Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
DOWN in GEORGIA
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WARMLY
GREETED At ATLANTA.
DISCUSSES CORPORATIONS
Visits His Mothers Old Home at Ros.
~eii.-RsmarkzbIe Ovation at Geor-
sia's capitai-Plain Talk on Ma
tional Questions.


Atlanta.-Following his brie: sojourn
at his mothers old home In Roswell.
where he showed deep feeling. the
Presidents visit to Atlanta on Friday
was "a marked event In the history OF
the state of Georgia He was greeted
on his arrival by her most distin-
guished citizens. and throughout the
day on every hand were shouted wordS
Of welcome that left no room for doubt
OF their sincerity.
The city was In gala attire and bust.
ness was practically suspended that all
nigh. greet the distinguished guest.
South Carolina. in the person OF Gov
ernor Hayward. added Its welcome TO
the South. IL was estimated that not
less than 100000 persons saw and well
coined the President. His address here
was devoted to tho advantages OF pro-
lection. the regulation of corporations
by the government. crookedness In
politics, dishonesty in business and the
Chinese question. He declared that
coolies should be kept out. but other
Chinese coming here should be well
treated.
In his address at Piedmont park. tho
President said:
The problems which we OF America
have TO face to-day are very serious.
but We will do well to remember that
after nii they are only part OF the price
which We have TO pay for the triumphs
we have won. for the high positlon to
which we have attained. II we were
u backward and stationary country We
would not have to face these problems
ut all: but think that most OF I'M are
agreed that TO be backward and stati.
onary would be altogether too heavy n
price to pay for the avoidance OF tho
problems In question.
There are no labor problems whcro
there is no work to be done by labor.
There arc no troubles about corpora
,ions where the poverty OF tho com
munity is such that II IL not worth
while TO form corporations. There IL
no difiicuity In regulating railroads
where the resources OF "a region arc no
few that Il does not pay To build rail-
roads.
There are many excellent people
who shake their heads over III" diiii'
etiticn that as n nation We now has.
to face: but their melancholy In no,
warranted save In u very partial dc.
gree. for moat of the things OF which
they complain nrc the inevitable ae'
compartments Of the growth aud great
meas Of which ~c arc proud.
Unduubtslly turtr IN uSSh ~ t'r"
iaiion by the government. In the Inter.
cat of the public. OF these great coFi'o
TaiionR which In modern lif- have
shown themselves to be the most en-
ci-nt implements. and which are.
therefore. tho implements commonly
employed by the owners Of iarr" Tor
tunes. Tho corporation IL the creature
Of the state. Il should always b. held
accountable 10 som" sovereign nu'
Ihuriiy. and this accountability should
be- real and not sham. Therefore. IN
my judgment. all corporations doinE
an Interstate busincas-and this means
the great majority Of the largest cor
puraiions-shouid be- held accountable
/ to IN. federal government. because
their accountability should bc cocx'
t-nsis- with their field Of action. But
most certainly vc should no; strive ia
prevent or limit corporate activity.
THE un~isdom 6f any wcli'mcanins
hut misguided effort TO check corporate
activity has been shown In s'rikini;
fashion in recent years by our cspcri'
-ncu In the Philippines aud In PORTO
Rico. Our national Legislators very
properly determined that the islands
should no, be exploited by adventures
without regard To the interests Of the
people of the islands themselves. Hut
unfortunately in their srai to prevent
the islands from being improperly cx'
| plotted. they took measures Of such
severity as TO seriously. and In sonc
respects vitaiiy. hamper and Tctarti
the development Of the islands"