Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-22
JOYOUS JACKSONVILLE
President Receives a Most Cordial
at That City.
PROCESSION IS LONG
In His speech Mr.. Roosevelt Spoke
Of Panama Canal, Declaring IL
Mould he OF Vast Deneht
to Certain sections.


and party arrived here at 1880 o'clock
this morning.
There was an immense throng at the
dspot and the chief executive was
heartily eheered as he alighted. The
train arrived exactly on time. From
IN. time he arrived until his departure
At .:so o'clock the president was ecn-
stantly entertained. A committee oil
100 citizens welcomed the party.
Chief magistrate first reviewed a
civic and military parade In which
state troops participated. Before leaV-
,nx IN. review stand the president de-
liyered an address. which was careful
ly listened to.
A special committee. consisting OF
Governor Broward Mayor Nolin' Vice
President Warner OF the board OF
Trade. United States Senators Talia-
ferro and Mallory and Congressman
sparkrnen. Lamar and Clark and Ed
itors Wilson and Carter. proceeded 70
the presidents car and gave him
cordial greeting. The weather was
,dsai There we're no formal exer-
ctses M the station and soon the pres
id.nt and party were seated IN car
r,agss General Lowell. grand marshal
ordered the first Florida regiment
which acted as the escort TO the march,
and the imposing parade began
through the priI -ipal streets The We
hiele which the president occupied was
drawn BY a magnificent par OF whi,e
horses and In II were the president.
Governor Broward. Mayor Nohn ana
secretary Loeb. After driving through
the pr,ncipal streets the president was
taken 20 the Seminole club. on the
nrinc,pai square In the city. where
! thousands OF people greeted him WIN
rousing cheers as he made his appear
ance on the balcony.
| Governor Broward presented the
president 10 the multitude.
| In his speach tho president dea'1
with the Panama canal He said ne
thought Il would be Of great benent 70
ali the people but most of All TO the
Governor Broward presented the
Mexico and the Pacific slope. He stat
ed that when completed the canal VIII
stand as monument 90 this nailoh
and be the greatest engineering teat
ever accomplished 1t VIII be Eoon
,hinig for the world as whole ana Tor
the people of the isthmus and OF the
northern portions Of South America In
nsrtieulad. Because Of our especial IN
terest In Il. and because OF the position
We occupy on this hemisphere. X is {.
matter 81 special pride 20 US thst our
nation. the American nation. shoulu
have undertaken the Performance OF
this world duty. 4 body Of the most
eminent engineers iu the world hoth
Americans aud foreigners, have been
aimmoned to advise as 20 the exact
tyne OF canal which should bs built
Al no distant day I hope 10 be able 10
announce what their advice is ana also
the action taken upon their sdviee
Meanwhile the work is already wei
underway. and has advanced sum
oiently far TO enable me TO announes
with certainty that Il can surely be
ACCOMPLISHED. and probably at rather
less expense than was anticipated.
In speaking OF tho matter OF health
IN the isthmus the chief magistrate
declared that since Uncle sam has as
umed control there has been far lest
yellow fever than IN our own country
The work OF building the canal. he as
serted. Is a great American work. Il
which the whole American people arr
: interested. and that Il Is being car
.IasN. a tmw - "a
merely political consi ferations. VIII
regard only to efficiency, honesty an'
economy.
The speaker declared that while III
canal will greatly Increase our interes
IN the Caribbean sea. and u viii b
our duty 10 police the canal. both u
the interest OF other nations and In on
own interest, yet the United Staes Ia
no purpose Of aggression upon any re-
public. continental or insular. TO th
south OF us. 1--WE do not wish anothe
foot Of territory. and ! think our con
duct toward Cuba Is a guaranty tha
this Is our genuine attitude toward a.
our siser republics. II ever we shoul
have 10 interfere In the affairs Of an
OF our neiehbors II would only be whe
we found II impossible longer to re
frain from doing 50 without seriou
damage following: and even In such
case Il would only be- with the SINGER
and effective purpose TO make our In
reference beneficial 10 the people
concerned. on rare occasions. wher
the need is great. It may be necessar
for us to interfere. unless We are VIII
ing TO confess ourselves too feeble "a
thu task we have undertaken. and
avow. that we are willing TO surrend'
Il into Nstronger hands; and such cor
fesslon ar.f avowh ! know my cour
trymen too yell 20 believe that the
will ever maker.
lie was then carried OF 10 the Boar
OF Trado rooms wh're an eiabora'
luncheon was served.
The Board % Trade was beautfu
The interior OF the large auditorius