Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-10-28
GIVEN A BADGE OF PEACE
Roosevelt Receives Token of
FeaIty From the South.
WELCOMED TO COTTON STATE
Son of Admiral Semmes Said, MO
bile Has Buried the Past and
Without Fear to Future.

lent lLSelI TO IHe reception OF freSluent
Theodore Roosevelt during his stay in
the capital There was general decora-
| ton of all the streets along the route of
| the procession from the Union station
| to the stand on Bienville square, where
the reception ceremonies took place
| The square when the president ar
rived was filled with 10000 citizens.
! The area was brilliant with electric
lights, while live oaks formed canopy
| of green.
/ The presidents seat was on an ele-
waited dias in chair which was built
| by the students of technical school In
Japan. Back of the chair was an enor-
nous stuffed bear eight feet tall. bear
| ing In its mouth floral independence
bell and above its head a white dove
holding q streamer, on which was the
inscription Blessed is the peacemak-
| err
The bear was killed in a hunting ex-
| petition by his majesty Alexander III.
| of Russia in 1857, according to the in
scription on bronze plate ON the base
| of the mounting, and was presented by
/ Car Alexander to "the Duke of Osu-
| ma, Comte rYnfantando. Duke de Blu
| enevito and PAroos Prince d'Ebodie."
| The house of Ebodie became extinct in
| the eighties, and the effects in the PAL
ace of the princes were disposed of by
! public sale. The bear was purchased
| by Hannis Taylor, then minister of the
| United States at Madrid.
| Oliver J. Semmes, son of Confederate
| Admiral Raphael Semmes, then pre-
| scented to the president and pinned on
| the lapel of his coat a handsome sou
| venir badge as the gift of the people of
Mobile. In delivering the badge Judge
Semmes said:
! mfr President, / ask your attention
| for a moment. / have been delegated
by the people of Mobile to present to
| you this token, a symbol of their fealty
as citizens of the United States. Though
| itself of little intrinsic value. yet in
sentiment it represents the loyalty, the
/ worth and the honor of as brave, chiv-
alric and noble a people as is TO be
| found on the face of Gods green earth
1--WE proud citizens of proud repub-
| lie feel and believe that you as the
head of that republic will by your
| broad views and judicious actions so
| unite in bonds of friendship all sec
tons of our loved country that Ameri-
cans will advance till they become the
foremost of nations and may without
a misgiving defy world in arms.
{ Should this awful necessity ever arise
then the sons of the4south will be found
a mighty armed camp. Take this little
reminder and when you look upon it
amid your arduous and multifarious
duties feel and know that the people of
without fear to the future recognizing
that you, as is shown by your later ut
terances, are the president of the north
and the south, our whole country"
| Judge Afford, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements, then intro
| duced the president, who was briefly
and warmly welcomed by Mayor F. J.
Lyons, who paid high tribute to him
! as a man. statesman and patriot. The
| formal welcome was then delivered by
! Colonel Edward Lafayette Russell, who
| said:
| Your coming among us has been a
source of inspiration to our people,
who are familiar with your record as
a soldier and a citizen. Your wise
craftsmanship, coupled with your pub
| lie acts and public declarations. have
| given them confidence in your sincerity
of purpose and patriotism. Such is the
/ faffh cf in tot
that they believe you would cheerfully
surrender your life rather than en-
danger the sacred trust that has been
contided to your patriotic keeping"
| President Roosevelt was cheered as
he arose to speak. He thanked the
| people for their magnificent reception
and spoke "A special word Of greeting
| to the Confederate veterans, who form
| ed portion of his escort He referred
TO the fact that one of his uncles was
in Alabama during the civil war. The
last time he came through Alabama he
said he was going with his own regi-
ment to the Spanish war and in that
regiment were more men whose ia
theirs wore the gray than those who
! wore the blue. They displayed but one
| spirit, the spirit of seeing who could
do most for our flag
| Referring to the Panama canal, the
| president said he did his best to bring
about its completion for the benefit of
the whole people, but particularly for
the benefit of the gulf states. Origi-
nally, he said, he favored the Nicaragua
route, but when it was demonstrated
that it must be the Panama canal or
nothing he favored the Panama route,
as he wanted to see canal built, and
one will be built. Notwithstanding
the efforts of certain people who are
striving by their circulation of false
rumors or other methods to delay or
defeat the construction of the canal,
the president said they will be disap-
| pointed, for there is going to be
canal. Health conditions on the 18TH
mus, he said, are better now than ever
before. The president said: