The sun., 1901-08-03
ROOSEVELT ON VESTS GROWTH
HE SPEAkS TO A LARGE CROWD
AT COLORADO SPRINGS.

Celebration Of the states Twenty.nfth
Anniversary The vice.Prcsident Gets
sCorsiiaI Greeting Attends Meeting
OF the Rough Riders -Reunion To-Day.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Aug. 2.-Twenty
thousand people crowded around the speak
ers' stand In Acasia Park this morning to
hear yice-President Roosevelt speak on
-The Growth Of the West During the Past
Quarter Of a Century This was the SEC
ond day In the celebration OF Colorado's =
twenty-fifth anniversary as n State. The
ice-President traced the struggle Of the
pioneers and went on:
such IL the record Of which we are so
proud. It is record of men who greatly
dared and greatly did; record OF wander
ings wider and more dangerous than those
Of the vikings; a record Of endless feats
Of arms, Of victory after victory In the cease
less strife waged against wild man and
wild nature. The winning OF the West
was the great epoch feat in the history
Of our race.
We have then a right to meet to-day
In a spirit Of just pride In the past. But
when we pay homage to the hardy, grim,
resolute men who. with incredible toll
aEI risk, laid deep the foundations Of the
civilization that We inherit, let US steadily
remember that the only homage that counts
Is the homage OF deeds, not merely OF
words.
We are in honor bound each to strive
according to his or her strength To bring
ever nearer the day when justice and wis
dom shall obtain in public life a. in private
life. We cannot retain the full measure
OF our self-respect IL We cannot retain pride
In our citizenship. For the sake not only
OF ourselves. but of our children and our
children's children, we must see that this
nation stands for strength and honesty
both at home and abroad. In our in
ternal policy we cannot AFFORD to rest
satisfied until all that the Government can
do has been done to secure fair dealing
and equal justice as between man and man.
In the great part which hereafter, whether
we will or not. we must play In the world at
large, let US see to 1t that we neither do
wrong nor shrink from doing right because
the right in difficult; that. on the one hand,
we infict no injury, and that, on the other,
we have a due regard for the honor and
the interest Of our mighty nation and that
we keep unsullied the renown Of the flag,
which beyond all others OF the present
time or Of the ages Of the past stands for
confident faith in tho future welfare and
greatness Of mankind"
Vice-President Roosevelt inspected the
historic parade this afternoon from the
grand stand on Cascade avenue. He &C.
cupied a central box with Gov, Orman and
received an ovation. Thousands remained
to shake his hand after the parade. The
parade itself was a State affair Denver,
Pueblo, Florence, Canon City. Colorado
City and other cities being represented
The latter, the old capital Of Colorado. was
represented by float reproduction Of tho
original 20x?2 log Capitol yet standing. Col
Roosevelt rose to his feet and stood a. the
Rough Riders Of his old command filed by
Col. Roosevelt addressed the Colorado
editors at a banquet tonight. Tomorrow is
Rough Riders and Indians Day. A busi-
ness meeting of the Rough Riders Assocla-
ton was held this afternoon, at which Capt.
James II. McClintock, the President, made
his report, followed by a short address by
Col. Roosevelt. A public reception to Vice
President Roosevelt will occur at l:30 p. NJ,