The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-01

big man to the little man-to the cap
itaist by the wage worker OF to the
wage worker by the capitalist. In the
long run wage worker and capitalist
will go down in common ruin if each
does not honestly try to get on with
justice to the other and work out a
scheme of action which shall be their
common advantage
Shortly before noon start was made
for the Baltimore hotel where after q
brief reception in the parlors, luncn-
con, perhaps the most elaborate ever
given in Kansas City, was served, me
decorations were strikingly beauu1ui
and consisted principally OF the naIlonal
eolors, silken flags being draped every
where and almost concealing the entire
wall space. Above the presidents chair
was an electric flag which was illum1-
mated when President Roosevelt entered
the room. J. F. Richards and Governor
Dockery were seated on the right of the
president and Henry w. Evans. The
guests numbered lao.
Just as the president arose from
luncheon. Mr.. Evans presented him with
a beautifully carved silver card, encased
in Sealslxin The card bore the shields
of the United States and that of the
state of Missouri with the following IN
Theodore Roosevelt. President of the
United States. The Commercial club,
Kansas City, Mo-, May ], 1903"
The luncheon over at las p. m. he was
delivered into the 6anQS Oh a committee
of the Mercantile club of Kansas City,
Kansas, and became the guest of that
city. Evan H Brown, president OF the
Mercantile club. presented President
Roosevelt with a large silk sunf1ower
and he was escorted to carriage deco
rated with sunfiowers and silken Amer
lean flags The other members of the
party and the reception committee en-
tered carriages and start for the Kan
Sas side was made. A company of the
Fourth Tinted States cavalry in n
mand of Captain Tyree Rivers, who
was with the president in Cuba and a
squad of mounted police acted as escort
to the state line in the wholesale dis
tIict of the west bottoms. AS the party
passed beneath the bluffs overlooking
the union depot presidential salute
was fired from cannon placed high
above the procession. The arrival at the
state line was announced by steam
whistle at a nearby packing house. At
this signal every whistle in the city add
ed its strength to the noise and church
bells everywhere were rung. A squad
of mounted police from the Kansas
metropolis relieved the police escort
from the Missouri side and $50 mounted
stockmen from the stock yards fell in
line.
Huron Place was reached about 2:45
and there from a platform in the open,
surrounded by the members of the two
C. A r. posts and a contingent of let
ter carriers. President Roosevelt spoke
Drle1y. me crowd was dense ana
chOked the streets in every direction.
Later the president received 5000
school children who greeted him with
waving flags and cheers.
The party then was driven back to
the state line to the live stock exchange
where a demonstration by the stockmen
in honor Of the president was Witnessed.
From the stock yards. the party was
driven through the suburban towns of
Rosedale, Armourdale and Armstrong,
encountering 5000 more school children
and crowds of patriotic citizens.
At the Union Pacific station at Arm
strong, the president just before the de-
parture for the west received a delega-
ton of students from the Kansas City
university who presented to him a
golden badge. set with pearls and dia-
monds and designating him an honorary
member of the University Library as
ISOLATION.
The train started for Lawrence and
Topeka. Kan. at 4 o'clock.