Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-10-25
WELCOMED IN GEORGIA

in Speech at Luncheon to Be Her
Most ulustrious Grandson and 100,-
900 People Are Said TO Have Seen
and Heard Him.
Atlanta, Ga, Special.-TEe Presi-
dents visit to Atlanta Friday was a
marked event in tn history Of the
State of Georgia. He was greeted on
his arrival by distinguished citizens,
and on every hand we're shouted
words of welcome that left no room
for doubt eff their sincerity. The
city was in gala attire and business
was practically suspended that all
might greet the distinguished guest.
South Carolina, III the person OF Gov
ernor Hyward, added its welcome
to the South in no uncertain tones.
On being introduced to the vast
throng present. Mr.. Roosevelt made a
brilliant and timely speech, among
many other things saying:
"Here is this great industrial CEN
ter in this city which IS a typical
Southern city. it is natural to con-
slider certain phases of the ~many-sld-
ed industrial problem which this
generation have to solve. in this
world Of ours it is practically lmpos-
sible to get success Of any kind on
a large scale without paying m
thing for it. The exceptions to the
rule are too few to warrant u pay
inc heed to them; and as a rule 1t
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 renem-
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 be backward and stationary would
be altogether too heavy a price to
pay 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 4
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
a very partial degree, for most of the
things Of which they complain are the
inevitable accompaniment OF the
growth and greatness Of which we
are proud.
"Now [ do not wish to be m%isunder-
stood. I do not for one moment
mean to say hat there arc 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 I 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 in searching ont what is wrong
and unflinchingly resoiute i'll 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.
He also discussed the regulation of
commerce, the Chinese boycott and
other subjects Of vital interest to the
South,
At a banquet, speaking inprcmptu,
he praised Joel Chandler Harris
(''Uncle Remus'') rs one of the fore
most writers 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.
Inere are plenty OF men from whom
we differ radically, plenty of men of
whom We radically disaprrove, 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 AIDES Welcome.
Following the Presidents address,
Colonel Graves introduced Governor
Hayward Of South Carolina, as the
guest second in honor only to the ma
tons Chief Executive. Governor
Hayward added his welcome 10 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-
sponded to by The entire company
standing,