The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-17

about completed Judge r.. T. w. Duke.
.Jr., arose and iii a characteristic speech
Astounding in humorous stories, intro
duccd tho President. 1t was interesting
TO watch tho President while Judge Duke
was speaking. at every sally lie iaueheu
in the lcartiest manner, and two or three
times he waived his napkin as signal ior
applause. Tho college yclls predoEufnatcd
when the President arose, but all united
in giving him an uproarous welcome.
The speech was a brief one, probaoly
ten minutes In length.
After a few sentences expressive OF
his enjoyment Of the day the pres, sa6! o1I
want the United States to conduct them EN-
selves IN foreign affairs as you OF W.
ni1 believe private aon genhlfan eIoWs
Great applause) II ask that we handle
ourselves so as to never Cypress the
weak yet at the same time not to submit
to injury from the strong. a gentleman
does not boast, blustcr, bully. nor Insult
Others want our country to behave
with due regard to the feeinEs Of others rs;
foreign nation. Yet when our interests
position wo must take that position and
make COW ) se soUNrR fssfa Ap nHRPR1siHsssS
I'm my younger days 7 lived in the
COW country, said the President and
do not want us ever as a nation to
take position , from which y we WI,
we VIII kee leiT " FURTHER urgns tho
portaneGa OF Il strong navy the Presl
a aa sve rs their ha' sood rs W first
class aid in helping to make them think
well of us is first class navy. A strong
Is ibs Wo q bad 6e the
ships which won the battle Of Manila
made the. victory possible; THE fleet
We had in 1ssn ne said: could ! not 70.
Nelson's"
THE snfeSt way to invite var" con
we arc. sometimes, aggressive, but never
let us be unarmcd. All political parties,
he said, had united IN building up a great
navy had worn the blue. some had worn
give the 6 f2XHSt1y IS n rfYYiI
Three cheers, given standing, marked
the conc aus Of MI Ro9seyslts speech
The senior Senator from Virginia hever
received g moro enthusiastic, welcome
from Virsnians, which is saying much.
Judge Duke had spoken in n most culogis-
tic view introducing him. Duke vas a
hard man to follow in war" said tho
Senator, :. he is about as hard to follow
applause. Senator Daniel spoke OF Mr..
Roosevelt. MS a Northern man who had
written OF Robert ~ Lee. in n way worthy
to the President, assured him that as
long as the present delegation was in
Congress from Nirglnla he coilld rely
strong navy. HI. -fiTs ii5i
lie spoke OF Mr. Roosevelt as one of
the few m men NY Who no. resigned q pleasant
md s.rn Ii ,<r
directly to tho President:
Sir, there are many things to mako one
envy you your position, bit will say to
you have never envicd you but one
thing. and that was your opportunity to
engage in that war. But ali old Confcd-
crate leg, Senator Daniel got no further
for the roar of applause that greeted him
at this juncture and It was sometime be-
fore he could proceed
Then Senator Daniel proceeded to talk
Of the Senes5d virginia the Xrgna Of
and maids. the Virginia soldier
and the men and women of the new
| Virginia. lie paid a compliment to John
ints of tho University. who had given
| tho money to complete the capitals to
the, columns Of the rotunda. and con-
mclt to hold aloft tie torch of learning
and light the path OF progress to cduca-
There was no such applause at any time
! uuIIllS liz u'ts 'io az tilS SicSC W ESi1oloi
| Daniels speech.
President Roosevelt and his party had
to leave AT the conclusion of Senator
Daniels speech in order to make the Jour-
ney to Monticello. Mr.. Wyndham r.
| Meredith, of Richmond. responded in
eloquent manner TO the toast, Our Alma
| Mater"
responded to tho toast, Louisiana Pur-
! chase" in the absence of Henry y.
| Kent, of st. Louis, who. was TO have
spoken, and Dr. irltehctt, president OF
/ sponded to our Sister Institutions
Dr. Thomas Nelson Page then respond y, \,
which he spoke of the honesty of .pur-
pose of Mr.. Roosevelt. and called atten-
lion to the fact that there was no New
England blood in his veins. but, that he
came. Of Middle States and Southern
was o'clock I, When ! pr ua TaiEe con- oi
DanviIle. who had taken Judge Dukes
place as presiding officer laid down il'e
Eayel, and the banquetters trouped out
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