Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-08

Of this county, my veins have thrilled
and tingled as I read Of the mighty
deeds Of Houston, Bowie, Crockett,
Travis, of the glorious men, who fell In
the fight of the Alamo, of which 1t was
said: 'Thermopylae had its messengers
Of death, but the Alamo had none
Il remember well seven years ago
when we were raising this regiment:
OF riding in here one day to see the
Alamo and going away feeling that
come what would, 1 was going to try
to handle myself SO that no disgrace
should come to the memory Of the
| Americans. who died there. want You
to remember that ours was volunteer
regiment and a small war and that we
did not claim any credit, for what We
did more than falls to the lot of any
number of other people. All we ask of
YOU is to believe that we tried to show
the spirit which would have made us
do the kind of a job that you Of the
Civil War did, if the need had arisen.
1T has always seemed to me that
one of the greatest lessons taught by
the Civil War was the lesson of broth
crhood You. my friends, who wore the
Blue. you. my friends, who wore the
ward to battle, what he was concerned
with about the man on his right hand
and the man on his left. was not what
the mans ancestory was. not as to how
he worshipped his maker, not as to
what his profession was, or his means;
what you wanted to know was whether
he would stay where put.
The same thing that was true in the
great war, is true in time of peace.
This government is emphatically a
government by the people, for the peo-
pie. of the people.
'NOw besides applauding that senti-
| ment, let us live I'D to it. 1t has two
sides. In the first place, it applies in
a dozen different directions. 1t applies
| for instance in reference to creed. We
have a right to ask that our neighbor
do his duty toward God and man; but
we have no business to dictate to him
how he shall worship his Maker and
10 business to discriminate for or
against him because of the way in
which he does it.
I'm the same way, 4 man is Il de-
cent citizen, whether he is rich or poor.
| TO Judge from some of the talk, you
| occasionally hear, a man cannot be a
square man if he is rich. Remember al
ways that you listen at your peril to
| any man who would seek to inflame
you against your fellow citizens be-
| cause he is better off.
| again. as in the Civil War, come
| back to considerations about your
| buukie. You did not care whether he
| was a banker or a brick layer. If he
| WAS a banker, he was all right If he
WAS a good fellow, if he did his duty
| in camp, il he did not straggle OH the
march. il he did not drop his share OF
| the Joint plunder on the march and
| then expect you to share yours with
| him ut the end of the day. You wanted
| him to carry his part and if he did you
| were with him. Now apply that in civ
| II life. If the rich man does not do his
duty. circh him and I will help you
lust as far as l can. But don't clnch
Finn because he is il rich man. If you
| do you are mighty mean creature
! YOU are not d good American.
".rhat brings me to the second set OF
| people here whom I have been most
| especially glad to see and to greet
the children. In passing through rex
as. | have been more impressed than
|
care YOU are giving to education: to
training YOUR children. The worthy
| life of the nation for the individual. Tor
the men and the women is
hte life of effort for the Things
worth striving for. or course
that is my conception Of the life Tor the
nation as well as for the individual.
We have got our duty 10 ourselves. we
must handle ourselves so that no weak
power which is behaving itself shail
have cause to fear us: and no stronS
power of any kind shall be able to OPP
| press US OF wrong us. We all belleVe IN
the Monroe Doctrine. l have littie
| difficulty in getting some of my 1flShuS
to accept my Interpretation OF II, put
they will IN time, because that lnterpre-
tatiOn has come to stay We are Duiii-
ling the Panama canal. We nave dutleS
| in connection with the great position
we have taken. We cannot shirk these
duties We can do them well DO theh'
IN but do them We must. That is one
treason why | want to see good navy
land We have a good navy.
| After leaving the plaza the PRESIDENT >
progress was again Il continuous oVat'o''
until he got far out on his way 10 IN"
fair grounds The proceedings ater inc
partv entered the fair grounds were OF
the most informal character. The Rough
RIDERS pressed around the President ana
the secret service men moved away Inc
informal reception lasted for half an
hour or so. the President greeting ana
chatting with each Of the men VINO had
served with HIM.
| After a banquet. this evening. th@
President left for Fort worth a' IL
clock tonight
i. HAYDEN. Colo. April Indians IN
the White river country. where fresi-
dent Roosevelt will hunt. are reported
to be in i'll humor because of the Ell
forts of the game wardens to drive
them back to the Uintah reservation
This news was brought here by 4. M.
Wingrove. and son. who have spent
the entire winter in the White River
. region.