The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-26
Little ROCK Liberates a
Dozen, Which Pl6ases
the President.
BLUE AND GRAY
PAlR. IN CARRIAGES
Sight Gratifies Roosevelt and He
Greets Each AS 'comrade."
Applauds Governor Davis's
Tribute to Southern
Women ~ Liked
"Rebel Yell"
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, October 2o.-
President Roosevelt spent seven crowded
hours in and around Little Rock today,
and his Journey from Fort Logan II.
Root. on the north side of tho Arkansas
River. to the city park, in Little Rock
was marked by enthusiastic demonstra-
tions OF welcome by thousands OF per
sons who lined the streets. While IN
Little Rock the President delivered two
speeches, In one OF which he denounced
lynching eciting hearty applause,
After the Presidents address before
10000 persons In the city park at Little
Rock. the party was taken to the Albert
Pike Masonic Consistory, where lunch
con was given TO the President. This
function ended ut $3.50 O'Clock, and The
visitors then entered II special train at
tho Rock Island citation to return TO
Memphis.
Governor Jefferson Davis was the 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 II. Berry
and James 3. Clarke. Mayor w. +.
Lemon and President George W. Rogers,
s. of the Little Rock Board OF Trade, and
twenty other prominent citizens, united
with tho Governor in welcoming the chief
executive and his party. Carriages were
taken to Fort Logan H. Root, on the
summit Of Big Rock, overlooking the
city OF Little Rock. across Arkansas
River. A salute OF twenty-one guns was
fired at the fort, and the President; after
inspecting the buildings, the grounds and
the garrison, Companies i and Il, Thir-
teenth United States Infantry. spent half
mn hour ain4the officers quarters as the
guest of fLicutenant-Colon olonef- A.sr.: St1arTt
commandant, and the other officers OF
a the post. 5 VI yE
When the President LEFT the officers
quarters he shook hands with the guard
OF honor, composed OF twelve Union army
veterans. headed by Colonel A. S. Fowler.
and twelve former Confederate veterans,
headed by former Governor Daniel W.
(, Jones.
Blue and Gray Parade.
This guard had met the presidential
party and accompanied it to the army
post They rode in pairs, each former
Confederate by the side OF a Federal
army veteran Each OF the veterans was
given verbal greeting by the President
who remarked on approaching the group,
Gentlemen, 1t does me good to see the
blue and the gray riding together.
He called, each veteran .comradc".
AS the presidential party reached the
Arkansas River bridge the blowing OF
steam whistles was the signal for cheer
Ing II Little Rock, whose principal thor
oughfare, Main Street, wns picturesquey
decorated With flags and bunting. The
great outpourinG Of people was evidence
that the cloudipess and cool weather
{ could not interfere with the popular well
come. From all parts of Arkansas pco-
pic had come 10 greet the President.
Dozen Doves of Peace.
AS the party entered the city park
4 under an arch bearing the Inscription,
"Little Rock Grcets YOU, twelve white
doves were liberated from the apex OF
the arch, directly over the Presidents 8
carriage. This fca ture caused great
cheering and the President smiled.
Tho exercises at the city park opened
at 1890 o'clock. Governor Davis de-
livered an address of welcome. In which
he drew word picture OF the resources
OF Arkansas, touched lightly on the race
question and assured the President that
tho people of Arkansas were glad he had
come among them. Tho Governors tri-
butte to Southern women was applaudcd
by the President. When reference was
made by Governor Davis to the famous
''rehel yell" the proceedings were inter-
rupted by Il manifest desire on the part
of the many In the crowd to give n SEM
blance OF this yell. The President
seemed pleased with the effort.
The President spoke substantially as
follows:
Crush All Crooks.
all the danger Of territorial antagonisms.
Now we must see that there shall never
come any antagonisnis of the classes or
a ne1wesn nsaordng dIna to his Wot
as a man. Don't hold for or against him
that. he is either rich or poor. hut + IN. ne
Is rich and crooked held u asa'n5a aga bo,d h Il
stand by him Distrust all Who would
hays any ono 9asS baTe aen he
cause Of the unscrnIpulous rich or ne ! sI1 uil-
sGrupMloMs poor who gained aseenasnfiiy; see 'asn
to tho people as a whole"
Attacks Lynch Law.
I Governor Davis had alluded, the Presl-
dent said ~
he worst enemy OF the negro race Is
the negro criminal, and above all, the
criminal Of the hldeous type, so often
lideously avenged, Every respectable
colored man owes q duty to himself and
to his race to hunt down that criminal,
Now. as to tho White nlan's side now,
to ayenge one hideous crime by another
Is to reduce the ayenger to the bestill
level, Another thing which makes this
lynch law so abhorrent Ia that three-
fourths Of the crimes for which 1t Is Sln-
yoked are for Others than that against
the women of tho country. Governor.
you and !, and all others ili authority.
owe It to our people to drive out the
reproach andN1he menace OF lynch law In
tho United States.
I'VE can afford to be divided on q,les-
tions OF mere parllsanship. for compata-