Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02
THE PRESIDENT
Kept on the Jump in Missouri
and Kansas.
Speech After Speech in the Two
Kansas Cities and Topeka.
Most Enthusiastic Welcome from Men,
Women and Children.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1.-President
Roosevelt spent five hours here, to-
day. and afterwards was the guest of
Kansas City, Kansas, just across the
state line, for two hours, and left for
the west at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The President was scheduled for two
speeches, one at Convention hall. The
city was thrcnged with thousands to
give the President welcome. The
schools were closed and business gener-
ally suspended.
The Presidential party arrived in
the city from ST. Louis at $40 this
morning and was met by a reception
committee. There was a great crowd
on hand and it cheered from the mo-
ment the train came in sight until the
Presidents carriage moved away at
the head Of long line of carriages. A
detachment of mounted police, together
with the Sd Regiment, Missouri Nation
al Guard, which had just returned from
ST. Louis, acted as an escort.
The route starting from the train,
took in several miles of Kansas City
drive way a mile in length and almost
a block wide, the President was greet
ed by over 10000 school children who
stood seven feet deep on the grass plot
between the two driveways, and formed
line that extended for three blocks.
When President Roosevelt arrived.
each of the children waved d tiny
American flag, cheering the while and
finally as the President passed thous-
ands of voices broke forth singing
america
AT Convention hall, where the prin-
cipal exercises of the day were held, the
decora tons were prOfuSe.
Every available foot of space in the
hall, which has seating capacity of
$4,000, was occupied. AS President
Roosevelt emerged onto the stage, the
band started 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and the current was turned into
the two great electric flags. Instantly
the crowd broke into tremendous
cheers, while so Harvard graduates
with vigor gave their college cry, end
ing with the word Roosevelt The
graduates were seated in a body in the
balcony and were led in the cheering
by three men who attended Harvard
ut the time the President was a stu
dent there.
Portions of the hall were set apart
for Federal and Confederate soldiers
of whom there were 5000 body of the
Daughters of the Revolution and the
officers of the city.
President Roosevelt was introduced by
Mayor Reed. A great demonstration
took place as lie arose to speak. The
President spoke for L, minutes
The President spoke a word of greetin.
to his audience and then greeted espec
tally the men who wore the blue and tn.
men who wore the gray II do not usual!
say anything about our being a reunited
country" he said. because it is not neces
sary or course were are a reunited
country, and in every Northern audience
wherever I group of men wcarins
the button of the Grand Army of the Re
public am certain to find group of mel
really to cheer every dlusion to the gal
lantry of the men who wore the gray
Taking the lessons taught by the soldier
of the Civil war the President discussed
the questions of good citizenship.
lin our complex relation of employee
and employee" he said. "of one class will
another class, of one section with another
we can work out really successful re
suit only if those interested will get to
gether and make an honest effort each t.
understand his neighbours point of view
and then an honest effort each, Will
working for his own interests, to avoi'