Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28
WELCOMED IN GEORGIA

and Heard Him.
Atlanta. Ga. Specia,-Tke Presi-
dent : visit to Atlanta Friday was a
marked event IN IA history Of the
State OF Georgia. lie was greeted on.
his arrival by distinguished citizens,
and on every hand were shouted
words of welcome that left 40 room
for doubt of their sincerity. The
city was in gala attire and business
was practically suspended that all
might greet the distinguished Guest
South Carolina, in the person 90 Gov
ernOr Hyward, added It's welcome
20 the South IN no uncertain tones.
On being introduced 10 the vast
throng present. Mr.. Roosevelt made n
brilliant and timely speech. among
many other things saying:
"Here \ tins great Industrial GEN.
ter I'm this city which : a typical
Southern city. II is natural ia con-
slider certain phases OF the many-sid-
ed industrial problem which thus
generation have 10 solve In this
world OF ours II is practically impos-
sible 10 get success of any kind on
large scale without paying some
thing for IT, The exceptions to the
rule are too few to warrant our pay
ing heed To- them: and as rlsle II
may be said that something must he
paid rs an offset for everything we
ret and for everything we accomplish
/ This is notably true of our industrial
/ life. The problems which wc or Am
erica have to face today are very
serious. but $50 viii DO we'll Co remcm-
| Der that after all they are only part
of the price which wc have 10 pay
/ for the trilmnhs we have won. for the
/ HIGH position Oh which we have 2ttgiu-
ed IN we were a backward and sta
tionarv country we would NOT have 10
face these problems at all. but
think chat most of ms are agreed that
90 Dee backward and stationary would
be altogether too heavy % price 20
/ nav for the avoidance OF the problems
in question There are ro labor
troubles where there is nu work Go 10
done bv labor. There are uo troubles
about corporations where tEc poverty
of the community IS such that li -
not worth while to form corporations.
There Is no officially IN regulating
railroads where the resources OF q
reeion are SD few that DO does not
pay 60 build railroads There sre
many excellent people who shake thelr
heads over thc difficulties tE1t as
nation We now have 90 fec: bot their
melancholy is NOT warranted save ln
, ver-, naitial decrcc. for most of the
thnrs of which they complain are the
inevitable accompanimcnie of the
Growth and Greatness OF which we
an. nroud
..Now 7 40 NOT wish to be- u.~undor-
stood. do mot for ONE moment
mean 10 saw Chat there arc rot many
and serious evil. with which $50 have
to crapplc. OBJ CHAT there ar, not un-
healthy si.-ls Ia tuc body ...al and
n0iti.. lut I Ge mean to Sass that
while NJ. must mot Show foolish
nnt-rn~m s-c mas. ro, less h.va.. az
d more blind rc,~imi m. There is
every reason why $50 -he.,l he Vi1i-
e. LIANT IN searching oni u.a. is wrong
e and rnHinchuc.N lc-olutc 81 striving
. to remedy DO but 40 tac Sawo ume
wc must NOT blind ourselves to what
hcs been accomplished ior -9oj. and
above all wc must not lose our ncads
e and become either historical or ls'nco-
} rous in graphing with what Is bad
lle also discussed the re2slaton Of
commerce. the Chinese boycott and
i other subjects OF vital interest 10 The
F" South
= At a banquet, SpeaSn- lnpr mpin
e he praised Joel Chandler. Har1'
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