The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-04-08
IFAVORS Statehood
FOR THE TERRITORY
ROOSEVELT PAYS TRIBUTE To
PEOPLE IN RETURN FOR EN-
THUcIASTIC GREETING.
DELIVERS SPEECH TO
MUSKOGEE AUDIENCE
Chief Executive Is Routed Out of Bed
by Kausans at Early Hour-Talks
to Gatherings Alorg Route-Makes
Several Stops.

Muskogee. L. T.. April 6.-President
Roosevelt paid tribute to the people
of Indian Territory and commended
them as eligible for statehood in brief
speech at Vinita where a stop Of two
minutes was made at 9:CS a. M. Wednes-
day. The little city was more profuse-
ly decorated than any place through
which the presidential train had passed.
The station was decorated with flags
and bunting. and an immense sign sus-
pended at the point where 1.-The Rocket"
stopped bore the words: Welcome to
our president" AS the train slowed
down salute was fired. Hundreds of
people on foot and horseback and in
vehicles of all kinds pressed about the
train.
Refers to Statehood Question.
The presidents reference to statehood
was wildly applauded. He spoke as
follows:
Il cannot say what pleasure it is to
me to be to-day in the Indian territory,
which earnestly hope will soon be part
Of great state of our union. (Cheers.)
l have never had the good fortune to
be in the territory before; but l had
the great good fortune to have some
of your sons in my regiment; and bet
ter and truer men never rode horse
nor handled a rifle. (Cheers.) All |
need to say of them. speaking to you
of the great war. is that we tried in the
little war to show that we had some
of the spirit that the men had who
fought in the great civil war. You will
soon be part of one of the great states
of the union for surely we will see
Oklahoma and the Indian territory adj
mitted into statehood), and when that
takes place, you will be at the outset a
great state. Their it will lie with you
to see what kind of state you make
of it,
Short Stop at Wagner.
A stop not in the schedule was made
at Wagner. Several hundred people
were waiting about the depot platform
1t had been intended that the train
should slow down. in order that the cit.
liens might see the president The
train stopped long enough. however, fol
the president to talk to the people on
the question of statehood for the terri.
tory.
Routed Out Before Breakfast.
Vinita. I. T., April g. President
Roosevelt was routed out before break.
fast Wednesday. The presidential spe-
| cial stopped at Parsons. Kan, at 1880
o'clock to change engines, and crowd
of 5000 persons gathered around the
private car Rocket" and attracted the
| attention of the occupants by shouts OF
where is he?" Several negroes called:
1--WE have been waiting since -four
o'clock to see you"
The president hurried his DRESSING
! and stepped to the rear platform, where
he was cheered. The citizens of Par
| sons had sent to the car huge bunch
| of American Beauty roses, which was
placed on the breakfast table, The
| crowd was not satisfied with merely
! seeing the president, and in response
to demand for speech he greeted the
people briefly.
Through Indiana and illinois.
St. Louis. April 6.-From Louisville
to St. Louis President Roosevelt took
I more than a passing interest in Indiana
| and Illinois. the two states through
| which his special train passed. He dis.
| cussed with his guests the relative mer-
| it's of the states from an agricultural
point of view and the warmth of the peo-
pie as displayed at the various places
| the special stopped or hesitated. At q
dozen or more towns the train slowed
down, and at most Of these great crowds
| were at the depot cheering as long as the
train was in sight. He made three
speeches en- route. They were at Mill
town, Ind, Huntingburg, Ind. and Mount
Vernon, III. At East Junction, near
Princeton, Ind, where a change of en-.
gines was made, the president jumped
down from the rear platform of the train
to shake hands with number of EN-.
ployes of the railroad shops there. The
train ran through Princeton slowly, ia
give the president an opportunity to
| hastily review several hundred school
children who had been assembled near
| the railroad tracks,
All Quiet in Hayti.
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