Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-05-19
PRESIDENTS TRIP WEST.
Where Roosevelt Has Been and Whas
He Has Said and Seen.

He Has Said ana SeeHs
President Roosevelt left Washington
on his hunting trip April 3, alter an
nouncing the appointment OF the mem
bers of the Panama canal board. In
the party with the President were Gen.
S. 3. NJ. Young, U. S. A., under whom
he served in the Spanish war; DR.. Alex
ander Lambert, a New York physician
and personal friend of the President, ana
Secretary Loeb. From the minute the
train left Washington the President gave
himself over to the enjoyment or MS
vacation.
At every important town along the
way as the presidential train sped west,
the special slowed down and opportu-
nifty was given for the people to see the
chief executive. At Louisville, hy., ne
was given a hearty Southern welcome.
Mayor Barth and a committee of pronh-
nent citizens met the presidential party
at the depot and escorted them to the
court house. Along the streets he was
cheered by thousands. A party OF loo
ex-Confederate soldiers sent up three
cheers for Teddy" and the President
showed his teeth in acknowledgment AT
the court house the President was met
ny OON. bSCklIdul anu OIAOA pAo
officials and a great audience who want
ed to hear him speak.
The President talked for several min
utes and spoke of Clay and jackson and
others dear to the South. When he had
finished German societies Joined IN sing
ing "My Old Kentucky Home" and the
party left Louisville with the strains or
the song ringing in their ears. AT ST.
Louis the President was met by National
Committeeman Col Cecil Lyon and Sloan
Simpson, a wealthy ranchman, who pre-
pared to pilot him through Texas.
The trip through Kansas and Indian
Territory was made hurriedly, although
the President made speeches at Parsons,
Kan; Vinita, I. T.; Muskogee, Durant,
South McAllister and other places AT
South McAllister the President noticed
several children being pressed back in the
audience by the adults.
'Let the little children come to the
'front.'" said the President, and the chill
dren f1ocked around him in a way to al
most swamp him.
At Dallas the President made his first
long speech. A banquet was given by
the Mayor and the prominent citizens OF
the city. Here the President said, among
other things:
80, my ow-countrymen, think what
q blessed thing it is now that every man
in this land can feel the same pride in
the valor and devotion Of those who
fought for one side and those who fought
for the other. l can in a sense claim to
be by blood, at least, a typical President,
for am half Southerner and half North
erner; I was born in the East and have
got great deal of the West in my ex-
perience."
At Austin, Texas, the President met
the Governor and other officials and ad-
dressed the State Legislature. He spoke
on the regulation of railroads and said
he favored square deaP' for all. At
San Antonio on April rs was held the
reunion of the Rough Riders, one of the
events which took the President south
west. The President was the central
feature of the reunion and spoke to and
met his old comrades. In the shadow of
the old Alamo he told the thousands OF
Texans to ''be kind to the rich"
''Don't be hard on the wealthy" said
the President, 'but give them a fair
show.
eff the rich man does not do his duty,
cinch him, and 1 will help you just as
far as I can. But don't cinch him be-
cause he is a rich man. If you do you