The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-23
Roosevelt /
in THE SOUTH
PRESIDENT HAS MADE
BIG HIT EyHRYWHEye
Is Predicted That His Trip
i Overcome the Prejudice Of Rookie,
Washington Incident and XIII OFF All
Sectionallsm.

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IS taking 4 lively interest III the presi-
dents south trip because that trip is
making good the many confident pre-
dictions made here before he went
away predictions that this reception
would be more cordial than that eyer
before extended BY the south to a re-
publican president.
Fresh from an international triumph
absolutely unique ili character and the
universally of the applause with which
it was hailed, the president has now
entered upon triumph no less remark
able but in an entirely different field.
The enthusiasm with which he is now
being greeted In the south is a tribute
4 that he may well consider as filing the
v cup of his satisfaction to overflow
ing, @ III;
A short time ago the south, strange
ly preoccupied with the incident Of the
Booker Washington luncheon, seemed
arrayed iii unbeIlding hostility to Mr.
Roosevelt. Today he is welcomed
wherever he goes in the states Of the
south, with an enthusiasm with which
no national character has been greeted
iii the region since the days Of Andrew
Jackson and Henry Clay.
Tn this very matter Of his recent re-
lations with the south, he stood BY with
firinness and dignity during all the
time the storm against him was, blow
ing, and if he has captured the south
now it is felt here that il has not been
by any political conciliatioil, but be-
cause he has lived down a dislike that
has exceedingly scant foundation,
through a. record of manly and able
1 conduct which has outweighed thous-
andfold the things the south had
against him. "
Washington is taking note OF an
other important point in connection
with the present trip That trip is
stamping Upon the effeteness Of sec
stionalistn as it has not been stamped
upon before NJ
Since 1885, when Cleveland became
president-the first president SINCE the
civil war who was in fact president 81
the entire, country rythe sectional issue
has been an anachronisnl Nc Ki1ley
carried forward the work begun by
Cleveland, and now Roosevelt is en-
gagged in the task of finally destroying
the power OF the old appeal to passion
and prejudice e-of showing that the
bloody shirt is now the thinnest oi
rags and the rebel yell the faintest 81
shrieks 4
Mr.. Roosevelt ! task Is the easier Be
cause Of the universal confidence and
respect hesis now able to inspire.
The south is as thoroughly in ac-
cord with his major policies as any
section OF the north. This lis notably
true of railroad rate and insurance
matters. Hitherto the south has held
aloof from republican administration
and opposed republican Legislation
solely OH the ground that they were re-
publicans. President Roosevelts poll
tics, however, are neither sectional nol
partizan, and the south is beginning tc
understand this fact
Public men, III this city are inter
csted, further, in observing that Cover
NOR Vardaman is now rouldly de,
nounced BY prominent southern iller
for his attitude of unfriendliness to the
president. II lis seen ny southerners
that Mississippi IS the only state of tlas
old south III which the president during
His trip, will not make q stop or deliver
ali address. The meeting of cpnfeder.
ate veterans in that state last night
which resulted III biting arrai igai1ef,'
of Vardarnafl, strikes public sentiment
iii Washington AS an Indication of al
ava akening conscience among southern
ers that viii greatly assist the president
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