Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-07
GARDEN or THE LORD.
President In His Dallas Speech So
Turned North Texas.

President Roosevelt said mat duFifil
the trim from Denison TO Dallas he ha'
Travelled through a yeritable garden o
the Lord. He said that q was only I
few weeks since he had done his par
ir helping the growth OF Dallas b,
signing the Trinity river improvement
bill. wild cheers greeted this state
ment. Continuing. he said; Il think
that we Americans have learned the
lesson that whatever n good Tor some
Of Us Is good for alL tCheers) We
are an going to go up and not down.
because we are going up together
tcheers). and I have been impressed
even more than by the beauty and fer
tlllty OF your state by the grandeur OF
fits people (eheers). and surely no presi-
dent could be so touched by any greet
Ing as by greeting such as this. with
this wonderful array I had expected
good deal OF you. but nothing like
this (Cheers) This wonderful array.
and. above all. what I know and be-
iieve that you win not mind my saying.
above all 20 be greeted by the men Who
when the hour Of trial came IN 1861
sprang TO arms and. whether they wore
they blue or whether they wore the
gray proved the sincerity OF their de-
votion by the valor with which they
rlsked their lives. (Cheers) oh. my
fellow countrymen. mink what a bless
ed thing Il is that now every man In
this land can feel the same pride In the
valor and devotion Of those who fought
for one side as IN those who fought
for the other. And can On sense claim
20 be by blood az least a typical presi-
dent. Tor am half southerner. half
northerner-I was born IN the east and
I have a great deal OF the west In my
spirit (Cheers)
THE Civil war has left you as a hey
itage OF honor not merely the memory
OF the mighty deeds done IN II alike by
the men of the north and the men OF
the south: II has left Us also an lnspi-
ration the way In which those men
when the war was through turned 10
the eallings OF peace and wrought out
In peace success exactly a. they had
wrough, II out I'm war.
Il come 10 Texas not Cor the first
time. Seven years ago again there was
call To arms call TO arms against
a foreign foe Gentlemen 81 the Big
war. Il was a mighty small war. but u
was all there was. G.aughterD The
trouble II. there was not enough to 20
around. Uaughter) And Il then
came TO my lot 20 come here to Texas
and help In raising a regiment regi-
ment In which. I think. about two
Thirds OF the man had fathers who gcry-
ed In the Confederate army. About
one-third. perhaps more. fathers who
served In the Union army. They were
the sons Of the men who wore the blue.
the sons OF the men who wore the gray
and our only desire was TO show our
selves not wholly unworthy ~ tho
mighty men ~ the years that mad
passed
you Of this state ~ Texas have be-
hind YOU a history containing deeds OF
which not only you. hut an the country
must be forever proud My regiment
was raised under the walls Of that his
torlc building Of which % was sair that
Thermopoly had its messenger OF death
but the Alamo had none (CkeersD
Il viii ask you men Of the civil war
" II isn't q fact that az q rule the
man who was a good soldier was the
man who did each day the little things
OF that day. the man that YOU wanted
was the man who when his business
was 10 dig Kitchen sinks dug them
Wasn't that 500"
The veterans sitting IN the front
rows Of seats replied with an emphatic
'Yes." and one or two said. That's
right Mr. President"
Continuing. President Roosevelt
said - recollect Goo my own regiment
when. just as we were starting in.
there was one ~ the members. young
fellow. well brought up enthusiastic. /.
lie came up to me and complained. I
Said i Colonel. I came down here
10 fight Tor my country aud they have /
set me TO burying dead horse And I
we $50 ID Hiw tn go right ahead i
and bury that horse. that was what I
the duty of the moment was. when the I
lighting came we would take care Of I
that. too Now. just us in time ct war /
u h. the man who does his duty In .
camp, does his duty on the march. does
blanket Ht 10 "a. M because its heavy .
and wish he had two at n o'clock that .
night-you remember. don't you?
eyes" and laughter from the veter-
ans and others) Just a. that's the
kind OF man who makes the best sold
Iers so Il h true in civil life the man
who does his duty as citizen Ia the
long run g. the man who does his work
lay by day a. that work makes him
treat his wife. treat his child
rem. In his business. In his home and
II he does these duties well the out
come OF the sum of the duties means
hat he II a good citizen. applause
President said Il was pleasure TO
zee at the various places he passed
through so many school children. de-
'laring the Eext generation must rise
o the level OF it, duties
In one portion OF the crowd the pco-
lie. damned together as close as pos
ibie. began To sway backward and for
yard and several were carried OF their
eet. President Roosevelt. turning to
hese. said III each person will stand
- quiet as possible and avoid any
waying. the trouble will be over"
In concluding the chief executive
aid:
II can not sufficiently thank YOU FOR
he way you have greeted me to-day.
IN more touched by u than can ex-
ress and / come TO the soil Of this
tate hallowed by the great deeds ~