The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-01
TALKS 70 THE SOLDIERS.
President Roosevelt Visits Camp of
the New Jersey National
Guard at Sea Grit.

SAS ANSW JS4SSJ AoI4OuQ4
Guard at Sea Grit.
RECEIVES A MOST HEARTY WELCOME,
In His Address to the Troops He
Points Out the Value to the Coun-
try of Their Service-Thinks Vol
unteers Safety of the Nation md
Deserving of Government Aid.
Sea Girt, N. j., July 25.-No presi-
dent ever received more sincere,
heartfelt and patriotic welcome than
that accorded Thursday to President
Roosevelt by the people of New Jer
sey. From the time he landed on New
Jersey soil at the Atlantic Highlands
pier at 1885 Thursday afternoon until
he left in his launch for the war yacht
Mayhower, anchored several miles off
the pier, at 3: rs, he was the recipient
of continuous ovation. The presi-
dent, on invitation of Gov. Franklin
Murphy, extended through Senator
Kean, visited the encampment of the
Second brigade of the national guard
of the state at Sea Grit. Accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roose-
welt. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Emlen Roose-
welt. Miss Christine Roosevelt and AS
slstant Secretary Loeb, the president
left Sycamore Hill at o'clock Thurs
day morning and boarded the May
flower, his official naval vessel, from a
launch
A Warm Welcome.
The run to within sight of Atlantic
Highlands was made by the Mayfower
in five hours, but the vessel came to
anchor there. as the water was too
shallow to admit of her approaching
the pier. Just as she anchored the
French liner LaSavoie, with Secretary
Root. Gen. Horace Porter, ambassa-
dor to France, and Gen. Leonard Wood
on board, passed out to sea. AS the
big liner swept near the presidential
vessel the Mayflower fired salute of
II guns in honor of the secretary of
war. The liner responded by dipping
her colors
Talks to the TrOOps
Ten thousand people greeted the
presidential party at the Sea Girt sta
ton. President Roosevelt and other
distinguished guests were escorted in
carriages to the governors cottage,
adjoining the military encampment,
less than half mile from the station.
AS he arrived at the cottage presi-
dents salute of 21 guns was fired At
ter brief rest and an informal re-
ception at the cottage President
Roosevelt and Gov. Murphy and staff
reviewed the troops in camp, the
president being mounted on magnifi-
cent chestnut bay which he sat per-
fectly. At the conclusion of the re-
view Mr. Roosevelt was escorted to a
stand adjoining the parade ground
and there addressed the assembled
troops and the multitude which had
gathered and which numbered by this
time nearly $4,000. The president said
in part:
The Presidents Address.
~ think that our people have not al
ways appreciated the debt they were un-
der to the national guard. man who
goes into the national guard and does
his duty. fairly and squarely there. puts
the whole country under an obligation to
him. Always in our history it has been
the case, as it will be In the future, that If
war should arise, it is to be met mainly
by the citizen soldiers-the volunteer SOL
der. We have, in the regular army, Of
ficered as 1t is and filled with the type of
enlisted men we had In 1t, an army which
I firmly believe for its size. Is unequaled
in the civilized world; and am sure that
! can challenge the most generous support
from the national guard for the regular
army of the United States. (Appause)
But that army Is, and of necessity must be,
SO small that In the event of serious trou-
BILE in the future, the great bulk of our
troops must come from the ranks of the
people themselves; and in forming those
regiments the good done by the presence
in them of men who have served faithfully
the national guard cannot be overesti-
mated. Those men are ready. They know
what is expected of them. They train
others to do the work that is needed. And,
another thing, ladies and gentlemen the
same qualities that make a man a sue
cess, that makes him do his duty decently
and honestly in national guard regiment,
are fundamentally the qualities that he
needs to make him good citizen in private
life.
Just as 1t is IL the army. so 1t is in citi-
zenship. If you are content to go through
life waiting for a chance to be a hero you
may wait and the chance may not come.
The way to be good citizen is to do we'll
the ordinary, everyday, humdrum work
that comes to citizenship. Don't you think
SO? / am sure YOU do. The man who
wants to wait until a battle comes is not
likely to be the good fighter: and the
citizen who waits for heroic times is likely
to be a mighty bad one.
81 plead with you to do your duty as
national guardsmen and as citizens. Do
your duty day by day-the common, ordi-
nary duties which, when done. make in
their sum, the citizenship Of the nation"
AT 3:l5 the presidential party re-
turned to the Maytlower and started
for home.
Soldiers Drowned.
Washington, July 24.-Privates