Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-06-01
Mr.. TAFT FEELS INJURED.
Especially Distressed BY Suggested Re-
faction on Southern Hospitality.

my experience. and | have enjoy.
ed the hospitality of many sec.
tlons and countries of the world,
- I never had more cordial, gen.
erous or open and lavish welcome
than I had in the Southern States
during my trip. and the slightest
hint that puts me in the attitude
of a critic of that hospitality
gives me great pain"
This in part is the manner in
which President Taft today in a
letter to Chairman Tawney of the
House committee on approprla.
tions deeply resented criticisms
passed by Democrats in the debate
in the House yesterday upon the
travelling expenses of the Presi-
dent.
The President says he is espe-
cially distressed by "suggested
reflection on Southern hospitali-
ty."
President Taft's letter con-
tiuues:
II am deeply grieyed over the
phase which the discussion of the
appropriation for the travelling
expenses of the PRECEDENT took
yesterday. think it is a legltl-
mate argument in favor of such
an appropriation that Congress
men and many others press the
acceptance of invitations to visit
their sections and districts, be-
cause the urgency of such requests
indicates ths opinion on the part
of the people that one Of the du-
ties of the President is to visit
the people in thar homes.
''But the intimation or sugges-
tion that the acceptance by Con-
gressmen of the Presidents invi-
tation to travel on the train with
him in their respective districts
or States was a reason why they
should not vote their free opinion
on the question: of such an appro-
priation is to me a most painful
one. LII travelling upon 5he train
they were not receiving my hos.
pitality-they we're only making
a little more elaborate the cordial
welcome which they as Represen.
tatives of their districts wished
to give"
'The feature of the discussion
yesterday which was especially
distressing to me was a sad re.
Election on Southern hospitality.
The 1ntimation that somewhere
in the South board was charged
has no foundation in fact, and I
never heard it intimated until 1
saw it in this mornings paper"
Following the receipt of Presi
dent Taft's letter, Representative
Tawney issued a statement say
ing:
''It is ridiculous to suppose that
I would reflect privately. much
less publicly, upon the floor of
the House of Representatives, up
on Southern hospitality, which is
proverblal and that which-as I
can say from experience-there is
nothing more cordial or more gen.
ercus to be imagined. But I
agree with the statement of Pres.
ident Taft in his letter to me to-
day, that it is legitimate argu-
ment in favor of such an appro-
priation that Congressman and
many others press the acceptance
of invitations to visit their sec.
tions and districts, because the
urgency Of such requests indicates
the opinion on the part Of the
people that ona of the duties of
the President is to visit the peo-
pie in their homes
II had spoken of a man who
would ask the President to be his
guest, entertain him and then
criticize him for making the visit,
Ill effect charging him board
Mr.. Bartlett Of Georgia, evidently
misunderstanding my remark,
then demanded to know cf a
single instance where the Presi-
dent was charged board. and Rep
resentative Hamer of Idaho, be.
fore I could reply, injected the
facetious comment tn at be
thought it WAS In Georgia.
"Of course the President was
never charged for his board when
the guest Of any one in Georgia
or anywhere else, and no such
allegation was made"
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blotchesl External application
may partially hide them, out Hol