The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-21
And Lips Ring With the
Music of Welcome.
HIS WsiR!LE ADDRESS
The President Speaks On Problems
Attendant Upon Our Advance Indus
triaIIy. Never Does He Appear TO
Better Advantage / han in His
Mothers Home, Roswell.
(By the Associated Press.)


Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 20.-The Presi-
dents visit to Atlanta today was a
marked event in the history of the
State of Georgia. He was greeted on
his arrival by it's most distinguished
citizens, and through the day on every
that left no room for doubt of their
sincerity. The city was in gala at
tire and business was practically sus-
pended that all might greet the dis
tinguished guest. South Carolina, in
the person of Go/4rnor Hayward,
added its welcome to the South in no
uncertain tones.
The threatening clouds of the early
morning failed to shed their burden of
rain, and although the chilling wind
prevailed through the entire day, it
failed to cool the ardor of the well
come.
Numerous extra trains brought their
burden of Gcorgians from the sur
rounding county and cities, adding to
the citizen attendance, and it was esti-
mated that not less than 100000 per-
sons saw and welcomed the President.
The Presidential train rolled into
the Terminal station exactly on time,
and as it was sighted coming through
the yards, every steam whistle in the
city blew 4 noisy welcome Waiting
on the station platform were the re-
ception committee headed by Cover
nor Terrell, Senator Clay Congress
man Livingstone. Mayor Woodward.
and Bishop c.. X. Nelson. To greet
Mrs. Roosevelt was q small committee
of ladies led by Mrs. Terrell, wife of
the governor, and Mrs. Clark Howell.
Governor Hayward, of South Carolina,
a guest of Governor Terrell, was made
an honorary member of the committee
on reception
AS the train cac1e to a stop Gov
ernor Terrell and Senator Clay ac-
companied by Mrs. Terrell and Mrs.
Howell entered the Presidents car
to welcome the distinguished guests.
A moment later the party emerged
and introductiOns followed. The or
iginal plan to have the President pass
the waiting rooms of the station had
been vetoed by the secret service and
the party was taken to the street
level by a baggage elevator and en-
tered carriages back of the station.
Mrs Roosevelt and her escort de-
parted almost Immediately for the
Governors Mansion on Peachtree
street where they were greeted by d
reception committee of about one
hundred society ladies and witnessed
the parade from that point of van
tage.
The President arrived at Piedmont
Park at 11:10 o'clock. The steam
whistles q fthe State Fair blew an en-
thusiastic welcome and the thousands
assembled shouted themselves hoarse
as the President entered the grounds.
A review of the military escort was
held, headed by the 18th Infantry.
which returned few weeks ago from
the Philippines. From stand erect
ed of the race course the President
delivered his address. Dudley Hughes.
president of the Fair Association, at
whose Invitation the President Was
.n.esent. introduced Governor Terrell
who i'm turn presented Mayor Wood
ward to welcome the Pesident and ne
was followed by Senator Clay, VINO
introduced the President.
Governor Terrells illusions to the
Presidents efforts. for international
peace were received with rouslng
cheers Mayor Woodward presented
the Pesident with a block of Geor-
gia marble, a momento from Geor-
~ia's organized labor, prepared py
Union labor.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
AS the President arose to speak
he was greeted by the immense
throng rising and cheering. The
President spoke as follows:
The problems which We of America
have to face today are very serious,
but we will do we'll to remember that
after all they are only part of the price
which we have to pay for the tri
umphs we have won. for the high po-
sition to which we have attained. If
we were backward and stationary
country We would not have to face
these problems at all; but I think
that most of us are agreed tiat to
be backward and stationary would be
altogether too heavy price to pay for
the avoidance of the problems i'm oues-
ton. There are no labor troubles
where there is no work - he 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 q region are so
few that it does not pay to build rail-
roads
Now, | do not wish to be misun-
derstood. | 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 un-
healthy signs in the body social and
polite: but / do mean to say that
while we must now show foolisi,
optimism we must no less beware of
mere blind pessimism. There is
every reason why we should bs
rancorous in graphing with what is
wrong and unflinchingly resoute i'm
striving to remedy il. But at the same
time we must not blind ourselves to