Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-25

the booming of cannon and the cheer
ing of many thousands of people,
President Roosevelt arrived here at
noon from Tuskogee and became the
guest of the people of the first capital
Of the Confederacy. The general re-
ccption committee, headed by Cover
nor Jolks, Mayor league and Judge
j. Il. Castor met the party. Sur
rounding the station and sidewalks
was Il crowd of several thousand. The
patriotic sentiment of the people was
expressed everywhere by the floating
of flags and tri-colored bunting and
thousands Of cheers went up as the
Presidents carriage moved of from
civic and military parade.
The route was through the principal
streets to the capitol where Il platform
had been erected in front of the old
historic building ana within Il few feet
of the spot where jefferson Davis took
the oath of Office as the first Presi-
dent Of the confederacy. The well
come TO the President was more than
pcrtunctory in civility. 1t was cor
dial ana enthusiastic.
The President spoke briefly ut the cap
itol. the subjects touched being civic
pride, sclf-SoVcrnment and social duty.
! The President said in part:
Il cannot sufficiently express the pleas
; urc 1 lctl n being here and being greeted
with more than 4 lavish warmth Of hos
ptillty as you have greeted b" and, OH
my trends, Oh. my fellow citizens, think
| what a privilege is ours. think what ii
means Tor tins nation. that there IS ~
, pace IN the Union where the President
OF Inc | mon can feel more at home, can
1crl more that he is indeed the President
! OF az me Union, of Il reunited ana IT.
dlSSolulle Union than speaking here I'm
der the shadow of the hrSt capitol OF the
COnt"dcracy. Poor indeed would Dc the
soul OF the man who did leave Montgom-
cry q better American than he came into
, been received. After speaking to all Of
age, ana younger still, YOU WEI not
! Grude" me saying special word OF
greet ting to the veterans of the great war
li"re again think how fortunate We are
F! There is no other people of which history
: tells winch having passed through Surh
/ 4 war rs we have pissed through, no"
after 20 years, finds not only that tho
flag Which has been rent asundcr is once
again whole without a scam, but finds
all her people challenging rs theirs the
in the glory bequcath"d TO every Amer
; lean alike by tn" American who Wore
the blu" and the American who wore tine
gray. i'll the great Civil war.
"A$ the governor pointed out, the
greatest and most important single cN-
port of our people is til" export of cot
ton, that is the most important crop
. among our exports and tn" whole nation
, is concerned i'll the welfare Of the cotton
growers. Ii is no. only impvrtant Tor Ala
hama and the rest Of thc Gulf states, il Is
important for the Union, bccauS" it IS
the Gotten crop which d, t"rmlnrs the bal
ancr of trade as being in favor Of thlS
nation the trade of til" entire nation and
the national government are bound to 90
everything possible in the interest 81 tn"
/ cotton growers to preserve YOUR markets..
: to do everything that can possibly D."
, done to see that the demands FOR cotton,
the natural demand for cotton abroad is
Kept w ana is met here under fair con
ditiOnS by our people.
.'prOl'ably no state in this Union is
more interested in the building OF what
is to be the greatest cl%inc6 ring feat that
the world has yet Seen. the building o.
the I~thmian canal. The cotton crop
, largely goes to Asia and of conrs" III"
canal greatly shortcns the route to Asia.
Our influence in tho Orient must be kept
ut such n pitch as will inshur" our be
ing able to guarantee fair treatment to
our mcrchantS and manufacturers in tn"
. markets Of China. We must insist upon
having fair treatment ana as a step to-
ward getting it must Civ" fair treat
rIent in return. | would demand that on
ethical grounds alone. ! would demand it
: also on grounds of sclf-ntorcst.