The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-28

Following is the full text OF Fresl-
dent Harding's speech in Atlanta last
night:
Fellow Americans: can not tell
ycu how glad ! am to he here, to greet
you men and women Of Atlanta, of
Georgia, and the South, and to receive
this testimony of devotion to our COM
mon country. Be assured that, much
as / crave, and wish to deserve, your
good will, / shall not mistakenly as
sumo that such greeting as this is
for me. or ever could be for any one
man. recognize is as the tribute
which great people pays to con-
stituted authority in its public life.
It is the reflection Of the spirit which
makes our popularity governed insti-
tutions secure. But you viii permit
me to say, from nay heart, that no
where else do they do these things
with quite the same zest and flavor
and convincing enthusiasm which
spice the hospitality of your wonder
full South. As private citizen or pub
lie official it has always been to me
an especial pleasure to come to the
South. As a young man | was very
near lndeed 20 becoming : resiuehe -
TIE South and citizen of your neigh
Dorlng staIe, tennessee. Eveh AoL
tne sake oI paying : coillpiliiieli1' :
shan not eei you an eiieiisiy sUh
uiiii sohis' = ~ Aipts ,
OF appreciation l0I eie soiile"ia'
notable Klnanesses 1ha6 nave Oeeh eA'
1ehoea 70 me y .ns p''pi - my o"H
slaIe' operating ~ o-.juii0e eion WIN
very impressive cohil'aily o1 lrlehus
IN otner parts.
To come to georgia is to come te
the heart OF the South. To come tt
Georgia on this. Of all days OF the
year-the birthday OF Rooseyelt-l:
to realize that the heart OF the Soutf
tnrobs for all the ration. To the
making OF that typical American Of
the new era went equally the warmer
strains oI the oiu oouIh anu 1n'
s.eius seoeA eilae < s'Se 'ie ns''iOA -
Empire oeaee
SO 1T IS good, III greeting you mel
and women OF Georgia, TO recall TN
career of that outstanding American
VINO IN ms lie, as IN MS lineage
taught US now mucn we are prospere'
and exalted because OF being united
And, coming thus among you, 1t !
peculiarly satisfaction TO speal
from tne shadow OF tne smart Wnicl
you have reared to the memory OF on
who taught reunited nation It's du
ties, It's oDllgatlons, It's posslplllties
For recall the thrill with which
read, as young man, the address o
Henry w. Grady to the New Englan
Cub; that most famous Grafton.
think, of its generation; that inspiring
call to nation to awaken to itseH
tc understand that its yesterday wa
dead, its tomorrow pregnant wit
magnificent opportunity.
If 5er one man was ordained t
speak with the tongue of convictio
and the voice of a great people, tha
man was Grady. Gifted with tn
poets imagery, the seer's wisdom
the plain mans humor, and the states
mans vision, he pretended to be ne
4har noot seer nor statesman. h
sought no public place. but preferre
the private post close to his peopl,
But somehow II was his to understan
and internret the longing Of the ne
tion for 4 true and perfect reunion. n
appraised the difficulty of fashionin
new temple Of concord and hope OF
Of disappointment and sorrow incider
to conflict. but he saw beneath til
surface the hunpering to develop
common inheritance, he caught til
aspirations for a common glory. /
touched the chords of sympathy whic
echoed the note of common rejoicing
With heart aplow and tonpue i
snired. he felt It his duty to preac
the gospel of new understanding. an
having uttered his new gospel /;
home. he came north, the evangel of
new dav. and made his New Englar