Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-25
ALABAMA GIVES
WARM WELCOME
MANY HEARTY GREETINGS FOR
PRESIDENT
Visits Montgomery, Tuskegee and Br-
mingham-Drunken Man Drops
Pistol and Is Arrested at
Roosevelt's Direction
BY Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt concluded a strenuous
day in Alabama with a two hours
visit to Birmingham, where his recep-
tion, in keeping with those given him
/ at Montgomery and Tuskegee, was
hearty and soul-stirring. His day be-
gan at o'clock, when the special left
Montgomery for Tuskegee. Visits to
the Tuskegee normal and to the Meth
odist female college were crowded into
little less than two hours, and the
noon hour had just arrived when the
executive stepped from his car in
Montgomery. Here he spoke to a great
throng under the shadow of the Con-
federacy's first capital and was on his
way again at o'clock.
few minutes before o'clock the
president was the guest of Birming-
ham, and until his train left at GAS
p. m on the night run to Little Rock,
the president was cheered at every
turn. The day was unmarked by any
special incident save at Birmingham.
Here Il drunken man in his excitement
dropped a pistol from his pocket on
the pavement. The president saw the
incident and called the attention of the
officers to the man, who was arrested.
Mayor Ward made the formal address
of welcome at the station here, and
Immediately afterward the party en-
tered carriages and began the march
to Capitol park, eight squares distant.
The entire line of march was packed
with people The ovation was contin-
uous and the president stood in his
carriage the entire distance, acknowl-
edging the outburst of enthusiasm.
Capitol park was brilliantly lighted.
The party entered the speakers stand
and great applause greeted the presi-
dent as he arose to speak. He began
by speaking of Alabama's wonderful
recovery from the desolation of war
and referred to the states great nat
ural resources.
But, my friends he continued,
there is something that is ahead of
any kind of natural resources-that is
the citizenship of the man of the soil.
I want now to say that proud though
I am of your extraordinary fndustri7l
prosperity [ am prouder of the men1
who have achieved it. Think what it
means for our nation to have the presi
dent of the United States greeted as he
has been greeted today, on his right
and on his left hand, as the guard of
honor, the veterans of the civil war,
the men who wore the blue, the men
who wore the gray, united forever"
Following the presidents speech, !
former Governor Johnson spoke in be-
half of the United Conferedate veter
ans. and presented to the president sew
eral young women, descenda of .Con-I
federate soldiers and Sponsors and |
maids of honor who presented to the
president badge,7from Camp Harde.i'4 4
1--WE do this to express to our respect
for the president of the United States"
said the governor, "our confidence in
the courage, unsectional patriotism
and generous impulses of Theodore
Roosevelt, and in appreciation of your
many kindnesses to the Confederate
veterans.
I'VE present this to you, sir, because
we believe you come nearer standing |
for the ideals that have inspired our
lives than any president we have had
since the war. Had we been born north |
of the Mason and Dixon line, Mr.. Pres |
ident, many of us in the war between
the states might have followed the flag I
of our fathers, the stars and stripes,
but we are sure that had you been |
gia, where you should have been born, |
you would have been a gallant leader |
of a brigade under Forest or Stuart"
From Capitol park the party went to
Third avenue and Twentieth street |
and boarded a special electric train |
and proceeded to the State Fair |
grounds. The crowd at the fair was
enormous and greeted the president en-
as he rose to deliver a |
brief address. From the fair grounds |
the president returned to the city and
left for Memphis at ?:30,