The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-27

caH ndTQty TedllLc tHc PlCdoaiSS ASA> when request was made upon me that gave me the chance to do something for you, and I am glad to find how well you think of the work that was done by the United States public health and marine hospital service, under Dr. White. (Great applause.)
 pr. White Will Stay.
 And it gives me pleasure now to an- nounce, that in response to the request of the Governor and Mayor, l have told them that Dr. White shall be detailed down here just as long as his servi,es are needed. Tremendous applause and cheering.) And I just give one word of warning to Dr. White. We have excellent scriptural authority for the statement that its we'll to beware when all men speak we'll of you. because 1t is an unfortunate feature of human nature, that when they begin to ap- preciate a man up to the very last limit. to go a little bit the other way, and after while. and the time when one is praised very much Is the time one wishes to talk guardedly ana care fully and do all that in one lies. Gen tiemen, that applies to Presidents quite as much as to other officials. tAp- plause.)
 Now, jest a word. for it's getting late, Ga voice keep 1t up, keep 1t up.
 
 I'm making this speech. Just word on a couple of subjects. The Governor spoke of the Panama canal. It's a very big work, and it's very DIE nation that can do that kind of work. I expect soon to have report from the en gin eers as to the exact shape the work will take. will then be able to make more definite forecasts as to the time. but of this I can assure you, the work will be done well, 1t will be done as speedily as possible, and It will absolutely and surely be done. "One more point. New Orleans ana | Louisiana are vitally interested in the levee system. The Mississippi. which | flows through this State, drains por- | tions of twenty-odd other States. ana | the control of that river must, in my | opinion be. in good part, a national ob- | iect The national government now does something toward the erection and care of the levees. In my Judg-
 ment 1t should do not only more, but very much more. tGreat applause.) Word of Special Duty.
 And finally, my friends, let me say a word of special duty to some of those
 who have greeted me today, because they had their greeting symbolized- | was greeted by your school children, | clustered around the monument erect ed to that pure and upright man ana | that mighty general, Robert E. Lee | Tremendous applauseo
 And as we drove away from the square in which that statue stands, we 1 passed by a house in this old Confed- | crate city, in which there was promi- | nently displayed a picture of Abraham Lincoln, and underneath the words,
 with malice toward none, with char ity toward all" Tremendous ap-
 plause.) I was greeted by special | rxf r.anr w.rn m 1 in the great war. had worn the Con- ! federate uniform. I was also greeted | by men who. in that war. had worn the blue saw before me many of my | comrades of the lesser war. and had in my own regiment, from Louisiana as well as from many other states. men whose fathers had worn the gray. just as I had other men whose fathers had worn the blue, all united forever in loyalty to one indissoluble Union and separated only by the rivalry of trying to see which could do the most for the flag of our common country. Tremendous cheering.)
 "oh, my fellow countrymen, think what a fortune is ours, that we belong to this nation which. having fought one of the mightiest wars of all times, is now united and claimed by the whole people as their own: claimed as their heritage of honor, and glory and exult in every deed of valor performed by every man who stood on whichever side in that contest, provided only, >that when the days came, which tried mems souls, he did all that was In him --did his duty according to the light that was given him" Tremendous applause)
 When the President concluded he was again heartily cheered. There were repeated calls for Dr. White who spoke briefly. Then a photographer tried to pose the company for a fash light picture, but the preparations were so long that the weary President finally rose and said he could not wait. At the ladies' entrance to the hotel the first troop of cavalry and mounted escort of Rough Riders were drawn up. St. Charles and Gravier Streets were packed. When the President appeared. he was once more wildly cheered. From his open carriage he gracefully acknowledged the greeting. With his escort he was driven down Canal Street to the river The brilliant street was crowded with men, women and children and the President was enthusiastically applauded all the way to the foot of Canal Street. He was quickly received on board the Magnolia and the boat put off from her landing and started down the river amid the pandemonium which the cheering multitude and the shouting thousands created