The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-09
Finds That Il Is Not Such Q Turpentine Connection as
 He Had Feared
.FL0RENCE'S RECEPTION Is
 FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
Assists in Opening of Georgia-csroins Fair at Auqusta-Wins Game of Golf Over Old Opponent, Maj.
 J. B. Cumming.

Florence. 8. C.. November S.-Leaving Augusta and two days of welcome rest behind him, President Taft st1rted for Washington this afternoon and stopped over here for three hours this evening to receive a reception in this little com munity of 10000 population as demon strative as many he has received in cities of far more pretentious proportions. In the throng which lined the streets from the depot to the Central school house and which listened to an address by the President there were more rebel wells than in nearly all the rest of the south put together
 The Presidents visit to Florence was also marked by his introduction to the famous pine bark stew of the Pee Dee section of South Carolina. The Pres ident had been looking forward to this stew with mingled emotions of pleasur- able anticipation and fear When it ap- peared the major course in the Flor ! ence banquet tonight 1t proved to be nothing more or less than a delectable | fish chowder, highly spced and stewed | over pine bark fire sufficiently long to get some of the flavor of the pine into i the decoction
 l Opens Fair. | Before leaving Augusta this afternoon 1 the President assisted in the opening of 1 the Georgia a-Carolina fair The President was talking of ship-subsidy. and as he paused he looked aloft and saw reced- ing balloon and exclaimed q hesitate ! to occupy your time in discussing an | old method of transporting goods when you have before your eyes the newest 1 one invented, and yet l venture to think 1t will be some time before that method | of Transportation will be followed in ths matter of cotton bales
 1 It had been intended that the President 1 should stop here only an hour and 10 minutes this evening, but the local com mittee secured a encouragement of the schedule by which they might hold the chief executive for three times that long and yet deliver him to Wilmington early tomorrow morning. The presidential train arrived at 7:50 and left shortly before II D. m. In his speech, delivered in the open air here tonight, President Taf, warned the people of the south nof tt, let the prosperity of 15-cent cotton runa away with them but to remember to de- mand in all business affairs the stan dard of integrity and morality outlined by Theodore Roosevelt
 Talks of Prosperity.
 At no place in South Carolina or else where in my travels, said the President. had l more reason to congratulate my self on cordial reception than here in Florence. I am told there is something in the price of cotton that makes your voice little louder your smiles a little wider and your contentment a little greater; but. my friends you ought not to De carried off your feet by prosperity and fail to call for maintenance of high standards of business morality and cit izenship. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance, and I say to you that the price of elevating moral standards is eternal vigilance.
 Now my friends. we are apt to ger enthusiastic over 15-cent cotton and the growth of cities and states and all this material prosperity. But 1 hope that in so doing we shall not forget the respon- abilities that ought to accompany our material growth. We have been pros porous before. We were exceedingly pros porous In 1907 and for six eight years before that. But there came time when
 
 him saw that which came from that prosperity was an accumulation of wealth in individual hands by means that were not legal and could not be morally sup ported, called for a halt and called for an investigation of our prosperity and called for the enactment of legislation that should restrict our growth in order that 1t might be along lines of legality and along lines of business integrity and morality.
 But l am no pessimist. I believe we are growing steadily better and better and the way we responded to the call when Roosevelt uttered it showed that we would not be bribed by material com forts and luxury into sleepiness and in- action in matters of business integrity"
 President Taft said that perhaps he had not been in public office long enough to estimate public receptions at their true worth
 But l believe verify in my heart" he added. that the receptions I have re ceived everywhere in the south are sin cere desire on the part of the people to testify to their loyalty and by the ex- pressions of respect and welcome to the head of the nation"
 L. c. Wheeler of the secret service who has been ahead of the President throughout the long trip. making ar rangementsy joined the party today and received a hearty commendation from MT. Taft. T am glad to see you, Wheel where have been perfect. I congratulate you"
 Wins at Golf.
 Augusta. November s.-President Taft 1a