The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-05
NIGHTLY ROUND OF CHEER
FURNISHED BY SAVANNAH
Becomes Guest Of Grand Oh Nan
Of Yale.
Visits Georgia state Fair Durs.< Dsy'
and Tells Farmer. Congress Mu.t
Bear Blame II suxsessie.s For u
Needed Reforms Are Not ~
Adopted.


Southeastern Georgia this Indian sum-
mer afternoon. through woods rich In
the warm reds. Colds and brown OF au-
tumn- He spent the forenoon at Ma
con. where he declared he was glad to
be back In Georgia again and feit
thoroughly at home In the Stats
whence he went TO Washington iast
March to assume the oath OF once.
The President arrived here at 7:45
o'clock tonight and began his eighteen
hours stay In the city with an elab-
crate banquet at the DeSoto Hotel
Tomorrow the President viii be taken
for sail over the harbor. will have
spin around the famous AUTOMOBILES
course over WHICH the grand prizs
races Were run last fall. and VIII have
lunch at the Thunderbolt Casino.
Savannah Is the farthest south tho
President will 60 and when he leaves
here at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
he will return at last toward WASH
ington. where he In due to arrive next
Wednesday evening.
Georgia has proved no exception to
the other Southern States President
Taft has visited in extending to him
series of welcomes equal to those he
has received IN any section OF the
country. In Macon. this morning, Il
seemed as though the country for
make up the throngs that gathered in
that city. At every one of the numer~
GUS stops between Macon and this city
there were large depot throngs out to
greet the President and cheer the few
words he had an opportunity TO utter
before the train moved. Here
tonight the President was met BY ans
other great crowd. During his stay In
Savannah. Mr.. Taft IL the guest OF
General william w. Gordon, an oh
family fricnd.
(sovernsr Brown Meets TAFT. Il
.goverfior Joseph M Brown met the
President at Macon and made the trip
with him to this city Representatives
Bartlett also came with the Presideut
from this city who went to Denver TO
extend Savannah's welcome.
The President breakfasted this
morning at the Bartlett home In Ma
con, partaking OF q spread prepared
under the direction OF Mrs. BARTLETT
herself. and comprising a list OF
Southern delicacies 2 that caused the
president 10 declare that IL all WE'LL
to-do Georgia people breakfasted like
that. he wondered that such good old
institutions as dinner and supper had
any vogue at all in this section.
Mr.. Taft withstood the temptation.
however, OF n mint tulep that had been
brewed with consummate skill and
which reposed apparently harmless Ia
a green topped glass that had perfect
barnacles OF frosting on the outside.
lie took the julep In his hand for
moment. but that was as far as ne
got. Waffies. quail. fried chicken.
sausage. steak. broiled ham. broiied
chicken and "grits'' were part Of tns
breakfast set before the president
Captain Archie" Butt, the President
military aide. an old Georgia boy, was
on his native heath today and happy
as could be. Hs had Deen travelling
more than 1000 miles to reach here
with the President. He enthusiastic
ally asked Mr.. Taft today II he did not
think Il was well worth the Journey
to be In Georgia at last. The Presi-
dent graciously agreed. and in hia
speech at the state Fair Grounds 10
Macon, referred TO the fact that he
knew that Georgia people were all
right for he had one for an aide
Speech mt Fair Grounds.
The Macon Fair. Grounds speech was
Mr.. Taft's principal utteranee OF the
day, and in 1t he sought to define mofe
exactly than he has in the past, tns
limitations that are placed upon the
legislative branch and the Responsible
ity that should rest upon Congress.
The President also took occasion to
state the belief that the best way 20
accomplish reforms was not In the dis
regard by the executive OF the lfmita-
tions that stand In their way. Hs
said:
II am glad TO be back in Georgia.
I was a Georgian when ] was elected
President OF the United States. They
went through n preliminary eanteF
Just a year ago today at the pollss nuh
the real election under the CONSTITUTE
ton, as your jurist Senator VIII tea
r
cincts of Georgia. and therefore. for
the time being, subject to the yGeor-
rian laws with an allegiance 70 Geor~
gia. and, 1 am glad to say. was
Georgian in spirit and in heart"
The President said Georgia had been
innocent In choosing him Chtef Ex-
ecutiye. But we got you" called Q
voice. yes" said the President, 'aad
you have to carry me for about three
vars more. and want to make tn~
load as light as I can"
my friends, the note that will come
up in my voice. and which cannot re-
strain, Is one OF congratulation TO the
people OF Georgia upon the condilion
in which they find themselves this
year. and this decade under the provi-
aence OF God. 1t is enough TO make
one stop and think when you realize
that out of your cotton crop alone
YOU will receive in gold more than
double all the gold that win be mined
In the United States during veal"
Majority Must Rule.
Speaking OF the homeogeny or the
people he has met throughout the
country the president said:
I'VE have been trained thousand
years through our English ancestry In
the self-restraint that Is absolutely
necessary to the success OF popuiar
government, and in that quality Of be-
Ing good losers that enables us 70
live happily and coptentedly under q
government selected by a majority OF
which we are not a part. And the
same self-restraint that teaches tho
majority that rules that the limitar
tons Of the constitution AMI not only
the limitations OF law and the consti-
tuition. but Limitations OF decency. limi-
tations Of patriotism, are as strong on
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