll repay the
courtesy with which have been greeted
by causing for q minute or two hcuto
discomfort to q man OF whom l am
very fond-Uncle Rcmus. Presidents may
come and Presidents may 60 but uhcle
Remus stays put. Georgia mas done
great many things for the Union, put
she has never done more than When shc
gave Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris to Amor.
lean literature. suppose he is ono OF
those literary people who insist that art
Should have nothing to do with morals
and will condemn me rs IL Philistlne lot
not agreeing with them: but | want 70
say that ono of the great reasons Why
i Hike what he has written Is because after
reading It, I rise UP with the purpose
of being better man. man VINO is
bound 10 strive to do what is In him tcf
thc cause of decency and from the cause
or righteousness. Gentlemen, feel toe
strongly to indulge in any language o.
mere compliment or mere flattery. Whcre.
Mr. Harris seems to me TO nave donc
ono OF his greatest services Is that. ne
has written what exalts the south ~
the mind OF every man who reads y, ms
vet what lns not even q flavor Or bltter-
mess toward any other part of the Union.
There Is not an American anywhere WHO
can read Mr. Harris's stories. ! am not
EspealSing ut the moment OF his wonderful
folk tales, but of his stories, who does
rot rise up with a more earnest desire
to do his part in solving -Amertfans prop:
Ions Alright. cannot too strongly eS-
nress the obligations I am under to
~ Harris One OF those obligations -
to feel as a principle that it is my duty
Ir,b,ch IL T have transgressed ! nave
not tronseressed knowingly never as an
American to say anything that could DO
construed into an attack upon any por-
ton of our common country
Who Is Corrupt.
..rhe surest way of bunting the public
conscience in dealing with corruption IS
to confuse the nablic mind as to who
IS corrupt and who IS not Ihere ere
plenty Of men with whom we diner raai :
cally; plenty CT men Of whom we radl-
cally disapprove. as to whom It is right
and necessary that we should expect tnat
dlsapprobntion; but beware of express
ing it In terms that imply moral reproba-
ton. When we express moral reproba-
ton, let US be sure that We know the
facts. and that we say only exactly what
Is true To accuse an honest man VI
being thief Is to gladden. the heart OF
every thief In the nation. In our lesls-
lativc bodies; in our national congress,
II you find that any man Is corrupt, you
arc not to be excused II you 40 not
hunt him out Of public life. whether he IS
OF one party or whether he is Of another.
But II you accuse, other specifically or
in loose general defamation, all men OF
being corruptionsts. you have by Just
SO much weakened your own strength
when II becomes necessary to aSsail the
genuine corruptonlst. So far from ask
ing that you be lenient in your judgment
of any public man, l say that you are
recreant to your duty IL you are thus
lcnIent DO not be lcnlent, but do be
just If you like q mans policy, say so.
! II you think he is acting in way sc
misguided that he will bring ruin to the
| State or nation, Asly SO; but do not accuse
| him Of corruption unless you know that
| he is corrupt and II you know that he Is
corrupt; If you have good reason to be-
licvc that he Is corrupt, then refuse under
any plea of expectancy, under any con-
sideratlon, from refrainng from shifting
him with the sword of the Lord and OF
Gideon"