The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
Enjoys a Cowboy Show With Bad Bucking Horses
TAXES LUNCHAT MESS WAGON
In Some Places He Is Escorted From His Train to Stands Erected By Citizens and Given a True
 Western Welcome.

Alliance. Neb.. April 25-PresIdent Roosevelt completed a hard day today with fifteen minute stop at Alliance this evening. Capt. Seth Bullock, superintend- ent of the Black Hills forest reserve, who joined the President at Gardiner yester- day, left the train here. President Roose- welt, who has great admiration for Cap tain Bullock invited him to accompany him on his trip to the coast, but Cap tain Bullock was forced to decline the invitation.
 During the day the President travelled in three states and made a number of addresses bothlfrom the rear platform of his car and from stands erected for the purpose
 The most unique demonstration of the day and the one that undoubtedly pleased the President most, was the cow boy show at Edgemont S. D. The demon- stration was arranged by the Society of Black Hills pioneers and consisted of ex- hbitions of cowboy riding. special trains brought in a large crowd from the sur rounding country, and they were all at the station with three bands of music to greet the President. As his train pulled in the cowboys yelled, the bands played and a salute was fired. The exhibition stand was but a short distance from the depot and after the President had made an address the boys began pucking the horses and only horses that would buck were ridden by the cowboys. The Presi- dent partook of luncheon at the mess wagon The only disappointment of the day was the failure of the prize bucking horse of that section to perform. This horse has record of a champion bucker. and but few people can ride him. Today he was gentle and a greenhorn would not have had much trouble in keeping on his back
 cow5oys Form Escort.
 At the conclusion of the exercises the cowboys formed an escort, to the train, and after it had started they dashed alongside the Presidents car and he shook hands with many of them from the window.
 In his speech at Alliance the President referred to the work accomplished by the early pioneers. an 'honor to all good citizens he said
 
 who took the lead in tanning the shaggy wilderness, to the trail blazers, to the men who, first of the world marked out that earliest of highways, the spotted line. the blazed trail, the men who first on horseback steered across the great lonely plains and drove their cattle up to feed upon the ranges from which the buffalo had not yet vanished. To you from the Black Hills who. coming here in 1876 or at the time immediately around that date, have developed the wonderful mines of that region. have built up III what was then an Indian haunt will derness cities like Deadwood and Lead, 1t has fallen to your lot to see the one great epoch feats of the century. You are among that body of men who con ouered continent for a race and people, who did your full share in making the nineteenth century the most wonderful on which the sun has ever shone. The pioneer days have gone but the need Of the old pioneer virtues remains the same as ever. (Applause). You won and you could only win. because you had in you the stun out of which the strong men are made
 Pathway Strewn With Flowers.
 At Newcastle, 'Wyo., where half-hour stop was made the President was es- corted to the speakers stand along pathway strewn with flowers The stand from which he spoke was gaily decorated, a stuffed bear and deer standing on either side and q large stuffed eagle surmount- Ing the top. In opening his address he said he wished publicly to express his acknowledgement of the way in which Wyoming senators and congressman l/ve co-operated with him in Washington.
 He referred to the irrigation law passed at the last session of congress and saio that he believed much good would come from it. as the government will be able to undertake enterprises which 1t can not be expected that private capital will undertake He then spoke on the subject of good citizenship, saying that what counted most is the honesty, the courage, the common sense and the capacity for hard work of the average man.
 Nothing can take the place of those qualities in the average man." he said Lust as on the battlefield. 1t is the man behind the gun who counts most. so IF civil life 1t is the average citizen back of the law who counts most. In closing let me repeat one thing: There is Lo royal road to prosperity any more than there is any royal road to good govern ment Good government does not come by any special genius or brilliancy. Good government comes from the average man showing the qualities which we recognize as making a good friend and good
 
 neighbor Prosperity comes not by any fuggling with the laws. not by any effort to show a smartness unaccompanied by moral sense. it comes by the constant ex- ereise on the part of the individual of those qualities which each of us recug- nlze as making a desirable citizen of our neighbor in private life.
 Given Military Welcome.
 The President was given military wei come at Crawford, Neb., when his trair reached there The Tenth cavalry. mount ed. met him with drawn saDres and tLe reeimental band played Hail to the Chief He spoke a few words of geeting to the soldiers and also briefly addressed the large crowd that gathered about his car.
 Stops were also made dur' g the day at Glilett and Moorcroft and Ardniore, & D., and at each place the President spoke briefly. At all of the stopping places the crowds were enthusiastic and k expressed warm greetings. Tomorrow will be spent quietly on the train at Grand