The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-28
PRESIDENT DEEPLY GRIEVED
At TAWNEIrS REFLECTION az
SOT THERN HOSPITALITY.
IN an Open Letter 10 TaNRey He says
Tlat IN Al Es Experience Ne Never
HAD q More CSr'liaI. Generous. OpTn
AMI a, Ish Wrlronie Than w the south.

WAsHINGToN. May p President Taft
, sent a letter to-day % Representative
Tawney expressing In No uncertain terms
his displeasgre over the discussion IN the
Hou~s yesterday Of the proposed appro-
priation for his travelling expenses
Here Is the letter
Ny DEAR Mn TAwNFy an deeply
Rrieycd over the phase which the die
,ussion 81 The appropriation for The travel
ling expenses ~ he President took yes
t@rday. think u Il a legitimate argument
boz favor ~ such an appropriation that
C0ngressmen and many others press Tho
acceptance NJ invitations tn visit their
sections and districts. because the urgency
~ such requests indicated me opinion on
Tho part 81 the people that one of the duties
NJ me President j. 10 visit the people tn
their homes But the inumatIon or sue.
gestiou that the acceptance bv Congress
men ~ tho Presidents invitation 10 travel
on tho train With him no their respective
districts or states was reason why they
should not vote their free opinion On the
question n such an appropriation - 10
mo a most painful one In travelling upon
The train they were not receiving my hos.
pitality hey we're only making little
more elaborate the cordial welcome which
they a. representatives Of their districts
wish 10 give
The feature 81 the discussion Yesterday
which was especially distressing 10 mo was
a suggested reflection on southern hos
pitslity. The intimation that somewhere
In the south board was charged had no
foundation In fact and I never heard IL
minated until Jaw b IN This morning
paper In an my experience. and have
enjoyed the hospitality ~ many sections
and countries Of mo world, J never had
more cordial generous. open and lavish
welcome than ! had In the southern states
during my trip. and The slightest hint that
puts me IN the attitude n a critic Of that
hospitality gives me- great pain
am going 10 take the liberty of making
this letter To- you public. Very sincerely.
WILLIAM ". Tar.
Representative Tawney declared tins
morning that his remarks on the floor
- tho House yesterday had been mis-
interpreted and misunderstood and that
tho entire debate on the item of SIS an
for travelling expenses had been dignihed
with a great deal more attention than II
deserved
II 10 ridiculous N suppose said Mr.
Tawney. that would reflect privately.
much lees publicly upon the floor 81 tho
HOUSE ~ Representatives, upon Southern
hospitality. which II proverbial. and than
which a. ! ran say from experience
there IL nothing more cordial or more
generous 70 he imagined But I agree
with the statement ~ President Taft
in his letter n mo to-day that n IL
legitimate argument in favor of such
an appropriation that Congresumen and
many others press the acceptance II in
vitations h visit their sections and dis
tricts. because tho urgency 81 such re-
quests indicates tho opinion On the part
n the people that one of the duties of the
President is 10 visit the people In their
homes
Mr. Tawney said that he was careful
In his remarks yesterday 20 ahsolve the
people ~ the south from opposition 20
tho item n appropTiating for the Prrsi-
dents travelling expenses he added
that h. had stated repeatedly that the
expenditure n money for travelling eH-
penses ~ The President was justified In
the minds u the people n the country
NJ Tawney said that he had rad a num-
ber u editorials from Southern nsws-
papeU expressing the hope that there
would he No opposition 20 the t1S.O0o
appropriation.
asked those Democratic member.
aid Mr. Iawney, awhoes districts the
fTaat18nt bad visited and who nra nov
e1po4ing tho appfupriation e this uns