The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25
VISITED BY ROOSEVELT
New Jersey State Militia Entertain
the President.
ADDRESS TO A TREMENDOUS CROWD
The Guest Of the Day Spoke Of War
Times and a Soldiers Duty--In-
eident in the Camp.

received more sincere, heartfelt and pn. !
triotc welcome than was accorded today
to President Roosevelt by the people Of
New Jersey. From the time he landed Oh
New Jersey soil at Atlantic Highlands pier
at 1885 this afternoon until he left lnl his
launch for the yacht M1yHower anchored
several miles off the pier at 3;1j p. M, he
was the recipient Of a continuous ovation.
The president visited the encampment Il
the Second brigade Of the National Guard
Of the State at Seagirt Accompanied by
Mrs Roosevelt. Miss Alice Roosevelt. Mr.
and Mrs w Emln Roosevelt. Miss Chris.
tine Roosevelt ana Assistant secretary
Loed. the president left oyster Bay at I
o'clock this morning on the M0yfowcr and
about FIVE hours Inter came within sight Of
Atlantic Highlands. The vessel came to
anchor there as the water was too shallow
TO admit of her approaching the pier. Just
az she anchored tho French liner La SAvoic.
with Secretary Root, General Horace Por
ter, ambassador TO France, and General
Leonard Wood un board, passed out 30 sea.
The MaYilowcr fred a salute OF seventeen
guns Ia honor " the secretary Of war The
liner responded by dipping her colurs while
the passengers crowded her upper deck aud
Cheercd the president enthusiastically.
GREETING FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Major Franklin Murphy Jr., ana Captain
Barker Of the governors staff boarded the
NiayGower from a launch and conveyed the
greetings Of Governor Murphy ana the pco
pie Of Ncw Jersey. Soon ofierward ut 1:35
the president and party landed at the pier
while the harbor resounded with the din Of
steam whistles ana cheers Of thr people.
As President Roosevelt and his party
stepped upon the pier they were gre ted
by Governor Murphy, Senators kedn aud
Dryden, former Secretary Cornelius S. Bliss
Of New IorE ANA the goys rnors stan in
The party was conducted TO n special
train Of Pullman cars IN waiting md
started immediately for SeaErit The run
was made In torty-hye minutes. At every
town along the route elaborated prrparH-
tious had been made for the reception of
/ the president ANA the stations were
throngcd- with people who checrrd and
waved iiags enthusiastically as the train
passed Ten thousand people greeted the
presidential party AZ Scagirt depot PreSl-
dent Roosevelt aud other distinguished
guests were escorted ga carriages to the
governor cottage, adjoining the military
| camp less than half mile from the sta
/ tioE. As he arrived ut the cottngc presi
/ dents salute OF twenty one guns was fired.
| After n brief rest President Roosevelt and
! Governor Murphy and stan reviewed the
/ troops IN camp. AT the conclusion OF the
review Mr. Roosevelt was escorted to a
stand adjoining the parade ground and
! there addressed the assembled troops aud
the multitude. numbering nearly 15,0p.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Governor Murphy introduced the presi-
dent, and after the demonstration which
followed had subsidized President Roosevelt
| spoke in part as follows; "a man is of use
as National guardsman for just exactly
the same reasons as he Is OF use as
citizen and that ia IL he sets 10 work with
his whole heart to do his duty for the time
being to make himself thoroughly pro.
hclent in the line OF the business he has
taken up a National Euurdsman who
joins only TO have good time, pretty
! generally does not have a good time and
certainly makes a poor hand at being a
/ guardsman.
81 think, gentlemen. that much can he
given to the National guards OF the state
| by the nclon OF the United states gov
! erumcnt want 10 see the National guard
nrmod with tho best and most modern
weapons. lApplausel. | want To see the
Infantry with the Krog .Jorgeusen and /
want 10 see in the artillery the three point
TWO gun OF the regular army | am happy
70 shy that a bill has been passed through
the lower house which viii enable the IA,
| tionnl government materially 10 aid the
National guard Of the dlreront States
AT the next session I firmly believe that
We will get II through the senate ana then
can guarantee the signature OF the bill
THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER
~ think our people have not always ap-
preciated the debt they were under to the
guard. Always In our history 1t has been
the case as II Will be in the future. that
II war should arise It is TO be fought main
ly by the citizen sOldier--the volunteer sol
der We have In the regular army, Off.
cered Ms Il Is and Alled with the type OF
enlisted men, an army which / lrnly be
lleve for Its size is unequaled In the civ.
il2ed world But that army is and OF
necessity must be SO small that I'm the event
OF serious trouble in the future the great
bulk OF our troops must come, ns In the
past they nave come from the ranks of the
people, ana IN forming those regiments the
good done by the presence In them of men
who have served faithfully in the National
guard can not he overestmated,
lSh.Amcrican war"
A V0lCe.Yes many OF u.s.
The only trouble with that war was that
(Laughterl,
A voice, You got your slice.
!, Il did,". responded the president II
was one Of the lucky ones
WAITING FOR A CHANCE.
After relating the anecdote Of the
ambitious soldier who entered camn at
Tampa, Fla, at the beginning OF the Span
ish war and was set to work digging kltch-
en- sinks, President Roosevelt continued:
Just MS It is In the army, SO 1t is In clti
zenship II You are content to 60 through
litc waiting for a chance To be hero you
may wait and tho chance may not come
The way 70 be q good citizen Is to do well
| the ordinary, evcry-d day, humdrum work
that comes to citizenship. The man who
wants TO walt until battle comes Is not
likely TO be tho good fighter; and the citi.
zen Who waits for heroic times Il likely 10
be mighty had one"
Al $40 the presidential party boarded the
special train and amid the cheers of the
assembled thousands started for Atlantic
Highlands arriving at the pier nj o'clock
AT 4;O3 tho party left for the Mayaower In
steam launch. As the president was about
TO board his launch he met and recognl zed
Raymond Morse. q fireman ON the presi-
dental special who had served ms a ser.
geant IN troop q Of the Rough Riders
when Mr.. Roosevelt was colonel They
greeted each other with equal cordiallty
For almost two hours az ScAglrt Mr.
Roosevelt WAS without his usual guard Of
secret service officers The military con
tingeht absolutely refused r. recognize the
| authority OF badges or passes Of the secret
service operatives and IN two Instances the
soldiers used their bnyonets against them
10 enforce the command Of their officers
SNOW CASE BEING HEARD.
Question OF Jurisdiction Settled and
Argument Is On.
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