Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-25
IN
TENNESSEE.
Addressed BIG Crowd at Men,
phiS TOday-Left Alabama
Last Night.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct. 2J.-Presi-
lent Roosevelt arrived here today on
his toar Of the south. He had spent the
night in his special car. his train hay
ing left Birmingham. Ala, last even
ing. -'
The whole city lent itself to the re
ception Of President Roosevelt during
his stay. There was general decoration
of all the streets along the route of the
presidential party.
President Roosevelt put in a strenu-
Gus day in Alabama by visits to Tuske-
gee, Montgomery and Birmingham,
where his reception, in keeping with
those given him all through the south,
was hearty and soul stirring. His day
began with visits to the Tuskegee Nor
NAL and Industrial institute and to the
Methodist Female college.
Tuskegee was beautifully decorated,
a feature being arches built upon bales
of cotton. The platform from which
the president spoke was made from
cotton worth $4,000 and in original
! bales.
The president was met at his train
by Mayor o. :. Lewis and others, and,
escorted by state militia, he was driv-
en- to the Alabama Conference Female
college. which represented Il typical
southern scene. Cotton had been
transplanted in long rows, and two
old negroes with cotton pickers' sacks
on their shoulders were picking the
staple from the plants. Several bas-
kets of cotton were scattered about the
field. The presidents address here was
short. and he departed for Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial school.
At the institute Mr.. Roosevelt was
received by Booker II. Washington and
the Institutes trustees and faculty.
From n stand in front of the office
building he viewed an educational and
Industrial parade, upon the preparation
of which students and faculty have
been ut work for weeks. Behind the
institute band came 1900 students,
young men and young women. all in
uniform. Then came sixty-one floats,
representing various phases of work
in the school.
Mr.. Washington introduced the presi-
dent in the chapel, where the students
sang plantation melodies. Mr.. Roose-
velt's visit. he said, 'brings to the
heart of every man and woman of our
race in this country a degree of en-
enlargement and inspiration which it
is impossible for any American citizen
not of our race fully to appreciate"
The president said in part:
ITO the white population as well MS
to the black it is Of the utmost impor-
lance that the negro be encouraged to
make himself Il citizen of the highest
type of usefulness. Within the last
twenty years industrial operations of
tile south have increased so tremen-
dously that there is Il scarcity of labor
almost everywhere, so that it is the
part of wisdom for all who wish pros
perity to the south to help the negro
to become in the highest degree use
full to himself and therefore to the
community in which he lives.
Your 1,500 students are not only
being educated in head and heart. but
also trained to industrial efficiency, for
INV bNSihhiiS iuHhNSNN hbH Ii"N-
ed especial emphasis upon the train
ing of men and women in agriculture,
mechanics and household duties. Train
ing i'm these three fundamental direc-
tons does not embrace all that the
negro or any other race needs. but it
does cover in Il very large degree the
field in which the negro can at present
1R most fnp htprSn1f md In p,nef holp-
full to his white neighbors.
'In the interest OF humanity. of JUS
tice and OF self protection every white
man in America. no matter where he
lives. should try to help the negro help
himself. Ii is in the interest and for
the protection Of the white IA to see
that the Negro is educated. 1t is not
Is to his interest to see that the negro
is protected in property, in life and in
all his legal rights"
The trip was unmarked by any spe-
cial incident save at Birmingham,
whore, ut the corner of Fifth avenue
and Twentieth street. nm intoxicated
man in his excitement dropped II pistol
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president saw the incident and called
the attention of officers to the man,
who was Immediately arrested. The
presidents train arrived in Birming-
ham promptly on time. Mayor George
b. Ward, surrounded by a reception
committee, delivered the formal adj
dress of welcome at the station, and
Immediately afterwafd the party en-
tered carriages and began the march
to Capitol park.
The ovation to the president was con
tinuous and he stood in his carriage the
whole way acknowledging it.
At Montgomery the president was
welcomed on behalf Of the city by
Congressman Wiley. Governor .Jelks
delivered the address Of welcome for
the state and introduced the president.