The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-17
PRESIDENT VIRGINIA'S GUEST.
NE SPENDS 4 DAY AT THE UNI
IERSITY AND MONTICELLO.
His speech to the Alumni Tribute to
yirsln,a's Great and Good Men-An-
other Demand for Strong Navy-Trip
,o JenersOn's Home on Horseback.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. June l6.-The
otizens of Charlottesville gave President
Roosevelt hearty welcome to-day on the
OCCASION of his visit to the University Of
Virginia The demonstration in his honor
hv prominent alumni and students OF the
university was particularly noticeable.
cheers and applause greeting him where
ever h. went
His address at the alumni exercises
struck responsive chord in the hearts OF
tbc audience. and he was frequently inter-
rlpred by the cheering, not only Of the
students of to-day but the gray-haired
men who were present to honor the memory
of their alma mater
The Presidents special train, which left
Washington on the Southern Railway at
$50 this morning, arrived at Charlottes-
vile shortly before noon. The Monticello
Guard was on hand to keep back the crowd
as the President, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt Secretary Loeb, Surgeon-Gen-
eral Rxey and Assistant Secretary Of State
Ioomis, alighted from the train and pro-
ceeoed to carriages
DR.. Paul Barringer. chairman OF the
faculty of the University Of Virginia Judge
George w. Norris and committee OF the
alumni met the party at the station and
accompanied the President to the uni
versity, where the alumni exercises were
held.
Judge W. Gordon Robertson, Of Roanoke,
was to have been the orator OF the day.
but, becoming suddenly ill, was unable to
be present, and his address was read by
r. Walton Moore of Fairfax.
PRESIDENTS FIRST SPEECH
President Roosevelt was then introduced
and the alumni, faculty and students OF
the university, rising to their feet. cheered
for some time before he was permitted
to proceed The President said;
Mr. Chairman, and you, men and women
of Virginia, my fellow Americans, and in par
tIcular you. the graduates and undergradu-
ates Of this university: 1t is to me to-day
double pleasure to be with you: In the
first place. because the University OF Virginia
Is one among that limited number OF insti-
buttons OF lea rning to which. because Of its
historic associations. every American proud
of his country and his countrys history must
turn applausel; and. in the next place. be-
cause I have just finished trip to and fro
across this continent which at almost every
step has reminded me OF some great deed
done by virgnian or descendant OF
virgnian In that wonderful formative period
which has occupied more than half OF this
Republics years.
Coming back from a trip across the Ale
ghanies In the path across the mountains
which men Of Virginia first crossed to found
the Commonwealth OF Kentucky. on the other
aide Of that: across the Ohio, which was
crossed BY a military force carrying the
American flag for the first time when q man
Of Virginia. George Rogers Clark. led his
little band Of backwoods riflemen to conquer
what Is now the heart of this Republic. and
At n H.
then across the Mississippi and going
through that great region Of prairie, plain
and mountain. now dotted with cities. each
filled with the fruits Of our material civili-
xation cities placed upon spots which
were unknown to any map maker but
century ago-Roine through that region
to the Pacific Ocean, have gone through the
regions which mark the two greatest terri
torial expansions Of this ma ton. the eatest
Of all. which In it's acquisition 10 in Itself a
tribute Of all men most to that man who
founded this unlversity-President Thomas
Jefferson tapplausel. and which was ex-
plored again by two Virginians born not far
from this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Clark.
And when got south Of the limits OF the
old Louisiana Purchase. I came into that
region acquired as the result Of the Mexican
Wharf.-The region In territorial extent next to
the Louisiana Purchase: and in that war
the two foremost figures were the figures
airy Taylor and Winfield Scott. IAppla use.
Therefore, in this year OF the hundredth
anniversary Of that acquisition-the Louisi-
ana Purchase-whch definitely decided that
we were to be continental republic, in a
trip across the continent such I have
taken, should feel that the trip were incom-
plete il it did not end with pilgrimage to
the University OF Virginia. lApplause
VIRGINIA STATESMEN.
Virginia has always rightly prded herself
upon the character Of the men whom she has
statecraft and pu bic administration has ever
been found than in the history Of Virginia s
cuia i' em t the ideal Of virginia, is in
Reep p up 81 the spirit which sends into public
life men Of whom their constituents exact
that they aa .ha Is e Why
the two United States Senators frqm vi
them It is SO genuine pleasure to be brought
1to contact snI With them in han ding public
a6e sddress t0 which We have
asd The ms1e of
s sh is not long. Years count differently at
different places and at different times Fly
yss ftsay sGd !. f nfS The Longer s
must always be the charm OF old historic
associations incomparably connected with
the institutions the birth OF which will always
recall the names Of three Of our greatest
Presidents and from which one can we'll
nigh ace the abodes OF all three OF those
Presidents: at least they are close within
easy distance-President Jefferson. Madison
and Monroe. Applause
IDEA BORROWED FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
Let me acknowledge a piece OF personal
Indebtedness to this Institution When. last
year we sought at Washington to restore the
building Of the nation to what 1t was planned
to be By the founders Of the Republic. we
came here to study the building which repre-,
sented in its existence the realization OF
the ideas Of certain Of these founders OF
the Republic and gained from our study Of Of a
along which the restoration TOR that is wha'
il was) OF the White House was TO proceed
The university is not old in years MS years
are counted in an older world. but there are
yery few institutions OF learning IN Europe
which however old. have such an honor roll
of service to the State in the council chamber
of the State and of service on the tented fleid
which have such an honor roll Of statesmen
and soldiers as the roll that can be FURNISHED
BY reading the list of the graduates oil This
University OF Virginia. tApplause -,
The university has been peculiarly prollht
of men who have gone into public life; bu,
it is not only in public life tina. III ne recoro
made BY the university is imperishable'