Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-07

ed thing II Is that now every man IT,
this land can feel the same pride IN the
valor and devotion OF those who fought
for one side as I'm those who fought
for the other. And 1 can I'm sense claim
TO be by blood at least typical presi-
dent. for ! am half southerner. hall
northerner-I was born In the east an
/ have a great deal OF the west in my
spirit. (Cheers.)
1.-THE Civil war has left you as her
itage OF honor not merely the memory
of the mighty deeds done in 1t alike by
the men of the north and the men OF
the south; It has left us also an inspi-
ration the way In which those men
when the war was through turned TO
the callings of peace and wrought OUT
I'm peace success exactly as they had
wrought II out I'm war.
Il come TO Texas not Cor the first
time. Seven years ago again there was
a call to arms-a call to arms against
a foreign foe. Gentlemen of the Big
war. it was a mighty small war. but It
was all there was. Q.lughter) The
trouble is, there was not enough TO go
around. Uaughter) And il then
came to my lot to come here to Texas
and help In raising a regiment regi-
ment in which. l think. about two
thirds of the man had fathers who serv
ed in the Confederate army. About
| one-third perhaps more. fathers who
served I'm the Union army They were
the sons of the men who wore the blue
the sons of the men who wore the gray
and our only d, sire was to show our
selves not wholly unworthy OF the
mighty men of the years that had
passed.
You OF this state Of Texas have be-
hind you history containing deeds OF
which not only you. but all the country
must be forever proud Ny regiment
was raised under the walls of that his
toric building OF which Il was sair that
Thermopoly had its messenger OF death
but the Alamo had none. (Cheers.)
Il VIII ask you men of tine Civil war
If II isn't fact that as a rule the
man who was a good soldier was the
man who did each day the little things
OF that day; the man that you wanted
was the man who when his business
was to dig kitchen sinks dug them.
Wasn't that so?"
The veterans sitting In the front
rows of seats replied with an emphatic
Yes" and one or two said: That's
right, Mr.. President"
Continuing. President Roosevelt
said: 81 recollect I'm my own regiment
when, just as we were starting in.
there was one of the members. a young
fellow, well brought up. enthusiastic.
He came up TO me and complained.
Said he: Colonel. / came down here
to fight for my country. and they have
set me to burying dead horse And
we explained To him TO go right ahead
and bury that horse: that was what
the duty of the moment was: when the
fighting came we would take care OF
that, too. Now, just as In time of war.
II is the man who does his duty in
camp. does his duty on the march, does
not struggle. doesn't throw away the
blanket at 10 a. m. because it's heavy
and wish he had two at u o'clock that
TsfITzIITDVT. UUTI youg
eyes and laughter from the veter-
ans and others.) Just as that's the
kind of man who makes the best sold
iers so II is true in civil life, the man
who does his duty as a citizen in the
long run Is the man who does his work
day by day as that work makes him
behave. treat his wife. treat his child
rem. in his business. in his home. and
II he does these duties well the out
come of the sum OF the duties means
that he is a good citizen. (ApplauseD
President said II was a pleasure 10
see at the various places he passed |
through so many school children. de-
claring the next generation must Use
to the level Of its duties
In one POI don OF the crowd the peo-
pie. TANNED together as close as pos
sihle. began 10 sway backward and for \
ward and several were carried off their |
feet. President Roosevelt. turning 10 |
these. said: IF each person will stand |
as quiet as possible and avoid any
swaying. the trouble Will be over"
In concluding the chief executive
said:
81 can not sufficiently thank you for
the way you have greeted me to-day. |
am more touched by Il than can ex-
press and i come to the soil OF this
state hallow"d by the great deeds If
great men, ] come knowing your peo-
pie already and believing i'm them.
81 shall go away with this feeling. A
couple OF years ago | went from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. | have now
come down 10 this mighty state. this
wonderful commonwealth which Dor
ders on the Gulf and after all. while
there are small differences. the funda-
mental fact and a mighty pleasant
fact is that wherever YOU find the
average American, the average IS a
pretty good man. CCheers) 1t is our
unity. not the diversity. that Is the
great fundamental fact in our ma
tional life. shall go away a stronger
and better American for having been
In this state of strong and good Amer
leans. this mighty commonwealth OF
Texas. thank you" (Grcut and pro-
longed cheers)
II Is estimated that over 100000
persons saw President Roosevelt here.
Excursion and regular trains were
u Onged and the business streets
were vast mass OF humanity
In his speech at the banquet the
president spoke OF the Panama canal.
He said he closely studied Texas his
ory and IL had always had peculiar
fascination for him. Il had begun GER
ain historical studies connected with
he westward growth or our people