The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-04-11
Speaks to a Large and
/ Enthusiastic Crowd
In Oklahoma.
STARTS ON BIG HUNT

tants of the territory who greeted him
on his arrival here that If they per-
sisted in following him to the hunt
ing grounds he will follow the example
of the game he seeks, the coyote, and
fee the country.
The chief executive was given a
warm reception when he put in an ap-
pearance here From every part of
the territory plainsmen had flocked
here with their horses and the cavalry
cavalcade" that escorted Theodore
Roosevelt up the main street of the
town was of the kind that is dear to
the heart of the president. A rough
board stand had been erected in the
main street of the town and to it the
president was escorted, surrounded by
a bunch Of as husky looking deputy
sheriffs as ever rustled horse thief.
The speech of the president to those
who welcomed him was cordial greet
ing in which he repeated his praise OF
the COW punchers who were his COM
panions in Cuba. He then expressed
the hope that Oklahoma was destined
soon to become as great a state as
her rival Texas, and stopped in the
middle of his speech to shake old
Quannah Parker, the Indian chief who
occupied a seat on the stand, by the
hand and express a wish that the red
man would be given an even chance
with the white. He also shook hands
with some of Parkers fellow Com
anches and greeted them as long lost
brothers. The president said
at is the greatest pleasure to be
here with you today. The next time
| come to Oklahoma | trust l am go
ing to come to state with its sena-
tors and representatives in the con-
gress and it will not be my fault If
that is not soon. / want to say how
glad l am at the greeting you have
given me and to pay special word of
encouragement to certain of your
number to whom | know the rest Of
you will not grudge my speaking. The
veterans of the Civil war alike who
wore the blue and those who wore the
grey, who have come together to
greet the president standing shoulder
to shoulder because this is our COM
mon country and we are indissoluble
and not to be divided from now on
I, ,rV1,N - M
fore me fought in both the Maxican
and the Civil war, and also see an
other ex-soldier here, a man of my
own regiment, and l do not need to
tell you how glad | was to see him.
"And now l want to say another
word about man who is on the stand
here, friend of ours, the chief of the
Comanches, Quannah Parker. l hear
that he is doing we'll with his farm.
There is one thing that l am proud of
and that is that people have begun to
speak as If they were willing to give
square deal to every man. l think
every man should have square deal.
white man as we'll as red. Quannah
Parker is doing his duty as a decent
citizen and is cultivating his ground,
trying to live as an American ought to.
When you get man, Indian or white
man, or any one else who is doing
that give him fair show and fair
chance. The best way to ensure a
mans getting fair chance himself is
to see that he gives it to others.
This country Of ours is founded on
the doctrine trying to give each man
fair show to make evident the stuff
that is in him. We are going to re-
main republic just so long as we re-
main true to that doctrine. have
been travelling for four days through
the great state of Texas. Now have
come into what will soon be another
great state of the union. l know you
of old. There is not anywhere on the
face Of the world that / feel more al
home than in just SUCH city as this
Just such country as this. believe
in you; not only In the fertility and
resources Of this great territory, but
especially Because l believe In the
| NhuluNtC VI tliO iiSh shu WOLiVh WIN
have come to 1t. You are the pio.
nesrs, or the successors Of the pio
neers, and you have In you the tru,
American spirit, the spirit Which GEEK
not to find the easy things to do bp
to find the thing to do that is wortf
doing, whether it be difficult or easy
That is why 1 look forward to state
hood That is why believe in tn,
future of this state. You are doing al
should have done the typical Ameri
can. Ever since the declaration of in
dependence our people have been push
ing westward and filling with ney
states this great continent. We ar
now coming almost to the end Of tn
chance to make new states and yol
have had the great good fortune to b
among those who are carrying tina
mighty work to successful conclu