Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-10-23
MUCH GREETING
AT JACKSONVILLE
President Receives a Most Cordial
a. That City.
PROCESSION is LONG
In His Speech Mr.. Roosevelt Spoke
of Panama Canal, Declaring 1t
Mould Be Of Vast Benefit
to Certain Sections.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 23.-Pr esident
and party arrived here at 1890 o'clock
Saturday morning.
There was an immense thror at the
depot and the chief executive was
heartily cheered as he alighted. The
train arrived exactly on time. From
the time he arrived until his departure
at 4:30 o'clock the president was con-
stantly entertained. A committee OF
100 citizens welcomed the party.
Chief magistrate first reviewed
civic and military parade. in which
state troops participated. Before leav-
fng the review stand the president de-
livered an address. which was careful
ly listened TO.
A special committee, consisting OF
Governor Broward. Mayor Nolin. Vice
President Warner of the Board OF
Trade. United States Senators ITALIA
ferro and Mallory and Congressman
Sparkmen. Lamar and Clark and Ed
itors Wilson and Carter, proceeded to
the presidents car and gave him
cordial greeting. The weather was
ideal There were no formal exer-
cises at the station and soon the pres
ident and party were seated In car
riages General Lowell, grand marshal
ordered the first Florida regiment.
which acted as the escort to the march.
and the imposing parade began
through the principal streets. The We
hicle which the president occupied was
drawn by a magnificent pair of white
horses and in 1t were the president.
Governor Broward. Mayor Nolin and
Secretary Loeb. After driving through
the principal streets the president was
taken to the Seminole club. on the
principal square in the city. where
thousands of people gree,ed him with
rousing cheers as he made his appear
ence on the balcony.
Governor Broward presented the
president TO the multitude.
In his speach the president dealt
with the Panama canal. He said he
thought It would be OF great benefit to
all the people, but most of all TO the
Governor Broward presented the
Mexico and the Pacific slope. He stat
ed that when completed the canal VIII
stand as a monument to this nation
and be the greatest engineering feat
ever accomplished. ut will be q good
thing for the world as a whole and for
the people of the isthmus and of the
northern portions of South America In
particulad. Because of our especial In
terest in Il. and because of the position
we occupy on this hemisphere. II is |
matter of special pride to US that our
nation, the American nation, should |
have undertaken the performance OF
this world duty. A body of the most |
eminent engineers In the world, both |
Americans and foreigners have been
summoned to advise as to the exact |
type of canal which should be built. |
At no distant day hope to be able to |
announce what their advice is and also |
the action taken upon their advice. |
Meanwhile the work is already well |
underway and has advanced sufh- |
GENTLY far 10 enable me to announce |
with certainty that It can surely be |
accomplished. and probably at rather |
less expense than was anticipated"
In speaking OF the matter OF health |
IN the isthmus the chief magistrate |
sumed control there has been far less |
yellow fever than I'm our own country.
The work OF building the canal. he as
serted, is a great American work. in
which the whole American people are
interested. and that IL is being car
ried on with absolute disregard to all
merely political considerations. with
regard only to efficiency. honesty and
economy.
The speaker declared that while the
canal will greatly increase our interest
in the Caribbean sea, and 1t will be
our duty TO police the canal, both in
the interest Of other nations and In our
own interest yet the United Staes has
no purpose OF aggression upon any re-
public, continental or insular. to the
south OF us. I'VE do not wish another
foot OF territory. and l think our con-
duct toward Cuba is a guaranty that
This is our genuine attitude toward all
our siser republics. II ever we should
have to interfere In the affairs Of any
of our neighbors II would only be when
we found IL impossible longer TO re-
-frain from doing so without serious
damage following: and even in such a
case II would only be with the sincere
and effective purpose to make our I'm
reference beneficial To the peoples
concerned. on rare occasions. whore
the need Is great. II may be necessary
for us t. interfere. unless we are viii
ing to confess ourselves % feeble for
the task we have undertaken. and to
aVow that we are willing to surrender
II into stronger hands: and such con-
fession and avowal know my coun
trymen too well TO believe that they
will ever make"
He was then carried off to the Board
OF Trade rooms. where an elaborate
luncheon was served.
The Board OF Trade was beautiful.
The interior OF the large auditorium
was decorated I'm a typical Florida
manner with flowers. national colors.
oranges and alligators.
This over a drive through the city
followed. Incidents OF the drive was a
drive was a review OF the grammar
school children. an address 10 pupils
OF Florida Colored Baptist academy
and heroes generally.