The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-10-27

JacKsonVille dd itself proud in ii
welcome to President Roosevelt Satur
day, and its citizens may well be prout
Of the successful manner in which ey
cry thing connected with the reception
and entertainment of the President o.
the United States was carried out.
From early in the morning the street.
were crowded with visitors from varou.
parts OF the State, and almost from the
moment the President stepped from
the train he found himself SURROUNDED
by admiring thousands, who lined the
streets and crowded the approaches tC
every place the President entered.
The welcome to the President was
sincere and the committees in charge
have the satisfaction of knowing that
the President enjoyed every hour of his
visit in Jacksonville.
Promptly at lO:30 clock the Presi.
dents special train arrived, and from
that time until 445 p. M, when he left
for st. Augustine, he was given con-
tinuous ovation by the people.
Long before the train arrived great
crowds had assembled in the vicinity
of the union station, but the perfect
police arrangements and the guard of
soldiers prevented any crowding and
the Pres dent and party were not put
to the slightest Inconvenience
Along the streets traversed by the
parade there were thousands of people
and the cheering was continuous.
With his high silk hat in his hand,
the President stood in his carriage, re-
peatedly, and bowed his acknowledge
ments.
Fresh and vigorous looked President
Roosevelt after good nights sleep.
AS he stepped out into the balmy air.
he drew deep breath and shifted his
lungs full of heath-giving ozone, for
which Florida is famous. The special
committee appointed to receive the
President, stepped forward and Cover
nor Broward welcomed the President as
he stepped from the car.
President Roosevelt expressed him
self as being delighted with being in
Florida, the forty-fourth State of the
Union that he has thus far visited
Upon reaching the sidewalk the Pres
dent and Secretary Loeb, accompanied
by Governor Broward and Mayor Nolan,
entered the Presidents carriage. Tkis
carriage was the finest landau that
could be obtained in the city. 1t was
drawn by magnificent pair of iron
grey horses, and on the box was a col
Ored driver and secret service man.
The members of the President $ party
were soon seated, and the parade was
ready to move.
Headed by the brigade of State troops
under command of Colonel Walter p.
Corbett, the parade started eastward
on Bay street and through the various
streets until the fine Seminole club
building was reached, where fully 20,-
900 people had cOngregated to hear the
President speak.
Mayor Nolan in brief address intro
duced Governor N. b. Broward as 1.-THE
Cracker Governor of Florida. who eX-
tended to the President warm well
come to Florida, and introduced him to
the assembled thousands.
President Roosevelt was received with /
vociferous applause, and was kept bow
ing for some minutes before he could
get chance to say word. he finally |
began and spoke as follows:
Governor, Mayorand You, My Fellow
Citizens: 1t is indeed great pleasure
to be with you here today, and be greet
ed as your Governor and Mayor have
greeted me.
Your Governor has said exactly what
and every other faithful citizen feels
when | meet the public, in whatever
section of the country may be. | have
,raveled thousands and thousands OF
niles and met at least one mil ion peo-
Die and delivered addresses to them. 1t
$ not the small points of difference, but
he essential likeness of the people of
III sections. You will always find the
average American pretty good sort of
fellow when you get to know him.,
"And now my fellow-citizens, my fell
ow- Americans, exactly as all OF us,
whether we live in the East or the
Vest, in the North or the South have
he right merely as Americans to feel
ride in the past, and exactly as we are
nit together by this common heritage
f memories, so we are knit together
" the bond of our common interests in
he future. Many and great problems
e before us. If we treat the mighty