Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-19
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
GREETS Gov WILSON
WITH BIG RECEPTION
Great Crowd at Albany With
Every County in Section
Represented, Hears Ma
tiOnaI Evils Discussed
BY W 7. WATERS. JR.
(stan correspondsnt.)


ALBANY. Ca. April 1s-South Geor-
gia gathered here from score of coun-
, ties Wednesday night and saw and
heard and was conquered by that great
Democrat whom Georgia gave to the
nation. woodrow wilson. governor OF
New Jersey. over 1900 people were in
his audience
The capacity OF the chsutsuqua. audi
forum was filled They we're here from
practically al points within radius of SO
miles and from many others beyond
that radius Hundreds came by rail
and were carried home again on special
trains. which departed after the conciu-
sion OF the program Some came oy
road in automobiles
again the weather man lent color TO
the growing suspicion that he, as the
southern Republican delegates are said
10 be. is controlled by President Taft
Again the rains were turned on. ana
again they failed TO spoil the reception
Of a man whom history viii rank with
Jefferson. Again was the greatness or
Governor Wilson revealed in his pre-
sentation or the immense responsible
ties and opportunities that confront the
party. a presentation unsponed oy any
Intrusion OF self. depicting only con-
with unanswerable logic.
Former Gov. John NJ. Siston. Of At
Ianta. sat on the stage near Governor
Wilson and listened intently to the
sneakers every word. Somewhere in
the audience Senator James X Varda-
man. OF Mississippi. was said 10 be.
The former spoke here Wednesday
morning The latter Will speak here
THURSDAY morning. Each is q feature
mMn
from which Governor wilson stands out
pre- eminent
Both are conceded to be members or
the opposition to his principles OF gov
eminent Senator Vardaman did not
hesitate 70 endorse Congressman Under
woods supposed presidential candidacy
IN the hotel here "Wednesday afternoon.
RECORD AUDIENCE
That Governor Wilson's audience was
me greatest which has ever gathered
in the chautauqua building is a state
nent repeated upon the authority Of
W. A. Duncan. the superintendent Of in
struction in the chautauqua organiZa-
ton. who has been identified with IL
from its beginning. He so declared
from the platform at the conclusion OF
Govsrrnr Wilson's speech. when he
urged the whole audience to come for
ward AMI meet the distinguished visi-
TOT personally superintendent GAAAAeAA
introduced Governor Wilson. From the
moment when the latter began to speak
he held his audience enthralled- Some
members Of il seemed hardly to move
while he talked Il have not been In
this part OF Georgia since I was very
little boy declared Governor Wilson.
"and yet the place seems familiar 10
me- II Can's he what 7 see around me-
II must be the people themselves.
have rarely seen anything more won
aerfuI than the progress that this part
Of Georgia has made"
He discussed the attitude OF the north
toward the south and reproached the
south for IT'S tirnidity, its backward
ness in national affairs and said il is
not TO be excused by any lingering pre-
Juice against the south that he has
ever found IN the north.
1T Is thoroughly understood in the
state OF which I have the honor TO be
governor said he that 7 am a south
ern man and yet I have never heard
anybody in the state objecting TO a
southern governor.
He declared that he is almost en-
barrsssed at discussing the subject OF
his presidential candidacy. 1T must
look 20 every one as II I were going
about TO commend myself" he explained
"as IL ! were on an individual errand.
But I would be ashamed of myself IL
I thought that was the moving i'm
pulse 10 the acceptance Of invitations
20 various parts OF this country.
would not 20 n I did not think that
We American people are engaged in the
difficult task OF understanding one an
other. There never was. in my opin-
ion. any time in the history OF America
when we people were more in touch
with each others thoughts than at the
present moment And yet as he show
Cd this sympathy or conviction has IN
til now been without result
ASKS CONCERNING TARIFF
How many times have the people OF
the United States voted on the tariff
he asked as an illustration How
many times have they voted distinct
mandate as to that tariff2" and yet
have they ever been obeyedE'
He recited that four years ago il was
distinctly voted by the people OF the
nation. in expressing their preference
as to a president. that the tariff should
be revised radically and should he re-
vised downward And was it2' he de-
nanded. What withholds us2 This.
that our will is not and cannot under
circumstances be carried out Every
thing IN regard TO that revision OF the
tariff was arranged in secret confer
ence. The arrangement was so private
fraL III AAuNlGM uA4 .loA AAcNAN1r NAtS
information that he had even TO his
feIlOw-members on the finance commit
tee In other words. We know that the
government OF the United States is
controlled by private undisclosed infu-
ences. and that vote as we viii our
vote will be disregarded and rejected"
He again referred 20 ''tne school
master in politics whom New Jerseys
rebellious people selected 20 help them
throw on the corporation yoke that was
upon their necks- His audience was
laughing with him when a iashlight
suddenly nared and doomed behind the
speaker. That is the first time l ever
remember 70 have been afraid of the
light" declared Governor Wilson
Continuing. he asserted that he be-
lIeved that the cure Of secret politics
is the same as that for tuberculosis,
namely. life in the fresh air. he de-
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