Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-25
AAABAMAAS
SEEN FROM A
CAR WINDOW
The President Has Strenu.
Gus Days Journey.
GREAT OVATION AT ALL
POINTS WHILE DAYLIGHT LASTED
Tells the People of Great Industrial
Center How Proud He Is of
Their Marvellous
Achievements.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt concluded strenuous
day in Alabama by two hours visit
to Birmingham. where his reception,
in keeping with those given him at
Montgomery and Tuskegee was hear
ty and soul-stirring. His day began
at Z O'clock when the special train
left Montgomery for Tuskegee Visits
to the Tuskegee Normal and Industri-
al institute and to the Methodist Fee
male college were crowded into a little
less than two hours, and the noon
hour had just arrived when the exc
cutive stepped from his ear in Mont
gomery. Here he spoke to a great
throng under the shadow of the Con
federacy's first capital and was on his
way again sharply at O'clock. a few
minutes before the president was
the guest of Birmingham and until his
train left at GAS .. m, on the night
run to Little Rock, the president was
cheered at every turn.
Drunken Man Drops Pistol.
The day was unmarked by any spe-
cial incident save at Birmingham.
Here, at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Twentieth street, an intoxicated
man in his excitement dropped a pis-
tol from his pocket on the pavement
The president saw the incident and
called the attention of the officers to
the man, who was Immediately ar
rested. The presidents train arrived
in Birmingham promptly on time
Mayor George r. Ward surrounded by
a reception committee, made the for
NAL address of welcome at the stay
tion, and Immediately afterward the
party entered carriages and began tho
march to Capitol Park, eight squares
distant.
The parade was along north Twen-
tieth street and the entire line Of
march was packed with people. Rows
of incandeseent lights the fun length
of the street made the scene all the
more brilliant as evening came on.
The ovation was continuous and the
president stood in his carriage the
whole of the way acknowledging the
outbursts of enthusiasm. Capitol
Park was brilliantly lighted. As the
party entered the speakers stand
great applause greeted the president
and again as he arose to speak He
began by speaking of Alabama's Won
derful recovery from the desolation Of
the war and referred to the states
great natural resources. But, my
friends" he continued, there is some
thing that is ahead of any kind Of nat
ural resources, and that is the citizen
ship of the man of the soil. | want
now to say that proud though | am Of
your extraordinary industrial prosperi-
ty, | am prouder of the men who have
achieved It,"
Think what it means for our ma
tion to have the president of the Unit
ed States greeted as he has been
greeted today, on his right and on his
left hand as the guard of honor, the
veterans Of the civil war. the men
who wore the blue. the men who wore
the gray united forever"
Following the presidents speech.
Ex-Governor Joseph f. Johnston spoke
in behalf Of Camp Hardee, United
Confederate veterans, and presented to
the president several young ladies, de-
scendants of Confederate soldiers ana
sponsors and maids of honor who
presented to the president a badge
from the camp I'VE do this to ex-
press to YOU our respect for the presi-
dent of the United States" said the
governor. "Our confidence i'm the
courage, unsectional patriotism and
generous impulses Of Theodore Roose-
welt. and IN appreciation of you
many kindnosses to confederate vete-
rams, and especially for the unsoughj
honor recently conferred upon the
members Of the camp.
I'VE present this to you, sir, be-
cause we believe you come nearer
standing for the ideals that have in
spired our lives than any president
that we have had since the war. Had
we been born north of Mason and Dix
ons line, Mr.. President many of US
in the war between the states might
have followed the flag Of our fathers
the stars and stripes, but we are sure
that had you been born twenty years
earlier. and In Georgia, where you
should have been born, that you
would have been a gallant leader OF
brigade under Forest or Stuart"