Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-11-03
VISITSARKANSAS.
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION AND
SPEECH At little ROCK.
HE WOULD STOP LYHcHIHG

Inspeets Fort Root-HIue and Gray
Unite as Guard Of Honor-Twelve
White Doves Liberated Over His
Carriage.
Little Rock. Ark.-Presiden Roose-
welt spent seven crowded hours in and
around Little Rock on Wednesday. and
his journey from Fort Logan IL. Root.
on Big Rock. on the north side OF the
Arkansas river. TO the CITY park IN
Little Rock. was marked by enthusi-
astic demonstrations OF welcome on
the part OF thousands OF people.
Al the City park the crowd that
gathered to participate In the formal
welcome was conservatiyely estimated
at 10000.
Gov. jefferson Davis was the first to
greet the President when the latter LETT
the train at the foot OF Big Rock. A
reception committee. which included
United States Senators Berry ahfs
Clark, Mayor W. L. Lennon and twenty
other prominent citizens. united with
the governor In welcoming the chief
executive and his party.
An impressive incident followed tho
Presidents exit from Fort Root. The
guard OF honor. composed OF twelve
Union army veterans headed by Col.
A. s. Fowler. and twelve former Con-
fcdcratcs. headed by former Cow
Daniel W. Jones. had met the presi-
dental party and accompanied IL TO
the army post. They rode in pairs.
each former Confederate by the side OF
Federal army veteran.
As tho President was being escorted
TO his carriage for the journey from
Fort Root to the city. he left those nc.
companying him and walked 10 whcrc
tho guard OF honor stood. Each OF the
soldiers was given n handclasp and n
verbal greeting by the President. who
had remarked on approaching the
group. "ecntlcmcn. II does me good to
see tho blue and the gray riding to-
.cthcr." He called each veteran
''Comradc."
As the party entered the city park
under an arch bearing the inscription.
Little Rock Grccts YOU" twelve white
doves were liberated In the apex OF tho
arch. directly over the Presidents car
riagc. This feature caused great
cheering and the President smiled his
approval.
The Presidents opening words. "fci-
low Americans" produced renewal OF
the demonstration OF welcome occur
ring as hc was presented. His utter
anccs were followed closely by tho
large audience and nt intervals he had
to dcsist while his hearers gave vent
to their appreciation OF his remarks.
when he declared that the menace
and rcproasn Of lynch law should be
driven out of the United States incrc
was much earnest cheering. \ larre>
portion of the Presidents audienc. was
composed OF negroes. and the chief eS-
ccutivc's words pertaining TO iynchinS
were apparently deeply impressive
upon them.
The Presidents declaration that III
n President is worth his salt he's the
President OF the whole country.S
brought forth great applause. The
Presidents speech. in part. follows:
The worst enemy OF the negro race
Is the negro criminal. ana above all
the criminal of tie hideous type so
often hidcously avenged. Every rcput.
able colorcd man owes the duty to
himself and to his race TO hun; down
that criminal. Now. us to the white
mans side:
Now. to avenge one hideous crime
by another is to reduce the avencer to
the bcstiai level. Another thing which
makes this lynch law so abhorrent is
that thrcc-fourths of the crimes for
which IL is invoked are for others than
that against the woman OF the country.
Governor, you and |. and all others in
authority. owe It TO our people TO drive
out the reproach and the menace OK
lynch law IN the United States"