The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-13
ROOSEVELT IN dixie

~ s1n9ie SouA
would willingly run for the
: idency."-Theodore Roose-
E welt. TO friends In Atlanta.
= Is
Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 10,-"By George
II | thought could carry single
State, / would willingly
run for the Presidency"
Col Roosevelt made that state
ment in Atlanta Saturday, 1t was
learned to-day, in the presence OF
Mayor Maddox and other members
of the reception committee which es-
corted him through Atlanta's crowd
ed streets.
AS the procession moved along the
streets. with the Colonel bowling his
acknowledgements to the thousands
on either side, Mayor Maddox told
Mr.. Roosevelt that he had lived IN
Atlanta all his life and the crowd
was the largest he had ever seen
masged on the streets on any occa-
sion.
You see, Colonel Roosevelt" add
ed Colonel Paxton, president or the
Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce and
a member Of the reception commit
tee, what the people of Atlanta
would do for you IL you gave them
d chance"
With manifest enthusiasm, the
former President then made the re-
mark quoted above.
Il regard it as unfortunate, said
Mr.. Paxton tonight, that the mat
ter reached the newspapers, as Col.
Roosevelt was the guest Of the city,
and | considered his statement, made
in his usual enthusiastic manner, as
confidential.
Differs With the President.
Col. Roosevelt declared that the
Federal Government should do all
it legitimately could to assist in the
reclamation of the great swamp
area of the Mississippi valley.
AS soon as Col. Roosevelt reached
Hot Springs to-day, Governor Dona-
ghey and several other men who are
interested in obtaining help from the
National Government in the reclama-
ton project asked him to touch on
the subject in his address to the
Arkansas State fair. Col. Roosevelt
promised them to do so.
Plea for Aid for Drainage of South.
ern Swamp Lands.
In his speech, Col. Roosevelt said:
There are things about the open
country that should be done by the
government, that is, by the repre-
sentatives of all of US, working to-
gether.
Arkansas is one of a group O.
States with an enormous area o.
swamp lands. Until drained, tht
land is worthless; and, when drained
1t is block of the most fertil lant
in the entire nation.
The National Government must d,
It's part in helping in the drainage
because the drainage is an inter
state affair. Arkansas, Missouri
North Carolina, Tennessee, Louis
lana, and Mississippi are all concern
ed, and ought to work together an
Vthe National Government should ren
der all possible legitimate aid"
It is estimated that there are Is
100000 acres of swamp lands in tn
States mentioned by Col. Roosevelt
Veterans in Blue and Gray Petite
With Flowers.
Confederate veterans, in their un
forms of gray, were seated on or
side of the stand, in front of tt
children. On the other side wei
some Grand Army veterans, in the
blue uniforms. A young woman
blue strewed flowers over the Co
federate veterans, who lodged ar
blinked as the shower descended.
A young woman in gray did ii
same for Grand Army men, and the
both young women threw roses ov
Col. Roosevelt. Some one releas.
four white doves, which symbolic.
the peace which now exists betwe.
the Blue and the Gray
Urges Support OF Roosevelt.
Then Governor Donaghey intr
duced Col. Roosevelt, and althous
he is Democrat, he said that eve
one ought to give the Colonel NOR
support. He said that perhaps t
people of Arkansas might not ha
agreed with the Colonel in all
had done, but that every Americ;
citizen could agree with him Gin t
mighty struggle he is making f
purity in private life and more no
esty in pblic life. He added:
He ought to have the support
every lover of liberty, of every Low
OF fair play. That he has more exc
utlVe force than any other man +
Tore the American people TODAY
obvious to ALL"
In his speech Col. Roosevelt sal
1t is just as foolish for the farm
to-day to say that he will not ado
new methods because his father &
not use them as it would be fooli
hn