Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
The Presidents Visit.

ms trip through Central Vermont last
saturday was to the 5000 people who came
to welcome him all that could be hoped.
/ ne weather was the finest of the season
and the arrangements for the presidents
reception were fully carried out. The vii
lage was in gay attire. Every residence in
view, the business blocks and depot were
nicely decorated, some Of them very artis-
tically.
A platform had been erected near the
track at the depot for the president TO
speak from, giving all a good view. 1t
was finely dressed with flags and bunting
and carpeted.
The train scheduled to arrive at 3p. m.
was signaled al 3:05 by the first salute of
= guns. The president was met at the
tram by the reception committee. j. O.
Belknap, VIM. skinner Dr. +. J. Fish and
9. =. Black, and was escorted to the plat
form accompanied by his private secretary,
Sir, Cortelyou, member of his cabinet,
secretary shaw, Gov. Stickney, Senators
Proctor and Dillingham; and Gen. Gill
more. The president was introduced by
DR.. f. }. Fish as follo9s.--
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are honor
ed today by the presence of a most dis
tinguished visitor, one whose coming
makes every heart glad. One to whom we
give loyal greeting, cordial and most
hearty welcome"
The presidents train departed amidst
thunderous applause and cheering.
The Tunbridge Cornet band furnished
music on the occasion.
The president said in substance
Ny fellow citizens:-I am very glad to
have the chance Of greeting you today. l
have greatly enjoyed my visit to your state.
am glad TO see the school children and
to greet the veterans OF the Civil war, as
wen as my comrades in the last war. 1t is
a mighty good thing to have the other
products, too, but children are the very
best. ] am glad 10 see these veterans; l
like to connect them with the school chill
dren.
Now what we want is to have things
done. Preaching is a first-class thing, but
better thing it is to have things done. 1t is
good TO be able 70 have in your town peo-
pie to whom you can point with pride, be-
cause their metal rang true when IN the
time OF strife they did so much. They
did well in war, because they had done
well in peace. II is given to but few peo-
pie 10 see fighting. Most Of the work IS
in other ways; but now and then comes
the chance TO do the good work which has
sometimes to be done in war. II viii not
be worth while 10 send men TO war II they
have not done well in peace beforehand.
A poor man is he who viii do nothing
portunity offers for some great deed. lie
could do something heroic IL he only had a
chance. The man who amounts TO any
thing as a citizen is the man who does his
work well a. the work comes up 70 be
done
Itis the same in the camp The men
who were not afraid Of any task, however
mental. even % the digging Of the kitchen
sink. were those who proved 70 be good
men when the day of battle came. The
DAYS of battle were bot few compared 20
the DAYS Of preparation and waiting. The
men that had good stuff in them, that
shone to advantage when the crisis came,
were the men who were prepared by serY-
ice for this work.
The state Is what its citizens make It,
and needs citizens who are willing and
ready TO do their duty as there Is need.
They must be true at all times and IN every
way. They must do their duty IN private
life. They must do their duty as fathers
In their own homes. They must be true
men as husbands in their own families.
They must be true men as neighbors in the
community. and they must do their DUTY
to the state.
/ have not much confidence in the man
who i ready to reform the earth, but leaves
his own family destitute. Let him remem-
Der that there are other duties too. More
than one quality Is necessary IN order e
do these duties well. One OF these Is nom
estv. This is a necessity. He must have
that quality. II he is not honest he Is not
good citizen. II be has not this true hon-
esty and the power OF square living, the
greater his education and other adVan-
tages, the more dangerous he becomes.
But he needs also to have courage. An
honest man who runs away would be no
good In the day of battle. There IS need
also of something more. A man may be
honest and have courage II still he is nat
ural born fool be would be able to accom-
plish but little. He should have patriot
ism. but he must stay put. He needs IN
an the walks Of life. as citizen or IN any
place where he IS called 20 act, ths Saving
grace Of COMMON SENSE.
Reported from stenographic notes by
Rev. j. f. Whitney, Royalton, VII