The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-24
GUEST OF INDIANAPOLIS
President Roosevelt Greeted by Thousands
of the City's Loyal Citizens.


know a man by report. no matter how
tinged with glory; another to know him
face to face, where the spoken word ex-
presses the meaning that must be read be-
tween the lines of the written. 1t is one
thing TO read of a man great, Titanic
in intellectual mold, forceful in every cir
cumstance Of civil and military life; an
other to meet him man to man and TO know
that he is good.
The man that, as assistant secretary of
the navy, labored while others talked for
the upbuilding of the Nations defense on
the high seas. quietly. ploddingly, deter
minedly, doggedly and with an insight into
the probabilities of the future. unequaled
except perhaps by that of William Nc
Kinley; the man that as colonel OF the
Rough Riders drilled his men as volun-
teers were seldom ever drilled before and
then led them to death or glory on the
heights of San Juan: the man that as
Governor of New York fought against ring
influence of ali kinds with teeth and toe
nail, struggling against the accumulated
political traditions of generations for what
he held to be the true statecraft, and for
the good first of the people Of the common
wealth and then of the party the man
that responded as a duty TO a national call
to an Office that promised little and seemed
to invite political extinction; the man that
faced a crisis known in the Nation but
twice before and faced it with front as
unflinching and as confident as his de-
meanor on the field of battle; the man that
has in year won the confidence or the
whole people as chief executive of the Ma
ton, stood yesterday in the gates of the
city and was guest that ordinary express
sions of welcome could not fittingly honor.
AS A GUEST.
AS he had before proved the best in other
things he was yesterday the best OF every
thing as a guest. Weary. i'll from the ef-
fects of the accident he suffered recently,
he yet gave no sign of the physical weak
ness that had attacked him until he had
talked twice TO the people and had met
many personally. The pleasure that he
felt in meeting his comrades of the Spanish
American war and in greeting friends In
civil life he manifested by every expression
of cordial good will. Not until the last OF
the functions of the day was completed
did he respond to the request of physicians
that he receive the rest and treatment
which his condition necessitated.
No better evidence of the liking Of the
citizens of Indianapolis for the President
could be found than the sadness with which
the news was received yesterday evening
that he had been driven to St. Vincents
Hospital for temporary treatment. The ru-
NOR of his illness few fast, and at late
hour the streets were full of citizens of
high and low degree anxiously inquiring
as to the latest news of his condition. When
1t was ascertained definitely that he was
not seriously indisposed and that the opera
ton at the hospital had been slight one.
the relief was manifested in thousands of
thankful expressions. In the hotels, in
theaters, in stores, wherever people meet
at night, the conversation turned always
upon the President.
1t had been expected yesterday morning
that he would arrive at 11:20 o'clock. That
had been the time announced by the execu-
tive committee in charge of the arrange
ments. There was delay in the running OF
the train and it was after IL o'clock when
the special train reached the intersection
of Washington and Noble streets, where
the President and his party were received
by Senator Fairbanks, Governor Durbin,
Mayor Bookwalter. Commander-in-chief
Coryell, of the Spanish-American War Vet
Grams, the members of the reception COM
mittee and the massed thousands that filled
the vicinity Of the crossing. His reception
at that point was but the indication of the
heartiness of the greetings that followed.
His appearance from the train was re-
ceived with cheers that. beginning at the
train, passed down the long length of
Washington street, reverberated over the
city and rolled wherever there were men or
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RECEIVED BY THE PEOPLE.
From the place of meeting President
Roosevelt was driven to Tomlinson Hall.
where he made his first address as the
guest of the Spanish-American War Vet
Grams. In the parade that escorted him
to the hall were companies of state troops.
details Of city police specially chosen to
guard him from accident or the chance
Of injury, carriages containing some of the
most distinguished men of this State and
others, and the members OF the party that
accompanied him from Detroit. In the
Presidents carriage were Governor Dur
bin, Mayor Bookwalter and Commander-in-
chief Coryell. The other carriages con-
tained the senator's, the members of the
reception committee and other notables.
Along the line of march he responded to
the applause OF the people Dy DoWlng ee-
peatedly
In Tomlinson Hall he spoke for forty
minutes to the comrades of the National
Association of Spanish-American War Vet
Grams. Instead of using a prepared address
the President spoke extemporaneously,
talking to the people with a freedom de-
void of formal expressions of any kind.
His remarks were In general in allusion
to events of the war with Spain. a plea for
the upbuildng of the navy and a discus
sion of good citizenship. He intro
duced to the assemblage by Senator Albert
]. Beveridge after he had been welcomed
in the name of Indiana by Governor Dur
bin, in behalf OF the city of Indianapolis
by Mayor Bookwalter. and for the Spanish
American War Veterans by Colonel Coryell.
Six thousand people listened 10 his speech
in Tomlinson Hall.
From the hall the President was escorted
to the Columbia Club, where, with the
two senator's. the Governor. the mayor.
Colonel Coryell, the members OF his own
party and a number of representative men
of the State and city. he took luncheon.
Afterward he appeared on the balcony OF
the club overlooking Monument place and
spoke for ten minutes. Monument place
was completely filled with the vast con-
course that listened TO the second speech.
HANDLING OF CROWDS.
Not a single regrettable incident occurred
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