The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-10-26
WELCOMED IN GEORGIA
Georgia Gives Great Welcome 10 the
Man Whom Editor Graves Declares

georgia Gives Great Welcome 10 the
Man Whom Editor Graves Declares
in Speech at Luncheon to Be Her
Most ulustrious Grandson and 1OO,-
600 People Are Said to Have Seen
and Heard Him.
Atlanta, Ga. Specia!-TEe presi-
dent s visit to Atlanta Friday was
marked event i'll til history Of the
State Of Georgia. He was greeted on
his arrival by distinguished citizens,
and on every hand were shouted
words of welcome that left no 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 of Gov
ernor Hyward, added its welcome
to the South i'll no uncertain tones.
On being introduced to the vast
throns present, Mr.. Roosevelt made
brilliant and timely speech, among
many other things saying:
''Here is this great industrial cen
ter in this city which is typical
Southern city, it is natural to con-
slider certain phases of the mary-sid
ed industrial problem which this
generation have to solve. In this
world of ours it is practically impos-
sible to get success Of any kind on
a 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 rule il
may be said that something must be
paid as an offset for everything we
get and for everything we accomplish.
This is notably true Of our industrial
life. The problems which we Of Am
erica have to face today are very
serious, but we will do well to remem-
Der that after all they are only part
of the price which we have to pay
for the triumphs we have won, for the
high position to which we have attain
ed If we were a backward and sta
tionary country we would not have to
face these problems at all; but l
think that most Of us are agreed that
to he backward and stationary would
be altogether too heavy a price to
paw for the avoidance of the problems
in question. There are no labor
troubles where there is no work to be
done by labor. There are no troubles
about corporations where the poverty
Of the community is such that it is
not worth while to form corporations
There is no difficulty in regulating
railroads where the resources of a
region are so few that it does not
pay to build railroads. There are
many excellent people who shake their
heads over the difficulties that as a
nation we now have to fec; but their
melancholy is not warranted save in
very partial degree: for most Of the
things Of which they complain arc the
inevitable Accomplishments of the
growth and greatness Of which we
are proud.
"Now l 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 that there are not I'M
healthy signs in the body social and
polite; but l do mean 10 say that
while we must not show a foolish
optimism we must not less beware of
a mere blind pessimism. There is
every reason why we should be vigil
liant i'll searching out what IS wrong
and unfinchingly resolute In striving
| to remedy it. But at the same time
we must not blind ourselves to what
has been accomplished for good, and
above all we must not lose our heads
and become either historical or ranco-
rous in graphing with what is bad:
lie also discussed the regulation OF
commerce, the Chinese boycott and
other subjects Of vital interest to the
South
At banquet, speaking inprcmptu,
| he praised Joel Chandler Harris
(:Uncle Remus') rs one of the fore
most writer's of the age. He also said :
The surest way Of bunting the
public conscience in dealing with cor
ruption is to confuse the public mind
as to who is corrupt and who is not.
There are plenty of men from whom
we differ radically, plenty OF men OF
when we radically disapprove, as to
whom it is right and necessary that
we should express that disapproba-
ton: but beware OF expressing it in
terms that imply moral reprobation.
Governor Hayward Adds Welcome.
| Following the President address,
| Colonel Graves introduced Governor
Howard of South Carolina, as the
guest second in honor only to the ma
| tons Chief Executive. Governor
Howard added his welcome to the
South to that already extended by
| Georgia. He declared that nowhere
could the President receive a more
hearty welcome than in the South,
and he joined most heartily with
Georgia in honoring the President.
In closing Governor Hayward pro
posed the health of Mrs. Roosevelt
already on her way to Washington
and the pretty compliment was re-
spcnded to by The entire company
standing.
At His Mothers Old Home.
Roswell, Ga, Special.-President
Roosevelt carried out his long cher.
ished pl.:n Of visiting the home OF
his mother-Roswell, Ga. One OF his
reasons for coming South was that nc
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