The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-25

U. S. SENATOR JOHN KEAN,
outburst of cheers and laughter which
followed Later the President said !:
ST simply could not resist the temp
tation to let Hobart out"
Following the review, the Presi-
dent was escorted to a small stand
from which he spoke especially to the
members of the regiment who had
been marched so as to face him. Upon
the platform were Governor Murphy,
U. S. Senators Kean and Dryden,
former Governor Voorhees, and Cor
nelius N. Bliss Several Secret Ser
vice men were in close proximity,
though the vigilance of the militia
detailed as special guard rendered
their service unnecessary.
President Roosevelt, as he acknow-
lodged Governor Murphy's happy in
PRODUCTION, apparently was in perfect
health His we'll tanned face glowed
with an honest pride as he looked
on the thousands who had given him
heart welcome and now were
waiting to hear his word to the SOL
dier boys. Owing to the delay in ar
irving at Sea Girt the speech was
considerably shortened. 1t follows
in full;
"Governet Murphy, fellow citizens
and you who come here to see how
your friends and kinsfolk handle
themselves in the National Guard,
81 want at the outset most sim
cerely to compliment and congratu-
late the State of New Jersey on hav
ing men as workmanlike in the Ma
t1onal Guard as you seem to be- /
want to congratulate you, on the
other hand, for your State of New
Jersey has made admirable provision
for you here in the parade ground
and at the butts-the rife targets.
I was particularly glad to see you
looking as though you meant bust
ness, as if you were out for work as
we'll as play, as if you meant to be
leaving what is temporarily your busi-
ness.
A man is of use as a National
Guardsman just exactly for the same
reason as he is of use as citizen,
and that is he sets to work with his
whole heart to do his duty. Anyone
who joins the National Guard only
to have good time, pretty surely
has poor time and certainly makes
poor hand at being a Guardsman.
You have got to try to come up to
high standard and to hold your
selves ready for every duty. [Ap-
plause.
"I like the way you have borne
yourselves today I like the way you
marched by in review. / don't
think it necessary to tell you, but you
will surely be told that as long as
you have q soldier like Gen. Gilmore,
West Pointer, and man who came
from a generation of fighters for
the United States flag, descended
from an illustrious General of the
Civil War, and l am happy to say
with a son to follow in his father
footsteps at West Point, Applause,
arn sure that when you have such a
commander at the head of this
brigade you will show your worth
by fitting yourselves in time of peace,
so that if the need should come, you
will be able to show that you are not
play soldiers, but that you can do
your work. That is what counts.
Learn your duties so as to apply them
whenever necessity arises, not only
handling yourselves well on the
parade ground and in the barracks, but
we'll in handling yourselves squarely
and fairly on the march and in target
practice at the butts, l earnestly
hope and believe that you will never
get into battle, but if you do 1T is
going to be mighty important to hit
the other fellow.
"You are going to be able to do it
largely in consequence OF the way
you have put in your time and know
ing your rifle until it is a part OF
yourself when you can handle 1t and
to be sure of it and use it, as 1T has
been the pride of the American Army
in the past to do. Our troops have
always used their rifles we'll. We
have prided ourselves upon being
an army of marksmen. Our army
has given us just pride in it. be-
cause its constant and jealous effort
has been to take care of itself in the
field and in all that pertains to the
duties of soldier.
AID FROM THE GOVERNMENT
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81 think, gentlemen, that much
help can be given to the States by
the Government want to see the
National Guard equipped with the
best weapons. l want to see the in
fantry with tho Krag, and l want
to see the artillery with the three
point two gun of the regular army,
and I am happy to say that bill has
passed through the lower House
which will enable the National Gov
ernment materially to aid the Nation
al Guard of the States. At the next
session 1 firmly believe we will get
it through the United States Senate
and then / can guarantee the sigma
ture of the President. [Long con-
tinued applause.
IT think that our people have not
always appreciated the debt they
were under to the National Guard.