Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
ROOSEVELT EN- R0UTE
GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM AT
EVERY STOPPING POINT
On His Way to Southwest for an Out
ing - Reached st. Louis
Last Night.

President Roosevelt and party arrived at
ST Louis last night, where they spent an
hour and half, and then left for the south
west over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad.
From Louisville to st. Louis the train
slackened down at a dozen or more towns,
and at most of these great crowds were at
the depot, cheering as long as the train
was in sight. The President made three
speeches en- route. They were at Midtown,
Ind; Huntngburg, Ind, and Mount YER
non. ILL.,
At East Junction, near Princeton IND,
where a change Of engines was made, the
President jumped down from the rear plat
form of the train to shake hands with
number of employees of the railroad shops
there. The train ran through Princeton
slowly to give the President an opportunity
to hastily review several hundred schooi
children, who had been assembled near tne
railroad tracks.
Talked to Workingmen.
At Milltown,- Ind, the first stop out OF
Louisville, large gathering of working
men greeted President Roosevelt. The stop
was made in order to take on water, and
the people of Midtown took advantage of
the short stay when the train slowed down.
gray-bearded patriarch pointed out the
President and introduced him las the great
est dignitary on earth The President
shook hands with number of those who
pressed about the car and addressed the
assembly, saying:
II am very glad to have the pleasure of
seeing you and saying a word of greeting
to you 1t cannot but be pleasant to any
President to have the chance or gong
through the country and meeting his fel-
-cOuntrymen and being greeted as you
have greeted me. am glad to see you all
the men, the women and the children am
glad to see here, and wherever go, the
type of man and Of woman which believe
makes the future welfare OF this country
the man and the woman who believe in do
ing their duty in facing life, knowing that
life has in 1T any amount that Is nara, out
who are going to do their part to make
things right for themselves and Tor their
neighbors There is not anything very diff
ificult in government. 1T is simply the APP
plying Of certain commonsense principles
that we apply among ourselves. The man
who Is a decent man wifi be a decent hus-
band, a decent father, a decent neighbor,
and in public life he will do the right thing.
Glad to See the Children.
At Huntngburg, Ind, the President said:
Gentlemen and Ladies: 1t is great pleas
ure to catch this glimpse of you and greet
you on my way down to the reunion of my
old regiment at San Antonio. Tex. There is
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going through this country, and that u.s.
down at bottom, east or west, north or
south, wherever you meet the average
American, he Is a pretty good American
CHEERS and applause). In greeting all of
you 1 want to say that while 1 partic-
ularly glad to see the men and the women,
think l am even more glad to see the chill
dren. I think the American stock is a mid
ding good one, and do not want to see 1t
die. out. l see here men who wear the but
tons that. show that they fought in the
great war. They have left US legacy not
only. of how to do our duty in war, but in
peace Let us of the younger generation
try to keep up their standard. Cheers and
applause.)
Greeting to Veterans and Young People
At Mount Vernon. ILL.,. the President said
My Friends and Fellow-Americans: am
delighted to be in this great and beautiful
state today, to be passing through Illinois,
which know so well, and to be greeted by
you. 1 have but a moment, and 1 want to
say word of special greeting to two bodies
here: in the first place. to the men of the
great war, to the men of the Grand Army
(applause), to the men who actually did the
deed instead of talking about it; and in the
next place, to you young people, the boys
and girls; for 1t Is going to depend upon
you what you do and the way you are
brought up whether thirty years hence we
are as proud of this country as we are now.
One word to the fathers and mothers: In
bringing up the children. do not make the
mistake of trying to bring them up merely
so that everything shall be as easy as pos
sible, but so that they will be able to do
the best that can be done with life which
is certain to be little rough at best. Teach
them not to shrk difficulties; but to over
come them. Cheers and applause)
Crowd Cheered Justify.
The train did not proceed into East st.
Louis. but passed through the eastern out
skirts to Madison, three miles north. When
the train stopped at the North Market
Street station President Roosevelt was at
dinner and did not appear. Those congre-
gated cheered Justify in the hope of Sc
curing glimpse of the President, but al
most before the first cheers had died away
the switching engine had pulled the train
to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas track
The private car of A. A. Allen, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas road. was attached I'm
the yards, and Mr.. Allen will remain with
the party so long as the train is on the
katy system. AT $50 the train pulled
out, with pilot engine running five min
utes ahead. The first stop will be made at
Vinfta, /. T.