The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
No End to Reception Ac-
corded the PreSident-Elect
BY Southerners.
MAKES ADDRESS
AT UNIVERSITY
Takes Flying Trip to Athens, After
Making Tour Around Atlanta
in An Automobile.
Bv JAMES HAY. Tr.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 16.-President-
elect TafCs second day in the maelstrom
OF Atlanta's lavish and relentless hos
pItality was varied by his taking fly
ing trip 10 Athens where the State
University is situated.
He left here at noon and win return
at O'Clock this evening. Before going
10 Athens he toured Atlanta in an auto
mobile, spoke to the students OF the
Georgia Technical School and delivered
an address to the negroes at pig Bethel
Church
The treatment ne is receiving here
makes the tales Of Julius Caesars tri-
umphs read like the induction Of a
backWood's mayor into office. There
was never anything ike this in Caesars
family. The food he is getting has
Nero's banquets faded to the pale sem
blsnce of a scent lunch counter and
the feast served up 10 him last night
looked like the famous hanging gardens
OF Babylon IN fuu and blushing bloom
A Good Host
Beyond all doubt the triumphant
Democracy Of the solid and untram-
meled South is a good host. Reception
committees today, as yesterday have
beset him on every side breathing forth
esteem and affection Hat In hand every
spokesman has compared his coming
with sunshine after rain with the dew
upon the rosebud. the laughter Of bah
bling brooks in June and every other
highly colored thing i'm historys cata-
logue.
Taft has put in a lot of time speaking
since he arrived. But his performance
has been as eothing to the iridescent
cascade Of oratory which has fallen IN
rnatchless ripples from the lips Of
Georgia's grandest gOssips. Hoke smith
has lifted up his voice and expressed
$1,000 worth Of patriotism $500 worth
Of Ge0rgia's greatness and q short
weight cents worth of liberation oI
Republican uism. Mayor Robert Maddox
has reached up 10 high heaven, and
spread through his speech few Of the
greater luminaries Asa c. Gambler
chairman OF the chamber of commerce
has uttered limpid phrases which per
fumed the ambient atmosphere. frofr
every mouth there has come puislrg
periods. stirring sentences and unduuted
oratory-
Business Paralyzed.
The bvpnotic eIoquence OF the men
has been emphasized and puncruated
every building bunting and banners
Uyavs dags daunt and people gaze. Yes
tardav business was suspended. IOoay
IL is naralyzed The streets are throng-
I'd. and the counting rooms are idle
Not only IS the City's population max
inc r0errv but thousands of people have
come IN from the surrounding country
TO get a glimpse Of the next PTesidenE.
He realizes their curiosity ana gives
fher1 every opportunity possible 10 ses
III q
flags flying.
GOOD nature is everywhere. Even
GOV EI0ke Smith and Joseph NJ. Brown,
The man who defeated him for re-elec-
lion. smiled auiably at each other this
morning I'm a mt Of abseut-mlndedness
After that happened every man WHO mac
an enemy So town looked him ups Iell
ON his neck and forEaVe him utterly and
entirely. This IS the effect the Tart
mis- evening az 8 O'Clock he viii round
ont his visit TO Atlanta with the Tecep-
ton rendered him by the Capital City
club. an organization composed or
Ceorzia's leading families and a few Re
1,rbIfcauE At this reception the ladies'
viii be admitted, and the advance no.
tices say IT. will be the most brilliant so
cisI function ever pulled on IN TINS city.
A "BIood Cousin"
Atlantans would not have been sat-
fsded If they could not have called
Mr.. Taft cousin Bill They have
arranged that 10 their satisfaction
after q somewhat extended climb
through the branches of seFeral fam
ily trees. Taft is now Cousin Biil'
IA this mans town Unless u. r. Kin
80 everybody iu a Southern town Z r
Not quite up 20 the scratch IaLL is
that much and more. A- mas peeh uls-
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