Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-10
OVATION AT EASTON.
President Greeted With Deafening
Shouts-A Short Speech.

EASTON, Pa, August 1O-The Presf-
dents train arrived here at IL ~ five min
utes ahead of time. The train was run to
the old station, some distance from the
present new structure. thus allowing the
immense crowd assembled to get closer TO
the President. The moment President
Roosevelt appeared on the rear platform a
deafening shout went up.
The ovation lasted for some time and
those anxious to hear the President began
TO fear that the prolonged applause would
prevent the chief executive from saying a
word, but a commanding motion from the
President brought immediate silence, and
he proceeded to occupy the remaining few
roments with address that was lis
tened 10 with marked attention. This was
the Presidents first visit to this section of
the Lehigh valley
When the train pulled in there were
drawn up at the station a company-of na-
tional guardSmen the local post of the
g. a. r., the Sons of Veterans camp, the
police force. the city officials and thousands
of Eastonians. The guardsmen and the
other uniformed societies presented arms
and the President bowed his appreciation
of the warm and enthusiastic reception.
Was Talking When Train Started.
Mr.. Roosevelt was still talking when the
train pulled out, and when his voice could
no longer be heard the band struck up and
the crowd waved a parting salute
The presidential train also stopped ut
Phillipsburg. just across the Delaware river
In New Jersey. 1t was the last stop IN
that state, and the people made the de-
parture of the distinguished visitor a nota-
Bile one and one not soon to be forgotten
by even the President himself who is so
used to public demonstrations
The stop was for only three minutes but
in that brief interval there was a rush to
get near enough to the train to get a
glimpse of Mr. Roosevelt and hear his
voice. All stores and factories closed down
at IL o clock. The President was all smiles
and he seemed to deeply appreciate the re-
ception.
Speech at Phillipsburg.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, August l0.-The fol-
lowing is the Presidents speech a Phillips
burg n. j:
II am glad to have the pleasure of say
ing word of greeting to you and of ex-
pressing my appreciation of your coming
out to see me- / glad to see, as pass
by here as in other states, the care being
spent on the education of the boys and
girls who in the next generation will do
their share in deciding the destinies of this
republic.
IF we do not take care of the next gen.
Grafton guarantee that this repub-
lie of will go down. / believe it will
stay up, that ii will continue to be model
for the nations of the earth, because l be-
heve that the fathers and mothers of today
are alive to the fact that in taking care
of their children they are attending to the
citizenship of the future.
Il want to say special word to the rail-
way men, You men who do your work in
connection with the railways of the country
typify to peculiar degree the qualities that
we need in American citizenship. We like
to think that the average American is
man who is willing to work hard and to
take risks That is just what a railroad
man has to do, and has to be willing to do
We like to think that the average American
knows how to do work by himself and yet
to work in combination with others. That
Is just what the average railroad man has
to do. We like to think that the averag0
American citizen knows how to take
sponsibilities and yet how to play his part
in our world as a whole. That is what the
railway man must do
Thought Well Of Pennsylvania-
At Easton the President said. in course
of a brief address to a crowd of nearly 1,O00.
that he had particular reasons for thinking
well of Pennsylvania; in fact. he remarked
facetiously that, as he recollected It, he had
about half million good reasons.
He had been impressed he said. by til
use of the American flag in the decoration
along the route of his journey.
'Our flag" said he, lis symbol Of hap
piness and freedom. 1t imposes Responsible
only yourselves to blame for 1t. Self-g0N
ornament works well when we have . hia