Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-26
IN THE PLAGUE CITY
President Roosevelt at Capi-
 tai of Creole State.
BLUE AND GRAY RIDE SIDE BY SIDE
Governor Jefferson Davis First to Greet Guest at Big Rock--ArIxansas Seconds Heartily the Well
 come of the South.

come of the South.
 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 26.--President Roosevelt and his party arrived here today from Memphis. The mayor, city officials and great crowd of citi; zens appeared at the depot and loudly cheered the president on his arrival.
 The president was accompanied by Secretary Loeb, Surgeon General Rix- ey and John H. McIlhenny.
 The president spent seven crowded hours in and around Little Rock, and his journey from Fort Logan H. Roots, on the north side of the Arkansas riv- CT, to the city park in Little Rock was marked by enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome by thousands of persons who lined the streets. While in Little, Rock the president delivered two speeches, in one of which he denounced lynehing, eliciting hearty applause.
 After the presidents address before 10000 persons in the City park at Lit tie Rock the party was taken to the Albert Pike Masonic consistory.
 Governor Jefferson Davis was the first to greet the president when the latter left the train at Big Rock. A reception committee which included United States Senators James H. Der ry and James P. Clarke, Mayor ". K. Lemon and President George W. Rog- CTS of the Little Rock board of trade and twenty other prominent citizens united with the governor In welcom- ing the chief executive and his party. Carriages were taken to Fort Logan H. Roots, on the summit of Big Rock, overlooking the city of Little Rock, across the Arkansas river.
 A salute of twenty-one guns was dr- ed at the fort, and the president, after inspecting the buildings, the grounds and the garrison, Companies E and F, Thirteenth United States infantry, spent half an hour in the officers quar- ters as the guest of Lieutenant Colonel A. c. Sharpe, commandant, and 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 nel A. S. Fowler, and twelve former Confederates, headed by former Gov ernor Daniel w. Jones. This guard had met the presidential party and accompanied it 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, it does me good to 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 peo- pie of Arkansas were glad he had come among them. The governors tribute to southern women was applauded by 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 semblance of this yell. The president seemed pleased with the effort.
 United States District Judge Jacot Trieber gave welcome on behalf of the city of Little Rock. He declared that the people of Arkansas, regardless oi political opinions, were proud to honol President Roosevelt.
 The presidents opening words, Eel low Americans" produced a renewal of the demonstration of welcome. Hi utterances were followed closely b. the large audience, and at intervals h' had to desist while his hearers gavt vent to their approbation of his re marks. When he declared that th' menace and reproach of lynch law should be driven out of the Unitet States there was much earnest cheer ing. A large portion of the president'I audience was composed of negroes The presidents declaration that ''if [ president Is worth his salt he's thu president of the whole country drew forth pIaudits from the assembled thousands.
 The president was conducted to luncheon given ln his honor.
 As the president sat down the cur tain back of where be was seated as cended and a tableau was presented Twenty-Five boys, each attired in sailor suit. formed group. which spec taele won the presidents applause. He arose and said he believed hi 1 auditors knew how he felt about tn |, navy of the United States. The nav. of our country. he said. was the Unite States ~bIg stick" which would neve be used against the weak unless th weak put themselves in a position, lik a bad child. wherein chastisement wa necessary. He added that the "bl stick would be kept in such condition that the necessity for its use agains
 the strong would never arise.