The Washington times., 1912-09-29
ROOSEVELT MAKES
PILGRIMAGE TO HIS
MOTHERHOOD HOME
Colonel Sees Her Favorite
Haunts and Altar Where
She Became a Bride.
By THEODORE TILLER.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 2s-In Roswell,
an old-fashioned Southern town which
has grown but little since his maternal
ancestor lived there, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt spent two sentimental hours
today. Mr.. Roosevelt attended the
church where his mother became a
bride. He roamed through the quaint
old home where she was born.
He peered down into a vine-c covered
well out in the back yard and he min
gied with those who are proud to live
in Roswell because II was the BIRTH
place and the scene OF the early girl
hood Of the woman who was destined
10 mother a president Of the United
States.
II was an unusual event for Mr.
Roosevelt and he seemed loath to leave
the spot. When the colonel decided to
visit his mothers birthplace, Il was
realized that the mission was a sacred
one for him. and there were no In
Mr.. Roosevelt stroiied at his will
about the old ancestral home: went Into
every nook and Granny OF the colonial
mansion OF other days, and now and
about the place that mother used to
love"
Attends Mothers Church.
After an hour spent at the former
Builoch home. which is now the prop
erty OF Barlow Wing. Colonel Roosevelt
went to the village church-the only
one In the place-and sat by the altar
at which Martha Bulloch was mar
ried. It's a Presbyterian church. but
everybody In Roswell attends II, and
| II stands today Just as II did In 1892
Roswell Is about fifteen miles from
Atlanta. One street runs the entire
length nf the town and thu fOrnpr
President and his party whirled by In
automobiles the good-natured folk OF
the village came out upon the front
porch and digninedly waved a welcome
saw the colonel at the church, shook
hands. and accorded him a typical
Southern welcome.
On his pilgrimage to the old home OF
his mother, the colonel was accom-.
panied by George Emlen Roosevelt, Col
A. n. West, OF this city: C. W. Nc
Clure. Progressive national committee.
man from Georgia, and one or two
newspaper correspondents.
Lunches With Minister.
The colonel returned to Atlanta short.
~ after noon, and lunched at the Georg,
ian Terrace, where the Roosevelt party
is stopping. Mr.. Roosevelt's host al
luncheon was the Rev. Dr.. Rober,
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Cavalry Baptist Church. Of New York
and acting pastor Of the Baptist Taber
nacle here.
The congregation Of the Baptist Tab
ernacle were anxious to have Mr.. Roose
welt attend church there today, bu
when he arrived In Atlanta the colone
himself expressed the wish to visit Ros
we'll and the country church there in
stead.
1
Atlanta Auditorium yesterday he wa
confronted with immense banners. SOM
Of which read: The Receiver o
Stolen Goods Is As Bad A the Thief.
mo East No South. No West n,
Welt to the Home Of lis Mother"
| The Progressive candidate began hi
attack on Wilson's position, and hi
utterances by saying that a few day
ago the Democratic nominee had warn
progressive politics II II hoped to gail
the confidence Of the MASON.
Attacks Wilson's Stand.
In most positive fashion the colone
continued: ......
ut is doubtless because Mr.. wilsol
has no clear-cut conviction on thes
great problems that he r. SO utterl!
vague In his propositions for remedy
ing the evils which he admits to exist
For this he Is to be pardoned. but he 1
not to be pardoned when he delibera tel
misstates my position.
when ! quote MIR. Wilson ! give hi
word verbatim, as contained In tn
reports of his speeches in newspaper
friendly to him. Mr.. Wilson affects 4
quote me when he deliberately attrib
utes to me what I have never said ant
what l am obliged to say he must know
that i never said.
| Ctafeune ant an Jnvent;on
"In Boston the day before yesterda!
he stated that I had said that 1t wa
inevitable that the trusts should built
up an Irresistible power. and that
despair OF displacing the power an
that l suggest that we try our best L
make the trusts good. pitifui. kind an
just and that we transfer our owl
AFFAIRS to those who by subtlety hav
} combined against u.s.
Now. every one OF these statement
J Is simply not true. and | ask Mr.: WI
, son to point out where and when 1t wa
that | said / wished to make the trust
'pitiful and kind He cannot do 1t an
he knows he cannot do 1t. His state
ment is an invention.
Colonel Roosevelt next took up tn
: Wilson accusation that he had done a
illegal thing In permitting the pun
chase by the Steel Corporation OF tn
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
nominee to the colonies testimony be
fore the Stanley committee, where h
went into every detail OF the transa'
ton.
!, TT Is simple nonsense to say that
did an illegal thing" said Roosevelt
mr.. Wilson does not believe It him
self, and never would dream OF maxim
the statement, except as campaig
argument"
II do not know whether Mr.. Wilson
, In my place, would have acted as
did," continued Roosevelt, but /
know, II he had not acted. It woul
have been because he lacked the nerv
boldly and manfully to meet a gres
national crisis In such fashion tha
the interests OF all the people shoul
be served. even though. because {
. ! serving them, he was himself subst