Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-02-15

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HOS. CHAxP CLARK, writing q
xn editorial gem" SAYS the following
wsil deserved compliment % Hon
walter WfiIians, Of the ColunSia
mo Herald: AOut at Columbia NO
lives = yourg mar named Walter VIII
lIamS, editor q the Herald an1 oe
tined 70 great reu0wn in literature
0ue;of the most delightful functions
that ! have ever attended 81 tne
White House was recent one when
the Missouri congressional delegation
accompanied q delegation from the
state university to invite President
Roosevelt to speak to the graduating
class Of that great anc growing insti-
tntioa Of learning JGpe 6. Senator
william Warner introduced the VS.
itors. Hon. Gardiner L2throp, Of
kansas CIty, ~pTesidentsof The board Of
curstorS, and Walter Williams did the
speechmaking for the visitors and
President Roosevelt replied In bis
v behalf. Its the dnt time On
record when President Roosevelt old
not do at least three-fourths q the
talking, but LzthFop and Williams
went at hin 50 directly that be never
broke 10 On them, bat waited delight
edly til they were through. and then
made a most feilcit0ns response !
wish / had = verbatim copy Of the
presidents speech and Of Lathropik
Both wege ideal 10 c~Lzrzcter. but not
having theirs / hereby give that q
Mr. williams. He 2id:
Missouri has never, Mr.. President
voted for > Republican nominee for
presi6ent-except when her hands
we're tied, and that one time Missouri
VOTED f0y you Missouri voted fox
Douglas when only one other state did
20. she voted for Horace Greeley
after be was 10 his grave A year age
Missouri sent q messenger with bel
electoral vote TO Washington Tb'
mysterious stranger asks you 70 re
turn bis call.
missouri has bad many great mel
In her history, men born upon her sol
Of adopted into her citizenship. ShI
has had none greater than the grea
Mlssourian, Old Bullion In th'
American Craftsmanship Series tn
life Of this grsat MissouriAn has beel
written By another American states
nan, Ike Thomas Hart Benton, sturdy
steadfast sincere. The state Of Ben
ton invites to her university com
mencenent the writer Of the life O
Benton
Sew presidents have known tn
west: none 50 intimately as yourself
Before yDo became president q thes'
United States you had lived in tn
Hest and written oft from knowiedg
gained frst hand In writing 9Th
Winning Of the West yoH Won To
west The west invites y0u 10 II
chief school
Missouri has ever admired the me-
who DO things. She is the only stat
in the federal Union which sent be
full quota Of soldiers 70 the Uni0l
army and at the same time her ful
quota Of soldiers 10 the Coufederat
army, keeping the states quota ful
in both armies and that without draft
CONSUMPTION or forced enlistment
The children Of that generation
students Of the Missouri university
went as volunteers to the Spanish
American war in larger number Il
proportion to enrolment than tn
students Of any other educational 10
stltution In the land. Its this MID
souri which invites you, Mr.. Pres
ideut
You cannot know Missouri unles
y0a come to The interi0rof the STATE
she has but three great cities, an
these three are up9n the borders 9
Kansas and Illinois The real Mis-
sourian dwells IN the small town Q
upon the country farm He wishes {
see the president al bis bone and Civ
bin > Missouri welcome
10 the east the great schools ar
under private control Harvard an
Yale and Cornell and Princeton. l
the west the great schools are ID
state universities. owned and cor
tFoIled By the people, parts Of th
public school system Of the common
wealth. II is the university Of th
most popul0us state Of the Jouisian
purchase which asks you TO its CON
mencsneut You have honored privat
colleges and universities BY your pre-