Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-29
"OuR TEDDY
More Than Pleased With His
Reception at Milwaukee,
Where Everybody Names Him for the
Presidency in 1904.
Given Tremendous Ovation on His Appearance
in Flower Parade.

Milwaukee, June 2S.-"He won with
our boys in blue, and he will be our
President, too" This was one Of the
banner inscriptions displayed today in
Milwaukee and flower parade of which
Gov. Roosevelt was the centre of at
traction. But this apparently did not
interest the Governor half as much as
did the other. everywhere displayed
and on every lip: Our Teddy"
The Governors part of the flower pa
rade was to lead it in the carriage of
Capt. Fred Pabst, accompanied by
President Hackett, GOV. Schofield and
Lieut. Ferguson. Preceded by 4
mounted escort and band, he start
"a on a carriage journey through the
ranks of 100000 spectators drawn up on
both sides of Grand and Prospect ave-
nues.
The marshal of the day was Former
Gov. George W. Peck. Little girls and
young women ran out to the carriage
and threw in clusters of roses and
lunches of sweet peas until it was a
bower Of flowers.
In the hats of hundreds of men We're
white cards on which was printed
Teddy, 1904" Time and time again
the shout went up from street corners
and crowded office windows: "Roose-
welt for President"
Old Harvard graduates seemed to be
stationed at every corner for the shout
was continually going up: "Rah. Rah,
Rah. Harvard" This especially de-
delighted the Governor.
Early in the day the Governor visit
ed the Deutscher Club and then was
taken to the Press Club, where he
made a short speech. Then he went
to the Milwaukee Club, where a break
fast was given him. The Governor
made no speech at the breakfast
The Board Of Trade committee then
called for him ana he spent 10 minutes in
the pit and made a speech.
After the members Of the board had
shaken hands with him he was driven 10
the residence of Capt. Pabst. Following
this came the flower parade.
While at the hotel the Governor was
called upon by Henry G. Payne and was
in conference with him for few ml-
ments.
On leaving for Y East, Gov. Roose-
Welt said: Il return to New York more
conscious than ever Of what the art Of
the American people is.
The Governor also said: AT the end Of
the 18th century as this country moves
along on the road to greatness. she has
many serious problems to face. ana when
she needs men TO carry out her purposes.
she can call upon men of the best though;
and wisdom, just such men as / am now
addressing. You Of the great West hold
in your hands the future Of the nation.
1t rests with you ana you will. | know.
show yourselves equal to the task
we always have with US our home
problems, ana we should aim always to
push into public life men of courage, of
common sense ana Of honesty. No amount
of genius or briliancy can atone for a
lack of the element of the carelessness
Of dccency ana horse sense ana no one
or two of these Will avail unless the man
has all three.
The ablcst man alive. if corrupt, is
danger 20 the country or community 40
just the extent of his brilliancy and abil-
ity, ana you, gentlemen, are in honor
bound TO allow him to feel the weight of
your disapproval. | don't care how brave
a man is, if he is a natural born fool he
man is lacking in common honesty he Is
not fit for public life. no matter how
brilliant he may be