The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
UP THE COAST.
Mr.. Roosevelt Continues Jour-
ney Toward San Francisco.

Pajaro Cal, May 1.-THE presidential
train left Del Monte at o'clock this morn
ing. A detachment of the Fifteenth IN
fantry commanded by Captain SWEET. ac-
companied the president from his hotel to
the train. After the men had been drawn
in line the president stepped in front of
them and addressed Captain SWEET, asking
him to convey his thanks to the officers
and men of the Fifteenth infantry for the
good care they had taken of MIN during
his stay al Del Monte. A company Of this
regiment guarded the hotel last night and
kept the intruders from the grounds
At Parajo a stop of ten minutes was
made. during which President Roosevelt
made a short address to the crowd col
lected at the station.
In his remarks the president said:
1T seems to me every good American that
can should visit the Pacific slope to realize
where so much of our country's greatness
come out here in order to believe in you
and your work. know you well and be-
has done me good to be in touch with YOU.
The thing that has impressed me most in
coming from the Atlantic across to the
Pacific is that good Americans are good
Americans in every part of this country
AT SANTA CRUZ
San Jose, Cal, May 11-From Parajo the
turesque city and seaside resort on the
northeastern shore of Monterey bay,
where the party remained until noon. Sew
eral thousand people thronged the streets
On his way to San Jose the party made a
brief stop at FELTON, to visit the grove of
redwood trees which has made that part
Of the Santa Cruz mountains well known
to travellers. At San JOSe which WAS
reached during the afternoon the presi-
dent was rendered an ovation He was
shown the most famous orchards and Vine
yards of this section of the state AID
Santa Clara valley At Santa Clara the
old Jesuit college was visited and at
growers and farmers had assembled, the
president spoke a few words. The school
children of the city were reviewed in front
of the Mckinley monument IN St James
square The night will be passed by Pres
station here. Tomorrow morning he will
proceed to San Francisco. making stops
at Stanford university and Burlingame-
A STOP At WABONNILLE.
Santa Cruz, Cal, May IA short
stop was made at Wabonville en- route
to Santa Cruz. In response to the de-
mands of the assembled people, the
president said:
I do not come here to teach; I come
here to learn. 1t has done me good to
be in your state and to meet your peo-
Pile Until alst week I never had been
in California and l go back an even
better American than came, and L
think I came out a fairly good one
Things that are trueisms, that you ex-
pect are SIMPLY part of the natural Or
der f events need to be impressed upon
our people as a whole. We need to
understand that commanding position
already occupied and the infinitely
more commanding position that will be
occupied in the future by our nation
on the Pacific.
This. the greatest of all the oceans, is
one which, during the century opening,
must PASS under American influence and
as inevitably happens when a great effort
comes, it means that~a great burden Of
responsibility accompanies the effort. A
nation can not be great without paying
the price of greatness. and only craven
nation will object to paying that price. /
believe in YOU my countrymen, I believe
in our people, and therefore 1 believe that
they viii dare to be great. Therefore !
believe that they will hail the chance this
ioice a mighty and masterful people to
have And we can face the future with
the assured confidence of success if only
we face it in the spirit which Cur fathers
faced the problems of the past" (Cheers
and applause)