The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-05


4 Presidents colors the Presidents car car
riage moved forward. the procession ne.
ling Under. way III IL few moments. ,"itil
General John b. Csstlcman actihg as
grand marshal.
4 This 1sresidcpt6wsis cliecred at ireallr,,
mt stvala p y a csntinu u iins 81 y, p.S
from the time be left his uisii, n
party anearedS the business sect,oil - ~,
was con, nelje,1 ia lift his Int often dur
j Inc, tile drive, but as he heareu ~ , vau
way he removed his hat and was kept
busy bowling from right to left.
Drawn up Broadway. between Ihlro anu
| Fourth Streets. were the Gorge -, i1as.
tin Camp. U. CIV; two posis OF dI ,sl,
Army men, and the cparlsh war VET i
1 Grams Association Louisville mas pul
single camp OF Confcdrarcs,. put ~ ~ az j., .
large one and lis members were oul m
full strength. with General Jonn ~. .l Lev
l3ers lii command.
AS tho head Eof the escortlng column
moved on to Broadway, the Civilian es-
| cort, with tile Presidents colors, noNeu
ra pidlyi forward and the representatives
| Of tho blue and the gray swung ln i,to
| linef In column of fours directly III front
of the Presidents carriage, and actca co as
his Immediate guard Of honor ior 5t la
Remainder Of the parade M
l.
| pupils or the Boys and Girls High
Schools were banked along the walls
and tGrraced lawns of the Young Mems
Christian Association Homo. The chlldren
waved flags to tho evident pleasure OF
the President, whose carriage q moment
llatortturncd into Fourth Street. :.
The retail district was black with PEG.
lple. Every window along Fourth street
lad its occupants, while the street oeloW
tons on Fourth Street were lavish tho
beautiful government building atzFourth
and Chestnuts Streets being especially ut
itrhctlye.
Beckhara Introduces President.
mo President arrived at the speakers
stand III ffront.of the courthouse at sixth
and Jefferson streets at 10 a. NJ. He was
In q few words by Governor
BccRhaln, who said,
Not only the people Of Louisville, but
the people. Of all Kentucky rejoice to-day
in welcoming among us the PRESIDENT
Of this great republic.
"Regardless sof all political differences,
we are hereto do honor not only to the
Chief Magistrate of this great country
but alsogto Theodore Roosevelt, the man.
Great applause.) we recognize his emil
nent patI otsnl, his integrity, his fear
essnessfand We all believe him to be n
friend OF the great common people
throughout this country s5ssS
1--WE Look forward to him during the
next four, years as the ruler of this re-
public, Ito obliterate the past faint sec
stionai differences that may exist in the
country. (ApplauseJ II believe that 1t
is iii the power of this great man who
more than I: any President since tho big
Drained and abig-hearted Lincoln, holds
the affection and the confidence OF the
people offthis country--;1 say, Il believe It
Is more in shis power than in the power
OF any OF her man to establish beyond
question the fact that there is no North
no South mo East and no Wcsts,in this;
country 3 B s
The Presidents Speech.
AS the President stepped upon the plat
form a prolonged cheer went up. The
President tried TO speak, but good-natured-
Is waited until the applause had died out.
Then he said N; Ss..sj W.,
S'GoyernorsB eckham, and you. my follow
Americans. sf (Applausc) Surely any man
would indeed be gratfied to bel greeted
in this way by. such an audience; and be,
introduced as you have introduced me,
Governor B eckham. (Applause.) E
'.Asstthe rGovcrnof has. so well said,
upon all the importants questions, that
questions t That ffhifinitely transcend mere
partisan diffet &nces we are fundamental
~ one.s (Arplapse( "a #
For in the Question Of foreign and
internal politics, the sponts upon which
4thtrercar be no proIier division ION party.
lines, Infinitely exceed in number those
upon Which there can be such division,
and Governor Benkham, ! shall do al,
that gin me 1ies to- justify the hope to
whichsyou have given expression and TO
i tr 81 nj tha nj
the people of tho United States G2rolongcd.
5applause). e. M
"Anld. naturally,SSI feel particularly
gratfiedkatg seeing here to-day, Joined in
this procession by theSmen who wore the
blue and the men who wore the Gray.
4! daughter and applause)
I'm the dark days-now, keep just rs
quiet as you can;3sYou won't bpE able to,
do anything more than sec me- anyhow.
daughter and applause)--in the dark days
each of you fought for the right asssit.
was given him to- see the right Ca voice,
that's risht.") and each Of you has left
us the right to feel pride not only in
your yalor, hut in;Eyour devotion to what
you consclentiousy believed your duty
GREAT applause)
The Blue and the Gray.
.And now we are all one Cheers and
long continued applause) and as q united.
people, we have the right to feel the same
pride nEthe valoT of the man who con-.
scientlousy rsked5 his lifo in the Con-
fedcrate uniform,@th we have in the
man who fought In the Blue (Applause).
And US T passed by your ra nks OH.
my friends in gray to-day.55and snlutcd
tho flag Of our common country, heldsupl
by Il man in the gray uniform, felt
that, indeed, we are one, and that we
have been able to- show mankind that
the greatest war Of the century can be
followed by the most perfect union that
any nation now knows. (Greattnpplause).
"And In coming to this great and
beautiful city ofsaYours, ] wish to