Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-08
Speaks Balcony Capitol Building, Hears
Will Indians and Eats
at n His Honor

President Roosevelt received a gen.
nine western welcome from the citi-
zens of Bismarck, and several thou
sand citizens of the Missouri slope who
thronged the city to see and hear the
nations chief executive. President
Roosevelt was in good humor, pleased
with the welcome and entered with
right good spirit into the events of the
occasion. From the balcony OF the
state capitol, looking down upon the
city. and upon several thousand as
sembled citizens of the slope, he ad-
dressed the multitude Of people. His
head was bare and he held his black
slough hat firmly in his right hand,
gesticulaing with it as he talked.
There was earnestness in every gest
ure and every infection of his voice.
and for ten minutes he spoke to his
old friends of the West, of which he
said. he claimed to be an old timer.
Frequently his address was punctuated
with applause and cheers from the
crowd.
Greeted With Cheers.
President Roosevelt was introduced
by Governor White, and was greeted
with rousing cheers as he made his
appearance on the balcony and the
crowd below could see him. His face
glowed with the color of good health
and he leaned partly over the railing
of the balcony as he spoke. The
crowd extended far Own the slope to.
ward the driveway and a mighty cheer
went up as the address began. The
balcony was crowded with distin
guished guests of the city. Near the
president were Governor White. Cap
tain ]. s. Parke, Mayor Register and
members Of the local reception com
mittee. DR.. Bixby, Secretary Loeb. sev
eral secret service men. John Bur
roughs, the naturalist who is the pei
sonal guest of the president. steno
raphers and reporters. After payinl
tribute to his old friends Of the ives
and to the veterans Of the civi an
Philippine wars, President Roosevelt
spoke of the individual responsibilit
Of the citizen and the essentials Q
good citizenship. His address In fu
was as follows:
Presidents Address.
My Fellow cCiti..,n Men and W. m
of North Dakota:
have felt as l rode westward toda
along the line Of The Northern -
cific Railroad thai was steadily &c
ting more and more back into II
home country. first came here
North Dakota when it WAS still tie te
ritory of DA:so'a. twenty.three yea
ago, so I car claim 10 lr pretty "
settler myself. (App,aIse.l For nu'
ber of years I lived west OK here
the Little Missouri and have pass
more often through here on a 'a''
or freight train thal anY 4ther wa
(Laughter.) It just does me good
g-' back here aid csat say III
glad l am; and know the rest OF y
will not grudge my saying spec
word first to the veterans OF tue gre
war and to the men TO whom we o.
it. because Of what thew did from
to '65, that we have com.try 10 II
in and be proud Of now, tA.'?la"s
And now, you veterans here before
of the great war seyed IN diAef'
regiments from different sttes
then came out here to do the pioh'
work that was in its way. as hard
the work of a soldier. And those
the next generation. helped out II
and there by one Of your own III
ber, formed a regiment OF the st
in the war that was not even thou
of at the time of the greater !"
and that regiment went forth 10
PHILIPPINES to do their share III
holding the glory Of the nag you
preserved untarnished and un'orl
And after greeting you, want
greet my own comrades. the men