The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-26
WELCOMED IN GEORGIA

@ SpreSa a. LaaIaeon 70 Dc Asf
Most uiussrioas Grandson and 100
600 People are Said 10 Have Seen
and Heard Em-
Atlanta. Ga. Specla..-Tte rr~si-
dent : visit 10 Atlanta Friday ws, q
: aarked even, IN ih history of the
Stale Of Georgia. lie uaS greeted on
his arrival by distinguished citizens,
ald on every hand we're shouted
words of weleume that left no rcctn
Tor doubt of their sincerity. The
city was IN gala attire aud business
was practically suspended that all
might greet the distinguished guest.
South Carolina. ii the person of Gov
ernor Hyward, added its selooine
to the South IN no uncertain tones.
On being introduced TO the vast
shcon: present. Mr.. Roosevelt, made
brilliant anil timely spe,eh, among
many other things sayin.;
''iiere is this great industrial cen
ter III this city which = typical
Southern clTv. II Is natural 90 con
slider certain phases 81 the ,lary-sid-
ed industrial problem which this
generatic:i have Ia sc!ve. In this
world of ours II Is practically impos-
sibIe 10 get success Of any kind on
L large scale without paving spme-
thing for ii. The exceptions to the
rule are too few IL warrant our paw
ing heed 10 them, and rs rule i,
may be said that somethin. must be
paid rs an offset for everything We
ret and for everything we accomplish.
This i notably true of our industrial
life. The problems which we of Am
erica have So face toda, are very
serious. but we will do we'll TO rcmem-
bcr that after all they are only part
Of the price which we have la pay
for the triumphs W have won, for the
hioh position f. which We have attain
ed. II we were n backward and sta
tionary country We would not have 10
face these problems at all; but /
think that most Of us are agreed that
10 he backward and stationary would
be altogether too heavy 4 price 10
pay for the avoidance Of the problems
in question. There are 40 labor
troubles where there is no work to he
lone by labor. There are no troubles
about corporations where the poverty
Of the community Is such that II IL
not worth white TO form corporations
There is no difficulty IN regulating
railroads whe.a the resources al a
.h.t .i.as
pay to build railroads. There are
many excellent people " 40 shake their
heads over the difficulties that as
nation we now have TO fec; but their
melancholy is rot warranted save In
4 very partial degree. for most of the
things Of which they complain. are the
inevitable accompauiments o. the
growth and gTeat mess Of which we
are proud.
"Now ! do not wish TO be misunder-
stood. | do not for one moment
mean to say that there are not many
and serious evils with which we have
to grapple, or tha; there are not un-
healthy signs In the body social and
polite; but / do mean 10 say that
while we must not show O foolish
optimism we must not less beware %
mere blind pessimism. There is
every reason why We should be vigi-
liant in searching out what is wrong
and unfiinchingly resolute in striving
to remedy it. But a. the same time
we must not blind ourselves TO what
has been accomplished for good, and
above all we must hot lose our heads
and become either hvsterical " i'anco-
rous in graphing with what Is bad.
He also discussed the regulation Of
commerce, the Chinese boycott and
other subjects Of vital interest 10 the
South.
At a banquet, speskng inprcmptu,
he praised Joel Chandler Harris
wUncle Rsmus') as one Of the fore
most writers CT the age. He also said:
TIE surest way Of bunting the
public conscience IL dealing with cor
ruption is to confuse the public mind
as to who is corrupt and who is not.
There are l,lenty Of men from whom
we differ radically, plenty Of men of
wbcm We radically disaprrove, as TO
wlor1 II is right and necessary that
we should express that disapprcba-
ton: but beware OF expressing it In
terms that imply noral reprobstion.
Governor Hayward ADDS Welcome.
Following the Prssideni,s s address,
Colonel Graves introduced Governor
Howard of South Carolina, rs the
guest second in honor only to the IA
tion's Chief Executive. Governor
Hayward added his welcome ~ The
South TO that already extended bv
Georgia. He declared tka; nowhere
could the President receive more |
hearty welcome than In the South, ]
and he joined most heartily with |
Georgia in honorine the President.
In closing Governor Hayward pro-
posed the health Of Mrs. Roosevelt, |
already on her way 10 Washington,
and the pretty compliment was re-
sponded TO b. he entIre .Pans
At His Mothers Old Home.
Roswell, Ga. Speoia'.-President |
Roosevelt carried out his long cher |
ished plan of visiting the home st
his mother-Rosweil, Ga. One OF his |
for coming South was that he !
might see the old homestead where /
his mother spent her girldhood, and