The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22
ROOSEVELT Gets Rousing Reception
at Jacksonville and Takes
Opportunity to Exploit
the Panama Canal.
Never to Sur
render It. 5
(By Associated Press.)


100 leading citizens lined UP, making q n
passage way through the depot to the ID
street. where carriages were In waiting @
THE special committees. consisting OF
Governor l3roward, Mayor Nolan. Presf-B
dent Warner, OF the Board of Trade: 81
United Suites Senators Taliaferro & and X
Mallory and Congressman sparkman,s
Lamar and Clark and Editors Wilson
and Carter, then proceeded to the Presi -
dents car and gave hililsa cordial greet
Ing. The President looked fresh and d
vigorous after a nights sleep; and ex-
pressed himself delighted with being In.
Florida. The day was all that one could d
wish for. There were no formal exer-S
cises at tile depot, q nd al soon as the F
President and his party were sea ted Ii, r
carriages General Lowell. * the grand nar-3
/ shall, ordered the First Florida Regi-8
%nent. which acted as escort to march SS
and tho parade began through the prlnA$aa
cpal streets. u. 81 III ~,
I; After driving through the principal
streets \ In the city the President was III
taken to the Seminole Club, In the SprlnL IT
cpal square OF the city.S where thou
sands .of people greeted him with rous.. IL
ing cheers as he made his appearances n
ion the lcony. May or$ Nolan welcomed 2$
the Presidcnt@in behalf OF the city and IN
Governor Browards q who pre-
NJ T he Presi dents Speech. n
The ,prestdant said fs5S Si2g
statss 81 as
Pa ANA 4 Canal believe hat tie canal
but most Of alto tic States sof lhessonlhB
Atlantic, tl1esSG tiaf and the PA cifc slope
When compile ted he canal q nd as
a monument to this nation; for Il will be Is
the greatest engineering feat ever yet ac-5ss
#compl.shed In the world It will best
good thing for the world as a whole, and .t ~
Northern portions of South Americ In TN
particular. Because of our especial ms
& terest init, and because of the position
We occupy on this hemisphere: i is mat
ter of speclalHpri to- us that our ma tion
tho American nation, should have UNDER
taken performance of this world duty
the world, bothsaAln orleans and $foreig
has been summoned to ad wise ms TO the
exact type hana s9aa
announce what their advice Is. and also Is,
theaactlon taken upon their adyice Means
and al has ' advan ced Sufficiently FAR to en-.
able me to announce wi Certainty that 81
1T can surely be accomplished. and prob-
R ReS last point
We'll as upon the question OF time. no III
positive statement cnn BIO made 81 until Ri
as as 10 the exact type Of canal has been
received. y. ". is$
Work Very Difficult.
The work is MS difficult at lit Is Import
ant;snnd lis of course inevltab be that
from time 10. time difficulties Will occur
and checks be encountered, 3. 3, W q
at home Will lose thar little faith, and Il
the critics who contound nyste teri VIII, t3, "a
our people as a whole possess not only "
faith. but resolution. and are of too
virlle fiber to be swept one way Or th the Y
that may come will lie of more than
hict any perinanenL DAMAGE, or co9se any
being done. and Will be done. What has
already been accomplished Is guaranty
as to the future Z, I, ], :. !, !, =,
there are always many mere adventure re- ~
who flock 10 where It Is going on. ana II
many men who think tn1Ey afe "a a1ven-
or timld follow In their tootst eps. some q
OF the first class will now and then ben
every care viii DO taken to detect AN VI
as soon as the nlisdeed Is dete s, ~ ~
home. or writing home. and raising a.
that they are not happS a easy lhor
that tho work Is not being done as they,
think Il ought to be done. Now these
men stand Just rs tho stra 3. h ANA ana
IN the rear of even ~ victorious army.
The Very Rear.
The veterans OF tho civil war who are
here present viii tcliayou5 that the very
rear or an army. even when II IS v sIf.1
rlols. is apt to look ana behave as as, y tl Tug
Victory were defeat, And Just The same
thing Is true In any great en,,GrpIise s,.., -
civil llfe there are always s weaklings WIG nd
get trampled down or lose heart, ana
sre awnys Tneyg 70
Ing one way or the other, so far as achley- X
Ing results Is concerned; and their COM com,
plants and oItcrles need never 4uesa'A
/ call your attention specifcally 20 I sho E
matter OF health on tho Z, ist daaaIy Ana
y Y Ss eS sSs !" SsP We
sumed control there has been iar less
yellow fayer thnn n e elsad nM becoming
point. TheSwork OF building lns f ai1 ~
n great American worn IA ~ n, e %M.ua n
ms nothing 10 do with parties OF part sH
.mership, and Is being carried OF W!Ih hnso'
luse aiSgesard e :, al rsss srSap oy ''f Il eli,
ciency, honesty, ana eeohoIly.
r2o!l~e the Canal.
rhe digging Of thc canal Will. 9f
course grsatly increase ayr interest ~
the the Caribbsan Sea; y Win be ppr " duty
70 police The canal AID od IN our ' nw,, ntsT.
eat IL TO do this il Is. et course, lhdis.
sn,ns,bIa 10 have an efficient navy land III
/ am happy to say thas We are well on
possess, as Nc already posssss. css isin