The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
At San Jose Last Evening Women
Filled His Car with California's
Choicest Blooms.
DAY IN SANTA CLARA VALLEY
AND A VISIT PAID TO A GROVE OF
GIANT sEQUOIAs.
Speech Made to Fruit Growers, the G
A. r., Pioneers, Children and
Citizens Generally.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May n.-President
Roosevelt to-day traversed the beautiful
Santa Clara valley, after crossing the Santa
Cruz mountains, and tonight slept in his
car In San Jose From Delmonte the Pres
ident crcled around Monterey bay to Santa
Cruz, then crossed the coast range. hating
long enough on the way to see a grove of
sequoias, passed up the Santa Clara valley
through vast fields of sweet peas and
verdant orchards to the metropolis Of the
prune industry-to San Jose, ancient cap
ital of the country of California
Enthusiastic receptions greeted the Presi-
dent at every station. People came from
miles around to see the head man OF the
Nation. The President was almost aston
ished at the beauties of the region which
he traversed At San Jose great prepara-
tions had been made for the reception of
the President. Flowers had been cast
broadcast and women carried loads of bios
some TO the special train. Every nook of
the Presidents car was piled high with
gorgeous sweet flowers. and tonight Mr..
Roosevelt slept in a rich red of petals and
Oriental Installations.
The presidential train left Delmonte early
to-day. AT Pajaro the train stayed few
minutes. and Mr.. Roosevelt made a brief
speech. saying, in part: 1T seems to me
every good American that can should visit
the Pacific slope, to realize where so much
Of our country's greatness in the future
will lie. did not need to come out here in
order to believe in you and your work.
know you well. and believe in you with all
my heart. but it has done me good TO be in
touch with you. The thing that has i'm
pressed me most in coming from the At
lantic across to the Pacific Is that good
Americans are good Americans in every
part Of this country"
TO MELON RAIsERs.
The train then proceeded toward Santa
Cruz, a seaside resort on the northern
shore of Monterey bay. On the way a
stop was made at Watsonville, where
watermelons grow like weeds. The Presi-
dent spoke to the melon raisers as fol-
lows:
'I do not come here to teach; come here
to learn. 1t has done me good to be in
your State and to meet your people. Until
last week / had never been in California
and / go back an even better American
than / came. and l think 1 came out a
fairly good one. Things that truisms.
that you expect as simply part of the
natural order of events need to be i'm
pressed upon our people as a whole. We
need to understand that commanding posi-
tion already occupied and the infinitely
more commanding position that will be
occupied in the future by our Nation on the
oceans,
is one which during the century opening
must pass under American influence and
as inevitably happens when great effort
comes It means that great burden OF
responsibility accompanies the effort. A
nation cannot be great without paying the
price Of greatness and only a craven nation
will object to paying that price. believe
in you, my countrymen; / believe in our
people. and, therefore, / believe that they
will dare to be great. Therefore / believe
they will hail the chance this century
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mighty and masterful people to have. And
We can face the future with the assurance
and confidence of success IL only we face
1t in the spirit in which our fathers faced
the problems of the past" (Cheers and
applause.l
The President arrived at Santa Cruz at
10 O'Clock and was met at the station by a
reception committee. The guest was then
driven along the seashore and through the
crowded streets of Santa Cruz. Thousands
of school children waved flags and cheered
Flowers were strewn about and the build
ings were masses of colors. When the car
riage stopped at the courthouse the Pres-
dent rose and said:
II thank you for this greeting. / thank
you for your esteem. / wish TO say a word
especially to the men of the Grand Army
and the representa- atives of the pioneers, TO
the men who proved their loyalty in the
supreme test of 81 TO '65 and to the
pioneers who showed their patriotism in
winning the golden West for their country
l thank you from the bottom of my heart
Il
the naval militia If there is one thing
this country is alive to. IL is our navy We
must believe in a first-class navy. We al
ready have good navy. but We must have
a better one."
AT THE BIG TREES.
Then a special train bore the presidential
party to a grove of big trees at FELTON, In
the foothills. There an open-air luncheon
was served by a score OF CALIFORNIA; beau
tiful young women. At the close OF the
repast the President said:
This Is my first glimpse of the big trees
/ desire to pay tribute TO the associations.
private owners and State for preserving
these trees, and also to the citizens who
acted i'm cooperation with the State I'm
preserving these wonderful trees. Let me
preach to you a moment All OF us desire
to see nature preserved. Above all. the
trees should not be marred by placing cards
on them. People who do that should be
sternly discouraged. The cards give an air
Of ridicue TO the solemn and majestic
giants. They should be taken down. 1
ask you to keep all cards of the trees or
any kind OF signs that will mar them.
See to Ii that the trees are preserved, that
the gift from nature is kept unmarried. You
can never replace a tree. oh. am pleased
to be here among these wonderful red
woods. ! thank you for giving me this en-
joyment."
Then some one told the President that
the Spanish beans served at the luncheon