The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
President Pleased BY Reception
rendered in Texas
SPEAKS TO THE VETERANS
Says He viii Bet on the Result II
Americans viii Simply Get Bet
ter Acquainted With
Each other.


Fort Worth welcomed President Roose-
welt today when he arrived from San An
tonic. The President this after
noon arrived at 9:45 o'clock and left
at II :03 Forty-one minutes Of the Presi-
dents visit were occupied by the parade
in which he rode. The remainder of the
time was taken up by his address in the
square facing the Texas and Pacific sta
ton getting to and from his train and
shaking hands with enthusiastic admir-
ers.
The Presidents visit included the eere-
mony of planting a tree in the lawn
facing the Carnegie library. the first tree
the President has planted since leaving
Washington. The presidential parade was
distinguished by the presence OF nine vet
Grams who fought for Texas freedom in
the war with Mexico.
Greatest Ovation in Fort Worth.
The ovation which greeted the Presi-
dent exceeded In enthusiasm any given in
the history of Fort Worth Never were
business houses and public buildings more
beautifully decorated and never before
did a cheering crowd two miles long
stand in line to honor a guest of the
city.
Ii was a genuine American welcome.
warm impulsive and sincere at times
bursting out into cheers that could nave
been heard half mile away.
And withal despite the ca 1erness to
see the first President who ever visited
Fort Worth, the long wait in the hot sun
and the continual movement caused by
fresh additions to the crowd the people
were orderly. The arrangements OF the
local committee were carried out without
hitch OF the greetings that seemed to
touch the President most was the eager
ness with which he was followed TO his
train after his speech had ended In
some OF the other cities visited where
the crowds had stood for hours waiting
the trains arrival and vainly tried to
listen to the Presidents address, there
was generally u movement to get away
by those on the outskirts OF the crowd
as soon as the President finished speak
ing
In Fort Worth today no sooner had
the President finished and started for
his train, than there was simultan-
eous movement In his direction. Thou
sands pushed past soldiers and police in
an effort to catch last glimpse OF MN.
and finally completely surrounded the
speciaI train Ii was genuine Dit OF
tribute which seemed to please the Presi.
dent more than any incident of his briel
stay.
After the parade, the President was ir-
troduced TO an immense open-air audi
ence and spoke to them as follows;
President Makes Address.
"Mr. Mayor and you, Fellow Citizens
| trust 1 need say how profoundly touch
ed and impressed ] am by the greeting l
is such as have received throusnouI
Texas. and oh, my friends, while thanking
Won from the bottom Of my heart Tor
such a greeting as affected me personally.
| let me say that ! appreciate 10 the run
the infinitely deeper significance OF the
fact that 1t is the greeting OF the great
state of Texas to the President OF the
United States tcheers)
Here the President was Interrupted by
the arrival Of the Confederate and G. a!
n. camps, bearing their flags. There were
cries of put down the flags. we want 10
see" The President stopping, bowed ana
naturally addressing the veterans, said
',rhe audience wants to know will II be
possible to put the flags DOWN. They
have misguided desire to see me-
Qaughter) The flags were lowered. Con
tinuing the President said;
And now. my friends the rest OF you
will agree with me that that saying, pro-
foundiy as | am touched by the greeting
OF all OF you, yet the greeting which
touches me most. because ii augurs TO us
much toward the welfare of the country,
is the greeting of the veterans of the
civil war, the greeting of the men who
wore the blue and the men who wore the
gray. (Cheers).
Veterans of Mexican War.
"sincerity of conviction, fought for the
right as 1t was to him and they are now
united forever and forever in allegiance
to our common flag and our common
country. There are present other veter-
ans of the Mexican war, the men who
fought to round out the work done by tha
pioneers of Texas when they established
the republic Of Texas the men who COM
pleted the work begun under Thomas JEFF
| ferson, when the Louisiana purchase
| added to our domain all the country west
! of the Mississippi and made us mighty
continental nation.
| And let me thank my comrades of the
National Guard. (cheers) for the support
| they have given me, and for their part In
doing the duty of keeping alive the spirit
which has always made the sons OF Texas
the most formidable as foes, and they
are the most faithful friends. CCheers).
And my fellow citizens l cannot begin
| to express 10 You how impressed / have
been during my trip through Texas with
your material growth, not only with the
view of material prosperity which as-
| suredly looms before you, but with that
character Of your men and women and
with the steps that usually take to edu-
cate the next generation. so that they
shall be citizens Of benefit TO Texas. OF
benefit to the entire United States.
| (Cheers.)
"You have here territory that is an
empire in itself. and you have what
counts for more than all else-the stun
out Of which good citizenship is made We
need in this country good laws. and we
need fearless and honest officers of the
| law. but what we need most Is the right
| type Of men and women behind the law.
| II the homes are right. IL the average
citizen Is all right there IS not much
question Of getting our problems solved
successfully and we are going to have
them solved successfully because the
| home is all right; because the average
man is a man. and the average woman,
a woman in the truest sense OF the wor9-
After all have come to the con-
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