The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-19
NATION is TARlLtlXG WITH
IDEALS THIS VERY MOMENT
And Says Tho South Must %
Its Share In Realizing
The Future gG

Now York, Aug l9 IN rehponge te
au invitation TO address the Southern
commercial congreis at Atlanta III
the spring Of 1911 Theodore Rooses
volt has Just sent letter to M.
lUharlcs Hall Davis, chairman of thc
congress, At Petersburg, va, In part
as follows.
] ~ IS not possible az yet for me to
answer dciiuitclv. but believe that
on my irlp 10 California next March. /
shall msi through the Southern
states; and hope that II can be ar
rangcd that the Southern commercial
congress Is then hold ta meeting III
one Of the cities through whlch am
fable 10 pass II so Il viii be very rbal
/ pleasure 10 me 10 he present aud 10
say all Tat I can IN behalf Of ,hi8 I'D
mrablc movement
Moro and more. the former mis-.
understanding about the South is tend
Ing 10 disappear: and you and y1nr
assoclatcs have sci Ia motion a force
thai viii have much 20 do with Tho
complete dissipation ol this misnnders
standing You are WORKING for a
stronger, south, and .ghow your
wisdom and fofcsishtednes3 ia the
way you realize that this mUament
for q stronger South. TO be effective,
must really mean a stronger natinual
cuhrspn for The old South OF YES
torday is being changed into The
vnnng American Of today Every gooa
American must hope 70 see real
solid South. IN lhe sense OF solid
huslners prosperity IN the south. for
all good Americans now realize that
the prosperity of any part Of the
country helps the prosperity Of the
wlolc and Tie prosperity OF the whole
\ WI grow faster and stand ON the
most durabl, foundations only when
1--WE effectively realize that the words
I"snuth," North. East and ''Wcst"
have only . geographical Significance
" earnestly hope that The y1ung
men of the South viii never. forget
The past glorles Of The South, because
| earnestly hope that the Young men
Iall over America today will keep IN
mind these glorious memories OF
every section of our common country
aud that The men of tho North ana u
Tho West viii remember the S0uth's
nast with the same pride itself d0eA,
FOR the undyIng glory won by the men
who 80 valiantly aud with such sin.
cerity fought for their convictions
whether they wore the blue or ihe
gray. ia now common heritage Of all
o. us. wherever we dwell
"rhs Nation Is thrilling with IDEAL
~ this very moment: and these idealS
relate TO constructive work IN the IN
turc The South must do ms fnl
share in realizing it. and from nov
, on II must participate IN full in thu
solution Of all tho national problems
~ Of us alike mug' turn 10 the gpe
cial problems of this age with Tho
courage that our fathers showed y
those heroic daYa TO which We looh
back with mournful pride
"The statue Of General Lee. IN Con
! fcderaie uniform stands in the hall
I nf Congress to-day, and his momorg !
Z honored no more bg The South than !
is by the North: and ID the North a
2 in the South alike J think We are nov
learning 10 anDly absolutely IN GOO
faith the great words Of Grant. lie
uf have peace"
"The part played by The South j
The constructive stalesmanship oi on
= Naioua earlier years was of Inca
9 cunblo weiylt and value 7 iirlnly b'
!. iipge ilial lh timc ban pow com
wien the Snnil'a Influence win agal
bc fell. not only III constructive state
manship, but IN the enormous Held Z
II constructive busineBs cndeayor y
U part Of our country has seen sreh pr
gross as tlio South has made In ih
last iwenig years along material linz
land / believe the next twenty yeai
/ viii sec greater progress
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