New-York tribune., 1902-07-25

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to be impossible. account of the crowding.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The President. when introduced, said in part:
Governor Murphy. and you. the officers and
listed men Of the National Guard of New-Jersey,
and you, my fellow citizens. and women who
have have come here to see how your friends and kns-
glad to be with you to-day. take as every Ameri,
Guard Want. at the outset. most m sincerely to
compliment and congratulate the State of New-Jer-
gratulate YOU. on the other hand. because your
state New-Jersey. has made such admirable pro-
vision Tor you here in the parade ground and at
glad to see yo9 yu looking if you meant
as If you were out for work as well as for play as
II you meant to be learning what is temporarily
gSur business A man is OF use as National m
With Ie h as citizen and that Is II ne sets 10 wTpa &
Being ms 10 wh9e heart 70 do MS duty 2paen T@p 9e te e
the ,ne I'M, of Of the business he has taken up o
good time pretty generally does have good
I'M Time and certainly makes poor hand at being
the highest g standard 70 that you 0@sg can set
way You haye borne Tougsdves like the way
you marched by in review. and I do not think II
as long as You hye yS1 {oP Pointer ike M
Of 9seT you man Who s9mes
nag, nag, descended from ustrous general of the
follow in the fathers ts footsteps % S at Vest Point
sIIh @ sure 90 not have to tell you when you have
show your worth by fitting yourselves now in time
should
oe able to show that you were not play soldiers
only: but that you could do your work, That is
apply them whenever the necessity shall arise, not
ground and in the barracks. but also in handling
St; Soers;eVes well on the march and in the target
IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING.
e"o Do 6effs going s6R "f5s5 be T msE Fly
nTg al 10 hlt the other fellow; and yon are
ie rhe way you have put in your time, knowing your
handle IT, take care Pa6f of G Yourself nt u you Sa S
t been the pride of the American army in the past
efficiently. We have prided ourselves upon having
Just pride in it, because its constant and Jealous
emo 1 mas been to take care Of itself in the field
to nar hn Of %sR s he 2 ts be ssSn fe
the National Guard armed with the best and most
Infantry inf 1b with the kIagJOgersen and want 70
the ree,,Iar a WIN Inc three -polntt%o gun or
has been passed through nPy the o%ef s' koae ne ahoh I
aid the SatoRal G@9rd o the deren a1e! R %
it through the United States Senate. and then
can guarantee the signature of the President.
think X that our people have not always aPpre;
Guard man Who GOES inf fb %atinaH he s
s ans Sse soss s ag nas fairly and pg
Ways g II H. our history II has been the il viii
,I be net mainly by the citizen solder-the volunteer
soeg S 81 ana We nis have & IN the regular army oeered
hase s is in IL an rg IN Thoh b h5y 6slIeye q its
5oT 50T 4o ths5 b fhsgngs the most sup
OF the, United States. Applause) But that army
is. & and OF necessity must BE- so small that in the
OF our troops must come as in the past they have
05 n from 0 the ,6 ranks Of the people thessyes
ahry n the m Hsona ard sa hve served
estimated Those men are ready. They know, what
is expected & OF then They train others to DO the
and gentlemen the same qualities that make
and honestly in a National Guard regiment. are
fundamentally the qualities that he needs TO make
him good citizen in private life
HIS SLICE OF WAR
mo doubt some of you were in the Spanish
American war" said the President.
a voice: Yes many Of U.S."
THE only trouble with that war was that
there was not enough war to go around"
Gaughter)
voice: You got your slice"
Il did, continued the President "I was one
of the lucky ones"
After relating the anecdote Of the ambitious
soldier who entered camp at Tampa Fla, at
the beginning Of the Spanish-American War and
set to work digging kitchen sinks, Presi-
dent Roosevelt continued:
Just It is in the army, It is in citizenship.
If you content to go through life waiting for
may not come. The way to be good citizen is to
do well the ordinary every day, humdrum work
you do. The man who wants to wait until
6ate Tue 2e comes Is o oI Ks 1 70 ee tne gooa nghter
to be mighty bad one
Guardsmen and as citizens Do your duty day by
day-the common ordinary duties which. when
ton Ladies and gentlemen 1 thank you.
After finishing his speech the President rode
back to the Governors home. A farewell salute
was fired the members Of the State Guard
escorted him back TO the station. On the way
10 Atlantic Highlands the same numbers of
chpered nearly
a boy a girl dressed Uncle Sam
Columbia. Flags and pictures of the President
displayed all along the route.
THANKS THE ENGINEERS.
Though the President was somewhat fatigued
when he arrived at the station. he left the party
sta ndng beside the to go and thank
the engineers and fremen of the train. and shake
hands with them. He called locomotive driver
Raymond Morse by name. WELL" said the
President somewhat surprised, how in the
world did you turn up here?'
This man in my regiment" explained the
President Morse was sergeant in Troop G of
the Rough Riders. He enlisted from Gallup.
n. NJ.
Weren't you surprised that the President rec
ognized your" he was asked
mo. indeed he replied: I'VE fought together
IN the troop and ate out OF the same to-
mato at San Juan Hill"
The launch steamed away at Ais.
SECRET SERVICE MEN BAYoNETTED.
When the Secret Service with the Presi-
dent presented their credentials to the guards
on the field at Sea Girt for permission to follow
the President. the III informed privates holding
the ropes refused to recognize the Treasury De-
partment cards which say to all into whose
presence Secret Service man comes. do not
restrict his actions. When the Secret Service
men insisted on getting the President the
lieutenant I'm charge of the guard cried to the
nriyates stick them! Stick themr One Secret
Service man bruised on his breast by the