The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
AGAINST LYNCH LAW
President Discusses Race
Problem at Little Rock.
NAVY IS THE DIG STICK"
Enthusiastic Demonstrations by ThOuS-
andS Of Persons.

The President Visited Fort Logan III.
Root. His Guard OF Honor Being
Composed of Former Confederate
and Federal Army Veterans-Then
an Address Was Delivered Before
10000 Persons in City Park-A
Luncheon Was rendered the Presi-
dent at the Masonic COnsistory.
Little Rock, Ark, October 25.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt spent seven crowded
hours in and around Little Rock &C.
day, and his Journey from Fort Lo-
gan II. Root on the north side ol
Arkansas river to the city park ID
Little Rock was marked by enthusias-
tic demonstrations of welcome by thous-
ands of persons who lined the streets
While in Little Rock the President da-
nliVered two speeches, in one of which
he denounced lynching, eliciting hearty
applause,
After the Presidents address before
10000 persons, in the city park 1t
Little Rock, the party was taken 10
the Albert Pike Masonic consistoTy
where a luncheon was given to the
President, This function ended at
$3.50 o clock, and the visitors then en-
tered Il special ,rain at the Rock Is.
land station to return to Memphis.
II I.,U1 n ~ ID CNT
THE PRESIDENT.
Governor Jefferson Davis was thu
first to greet the President when the
latter left the train this morning at
Big Rock. A reception committee
which included United States Senator'S
James H. Berry and James B. Clarke
Mayor w. E. Lemon and President
George w. Rogers, of the Little Rock
board of trade and twenty other PROM
inent citizens united with the governor
in welcoming the chief executive and
his party. Carriages were taken to
Fort Logan II. Root on the summit of
Big Rock, overlooking the city of Lit
tide Rock, overlooking the city of Little
Rock, across Arkansas river. A salute
of 81 guns was fired at the fort and
the President, after inspecting tho
buildings, the grounds and the garri-
son, companies E and F, thirteentb
United States infantry, spent half au
hour in the officers quarters as tho
guest of Lieutenant Colonel A {.
Sharpe, commar dant, and the other
officers of the post.
CIVIL WAR VETERANS FORM
GUARD Or HONOR.
When the President left the officers
quarters he shook hands with the
guard of honor, composed of II Union
army veterans. headed by Colonel A
S. Fowler, and II former Confederate
veterans, headed by former Governor
Daniel w. Jones.
This guard had met the Presiden
tial party and accompanied it to the
army post They rode in pairs, each
former Confederate by the side Of q
Federal army veteran. Each of the vet
Grams was given a verbal greeting by
the President, who remarked on ap-
preaching the group, Gentlemen, 1T
does me good to see the blue and the
gray riding together" He called each
veteran "cOmrade."
AS the Presidential party reached the
Arkansas river bridge the blowing
steam whistles was the signal lor
cheering in Little Rock. whose prin-
cipal thoroughfare. Main street was
picturequely decorated with flags &nd
bunting. The great outpouring Of peo-
pie was evidence that the cloudlness
and cool weather could not interfere
with the popular welcome. From all
parts of Arkansas, people had come TO
greet the President
EXERCISES AT THE CITY PARK.
AS the party entered the city park
under the arch bearing the inscription
Little Rock Greets You,' twenty-one
white doves were liberated from the
apex of the arch directly over the Pres
ident'S carriage. This feature caused
great cheering and the President Smii-
ed The exercises at the city park
opened at 11:30 o'clock.
Governor Davis delivered an address
of welcome in which he drew word
picture of the resources of Arkasas,
touched lightly on the race question,
and assured the President that the pao
pie of Arkansas were glad he had come
among them. The governors tribute
Z to southern women was applauded by
the President When reference was
made by Governor Davis to the famous
~'rebel YELL" the proceedings were in
terrupted by manifest desire on the
part of the many in the crowd to give a
semblance of this yell. The President
seemed pleased with the effort.
STAND BY THE SQUARE MEN.
The President spoke substantially as
follows:
THANK heaven we are free now from