Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-08
PRESIDENT ON HIS
GRAND JOURNEY,

/ Louisville. Ky, April lin the
shadow Of the magnificent bi0nKe sta.
tue Of Thomas jefferson. President
[ Roosevelt today IN s,.mothinR iosa than
hfteen minutes delivered notable ad.
dress to an immense crowd. The pres.
idcm's welcome to Kentucky was tyui.
cal OF the state. and his reference IN
his speech 10 a united country" bis
grectinF 10 the Confederate Veterans
- my comrades" and bis alluslon 70
the wearer 81 the gay who bore alogt
THE iiHN 81 our united country"
greatly pleased the audience. The en-.
tire reception TO the president was
most cordial.
The special train bearing President
Roosevelt and party Arrived he az .
o'clock ihle morning, exactly on dina
A moment later Il salute OF iwenty-One
guns appraised the city OF hiE arrival
An immense crowd was al the station
Go greet the president Around the
station q Gordon 81 soldiers had been
stationed In addition 20 force OF 20.
lice After an lnfOi NAL reception at
the station the presidential party, with
the mayor and members Of the local
reception commlu &c, entered carriages
and the parade moved forward. Third
avenue aud other thoroughfafoe
through which the procession passed
were deliberately decorated and wore
thronged with cheering crowds. The
personal escort 81 the pFelldcat con.
sisted Of the George -. Easton Camp.
United Confederate Veterans.
The main audience was az toe Cali
House whore the president made a
ten minutes address from stand
erected In front ~ the main entrance
Of the hotel AZ the conclusion " the
address the president was entertained
~ an lnfun.s9i reception and luncheon.
After a short drive over the city the
presidential party again boarded their
special train. and shortly after the
noon hour the train left Tor 81. Louis
Among the crowd 81 several thOua.
and people who surrounded the train
on ita arrival. were Included 1000 chill.
dren from several institutions. and as
the president made his appearance he
wGe greeted with hearty cheers. After
welcoming speeches. carriages we're
taken and the procession moved up
the street. The president was rheered
A. frequent intervals hy a continuous
line OF people from che time he iess the
trails until the party noared the busi.
neHs section, waere the ovation grew
tremendous.
The president arrived al the speak.
er's stand az 10 O'Clock He was intro
duced IN a few words by Governor
beckham. The crowd around the
speakers stand was limited to lines
Of buildings on various streets, and At
times Il seemed beyond the control
Of the police Not one.fifth OF those IN
sight OF the president could bear his
remarkable speech. Vie spoke less
than ten minutes aud was loudly
cheered
In his speech the president took His
cue from the Introductory remarks OF
Governor BOckham, who referring 20
the president. said IN part 1--WE recOg.
nize his eminent patriotism, HIS intog.
rhy, his fearlessness; and we believe
him 60 be the friend Of the great com.
mon people throughout this country
We look forward to hin. during the
next four ye1rs as ruler OF this great
nation. TO Obllterate the last faint line
" sectional differences that may exist
In this country | believe that Il is
IN HIS power, who more thaa any other
president aimee the bis-bfained aud
big-hearted Lincoln, holds the conf.
dence and affections Of the people.
say Il Is more IN his power than Ia
THAI Of any other man 20 establish be-.
You'd question the fact that there ~
no north, no south, no east and no
west IN this country"
The president referred TO the Con
federate Veterans who assisted In the
reception, saying that az "a reunhed
people We have the same righ1 10 feel
pride IN the yalOr Of the man who con.
scientiOusly rlskod his life In the Con
fodorate uniform. that We have IN tho
man who fought IN blne. As / passed
your ranks, my friends IN gray, and
shluted the flag of your country held
by a man In gray uniform. ! felt In.
deed We are one"
The president and HIS parry we're
then driven 20 the Louisville hotel
where the prettlost Incident Of the day
the presentation OF souvenirs occurred.
These consisted 81 a massive silver
nagon containing water from d spring
on the old Lincoln homestead, "a the
form ~ the oak that Swallowed the
spring az which Lincoln drank when a
lad, and a beautiful silver vase filled
with orchids. The president was vie.
IDLY touched by The gins, coming as
they did az a complete surprise. Aftof
the presentation a hurried departure
was taken, the party arriving on board
the train at exactly n o'clock. A min.
ute later the train moved out 0f the
station with the president standing ON
che rear platform.