The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-28

mendous roar of applause and Il
voice shouted, 1--WE will give you one
and we will give you another
Again the PreSiendt started:
My fellow countrymen, | appre-
ciate more than | can say this greet
ing and it is beyond the power OF
any human being to acknowledge it by
speaking, for YOU could not hear him
Great applause)
and now you have shown such
Extraordinary qualities throughout
this dreadful summer that / want you
to show your capacity for self-goV-
eminent tremendous cheering), and
that means don't jam daughter and
applause.)
And l want the crowd want
you all to open out. / am only GO
ing to wish you we'll, and then / am
going to go on, because you can't
possibly hear me and you already see
me (great applause and that's all
that's open to u.s..
The President insisted that there
was danger that some one, especially
the women and children, might be
hurt and that he would not attempt to
speak further. Then he said:
81 only want to say that | will
make longer speech later, but / do
want to say how grateful / am for
your coming out and how grateful /
am to the SCARED veterans of the
great war and my own comrades of
the small war. and | want to thank
the national guard of Louisiana, cav
airy, infantry. artillery and the ma
val MALTA. ] am proud of them and
it is a pleasure to see them today
Now, | am going away. and all of
you be good and go home
There was a tremendous roar from
the crowd as the President disappeared
in the mayors hall.
The President in receiving an en-
crossed address from the members Of
the Iroquois Club, said:
Il want to thank the colored citi-
zcns of New Orleans for this address
and to say that it is peculiarly pleas
ant to have it presented by one of
the school children; and l congratu-
late not only the colOred population
of the whole city of New Orleans, but
the people of the State for what you
are doing and what the State is doing
in the cause of education. With all
good viii and good wishes and good
luck to you, adieu.
Roosevelt to Veterans.
After a short rest in the hotel, the
President held series of receptions.
The first was to q group of Confeder-
ate veterans who presented him with
watch charm of crossed Union and
Confederate flags as a souvenir of the
trip. To the Confederates the Presi-
dent said:
Think what it means to us as a ma
ton, for the President of the ma
ton, forty years after the greatest
war OF all times, to be able to come
South and speak as | have spoken
in the Capital of the Southern Con-
federacy and to feel that l was ad-
dressing a people as loyal to the flag
of our reunited country as could be
found in this broad land of ours.
The second of the receptions was
to a group of Grand Army Veterans.
To them he said:
1--WE should indeed consider our
selves fortunate as a nation that
orty years after the Civil War we
find all our people can challenge us
their own every memory OF Valor lett
by both sides. Now there is but one
rivalry the rivalry to see which can
do the most for the flag OF the re-
united country"
Representative of the various
Women's associations had five minutes
with the President during which Mrs.
Behan, of the Woman's League, that
was active in the yellow fever fight
during the campaign against yellow
fever on the lapel of the Presidents
coat.
Address by Blanchard.
The climax of today's entertainment
of President Roosevelt, was luncheon
at the st. Charles Hotel at 3 o'clock
The President and Governor Blanch-
ard were the principal speakers. The
Governors address was eulogistic and
addressing the President he said in
part:
you are now standing for some
things and measures that we are with
YOU on. as to which you have our
good wishes. and relative to which
we. the Democrats of Louisiana, and
believe generally of the South, wish
to see you have the support of the
Democratic vote in the two houses Of
Congresses this winter.
with us of the South, the day of
mere political prejudice has passed
away. There is not much of this feel