The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
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the Lord He said that it was only a
few weeks since he had done HIS part
IN helping the growth Of Dallas by
signing the Trinity river improvement
bill Wild cheers greeted this state
merit. Continuing. he said: II think
thet we Americans have learned the
LESSON that whatever is good for some
Of US is good for all (Cheers) We
are all going to go up and not down.
because we are going up togethe
tcheers). and have been impressed
even more than by the beauty and fer
fifty Of your state by the grandeur Of
its people tcheers), and surely no presi-
dent could be go touched by any greet
ing as by q greeting such as this, with
this wonderful array. I had expected
good deal of you, but nothing like
this, tCheers) This wonderful array.
and. above all, what | know and be-
lieve that you will not mind my SAYING.
above all TO be greeted by the men who
when the hour of trial came in 1861
sprang to arms, and whether they wore
they blue or whether they wore the
- ~ pbbsrh thS SIAItFfltY OF IneiT de-
votion by the valor with which they
risked their lives tCheers) Oh, my
fellow countrymen, think what a bless
ed thing 1t Is that now every man in
this land can feel the same pride In the
Nalor and devotion Of those who fought
Tor one side as In those who fought
Tor the other. And can in sense claim
to be by blood at least a typical presi-
dent, for ! am half southerner. half
northerner--I was born in the east and
have a great deal Of the west In my
spirit. tCheersl
The Civil war has left you as a her
itage Of honor not merely the memory
OF the mighty deeds done IN 1t alike by
the men of the north and the men OF
the south II has left us also an fnspl-
ration the way In which those men
when the war was through turned to
the eallings of peace and wrought out
In peace success exactly as they had
wrought II out in war
i come 10 Texas not for the first
time. Seven years ago again there was
call to arms-a cali to arms against
a foreign foe Gentlemen of the Zig
war, II was mighty small war. but It
was all there was U.aughter) The
trouble IL. there was not enough to go
around G.aughter.) And II then
came TO my lot to come here 10 Texas
and help In raising regiment-~a regi
fneni IN which, / think about two
thirds Of the man had fathers who serv-
ed IN the Confederate army. About
one-third, perhaps more fathers " M
served in the Union army. They were
the sons Of the men no wore the blue
the sons Of the men who wore the gray
and cur only desire war TO show onr-
selves not wholly unworthy of the
mighty men Of the years that had
passed.
you OF this state Of Texas have he
h3nd YOU history containing deed. NJ
which not only YOU. but all the country
must be forever proud NV regiment
was raised under the wallis Of thar hts
tcrle building Of which il was sair that
fhermopoly had It's messenger Of death
but the Alamo had none. fCheers1
l VIII ask YOU men of the civil war
" II isn't a fact that as a rule the
man who was a good soldier was the
man who did each day the little things
Oh that day the man that YOU wanted
was the man who when his business
was TO dig kitchen sinks dug them
lsnt that SOP
The veterans sitting in the front
rows or seats replied with an emohatic
Yes and one or two said. "rhat.s
right Mr.. President"
Continuing President Roosav.lt
said. 4 recollect in my own regiment
when just as we were starting IA
There was one of the members. a young
fellow. well brought up, enthusiastic
o. IN.
said he Colonel. ! came down here
20 hsht FOR nay country. and they have
set me 10 burying % dead horse Ana
We explaiue. 20 him to go right ahead
aud bury that horse. that was WHAT
the duty OF the moment was. when the
hshtiuE came We would take care Of
That. too Now, Just az in time OF war.
u Us the man who does his duty in
camp DOES his duty on the march DO
not stragsie. doesn't throw away the
blanket az 10 q. e., because it's heavy
and wish be bad two az Ne O'Clock that
night--you rcmember. don't youp
t"ffs and laughter from the vrter-
ans ana othetsl last as that's the
kind a. man who makes the best solid
lers $50 O. Is true in giyu ufe. the man
So Hu does his dutY as "a citizen in tine
iuns r,w .hg man So hn .ioos his work
day hs daS a. that work makes him
behave. trtat his wife. trsal DTS ehiId-
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President said " Was pleasure ta
8te ~ lhs various places De- rassel
ttraugb - many sehaal calllfen. De-
ylattug ths next generation must rire
fu she ievel ~ its duties
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war1 ard several aeFr fHgrie1 I'd tHrfr
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