Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-04-09
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS TO A LARGE AND
ATTENTIVE AUDIENCE.
Special Trains From the North and South-Bssaess houses
Decorated With Flags aad Buatag- Streets Filled
With People From al Over the Couaty.
Will fsw fsf Ms Istie. Speeches AlI
Alooe TIE ljae,

President Roosevelt arrived in the
city nearly on schedule time. The
train pulled in to the depot at 1885
p. m. The city streets were in poor
condition.. There were piles Of snow
along the sidewalks, and the streets
were very muddy. The business
houses, hotels. Offices, ETC., were gai'y
decorated with flags and bunting, the
sun shone bright and warm.
The train left Fargo about half an
hour behind schedule time and reach
ed Casselton at II O'Clock. Every
where along the road we're most
enthusiastic crowds, all ready
to give the president rousing vel
come. His personal popularity with
the people Of all classes is seen at ev-
cry point. Flags and bunting were
displayed in all the smaller towns,
and his trip Through the state was q
continual evidence that his visit was
welcome and his presence honored.
Short addresses were made at Cas-
selt0n Tower City and Valley City.
AS the train pulled into the depot
here the band played and the crowds
that lined the streets and were perch-
ed on box cals and other objects, set
up cheer Of leone that made =
broad smile Eov.r over the face Of the
president. The G.. A. r. veterans
lined p alongside the carriage, which
was gaily decorated with rosettes on
the harness and by streamers. The car
riage contained The president, ex-
Senator Casey, Senator McCumber,
Of this state, and Secretary Loeb.
The cannon, brought from the Phil
ippines. doomed q hOarse welcome as
the procession marched down the
muddy street to the opera house,
where a thrOng that filed every inch
Of space had been impatiently await
ing the arrival of the president for
some time. AS he entered the build
ing from the rear, the crowd had all
ready gathered there to get glimpse
of him, and when he appeared on
the stage the vast crowd arose and
greeted him with thunder OF ap-
plause.
The stage was decOratd with flags
and bunting and long streamerS were
hanging from the ceiling to the front
of the stage. The president was at
tended by the reception committee,
and the G.. A. r /. veterans who sat
on the stage. He was introduced to
the audience by ex-senator Casey,
who said the people would listen
with patience to only one voice to-
day. HewOuld only say to the president
that the peoples hearts were agl0w
with enthusiasm and that everyone
extended to him loving and loyal
welcome.
The president came forward and be-
gan his address in his well known,
vigorous but poll shed manner, and he
seemed Thoroughly glad to be there
and to get such welcome from a
North Dakota audience. He made
two extended references to his for
mer residence in the state when he
was in the cattle business. He said
that he was glad to get back again to
the great state Of which he was 9
r/sident 20 years ago, when we were
a territory. He remembered the oc-
casiOns when he passed over the
Northern Pacific road and went
, through Jamestown with stock. He
said that he was accustomed to stop
at the stockyards here and feed his
: cattle In transit, to working at night
to get the cattle up when down In
the stock cars, and that he saw IS
much Of the city at night Is BY day:
He wished to thank the members OF
4 the g. A. r. who welcomed him, and
0.~~ k1,I> <,r,,ro .n S1oc ~ sukn Cuonf IN
the Philippines. They are pioneers
Of the civil war. They we're Of the
were of the right spirit and quality
to win success on the great plains.
He said he had only time to enlarge
upon one theme which had been sug-
gested to him By letter received
from labor union of this city thank
ing him for some effort he had made
through congress to get favorable
legislation for the labOring men OF
the country this year. He said that
ia considering labor matters the aim
had been, with q fair degree OF sue
cess, to do what would be considered
equal justice between man and
man; trying to secure good treat
ment II deserving, whether the man
Be rich or poor. Not to wrong our
fellow men Is the essence of leigsla-
tion that is really good legislation.
In the matter OF the ANTITRUST laws
and anti-corpOratiOn laws he said
that he did not like the term 'santi.
tt sounded as II it was meant to be
hostile and hurt such organizatins y