Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-04

IT was President Roosevelt day In Yer
mont SATURDAY People Of all classes We'd
with each ether in the warmth OF tive re-
Cei tion they gave to the nations Chlet
executive and his tour through the state
was married. by a constant series OF oVa-
lions From tho time that he crossed
the Connecticut river and stepped upon
Vermont soil al Windsor until he received
tho plaudits of one Of the greatest ASSre-
,;,tions of people ever assembled III bur
1ington and listened to the parting salute
fred as he embarked on Lake Champian
late In the evening his progress was 'h'
SIGNAL for a succession Of enthusiastic
demonstrations The cities and villages IN
which the President made addresses were
I'll handsomely and in many cases ~
fueclv decorated, and not rev OF mo
hamlets at which his train did not stop
dicnlaved the national flag and attractive
te.irns in red white and blue bunting IN
honor of his visit to our comnon"e"'tii
Fven our beloved hills, so long clothed III
living greer. hlushed in his presence d
dash OF red in the foliage here ana tners
giving our distinguished visitor mint OIL
the. beautiful aMtumnal tints, OF the 'tlhi'
,or brown the russell and gold IN winch
thcv will he mantled a few weeks heU'.
Popular enthusiasm was not confined 10
those who enjoyed the privilege oil hste,i-
inc to MIR. RooseVclts inspiring "o'ua
IN many village through which inc
,,rceidortial train dashed, large crowds or
,aonlo waved FLAGS and handkerchief as
10 ra $500 and cheered loudly, Whlle lohS
rows of carriages and equipagcS OF every
discription showed that people h'td urlFN'
for miles in the hope of catchlnE view
,f the President. Nor did he disappolit
I,,,. for whenever he had sufficient
Earning Of the trains approach to a W.
lace. or a crossing at which the people hau
entered he stepped to the rear pat orih
ard waved his Panama hat TO 'Ac '"'e'-
ing crowds. ;eae+ad
~, our nconlo had a pronounced ana a
nio, cling impression upon President ho"SV-
yoIt. and when n member OF the party WIZ,
him spoke of the hold when ne secH'eu
10 have upon the audiences that hearu MN
sneak he mcdestly replied: eS' OlV p," w..
ME of Vermont are simply in sympathy
Win me. 1t is because they feel We are
working for the same thing.
President Roosevelt was particularly
careful very evidently. not TO incorpora' .
in his speeches any utterance "hlcl coui"
be tortured into an attempt TO lhIl 'l.li''
the result of our pending political contest
and he even avoided the discussion oil ma
tional issues. His thoughts dealt with
themes relating to the upbuilding OF man
hood, the development OF true character
the duty of good citizens and the promo
ton of pure patriotism
It would not be exactly correct 10 say
that Mr. Roosevelt captured all with whom
he came in contact for he had already
won many of their number AS friends ana
admirers and supporters. He strength
med the mold he had already gained
non their affection and respect and won
d, host of new friends Some of those with
him had the privilege OF being in ms pres
ence on that fatoful day in Isl" La Motto
very nearly one year ago, when with the
announcement of the dastardlN assault up
on President Mckinley there fell upon him
the shadow of a great responsibility. They
now saw him now bearing that burden,
Courageously, steadfastly and strong in ms
belief in the people; and all who enjoyed
the opportunity Of watching his bearing
listening to his words, both in speech and
in private conversation, and noting the
attitude he showed in considering various
questions. feel that this nation is fortunate
in the possession of a chief executive who
will be found ready for every emergency.
The official party that welcomed l'resi-
dent Roosevelt to Vermont, made the trf
to Windsor on a special train made up OF
the observation engine st. Lawrence" the
Official car Canada and the private can
Mansfield kindly placed at tncir di~po
sal by Vice Presiden and General Man.
ager T.. H. FitZhugh OF the Central Yer
mont railroad. ON the train were Score
tary Shaw of the United states treasury
department. who was brought to Burling
ton from Thompson's Point in speca
car provided by DR.. W. Seward Webb
W W. Stickney, Lieut. -GoV, NJ. +. Allen
the Hon. Fletcher d. Proctor. speaker o
the House of Representatives, Congress
man D. j. Foster, who was accompanied
by his private secretary, sherman r. Al
len, Vice President and General Manage
r. IT, Eltzhugh General Passenger Agen
s. W. Cummings, and Managing Edito
j. l.. SouthwiCk Of the Free Press.
The special train left Burlington at sever
o'clock in the morning and shortly af
ter it started Mr.. Fitzhugh entertained hi
guests at an elaborate breakfast At Mont
pelier Mr.. Proctor. who Is president o
the Vermont society Of the Sons OF tn
American Revolution, left the train t
make arrangements for the reception o
President Roosevelt by that organization
md the official party Of welcome was join
cd by United states Senator Dillingham;
and Gen. j. c. Mccullough, the latter pro
CeedinG as far as White River Junction. A
Windsor the party was stll further aug
mented ny the arrival OF Congressman Kit
tredge liaskins and Adiutant- General w
II. Gilmore.
When the special train reached Windso
General Passenger Agent Cummings re
marked: Just three hours and ten min
utes since we left Burlington" This re
mark reflected the same watchfulness b.
Inc management that had resulted In tn