The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-30

sTAFFs OF THE GOVERNORS TO BE
MAJOR PART OF SHOW.
Arrival Of the President Speeches
During the Evenins-City
Already Crowded.

of spectators. For an hour before the
presidential train arrived troops of militia
and squadrons OF police were stationed
about the point of Decentralization to pre-
vent crush.
President Roosevelt was accompanied by
Governor Dockery, who had joined the train
at Keokuk, Ia AS the President stepped
off the rear end of his car President Francis
seized President RooseveIt's hand and gave
him an informal welcome to ST. Louis.
After a brief reception the President was
escorted to a carriage. Mayor Wells Sem
ator Carter and Secretary Loeb rode with
the President directly to the good roads
convention, in Odeon Hail.
People were congregated along the streets
and wildly cheering as the President passed.
He continually doffed his hat in acknowl-
edgment- Odeon Hall was packed The
President spoke of good roads I'm tones
which showed as well as his words that he
was thoroughly in sympathy with the OBJ
ject of the Good Roads Association.
Roads. he declared. told the greatness of
a nation. The influence OF the nations
which had not been road builders had been
fieeting. Rome. the most powerful OF old
civilizations, left her impress on literature
and speech; she changed the boundaries OF
nations. But palmer than anything else left
to remind US of the Roman civilization wers
the Roman roads.
Merely from historical analogy" the
President continued. ''this country which
we believe will reach a position OF leader
ship never equaled, should act so that pos
terity will justly say when speaking of US,
That Nation built good roads," The Pres
ident declared that good roads probably
were the greatest agency for regulating the
flow from the country 10 the city OF young
men and young women. "a long line OF
liquid morass is not pleasant" he said. "It
means In many instances practical isolation
to the farmer. When the girl or the boy
can't take turn on a bicycle over 10 a
neighbor's because of the roads il Is a sitrs-
alton not likely to make farm life attrac-
tive"
From Odeon Hall. the President was
escorted to st. Louis University. where he
welcomed by Cardinal Gibbons
In response the President said:
Cardinal Gibbons. reverend fathers and
gentlemen-It is indeed pleasure to be re-
ceived as guest OF the first and oldest uni
versity west Of the Mississippi river In
the Louisiana Purchase territory. / know
your work 1 have myself witnessed it's
progress In the West. / have come across
1T not only among our own people but also
among the Indian tribes. IL gives me great
pleasure to be here in this great univer-
sity to greet you and TO listen to a unique
ceremony. thank you personally for your
kind illusions to me. and / would con-
slider myself recreant to the principles OF
duty If I failed to carry that provision
of our Constitution. which says to treat
all alike without regard to the manner In
which any man chooses TO worship Al
mighty God. i think you are not as glad
to have me with you I am to be with
you"
The unique" ceremony to which the
President referred was the grand act.''
one of the most arduous ordeals known TO
the world of mental effort. The grand
act" was performed by the Rev. p.
Joachim Villalonga. II consisted of re-
futing with clean logic all attacks made by
seven professors of theology from the high
est Catholic seminaries OF the country.
The priest was nearing the end OF the or
DEAL which began at 10 o'clock. when the
President arrived. The President stayed
only a few minutes. but expressed his ad-
miration of the act After inspecting the
various departments of the university. the
President went 10 the home Of Mr.. Francis
for dinner.
Grover Cleveland tonight arrived over the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad.
large reception committee waited more
than thirty minutes for the former Prcsi-
dent. In the meantime the train from
Washington bearing the members OF the
diplomatic corps arrived thirty minutes be-
fore the committee had looked for IL. The
diplomats were promptly taken In hand by
the committee and escorted to the quarters
assigned to them. A portion OF the COM
mittee remained to greet Mr. Cleveland,
whose train came in shortly after the dip
lomats had driven away In carriages
AS Mr.. Cleveland alighted from the train
he was warmly greeted by President Fran
els. who had driven rapidly 10 the station
after greeting President Roosevelt az For
sythe Junction. The members OF the COM
mittee crowded around, and Mr.. Cleveland
unable to proceed. so thick was the
throng about him. passage was cleared
and Mr.. Cleveland entered a carriage and
was driven To the residence OF President
Francis. where President Roosevelt Is also
a guest.
AT 1910 o'clock. which is ten minutes
after the Presidents bedtime. he appeared
at Music Hail. where a meeting was held
under the auspices Of the General Frans
si<el Monument Association In beginnins