The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Cowboys Attract as Much At- tentiOn as Any Other
 Feature of Parade
RIGHTEOUS REMARKS ARE
 MADE BY MIR ROOSEVELT
Praises Band Which Plays "Dixie' and Is Enthusiastic Over Appear
 ance of Annapolis and
 West Point Squads.

| Reviewing Stand, Washington, March I 4.-"It was great success. And did you
 note that bunch of cowboys Oh! they l are the boys who can ride. It was all superb It really touched me to the l heart"
 l This was the comment made by Presi- 1 dent Roosevelt as he was leaving the ] reviewing stand for the White House at the conclusion of the magnificent in augural parade arranged in his honor. The President had been standing for
 three and a half hours reviewing the great parade and receiving the enthusi-
 astic congratulations of the plain people
 of the land.
 The Presidents reviewing stand was situated in the center of the beautiful court of history on the south side of
 Pennsylvania avenue directly in front of the White House. It was filled with handsomely gowned women and dis tinguished men.
 Receive President Standing.
 It was 2:45 when President Roosevelt
 entered ie reviewing stand. His en- trance has unannounced, but the great throna1p tralting him rose and received him 1lingtng. Accompanying him were Mrs. he fievelt vice-P e-President and Mrs
 Fairtdown the Roosevelt children and
 friendsa.'he T relatives. Accompanying the Presidshir.s party were the members of the Ct99 .ressional inaugural committee. senatora Spooner of Wisconsin, Lodge of Massachusetts and Bacon of Georgia, snd Representatives Dalzell of Pennsyi- vania, Crumpacker of Indiana and Will Hams of Mississippi
 As the head of the procession reached the stand, Vice President Fairbanks rose and grasped President Roosevelt's hand in hearty clasp. The gracious courtesy
 was appreciated by s.Ie throngs in the stands and was applauded heartily. As the head of the para-s was passing the stand, a carriage dashed up to one of
 the entrances near the Presidents box
 Leaning far over the stand, the Presi- dent said sharply to the officers on duty: Stop that carriage It matters not if 1t contains an ambassador"
 Not Permitted to Alight.
 The carriage was stopped and it's oc- cupants were not permitted to alight at that point Early In the parade, the cadets of the West Point military acad- emy and the naval academy at Annap- oils. passed in review Their marching
 excited the admiration of the President. ',Those are the boys" he exclaimed en- Enthusiastically. '"They are superb" As the members of the engineer corps of the army were swinging by one of the officers coming to salute, picked off his cap with the point of his sword. It drop ped to the ground. He did not move an eyelash. It was precisely as If 1t were part of his maneuvers. The President c1apped his hands enthusiastically. and his colored footman near the stand snatched the cap from the street and restored it to It's owner.
 Presently came swing along in perfect form the native Porto Rican military contingent. Turning to Senator Bacon of Georgia, the President remarked They
 look pretty we'll for an oppressed peo- pie. eh. senator?" And then aside: "I really shuddered slightly today as swore t, obey the constitution" and then he laughed.
 During the greater part of the review the President kept up a running fire of comment with Senator Bacon on various features of the parade. losing not an op- portunity to direct attention to the feat
 ures which were carrying into effect his own views and opinions
 Filipinos Pass In Review.
 When the Filipino band playing the
 Presidents tune, Garry Owen," passed
 at the head of the Philippine scouts, su-
 perbly drilled and disciplined, the Presi-
 dent again turned to Senator Bacon and
 remarked: "The wretched serfs disguise
 their feelings admirably And he chuckled.
 Two more battleshipts." said the Pres ident as the bluejackets from the war ships in the harbor marched by. He ap-
 plauded them enthusiastically, and, turn
 ing to his party, said:
 Those are the men who will help to
 avert the danger of an international war. And. by the way, one of the new battle
 ships is to be named South Carolina, in honor of Legare," referring to Represent ative Legare. of Charleston, who work
 ed for the appropriations for the navy re- quired by the administration. When the Seventh cavalry was passing the reviewing stand, its band playing Garry Owen.' President Roosevelt re- marked enthusiastically. that is a bully fighting tune, and this is Custers old bold regiment, one of the finest in the service.~ When the Ninth cavalry passed the Pres ident remarked:
 "The boys were with me at Santiago" Senator Lodge during the review changed his seat one Just behind the President Laughngly the President turned to him and said so that Senator Bacon might hear it: You should have seen Bacon hide his face when the Filipi- nos came by. The slaves were re- joicing in their shackles."
 As a band heading the Delaware mili- tary contingent passed playing Dixie" the President said:
 One of the Best. "That is ore of the best tunes of the