Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-10-28
IN THE PLAGUE CITY
President Roosevelt at Capt.
tai of Creole State.
BLUE AND GRAY RIDE SIDE BY SIDE
Governor Jefferson Davis First to
Greet Guest al Big RocL-ArlSansas
Seconds Heartily the We'll
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come of the South.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 26.-President
Roosevelt and his party arrived here
today from Memphis The mayor,
city officials and great crowd of citi-
zens appeared at the depot and loudly
cheered the president on his arrival
The president was accompanied by
Secretary Loeb, Surgeon General Rix-
ey and John H. McIlhenny.
The president spent seven crowded
hours in and around Little Rock. and
his journey from Fort Logan III. Roots,
on the north side Of the Arkansas riv-
er, to the city park in Little Rock was
marked by enthusiastic demonstrations
of welcome by thousands of persons
who lined the streets. While in Little
Rock the president delivered two
speeches. In one of which he denounced
lynching eliciting hearty applause.
After the presidents address before
10000 persons in the City park at Lit
tie Rock the party was taken to the
Albert Pike Masonic consistory.
Governor Jefferson Davis was the
first to greet the president when the
latter left the train at Big Rock A
reception committee which included
United States Senators James III. Ber-
ry and James z. Clarke, Mayor w. f.
Lemon and President George w. Rog
ers of the Little Rock board of trade
and twenty other prominent citizens
united with the governor in welcom-
ing the chief executive and his party.
Carriages were taken to Fort Logan II.
Roots, on the summit of Big Rock
overlooking the city of Little Rock
across the Arkansas river.
A salute of twenty-one guns was fir
ed at the fort, and the president. after
inspecting the buildings, the grounds
and the garrison, Companies Il and +,
Thirteenth United States infantry,
spent half an hour in the officers quar-
tiers as the guest of Lieutenant Colonel
a. c. Sharpe, commandment, and the
other officers of the post.
When the president left the officers
quarters he shook hands with the
guard of honor. composed of twelve
Union army veterans headed by Colo
mel A. S. Fowler, and twelve former
Confederates, headed by former Gov
ernor Daniel w. Jones. This guard
had met the presidential party and
accompanied it TO the army post. They
rode in pairs, each former Confederate
by the side of Federal army veteran.
Each of the veterans was given YER
bal greeting by the president, who re-
marked ON approaching the group,
Gentlemen, it does me good to see
the blue and the gray riding together. -
He called each veteran "comrade."
AS the party entered the city park
under an arch bearing the inscription,
Little Rock Greets YOU" twelve white
doves Were liberated from the apex of
the arch directly over the presidents
carriage. This feature caused great
cheering and the president smiled.
Governor Davis delivered an address
of welcome, in which he drew word
picture of the resources Of Arkansas,
touched lightly Oh the race question
and assured the president that the peo-
among them. The governors tribute
10 southern women was applauded by
the president When reference was
made by Governor Davis to the famous
rebel yell' the proceedings were in
terrupted by a manifest desire ON the
part of many in the crowd to give a
semblance of this yell. The president
seemed pleased with the effort
United States District Judge Jacob
Trieber gave welcome on behalf of the
city of Little Rock He declared that
the people of Arkansas, regardless of
President Roosevelt.
The presidents opening words, Eel
low Americans" produced "A renewal
of the demonstration of welcome. His
utterances We're followed closely 10y
the large audience. and at intervals he
vent to their appreciation of his re-
marks When he declared that the
menace and reproach Of lynch law
should be driven out of the United
States there was much earnest cheer
ing. A large portion of the presidents
audience was composed of negroes.
The presidents declaration that If a
president is worth his salt he's the
president of the whole country" drew
forth plaudits from the assembled
thousands.
The president was conducted to a
luncheon given in his honor.
AS the president sat down the cur
tain back of where he was seated as
eended and a tableau was presented
Twenty-Five boys, each attired in a
sailor suit, formed a group, which spec
taele won the presidents applause.
He arose and said he believed his
auditors knew how he felt about the
navy OF the United States. The navy
OF our country, he said, was the United
States big stick" which would never
be used against the weak unless the
weak put themselves in position, like
a bad child, wherein chastisement was
necessary. He added that the "bil