The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-08
TEXAS CROWDS
CHEER T[DD|I|Y J.
President Gets Great Ovation, III II /. !
SAN Antonio, Where He
Spent DY
SPEAKS TO RdyeH RIDERS Ri, e: IS
Eight Thousand |ellool Children 4.
Among Those WHO Greeted Greeted
Chief Magistrate.
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SAN AN,rcNro TEXAS. April - =.
win the city coyAea viii, patriotl'clem-
i,lems, a display n flngs Of all sorts, IKE e
,,esses Of the. Prudent y, many windows US
and the streets and plazas filled WIN Win
cheering lhrons of people, Theodore ore
Roosevelt couE not mistake the hearty
wc,comc nccoiled him In Snn Antonio
to-day. IsnorH1us crowds OF people greet
ed him along The route of the PROCESSION
( from Fort Sah Houston to Alamo Plaza,
whore mn address, OF welcome was deliY-
cred and afcsponsc made. The people
fclt. that thy had us their guest NOT NOT
onIy the ptsaen, Q: the United states
nm ii mar to whom the people Q san
Antonio fql csne cinlly friendly on t Me,
the srcgInlft was organized win WIZ" Ii's
& his name las become n ayn0ny m. /. /,
rho Prudent was delighted With the
rccuption accorded him He was kept
hmsv bopt,g right and left, acknoWledg
ling the htbursts iof enthusiasm ~ !"
anproxirf!tely seven years since i'rt ~,
dent Rusevelt left San Antonio VIII
4 his Roliil Riders. 95 4.
mo iyman$ being dreamed that ai .sa
y thhtS i. douId return as President OF the
lJl,ited hates he said last night, III 9
short ahrcss at the depot.
Great Ovation.
$ft VA a busy day for the President y
II bcga with the reception at the tram tran
en- SNtf
I,residdt ana party proceeded to the 7n;-
rale roiindn OF the post. where tho
4 roopslir Fort Sam Houston we're re-
viewed This interesting ceremony over
fhc stlrts was made for the city. From
tho n;tncntithe procession of troops car
rjaresi pol,re and Rough Riders SWEPT
o,,t iofthe rates fs4the post into GraYsoli
street, until President entered the
ratesSjf tie fair grounds TO 30 TO camp.
WITH he Rough Riders. lie was the re-
#ciptentdoG one Of he greatest oyatlons
ever witnessed here. 3y
The mat Spectacular r scene OF the day
WAS at 81hvis Park. The President s re-
ception Icrei by 5000 school cllill '1
was thclmost Inspiring feature, i q TIC
programme, All the way the crowd '!s cheer, /,
Cd, and the children sang America y % i'sz'
/ while. a land played the national all.
On .AIno plaza, within thu shadow OF
Tho old Alalna, he was greeted In
rnaunet.whch profoundly touched him.
HIS ariyal was the signal for burst
Of chdring, which lasted until after ne
had tken his seat on the stand. ana
which was renewed when he arose TO
roapf,i 10 the address OF welcome by
4 Alder,an Kirkpatrick. III
President Speaks.
IL S,c,yt President made a characteristic al al
dvrt. He was u pleased that s San 81 q 4: n
u ,nrr, !. ap1ccd with him !; IN his ideas OH
. ] suicide He noted with satisfaction
ihjattention tho Texans are paying 70
eJcation The law of the worthy lie,
n effort in cause worthy OF striN-
a ~ for, was his theme. The President
coke as follows:
Hthank you all for tile way in WHICH lhave
Con greeted. You can hardly ina zinc
how. much 1t means 10 me TO come BACK
70 San Antonio in this way and 10 be. ! G
.ceiyed as you have received me- ZAP
plause). v,
~ know that the rest OF you VIII not
grudgc my saying special #2Woro OF
acknowledgements to two sets among you
citizens: first, to the men OF the great
war. TO the. men who wore the Blue 81 or
wore the Gray In the days that tried
mems souls. Ny fellow-citizens infinitely
more Important than any President. NJ
3fintely more important even than me
reception TO any President Is what Is
symbolized by seeing the men who fought
INIT Union army and the men who
fought In, The Confederate army standing
mingled together, fellow Americans, in
devotion and honor and loyalty to tho
country shouldersto shoulder as. fellows
citizens OF the ipighticst republic upon
which the sun has ever shone. Indeed,
Tie man would have a poor heart, poor
spirit who would be thrilled by such
h meeting as this;6ands by such u. sight
as you accord me to-day. you Of the
Gray. YOU OF the Blue, all one, under
the flag of this reunited country. Gap
plnuse).
President Greets Rough Riders.
3 The President spoke of the organization
OF the Rough Riders. Of the lesson OF
brotherhood taught by tho varied mem,
bcrship OF tho regiment. compllmentcd
the Texans on the attention paid to 'edu-
eating their children and referred to the
mother as having a harder time OF IT
than the soldier Touching on the Mon
roe DOctrInea lie snid have q little
5difflcultyHln getting somefof my friends
Ia 4 ncccptf my Interpretation Of It, out
they will in time, because that interpre-
tntion has como to stay (appausc). We
arc building the Panama Canal Cheers
and applausc). While that will BIO n
benefit TO all the country, 1t Will be fof
most benefit to the Gulf States. We have
duties In connection with the great posi-
5tion We have taken. That is one rea-
son why want to see u good navy. 4,
!. After leaving the plaza, the Prcsl-
dents progress WIS again continuous
ovation and he saw no dminution In tho
crowds that lined the. streets until lle
got far ont on the way to the fair
grounds, The proceedings after tho party
entered the fnlrgrounds werc!ofthc most
Informal tGaracter The Rough Riders
pressed around the President and tho
secret service men moved away. This
informal reception lasted fora half hour
or So tile President creating and chat
ting with each of the men who had served
with him. III IN u.
Tho route back to the city was along
Roosevelt Avenue and past tho arsenal
grounds, a large crowd In, vehicles Of
various kinds followed the party;nnd tho
tkrongs grew more dense as tho caval-
adade drew near the hotel IN
4 4 Tho President WAS given banquet In
tile Menger Hotel this evening by tho
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