The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-10-28
ROONEVELTS SOUTHERN TOUR.

kOUEVtLTS SOUTHERN TOUR.
President EooSevelt'S Southern tou
has been one continued ovation from
the tiWe he reached Richmond to hi
reaching New Orleans at this writing
Everywhere the people Hocked to the
6epGtS and to the various places where
ne Pas scheduled to stop to e him
This is rot unnatural and is in keep
ing with the conduct of the people
toward every president whoever toured
the country. Roosevelt is perhaps
the most popular President, personal
~, that ever occupied the White
House.
There are many reasons that could
be assigned for this. One is, that the
great masses are better educated and
there is more individual thought given
30 the 00iugS Of the national govern
ment ttan ever before.
But the Chief reason, we would as
sign, is, because Mr.. Roosevelt has
Shown himself mindful OF the indiyid-
e welfare of all classes, the high,
The low, the rich and the poor. He
IS clean ia private life and has evinced
4 determination TO purge the govern
ment OF corruption and to place
nothing but honest and capable men
in Office.
AS regards the South, he has shown
no disposition to neglect this section
in the making Of public improve
mentS- Gu the contrary, he has
pushed the building of & canal, op-
posed by the tranS-continental rail
roads, which mean more to the de-
~Feioprnent Of the South than all other
sections Of the country combined. He
has manifested much interest in the
Souti's greatest industry, cotton, and
has pledged every effort Of the nation
al government to the opening of more
markets for it. |,
When the yellow fever situation
Shis year became alarming and he was {
appealed to for federal aid, he was
quick TO respond and who knows what {
might have been the result had he I
done otherwise. S
He has undertaken to push through /
Congress several measures advocated t
by Che Democratic party and is so |
much ia sympathy with d%emocractic
faith ia many particulars, that many
OF the older leaders Of his party would t
throw him overheard if they were not n
that the attempt would mean ]
own political destruction. t
We OF the South have in q large t
measure isolated ourselves by fighting t.
everything republican. But we are n
to note that reason is en- CT
'hroning itself in the minds of our p
aud that they are fast realizing CT
he suicidal effects of such a policy. Il
T. in his immature years, he did say as
ONE harsh things about our people, fr
It us not forget the period that pro- bl
oked it and remember that honors
about even on that score. We
'ere just as fortunate in employing ci
English Language to abuse them as MI
hey were US. But aside from this, Mr.. Nj
'ooseveit has given evidence by word ai
deed Of a change Of heart and let's us
cept bin for what he shows himself MI
tie. CHI
We are glad the number is 50 few CRY
AT would fan the passions of the past er,
feed the prejudices of the present. the
m0ng our state exchanges we have
but two or three discordant
dcSas to the hospitality that should out
extended him. This is a hopeful tiol
70 and RAY we all put Our shoulders for
the wheel and quit playing partisan ma
litics and urge the interests of GOV
md old MiSSissippi-the greatest joul
tie in the union. of t
Yes, we are glad that Mr.. Roosevelt NEE
proper to make his Southern tour pie
0 regret that arrangements could
) be made to get him to stop off in A
city
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