The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-08
BOTH OF THEM
ARE "DEL|GHTED
Texas and Roosevelt Pleased
With Each Other
SAN ANTONIO IS WILD
GREATEST DEMONSTRATION
EVER WITNESSED m THE
CITY WAS WELCOME
TO PRESIDENT.

San Antonio. Tex. April with
The city covered with patriotic en-
5lems and streets and plazas fled
With cheering th2onss, Theodore
Roosevelt could not mistake the
iearty welcome accorded him in San
intonio today Enormous crowds
#oatoi him along the route of the
Procession from Fort Sam Houston 70
llano plaza, where The address .cf
valcome was delivered ara The re
iporse made.
the president was delighted with
he reception accorded him. He was
;opt busy bowling right and left ac-
nowledging the outbarsts OF enthusi-
sm It IS approximately seven years
inca President Roosevelt left San
lntonio with his Rough Riders.
Busy 0ly For the President.
mo human beng dreamed that af-
ar that I would return as president
Z lha United States he said last
light ia 4 short address at the depot.
Il was q busy day for iae president.
began with a reception at the train.
bis f0rmaity Was soon over and the
PES don't ana jarty proceeded to the
aradc grounds OF the post, where the
roops IN Fort Sam Houston were re-
o@ed This ceremony over, the
art was made for this city. From
le moment The procession Of troops,
}rriages, police and Rough Riders
wept old Of the gates Of the post In
Crayson street until the president
rtered the gate Of the fair grounds
so into camp with the Rough
2idcrs, he was the recipient Of the
,reatest ovation ever Witnessed here.
A Spectacular Scene.
The most spectacular scene Of the
ay was at Travis park The presl-
ent's reception here by 5000 school
hildren wac the most inspiring fen.
IRE of the program. All the way the
rowd cheered and the children sang
America while band played ma
lonal airs.
On the Alamo plaza, within a shad.
w Of the old Alamo, which the presi-
ent in his speech said had seven
ears ago flied him with determin,
tlon 70 do nothing to reflect on the
eroes who died there. he was greeted
manner which profoundly touch
a him His arrival was the signal
3r burst Of cheering which lasted
NTH after he had taken hts seat on
he stand, and which was renewed
When he arose TO respond to the ad-
lress Of welcome by Alderman Kirk
iatrlck
One For San Antonians.
The presidents speech was fire.
luently punctuated by applause. He
made a characteristic address. He
4as pleased that San Antonio agreed
With him in his ideas on race suicide
fie noted with satisfaction the atten.
ions Texans are paying 70 education.
The law OF the worthy life. effort in n
cause worthy Of striving for was his
theme
Plea For Education.
An especial plea for the education
)f children was made By The president
N his speech. He complimented Tex.
ls upon the evidences OF her great ef-
'ort in this direction and added:
Important though it is to provide
.or the industrial welfare of the com
nonwealth, the thing that is most i'm
)ortant is TO take care of the really
most vital crop-the crop Of citizens.
fho thing which a stare most needs
o care for is the welfare. not merely
material. but moral and intellectual
,s well of the children Who are going
o make up the state fifteen. twenty
n twenty-five years hence; and that
9 why ! am 50 glad to see the care
ghich you Of Texas are taking in the
raining OF the generation that Is
.ow coming mp.
Failure 70 Train Children.
The thing thar is rather distress
ng 90 me t5 see is Chat sometimes
non and women who htye done wen
q life show o curious inyhiiity to train
heir own children in the way that
.as resulted successfully 10 them.
hiak ihat az Of as know people who.
.eeaHse they have worked hard ana
rinmphed feel that somehow or 9th.
b., they win epare their children.
neg viii foolishly spare their child
en- the acquisition of the very quais.
.es which have made the parents tri-
mph. Too often you see the man.
nd am sorry 70 say the woman,
.ao says ! bare haj to work hard.
~ sons ana daughters shah have an
asy time lie preparing ruin for
2e children vAen he says it,
Treating the Children Wrong.