Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-16
GEORGIA TOWNS GIVE
TAFT WARM WELCOME

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rar To realize yEat MS T"..t Was ," b
srri usly broken.
Mr. TAFT said Win 'rrInae 'hni w.
MAS rord 10 hay" It'cn TIN hrs' r.
publican candidate for III" pi"Si.s'h'E
who had carried h,s canvass >uu'l
of the Mason and inA"u line.
Partisansh.p IN Bad Taste.
in the prrscnr" e! Democrats AMI
KclublicanS here 1t non partisan
banquet "Npre> Nin@ til" wric"m" OF
She whole comnunl'l. il would n"lth'"
b." C,urtrms nor anpropriut" ir: ~"
10 90 into partisan discussion. NJ.
Taft said.
Il can only refer 20 Ia" fact VITA
.r,,itication and generalization that
today the expression of any rn!i'rai
views in the South is rossihl" wlth"ut
inv living social ostraci>m. or any OF
III" penalties with which It mlsn'
have. been visited in earlier TIM s.
Ten wears have mad" great dif"T-
cncc in the attitud" which th" control
linz pcOllc OF tn. South occupy to
wards the North and the govern.
n"ut.
The Reasons for Change.
The Prcsihcnt-elrrI then SUMMARY
cd the causes which had worked ana
were effrcting this change-th" Span
ish war: tnc a,titud" of Mckinley.
his lovablr character and the p'lnCi-
pies he stood fJr in his campaign:
the succession OF Roosevelt wi h his
Georgia mother: and finally tn" Won
dcrful business development of the
Sou Il.
Il am ii Republican. but / concedc
fully the great advantage TO the conh'
try Of having ,DtLrJcratic party SUI
cicnllv powerful al times 10 win the
tres iden;ial elections and always 10
pu; the, Republican party. when IN
control. in fear OF possible or proba
Bile defeat And so in the South no
one can deny the advantage that vii!
rise in loca! and State governments
when there is a substantial and ILL
t.lligpnt min .riry which may becom"
a majority III punishment OF the
abuses that are likely TO grow out
OF The long continued and umlisTutcI
control of on" party.
Importance in Elections.
Added 10 hat the uncertainty
which may attend IN" result OF ma
tiCnal elicit rs in Stat is certain
TO give il additional Importance IN
the councils Of the nation.
Il observe that among som" proni'
ncnt members of Congress there Is
a disposition o Cbarg" m" with all
attempt 20 win the S.lIth over TO r.
publicanism. and somewhat con
temptous EXPRESSION OF opinion that
this is utterly Impossible. To them
would sd, that I am not hopeful
of winning the South over. bur that
the South has succeeded in winning;
me.
If my coming hal been PARTISAN
no such m 'ciirc as this t0nich; would
have been possible. and 3" ] may say
OF all the receptions and "N.'r"SSlohS
Of good will and welcome th2: bav"
received from roint 10 point through,
or; this Southern country. til" very
success OF IN. rip: til" very reason
uhv il gives mc so much satisfaction
is the pronounced non-par'iHaa char
aci"rof N" welcome which has ben
50 kindly extended tO M.
Citizens Should Rejoice.
"Nny il this indirectly make NO.
inr q u1r;issn advan'agn. hU for q
c ntinuauc" Of Inc movement in favor
of indepcnd"HC' o! speech and ACTON
ard POLITICAL tolerance. lis result Is
one that all ci''znns Of wha'cTor poll
teal parry mI,t rCj"IC" ." nav"
brought about.
I'll, direct local cff"C: ~ \ ma
,icnal administration upon III" ; Mn
il chief, through it's local officials
APPOINTED and exercising their fnnC
tiunS rhrougu his action and through
the expression Of tho admins iTatloi'
towards lh, southern people. fixing
its & Tors in he character % fhos"
oficiaIs and therefore III" admins IA,
ton may b. proDcrly hold a"""un =
hi" and It's p"l:cies determined 10y ih"
qualifications f'ncsS and standing Oi
ihc men appointed to represent il IN
tho districts I'D Stats Of tn sec
ton rcaiil" iher, fore thai "N
pre- SLOWS OF ympsihy with rhc S""i
and an "lrnr-' desire 10 bring u
e. So tn r." central gnV"rUm"n' IT,
thought and lion and fs"iiHE VII
have com rra:iNriy little weight m
less ;Bi, '>prcssion j. accompanied
!, such Appointments n tho S"r'
as shall prov" this sympathy T." u"
real and subs antial
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