The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
mately our success as a nation must
depend upon high citizenshipsof the

mately our success as a nation must
depend upon high citizenshipsof the
individual here in the United States.
have won in the past and we
shall win iii the future because our
citizens have in them the stuff out
Of which to get the highest grade
citizenship, because they have the
strong body, the strong mind, and
what counts more than body or mind
character. They have honesty,
courage and common sense. thank
you.
At this junctnre Mayor Silsby pre-.
isented President Roosevelt with a
bouquet OF flowers from the Grand
Army Of the Republic. Lii response
to the remembrance The president
said in part
Will you let me say a word to you
suggested by this gift. I spoke of
the quality shown by the men Of the
Grand Army in the civil a One
OF those qualities was the recognition
for his worth as a man. Now you
and your men who foughtIin that,
war remember whatit meant well
enough. You recollect when at ten
in the morning the blanket was too
heavy and you threw it away. And
you, too, well remember when at ten
at night it was not heavy enough.
The soldier who went through the
war with his bunky did not care
what way he Worshlpped his maker,
he did not care whether he had been
born here or elsewhere, whether he
was a banker, OF b%ricklayer, mer-
chant or mechanic, but when the
time came you wanted to know the
Equality. that stood for his being a
man, and II you had managed the
army mar on any other basis we
would have lost as sure as fate. We
won when we chose men like Grant,
fisherman and others who showed that
Ithey yer frst-class fighters. The
same thing has to be done in civil
It is a foul wrong to treat any
man with undue respect that lis
worthy as a man; 1T is a foul wrong
to behave with arrogance and lack OF
sympathy to those who are. less for.
tunate and show injury and ranking
and hatred to those who are more
fortunate than ourselves. I believe
50 thoroughly that the average
tAmericaE is a pretty good fellow
THAT / feel that what we chiefly
need is to have him brought in con.
tact, fndithe view point of any Gthel
average American in order to have
them able to work well together.
At the close Of the address OF th,
president he was presented with {
beautiful bouquet,of flowers by Mayo
Silbsy from the Grand Army Of th.
Republic, and the president took oc
casion to address some words es.
pecially to the old comrades. An
other beautiful bouquet was alst
presented by the mayor In behalf o
the national guard, to whom he ex
pressed his thanks briefly.
The president and his part,
remained in Mitchell a little owe
thirty minutes and at the conclusion
of his address the crowd followed
cheering to the handsome trainSir
waiting to bear him on his journe,
across the continent. On his way t
the train the president was CONSTANT,
beseiged to shake hands with tn
people but this was not INDUCED il
to any great extent,
From the rear of his private ca
President Roosevelt waved his sill
hat to the ad4niring crowds as the
cheered their chief on his onwar
Journey.
The stand from which the presi
dent spoke was handsomely drape
with the national colors and an eagl
was perched high above the pres!
dents head. The buildings, in tt
Immediate vicinity were also decora1
ed.
The crowd gave very respectful a
tention while the president spoke an
!, so intent were the people IN listeniI
I, to his words that he was i%nterrupte
ly but once or twice with cheers.