The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
TRIBUTE FROM THE SOUTH.
John Temple Graves Touched by
Presidents Chiyalric sentiment.
From the Atlanta Georgian.


From the Atlanta Georgian.
How swiftly and yet how softly the
asperities OF politics and the impulsive
expressions of youthful prejudice are
modified in the lapse OF years or melted
finally in the little acts Of kindness
which always move the world
There is no rank or station that kind
ness does not touch, and no bosom how
ever flied with mighty cares that does
not answer back, swiftly reciprocal TO the
suggestion Of d magnanimous and friend
y spirit.
And the people-God bless them,-love
and applaud the little things that breathe
OF grace and gracfOusness and greatness
and a noble mind In one man or in many
men. The world owes a generous deed
and the dOer Of il
Here are three incidents that VIII please
this finer spirit OF the times:
W y. Mitchell, d Nirginiau. and pTesi-
dent Of the Georgia commission for the
jamestown Exposition, conceived In his
chlvalric mind that Georgia would do
handsome and a proper thing by choos-
ing for the Georgia house at James
town that old historic mansion at Ros-
we'll IN which was born and married
the mother Of the President Of the United
States. who at this time, and perhaps
illustrious grandson of the Commonwealth
ot 5eorsiA 1ae Suggestion took insJant
root in enthusiastic soil, for while there
were many men in Georgia who took
issue with some views Of our great
President. there were none who ques-
toned his fearless public honesty, and
there were many vino followed ia the
faith of his recent public policies and
other thousands OF Us. men and women.
who find Il easy 70 forget the strenuous
President, in the chivslric and tender
gentleman. who centcred his visit TO
ra-gia around an act OF knightly an
noble reverence 10 tho gentlewOman
d, az gave ulm birth. II ali the word
loves a lover It loves that lover not the
less when his mother is the object OF
his tenderness. and We in Georgia, more
fortunate than our fellows, have seen
in Theodore Roosevelt the 1oving and
loyal son. where others have welcomed
only the statesman and the President.
And 50 the thought was gallant and
hlial that conceived the idea Of tOUCh-
4 ing the TendeTest side OF the great man :
nature by this joint tribute 10 has
mother and himself
Did il reach the Presidents apprecia-
ton? Instantly. No man ever yet failed
+ 20 reach Theodore Roosevelt who touch
/ cd that tendrrer and nobler side Of him.
/ On the day that the Georgia papers and
/ President Mitchelrs letter reached the
/ White House with the announcement of
/ Georgia's jamestown home. the President
sat down within the hour and penned
+ this cordial note which rings true in
every line
The White House.
I Washington. Oct. i6 lsl6
/ Ny Dear M Mitchell. I mead hardly say bow
much touched aud pleased J was by the proposition
I % rerroduee ny mothers cid nome as jamestown
I Naturally there wss nothing that could have sp
pealcd to NE mere Whsteyer the decision IN "a,
matter may finally be. ALLOW ne 20 thanh you mos
warmly for your suggestion. With great regard.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
w Y. Mitchell. Esq.
President Georgia Commission 20 jamestown Ex
/ position. Atlanta, Ca
On the same day there lay in quiet
state in a New York hotel the mortal
| remains Of a noble woman. who was
known and honored in her lifetime as
the Mother of the Dead Confederscy,'
/ Between her chieftain husband and Theo-
dore Roosevelt's impetuous youth there
had Widened Il difference expressed in
warm and impatient words. Years had
softened and stilled the incident and
many a time the President had said that
lin maturer years he would not have writ
ten as warmly as he did. and that ii he
was in private station he would say this
10 the world
And within the same hour that sped the
telegram thanking Georgia for the tribute
to his mother, the President sent this
brief but sufficient message TO New
York;
| The White House. Washington. Oct H.--Mrs. ]
Addison Hayes Hotel Majestic New York City: Pr4l
accept the most sincere sympathy q Mrs. Roosevelt
and myself THEODORE ROOSEVELT
And the flowers Of the White House
the rarest and most fragrant, went that
day from President and Mrs. Roosevelt
To take their place among the world
wide tributes TO the dead wife Of JET.
fersOn Davis. the dead Mother OF thC
Dead COufederacy,
Is there anyone who does not know
that the message from Georgia TO Wash
ington made little swifter and a little
softer the message from Washington e
| New York;
Without the message from Georgia thai
message would doubtless have gone from
the Gentleman of the White House 10 tbs
last survivor of the Gentleman of tbs
COnfederacy.
But the heart of the gallant republic
prefers to believe that the tribute Of
| Georgia 10 the one mother quiekened bS
a noble heart beat the tribute TO th'
other from the great President Of th'
United States.