The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-26
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GREAT BENEFITS
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ADDRESS At JACKSONVILLE
In speech At Fort Marion, Fla, he De-
clarea Government Shall De
Ruled by Neither Pluto
crat Nor Mob.

PRESIDENTIAL party arrived mere rhtut-
day morning on special Southern
ttain. on It's arrival at the depot,
where thousands Of cheering people
had gathered, special reception com
mlttee OF 100 leading citizens lined up,
making a passage way through the
depot to the street. where carriages
were In waiting. The special commit
tee, consisting OF Gov. Broward, Mayor
Nolan, Vice President Garner, OF the
board OF trade, United States Senators
Taliaferro and Mallory and Congress
men Sparklan, Lamar and Clark and
Editors Wilson and Carter. then pro-
ceeded to the presidents car and gave
him cordial greeting. The president
looked fresh and vigorous after q
nights sleep and expressed himself de-
lighted with being in Florida. The
day was all that one could wish for.
There were no formal exercises at the
depot, and as soon as the president
and his party were seated In carriages
Gen. Lowell, the grand marshal, or.
dered the First Florida regiment,
which acted as the escort to march,
and an imposing parade began through
the principal streets.
After driving through the principal
streets in the city, the president was
taken to the Seminole club, In the
principal square OF the city, where
thousands Of people greeted him with
rousing cheers as he made his appear
ance on the balcony. Mayor Nolan
welcomed the president in behalf OF
the city and introduced Gov. Broward,
who presented the president TO the
multitude.
Great Benefits in Canal.
The president said In part: "IIere
in Florida, the first OF the gulf states
which have visited upon this trip.
wish to say special word about the
Panama canal believe that the
canal will be OF great benefit to ali our
people, but most OF all to the states
Of the south Atlantic. the gulf and the
Pacific slope. When completed the
canal VIII eiand as a monument TO this
nation. for II Will be the greatest en-.
cheering feat ever yet accomplished
in the world.
1T will be q good thing for the
world as whole, and for the people
OF the isthmus and OF the northern
portions Of South America in particu-
lar. Because OF our special Interest
in II, and beecause Of the position we
occupy on this hemisphere, II is q mat
ter CT special pride to us that our ma
tior, tie American nation, should have
undertaken the performance OF this
world duty.
Eminent Engineers to Confer.
"a body CT the most eminent engln-
GERS In the world, both Americans and
foreigners, has been Summoned 10 adj
wise as 10 the exact type Of canal which
should be built AT no distant date
hope to be able to announce what their
advice is, and also the action taken
upon their advice.
Meanwhile the work Is already well
under way, and has advanced sum
GENTLY far to enable me 10 announce
with certainty that II can surely be &C.
compiished, and probably at rather
less expense than was anticipated.
When any,such work Is undertaken
there are always many mere adyen-
turers who flock to where 1t is going
on, ard many men who think they are
adventurers, but who are In reality
either weak or timid, follow In their
footsteps"
A Government Of Justice.
st. Augustine, Fla, Oct. 23.--In his
speech at Fort Marion Saturday the
president dwelt on the subject OF
good citizenship" also the aims and
objects Of this government. This re-
public is not and never shall be gov
eminent Of plutocrat," he said, this
government Is not and never shall be
the government Of mob. II shall re.
main as II was founded In the begin.
ming, government OF justice, through
the form OF law, a government where
in every man Is guaranteed in his own
rights and is forbidden to wrong his
Deighbors."
A Quiet Sunday.
President Roosevelt started Sunday
night for his tour Of Alabama. liz
left st. Augustine at nine O'Clock and
iS not scheduled to make stop d
any length until he reaches Mobile thii
afternoon at 4:30. His day In st. Az.
justine was quiet. He attended sery
ices in the Presbyterian Memoria
church at II o'clock. The pastor, Rev
James Coffin Stout, male no reference
u the president in his sermon. Tn
church was crowded. At the concIus
Ion of the services the president wa
taken for a short drive about the city
After luncheon, the president. accom-
panied by Secretary Loeb, Surgeol
General Rlxey. John McIlhenny AM
John Greenway, the last two OF WHOM
have been his guests on the trip south
Grove TO Fort Marion, where the
boarded launch and went TO Anaa
tasia, an island. Here the party donns
bathing suits and had bath In N
salt water. The president greatly en-
ioyed tbe bath and seemed In excel