Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-28
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do not exist, and trying to preserve them
for the public use where they do exist.
No Race Sutctde Here.

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do not exist, and trying to preserve them
for the public use where they do exist.
No Race Suicide Here
preparation FOR the building Of the new
library; and l passed between great rows
of school children on my way here, and l
see some children here and there in the
crowd. Now 1 am proud as an American
Of what Nebraska has done with its pro-
ducts Of the field and range; 1 am proud
OF your material development. But after
all what really, counts In the end in any
state is the character OF the men and
IS SoT tSe e wsGm the thi mate tRRPTpdiSSSSss.) T me
school, the library, the church, the hum
dred instruments for moral and intellectual
than aught else In developing the type of
citizenship in which as Americans, we have
a right to ni feel satisfaction; was glad to
and I want to see It kept UP.
In closing let me thank, you all for your
my thanking especially the men Of the
Grand Army, the men who in the times
that tried mems souls proved their worth
to thank you all, and to congratulate you
upon what l see about me. The material
prosperity which we now all so abundantly
enjoy, that prosperity which must stand
at the base of our national welfare, and
that over and above that you have reared
on that indispensable foundation what
ing Is to be worthy of the arohitect-the
superstructure of intellect anc moral we'll
being and righteousness; the superstruc-
ture of which the cornerstones are the IL
brary, the school,, the church. 1 believe
in the men and women Of Nebraska. OF the
west because | feel that you are in a sense
typical Americans. Your forefathers came
into this country and as pioneers carved
had in the past to face hardships and dis
aster. The work of tanning the new coun-
try is a rough one. You not only have to
be done with 1t, and the penalty Of trying
70 do the wrong thing is sometimes heavy,
You nave succeeded. You have put this
That prosperity has been helped by wise
laws and the administration of the laws;
but after all has been said and done, while
something can be done by law, and while
We must demand honest and Upright adj
ministration of the law, yet in the last re-
in working out his own salvation upon the
sum of the qualities that 60 to make his
individual character, upon his honesty, his
courage and his common sense. CHEERS and
~applause,) .-.a-- .-a-~.4a. g.r41 o.
ovation at Hastings.
At Hastings the president received an
other ovation, large crowds coming to see
him despite the wind and dust that made
1t quite disagreeable. The stop at Hastings
showed the president as the guest of Ne
braska's senior senator, who rode in the
presidential carriage, together with Mayor
Miles. Judge w. s. Burton was marshal Of
the day. After the drive throughout the
heart OF the city, the president addressed
the people from a stand In front of the
court house. He spoke in the same vein
as at Grand Island, referring particularly
to the veterans Of the war and the school
children, who were again in foremost evil
dence. He also paid a compliment to J..
Sterling Morton as the exponent of tree
culture and to Senator Dietrich for his Wig
orous efforts on behalf Of irrigation. Here,
too, the president broke ground for the new
library building given. to. Hastings by An
drew Carnegie. The reception. committee
included Mayor G. ]. Miles. Senator c.. H.
Dietrich, George Lamont, r. H. .Worledge,
J. N. Clarke, A. H, Bowen, Adam Breede.
v. B. Trimble, w. H. Lanning, C. B. Wahl-
quist, Ed Watkins. William Sutton. Herman
Stein, Senator Hedge and Fred Olmstead.
The marshals were; W. r. Burton, G. L.
Alexander, William Stewart, r. Yost, s. D..
Holmes, William Alexander, H. o. Smith,
u M. smith, DR.. Dodge, X. r. Monnete.
In his Hastings speech, among other
things, the president said:
i am here in the home Of my good friend.
Senator Dietrich, and l wish to EXPRESS nv
acknowledgements for the support / have
received from Nebraska in SO much that 7
have striven to do. Here in the true west
there are needs to be net Of a special
kind. ! spoke this morning a word of an
probation OF the remarkable work done bv
Nebraska In tree planting, and Of the lust
tribute Of regard that must be paid by all
OF our people, not only here In Nebraska
but throughout the country, to the memory
OF the late Sterling Morton, whose interest
IN tree culture was so great. More than
that, 1t is through the aid OF men such
as WOUF unnnfnH9 anA
braska that we have made a permanent he
ginning at last OF the irrigation system"
Brief steps not on the schedule were
made at D~oniphan, Fairmont and Crato
the president appearing on the rear plat
form.
Welcomed at Lincoln.
The arrival of PreAident RooseveIt,s
special train in Lincoln at a few minutes
after l o'clock was announced BY a chorus
of all the factory whistles in town.
The military escort formed a pageant that
has not been e~Qualled in Lincoln since the
reception OF troops for the Spanish Ameri-
can war. In addition to the survivors of
the civil war who found representation In
the parade, were the First regiment, Ne
braska National guard, with regfmental
band and cadet battalions from the Uni
versity OF Nebraska and the Nebraska Wes-
leyan university. with the bands OF the two
organizations. All schools ana colleges IN
the city had dismissed for the day. and
those Of the students who aid not partIci-
pate in the parade were assembled at the
state house to join the student bodies gath
cred there TO listen TO the president. Dur
ing the time taken for the movement OF
the parade from the Union station to the
capitol an old spanish cannon was manned
and Justify fred by studentss The popula-
ton of Lincoln was decreased dearly twice
by the Influx OF visitors this AFTERNOON. The
president spoke from q stand on the capitol
grounds.
Upon the platform, were seated. besides
the presidential party; the following recep-
ton committee and others: Governor ]. II.
Mickey and Mrs. Mickey. Congressman Bur
kett ane Mrs. Burkett. Hon. T. c. Munger
and Mrs. Munger. Mayor C. A. Adams ana
Mrs. Adams, Hon c. W. marsh and Mrs.
Marsh, Hon. +. B. Stephenson and Mrs.
stephenson. Hon. G. n. Morrill, and Mrs.
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