Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-21
PRESIDENT WARMLY
GREETED BY GEORGIA
Received at Atlanta by Distinguished Men
of the South
Among Celebrities Present Is "Uncle Remus," to
Whom Mr.. Roosevelt Pays Warm Tribute.
Talks of Corruption in Public Life.

Graves, editor of the Atlanta Daily
News, addressed the president in a per-
sonal welcome as a man whom it was
a delight to meet aside from his official
character" He referred to the presi-
dent as "Georgla's most ilusrious grand
son." which the president received with
broad smile. In closing, Mr.. Graves
spoke of the president as a man ''in
whom the statesman Is greater thar
/ the politician and the man greater
than the president"
The illusion brought rounds of cheers
as the president arose to reply.
The president said:
II told Governor Terrell had a kind
of ancestral reversionary right to his
chair, because the first revolutionary
governor of Georgia was my great
grandfather, Archibald Bullock, after
whom one of my boys is named. No
man could meet with such a reception
as you have given me today; no man
could see your city, could see your
people. could address such an audience
as l have addressed and not be a better
citizen afterward.
"Now I am going to very ill-repay
the courtesy with which l have been
greeted by causing for minute or two
acute discomfort to a man of whom
dents may come and presidents may
gn. but Uncle Remus stays put.
Georgia has done a great many things
cor the Union, but she has never done
more than when she gave Mr.. Joel
Chandler Harris to American literature
suppose he is one of those literary
pSople who insist that art should have
nothing to do with morals and will con-
denim as a philstine for not agreeing
with them, but l want to say that one
of the great reasons why I like what
he has written is because after read
ing it L rise up with the purpose OF
being better man, man who Is
bound to strive to do what is in him
for the cause of decency and for the
cause of righteousness"
The president spoke of the danger IN
accusing of corruption public men, say
ing:
so far from asking that you be lem
lent in your judgment of any public
man, l hold that you are recreant to
your duty If you are lenient. Do not be
lenient, but do he just. If you dislike
a mans policy say So If you think ne
is acting in a way so misguided that
he will bring ruin to the state or nation
saw so. but do not accuse him of cor
ruption unless you know that he Is
corrupt. If you have good reason to be-
)leve that he is corrupt then refuse
under any plea of party expediency
nnder any consideration from refrain
ing from shifting him with the sword OF
the Lord and of Gideon"
Following the presidents address Mr.
Graves introduced Gov. Haywood OF
South Carolina as the guest second in
honor to the nations chief.
Gov. Haywood added his welcome to
the south to that already extended by
Georgia. During the dinner the band
stationed on the Veranda played
number Of the national airs, among
others "The Star Spangled Banner.
AS he recognized the familiar strains
the president sprang to his feet, fol-
lowed by all present, seemingly forget
full of his surroundings. AS Dixie
broke on the air he waved his hand in
time to the music and joined in the
cheers. A reception followed the lunch
con, which, though brief, afforded the
opportunity for several thousand per-
sons to meet the president. The Geor-
gia school of technology wis visited on
the way to the city and here he spoke
briefly Then came a drive about the
CITY under the escort of the cavalry
Ind the reception committee, the presi-
dent's train leaving for Jacksonville
promptly at Z o'clock,