New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-08
ROUGH RIDERS JUBILATE.
ROOSETELT ONE OF THEM
"You're Al Right, Teddyi" the Cry
IN San -4ntORiO.

,hsering throngs. Theodore Roosevelt could not
mistake the hearty welcome given 10 him in San
Antonio to-day. Enormous crowds of people
Greeted him along the route Of the procession
from Fort sam Houston 10 Alamo Plaza. where
sn address Of welcome was delivered and a re-
e,onse made The people felt that they had as
their guest not only the President of the United
States but man 10 whom the people Of San An
.orjo feel especially friendly on account Of the
sact that the Rough Rider regiment was organ
izee mere.
The President was delighted with his reoep-
zion He was kept busy bowling acknowledg-
rsnts Of the outbursts OF enthusiasm It is
.boyt seven years since Mr.. Roosevelt left San
Antonio with his Rough Riders No human
being dreamed that after that I would return as
president Of the United States" he said last
night in a short address at the railroad station.
BEGINNING OF A BUSY DAY.
II WAS a busy day for the President. It began
NTH the reception at the train. This formality
was soon over and the President and his party
rroceeded TO the parade ground, where the
,r,ons AZ Fort Sam Houston were reviewed.
This ceremony over. the start for the city was
-,s5e From the moment the procession of
-roops carriages. police and Rough Riders
,.sss5 ont of the gates Of the post until the
President entered the fair grounds to go 10
c,rr with the Rough Riders he was the recip-
tsrt Of the greatest demonstration ever wit
messed here AT Travis PARK the President was
grssted bv eight thousand school children. The
crowds cheered and the children sang Amer
ios" while band played the national air.
On Alamo Plaza. within the shadow Of the
old alamo. he was greeted in a manner which
deeply impressed him. His arrival was the sig
nal for burst Of cheering. which lasted until
after he had taken his seat on the stand. and
was renewed when he rose TO respond to the
address Of welcome made by Alderman Kirkpat-
rick
The President spoke as follows:
thank you all for the way in which have
been greeted. You can hardly imagine how /,
much il means 10 me 10 come back 10 San Anv !
tonic in this way and 10 be received as you have /
received me. (Applause) know that the rest /
Of you VIII not grudge my saying special word /
of aclnoledgment TO TWO sets among your /
ctizens-irst, 10 the men OF the great war, TO /
the men who wore the blue wore the gray, in /
the days that tried mems souls. My fellow citi-
zens, Infinitely more important than any Presi- !
dent, Infinitely more important even than me !
reception 10 any President. is what, is sym /
bolized by seeing the men who fought in the |
Union army and the men who fought in the /
Confederate army standing mingled together. /
fellow Americans, one II devotion and honor 4
and loyalty 10 the country, shoulder 20 shoulder
as fellow citizens Of the mightiest republic upon /
which the sun has ever shone- Indeed. the man 4
would have poor heart, a poor spirit, who 4
would not be thrilled by such meeting as this, i
bg such sight as you accord me to-day. YOU Of /
tie gray, you Of the blue. all one under the nag /
Of this reunited country. Applause)
THE ROUGH RIDERS RECORD.
] suppose you must know Il, but want to tell !
you that II was Of course the memory Of the (
val0r. the sef-sacriice, the endurance you dis !
played in the great war that made US OF the (
younger generation feel that when the lesser /
war came wished to emulate your course I
The regiment which I had the honor TO COM /
mand was raised and organized IN this city, /!
TOOK part IN what We're only skiruishes COM =
pared with the campaigns IN which you did your
share. and al that claim Is that while # Z
was not given 10 US TO have the chance 10 do I
great deeds, yet we hope we made you feel that 4
the old spirit was not altogether lost. This /
regiment served under men who had themselves I
1ought IN The Civil War, both under Grant and /
unutf Lee me commander OF the cavalry di- |
vision was that great, gallant eX-Confederate /
soldier, Major General Joseph Wheeler, and our |
lnmeolale commander. our brigadier COM
hanoer, was former Union soldier who en-
Tered the Union army as a private, and 10 whom
lor my great good fortune, II befell me to sign /
me commission as Lieutenant general OF the |
Sstg o. NE United St2t-Ss Lieutenant General /
1oulg. AiterWard, az 62n Juan, the cavalry /
HeiFeo under General Sumner, from whom ] |
look my orders. I am going TO tell Won lust one |
hhecQote OF General Young. Before the war be- |
sah told him / was going 10 do my best to get /
mo II ana that 1 wanted TO get a chance for |
some nghting. He said: "All right: I Will have |
q cavalry brigade, and if you come with me I |
VI WI guarantee that you shall see the fighting" |
11S Kept ms word as he always does.
cannot say how much il meant to me to be
~. soe @ take part In raising that regiment under
sne shadow Of the Alamo. Ny admiration for |
L LsAes ana Texans is no new thing. Since I |
lave Deen z boy and first studied the history OF |
t-S country my veins have thrilled and tingled |
g q ! read Of the mighty deeds Of Houston, /
~, Sie' crockett Travis. Of the glorious who
- n the hight Of the Alamo Of which II was
-, IneFinopyi9 had its messengers Of death, /
plt ne Alamo had none"
!. remember well seven years ago when we
49, s-e raising this regiment. Of riding in here one
49, % see me Alamo. and going away feeling
Ia come what would. I was going IL try to
E1alle myself 50 that no disgrace should come
i. - memory OF the Americans who died there
aAlplauseD want you 10 remember that ours
- - q volunteer regiment and a small war and
sa t We 40 not claim any credit for what we !
o. ~ -i.Ie man falls 10 the lot Of any number Of
Sc -t people. All ask Of you is to believe
re, . We tried 10 show the spirit which would !
ne ci53 mace m us DO the kind Of job that you of
W War did if the need had arisen
o. WISH 10 express my acknowledgements for
,sl,1etlhs which have received here in San /
ane1lo and which I have received through /
~ ~ ne length and breadth Of Texas This is
ftniId fS tniId time have visited this beautiful city /
=. oaaef II you yourselves, proud though YOU |
rf.- ~ aphreciate the charm il has TO an out |
~-t coming here?
TYPICAL AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
,,si- Is fifteen years ago that first came here.
sie--s' si-' passing through as any number Of tray-
49, l'aas lfoueh, and your city Seven /
aso' @Aeh came here. ! was strictly on 4
se..es When we got back that wear from
-,..laso said 10 one Of the officers Of the regi-
go NOW we have got 10 have reunion 1
- ~ ISot"h Riders m San Antonio" All kinds /
inns happened in between. daughter and /
ssis u.s., have LED a middling busy life my
~ ralee sue ana now al last the chance has come /
~ - - good the promise, and 10 have those OF
h ~ heilisill VINO are able to come together here
Prss. 80 ely where the regiment was raised TO
~ 0-e another and talk over the past
a. sense, we can claim that that regiment
ss-i-e q typical American body. The men COM
brt bt.s !. y were raised chiefly IN the Southwest,
~ ,so.Ae rom the North some from the East !
.r,s. ~. we mad the Eortherner and the South
far-re ss.7 81. ~.