The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-10-26
in PLAGUE
CITY TODAY
President Roosevelt at Capt.
tal olCreole State
BLUE AND GRAY UNITED
Governor Jefferson Dsvi, First TO
10 Greet Guest rs The Train
Reached Big Roek.
BLUE AND GRAY UNITED

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Secretary iyoeb. surgeon General TIA
- aud John II. Mciihenny.
The president spent seven crowded
hours Ia and around Little hock. and
hia Journey from Hort Logan II. Roots
ON The north aide ~ tho Arkansas riv
er. To the city park In Little Rock was
marked By enthusiastic demonstration
OF welcome by thousands % pesons
who lined the STREETS. While IN Little
ilock the president delivered I've
sfr,shes. In one ~ which be- denounced
lynching. cilcliinE hearty applause.
After the presidents address befors
i0WD persons In the city park at lat
tlc Rock the party WINS taken 10 the
Albert rike Masonic consis'ory.
Governor jefferson Davis was ihs
hrst TO gr~ct the president when the
laiier left the train gt Big Rock. A
reception commltir. which Included
uniicd States senators james II. Bcr'
~ and James T.. Clarke. Mayor ". y
Lemon and President George W. lsng
crs ~ the Little Rock boani % trade
aud twenty other prominent citizens
united with N. governor Ia wclcom'
Ing the chief executive aud bis party,
Carriages were taken 10 Fort Logan n.
Roots. ON the summit of Bic Rock,
overlooking the city OF Little Rock.
across the Arkansas river.
A salute 81 twenty lone guns was hr.
Ell NJ the fort. anil the president. after
Inspecting the buildings. the grounds
aud the garrison. Companies i and '
Thirteenth Unit-d States infgairy
spent half an hour In the officers quar-.
tcrs as the guest Of Lieutenant Colonel
A. &. Sharpe. commandnnt. aud the
other officers Of the post.
When the president left the officers
quarters he shook hands with the
guard OF honor. composed Of twelve
Union army veterans. headed by Colo
mel A. s. Fowler. and twelve former
Confederates. headed by former Gov.
crnor Daniel W. Jones. This guard
had met the presidential party and
accompanied II TO the army post They
rode In pairs, each former Confederate
by the side OF Federal army veteran.
Each OF the veterans was given YER
bal greeting by the president, who re
marked on approaching the group.
Gentlemen. IL does me good 10 see
the blue and the gray riding together"
He called each veteran 'comrade."
As the party entered the city park
under an arch bearing the inscription
Little Rock Greets You." twelve white
doves were liberated from the apex of
the arch directly over the presidents
carriage. This feature caused great
cheering and the president smiled.
Governor Davis delivered an address
OF welcome. In which he drew word
picture of the resources of Arkansas.
touched lightly on the race question
and assured the president that the PEG
pie of Arkansas were glad he had come
among them. The governors tribute
to southern women was appauded b.,
the president. When reference was
made by Governor Davis to the famous
rebel yelr' the proceedings were in.
terrupted by a manifest desire on the
part of many In the crowd to give q
semblance of this yell. The president
seemed pleased with the effort.
United States District Judge Jacob
Trieber gave welcome on behalf Of the
city of Little Rock. He declared that
the people Of Arkansas, regardless OF
political opinions, were proud to honor
President Roosevelt.
The presidents opening words, Eel
low Americans" produced a renewal
of the demonstration Of welcome. His
utterances were followed closely by
the large audience, and at intervals he
had to desist while his hearers gave
vent to their appreciation of his re
marks. When he declared that the
menace and reproach of lynch law
should be driven out of the United
States there was much earnest cheer
ing. A large portion of the presidents
audience was composed of negroes
The presidents declaration that IF a
president is worth his salt he's tho
president of the whole country" drew
forth plaudts from the assembled
thousands.
The president was conducted to O
luncheon given in his honor.
AS the president sat down the cur.
tain back of where he was seated as
cended and tableau was presented.
Twenty-Five boys, each attired In .
sailor suit, formed group, which spec.
tacle won the presidents applause.
He arose and said he believed his
auditors knew how he felt about the
navy of the United States. The navy
of our country, he said, was the United
States "big stick" which would never
be used against the weak unless ths
weak put themselves in position, like
a bad child, wherein chastisement was
necessary. He added that the Ibis
stick" would be kept in such condition
that the necessity for its use agains
the strong would never arise.
To Meet Roosevelt mt Key West.
HAVANA, Oct. 26.-At a meeting o
Americans and Cubans held last nigh
it was decided that large party o
them would go to Key West to pa
their respects to President Roosevelt
when he touches there. Governor M
paz bos promised to go and provide the
-l4-... hand of music President Pn1nnl