Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-08-31
.xrEDDY ON STRONGER SOUTH.
Says Former misunderstanding is
Tending to Disappear.

IN response to an invitation to ad-
dress the Southern Commercial Con-
gress at Atlanta IN the spring OF
1911, Theodore Roosevelt has lust
sent letter to Charles Hall Davis,
chairman OF the congress, at Peters
burg, Va, IN part as follows:
My Dear Sir: 1t is not possible
as yet for me to answer definitely,
but l believe that on my trip to Cali
fornia next March | shall pass
through the Southern States; and |
hope that 1t can be arranged that
g Southern Comemrcial Congress
SAll then hold its meeting in one of
I've cities through which | am able
to pass If so, 1t will be very
real pleasure to me to be present
and to say all that can in behalf
Of this admirable movement.
More and more, the former mis-
understanding about the South is
tending to disappear; and you and
your associates have set in motion a
force that will have much to do
with the complete dissipation OF
this misunderstanding. You are
working for Il stronger South; and
you show your wisdom and fore
sightedness in the way you realize
that this movement for stronger
South to be effective, must really
mean d stronger national cohesion;
for the old South of yesterday is be-
ing changed into the young America
Of to-day.
b. Hope for Real Solid South.
p Every good American must hope
to see zeal solid South, in the
sense OF solid business prosperity in
the South: for all good Americans
now realize that the prosperity of
any part of the country helps the
prosperity Of the whole, and the
prosperity OF the whole will grow
faster and stand on the most dura-
bic foundations only when we ef-
fectively realize that the words
South North, East and West, ;
have only geographical signifi-
cance. ! earnestly hope. that the
young men OF the South will never
forget the past glories OF the
South, because | earnestly hone that
the young men all over America to-
day will keep ever in mind these
glorious memories OF every section
of our common country; ana that
the men Of the North and Of the
West will remember he South's past
with the same pride that the South
itself does; for the undying glory,
won by the men who so valantly
and with such sincerity fought for
their convictions, whether they wore
the blue or the gray, is now COM
mon heritage OF all OF us, wherever
we dwell.
''This nation is thrilling with
ideals at this very moment; and
these ideals relate to constructive
work In the future. The South must
do its full share in realizing it; and
from now on it must participate in
full in the solution Of all national
problems. All Of us alike must
turn to the special problems Of this
age, with the courage that our faith
ers showed in those heroic days to
which we look back with mournful
pride.
Part South Has Played.
"The statue Of Gen. Lee, In Con-
federate uniform, stands in the halls
of Congress to-day, and his memory
is honored no more by the South
than 1t is by the North, and in the
North as in the South alike ] think
we are now learning to apply ab-
solutely in good faith the great
words Of Grant, Let us have peace
"The part played by the South in
the constructive craftsmanship Of
our nation during all our earlier
years was Of incalculable weight and
value. I firmly believe that the
time has now come when the South s
influence will again be felt not only
s7KESs& constructive craftsmanship, but
ytEssY the enormous field OF constructive
business ondeavor. No part Of our
country has seen such progress as
the South has made in the last
twenty years along material lines
and ! believe the next twenty years
Will see greater progress. For
long the eyes Of this nation have
been set steadily Westward to
watch It's great and typical growth.
From now on think the South will