The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-11
BREAKS LOOSE IN GEORGIA.
Delivers Three Speeches to Atlanta
Crowds-Speaks at Uncle Re-
mus Celebration.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. S.-Theodore
Roosevelt came into Georgia today and
found awaiting him a welcome, which
was as warm as any he has received
during his recent travels. On his ar
rival in Atlanta he was greeted by
crowds, which blocked the streets
needless of the pelting rain, and
cheered him as he rode at the head OF
a parade through the business streets
Of the city. Early in the day he spent
severa! hours at Rome, Ca, inspecting
the Martha Berry School for Poor
Mountain Boys and Girls, and in
speaking to another throng Of cheer
ing Georgians.
Col. Roosevelt made three speeches
in Atlanta. His first was at the South
ern conservation congress. He urged
the people Of the South to take care
of their natural wealth and said thai
If the country's resources should fal!
into the hands of a monopoly the peo-
pie would revolt After taking dinner
with Mayor Maddox he spoke at the
Uncle Remus Day celebration, which
is being held to raise fund to pur'
chase the home of the late Joel Chan
d1er Harris, author of the Uncle Re
mus stories, and preserve it as me.
mortal to his work After speaking
of the achievements Of Harris, Col
Roosevelt talked on new nationalism
Then he talked to the negroes Of At
lanta, in negro church. ::.
Believes In Conservation.
COL Roosevelt began his address
before the Southern Conservation
congress with a reiteration OF his
faith in the conservation movement.
t'I believe in conservation with all
my heart" said Col. Roosevelt. II
believe that the time has passed in
this country when it was possible for
reasonable men longer to permit the
waste Of natural resources. I believe
that nation and State can cooperate III
this great movement, and there are
one or two impressions which I think
we should endeaVor to remove from
the public mind.
Here and there, and notably in the
West, you will find men who say that
our purpose is to lock up the natural
resources of the country. That is JUST
as absurd as if private individual
should say that the farmer was en-
deavoFing to lock up the natural re-
sources of his farm, when he declined
to till his land in such ways that it
would permanently lose its fertility.
We do not intend to lock up single
resource, but we do intend that the
resources shall be used without waste.
"My Policies" Not Anarchy.
Certain Of the papers which are
edited in the shadow Of Wall street,
regard the doctrine which have
enunciated as smacking of anarchy.
i think it is really the height Of con-
servatism. I think it will help the
honest men of influence and wealth
when we discriminate in the sharDest
manner between them and their dis
honest brothers. Now it is peculiarly
necessary to do that in connection
with our natural resources, the own
ership of which, if allowed to go into
one hand or the hand of one great cor
poration may establish a peculiarly
oppressive monopoly Let US then
make it the business of the govern
ment, national or State as the case
may be, to see that the mineral re-
sources so far as we still have power
ever them, that the water power Of
the country, that all similar powers.
are used under such governmental
regulation as will allow ample profit
to the users and at the same time
guarantee the public at large in its
rights.
Against MonopOlies.
F'I think that is an essential position
for the government to take. I do not
believe that we can afford longer a
allow men of shreTdness and soma
Tim ae with Look nf cor,lDu1o11 en- pce