The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-07
This matter was left in the hands Of the executive committee.
SPEECH AT WACO.
Will Leave Texas a Better American, Snyn ROOseNelt.

| VIII Leave Texas a Better American, Says Roosevelt.
 Waco. Tex. April 6.--In beginnin g his address here the President depre- 1 cated what he called the too flatter- ing term used by the Mayor in intro- ducing him.
 He said: After the rousing recep- tion given me at Dallas last night while I think l came came to Texas a pretty good American I will go away a better one"
 Continuing he said Much though you believe In Texas. you cannot be- | lieve in 1t any more thanI do. I have been passing through the North and Middle States and 1t is borne in on mo at every stop what a marvellous | heritage you of this great common l wealth enjoy and, mind you, anything l that tends to the greatness of part of the United States inevitably tends | to the greatness of the whole. All the United States Is concerned with the greatness of Texas because every | good American feels ne has some part | fin the ownership of every square foot of American soil. Most assuredly all | that I can do will as a matter of | course be done for the greatness of every portion, South arS North, East | and West. of our common country. I cannot pledge it in advance, but what ever can be properly done for the | Trinitay and Brazos rivers or anything | else shall be done. os nat matter of l favor to Texas, but exactly as we do 1t with all similar rivers in any sec- tion of the country.
 Work of that kind Is not to be done | on the side of favoritism but on a basis of justice to all parts of the re- public. Much though I have been im- pressed with the States natural ad- vantages, the thing that really makes me proud of Texas Is the men and wo- men. That is what counts. likt l your men and your women even more, and want to congratulate you upon your children, on the quality and quan- 1 tity.
 T wish to express my special grat- Itude at the escort given me by the | national guard of Texas. Whom l raised my regiment I tried to get all the Texans in it I could. I mad about fifty and I would have willingly had four times that number. I know the type of men Texas sends to war. if the need arises. l am not sure, however, that Texas or any other one of our State appreciates to the full the need of encouraging as 1t ought to be en- couraged the national guard and on behalf of the national guard I speak this encouragement, so that it shall not only be armed and equipped but shall have the chance to practice field ma- nouvers. marches and marksmanship, so that it may attain the highest standard of efficiency.
 ''One of the things that has gratified
 me most Is that at every place where
 have stopped In Texas I have been met by the mingled bands of those who wore the blue and those who wore the
 gray in the great civil war Here in your own town am met by one of my ,H.. l~ ment. He can tell you that in that reglmen we had the sons of the Con federate and sons of the Union soldier and that we judged each only by the will and the power with which he could serve our common country. 'T believe in Texas with all my tesFt and soul becauseI believe in the United States with all my heart and soul. You must bear in mind that in performing the duties of citizenship that come to you, you deal not only with your own concern but with the concerns of the entire nation. In pub
 lie life there Is no peculiar genius or brilliancy required so much as we re- quire certain humdrum. every day commonplace qualities. You need in the first place the quality of honesty. Unless not merely the public man but the average private citizen Is honest and l do not mean merely technically honest; do not mean honest to the extent of keeping out of the peniten- tiary-I mean genuinely honest-the abler and the more courageous he Is the moro dangerous he is. You must have honesty first, but that is not enough. The honest man who is a coward Is of no earthly use to himself or any one else. Together with hon. esty. hand in hand with 1t. must go courage. You men of the great war know that 1t is not enough that a man should love his country. You need to have honesty as the first trait and courage Is equally indispensable and these two qualities are not enough. In addition to honesty. In addition to courage we need the saving grace of common sense. If we have these three qualities combined In the average man we can be certain that the problems before our nation will he settled as I firmly believe they will be settled alright for future generations.
 T thank you for having given me this chance to see you and thank from my heart the people of Texas for the magnificent welcome I have received at their hands"
 Horse for Roosevelt.
 Fort Worthy, Tex. April GA spe- claI to The Record from Lawton, Okla. says: c. w. Marshburn, a prominent horseman of Tennessee, arrived at Frederick today with his favorite full- blood horse, which will be loaned to President Roosevelt during his hunt in the Indian pasture reserve. The horse is bay with double mane and weighs about 1900 pounds.
 A ear load of greyhounds arrived to- day from Amarillo to be used in the grand wolf drive. The dogs have been trained on the plains of West Texas and are of the best breed obtainable. A representative of Hon Cecil Lyon of Texas arrived at Frederick today for the purpose of inspecting the Presi- dents camp.
 May Change Plans.
 Colorado Springs, April GA heavy snow fall in the mountains around Redstone, Colo, may necessitate q change in the plans for President RooseveIts Rocky Mountain outing. Philip B. Stewart of this city. who is in charge of local arrangements for the trip, today received q note from Jake Borah, who Is to be one of the Presidents guides. giving information of the condition at Red Stone.
 'I learn from Borah's note, said MT. Stewart, that the snow in the upper country is very deep. which may neces- sjtate starting out at point consider ably below Red Stone. It may prove to be advisable to leave the train at point below New Castle on the Grand Piver and thence strike out to camp. gradually working in the direction ot Rcd stone as the weather will permit"