The age-herald., 1900-07-04
Extraordinary Demonstration Ac-
 corded Gov Roosevelt.
HAPPY SPEECH
At Times the Enthusiasm Was So Great He Could Not Proceed With His Address-Typical From
 tier Celebration

frontier demonstration and a roustng vel come from Rough Riders, cow-punchers and citizens of all classes white, black and red were accorded today to Governor Theodore Roosevelt.
 The second annual reunion of Roose- velt's famous regiment brought in thous- ands of strangers Of the eleven hundred who originally comprised the regiment about 200 were here to greet their colonel. It be said that the second day of the reunion was a great success, with but one distressing feature. That was an accident to Clifton George, secretary of the local committee, who was thrown from his horse and who is thought to have sustained fatal injuries.
 The central figure was the New York Governor He rode a black charger in the procession which passed through the prin- cipal streets. He was cheered all along the line the cry "Hurrah for Teddy be- ing the prevailing sentiment. Governor Roosevelt eschewed the Rough Rider garb, the brown sombre spurs on his boots alone marking him as the colonel of his fam regiment.
 The procession was formed of members of the Grand Army of the Repu& e. inc United Confederate Veterans, cav Try from Fort Reno, a band of Red men in their n1- five garb. members of the Twentieth Kan sas, First Tennessee and First Colorado volunteer regiments, and civic organiza- tions of Oklahoma City and Ct alie The exercises of the day were presid e over by A H. Classen, chairman of the facal com- mittee of entertainment. Governor Barnes of Oklahoma and Mayor VanWinkle Of this city, made welcoming addresses, and Mrs. N. A. Jennings of New York sang "The Star Spangled Banner Colonel Roosevelt arose to his feet Wien the first strains of the anthem were beard. and soon the entire assemblage O agJ people, was standing.
 The scene became drama when Rough Rider unfurled the sts ad strapes and waved the banner over la tipveryior s head
 Extraordinary Demonsfration.
 The introduction of Governor Roosevelt was the signal for an extraordinary demon- stration, and at times he could scarcely proceed with his address on account Of the applause.
 ''The next time l come I hope to see you a state You have got free homes and now you need statehood I cannot say how deeply I appreciate the way in which the procession was formed this morning with the blue and the gray, each side ptoving the valor of the other, so thai We yCur sons can be equally proud cf the courage of the men who wore tEe blue and tnH gray now standing under a riag forever united and placing this nation among the foremost nations on the earth.
 tfNc l,nrx er1n am " a have with us men of the First Colorado, who followed General Irving Hale; men of the Twentieth Kansas, who followed Fun ston and Metcalfe, and men of the First Tennessee and men also of those splendid regulars who in time of war and in time of peace are ever ready to do the bidding of our common country. And I glad to sec here today representatives of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, besides whom we marched to victory on that blood stained morning two years ago last Sunday"
 S,oke of Expansion
 The Governor then spoke of expansion and it's effect on the Indians, mentioning that an Indian had been in his regiment and had been promoted for gallantry.
 Continuing he said Look at China. China has not expanded and never will eX- pand-it is not that kind of a country. nation that does not wish to become the China of the present day has got to face and do its work among the great peoples of the world l appeal to the people of the great West: I appeal to the men that fought in the Civil war, and to their sons who came forward so gladly to offer all that they had when the nation called again. What ever your party-I care nothing for their party-I appeal to them to see to it that the nation does not shrink from its work that the flag which has so far been borne to honor shall be upheld forever more as the flag of the greatest, mightiest nation of mankind, a nation that shrinks from no duty when duty calls; I have right to appeal to you, for I fought with regiment from the West containing men from the East. men whose fathers once wore the blue, others whose fathers wore the gray; a regiment in which we knew neither Fastener nor Westerner, nor Northerner nor Southerner no distinction of creed race, origin or occupation, but in which we treated each man on his worth as a man.
 No nation, no matter how glorious it's record, can exist unless it practices practices, mind you, not merely preaches-- civic honesty, civic decency, civic right eouSness. No nation can permanently prosper unless the decaogue and the golden rule are its guides in public as in private life"
 At the conclusion of Colonel Roosevelts speech he was presented with a magnif- cent sword and scabbard, the gift of citi- zens of Oklahoma City. During the after noon the Governor was entertained at the fair grounds by exhibits of different sports in true western fashion He was the guest of honor at an informal dinner in the even ing An elaborate display of fire works wound up the days festivities.
 The Governors party left on the special train tonight. Governor Roosevelt is eX- pected to deliver some speeches tomorrow on the trip through Kansas and Missouri.
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