Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-20


Salutes from batteships anchored
under the shelter OF Cape Cod short
ly after 8 O'Clock this morning an
nounced the arrival OF the Mayaow-
or bringing President Roosevelt and
opening the biggest day IN Province
town history.
The town was one long stream of
cheering humanity when the presi-
Dental party landed from the May
flower.
The weather was perfect. All
along the route of march were sta
toned marines and iackies from the
warships while the local police were
reinforced from Boston Every pre-
caution was taken TO ~ the en-
thusiastic crowd wiiam p ds.
President Roose eli esemb8rled
from the Mayhower this p erning "a
1O:45 and was received hr com
mittee consisting or The president or
the Pilgrim society. tpr governor o.
Massachusetts and the chair an OF
the Selectmen Of Provincetown Cor.
riages were taken at once &. .hc
place Of ceremony on the hill TIC
Masonic ceremony connected ,tN
the celebration was conducted. ar
which Governor Guild made an al
dress welcoming The president; tho
presidents address followed and
also addresses by the British am.
bassador. Senator Lodge and Con
gresham Lowering The procession
then formed for the town hall,
where luncheon was served The
president went aboard the Maynow-
.er at 3:45 p. m. and will be under
way for oyster Bay in fifteen min
utes. He is expected to arrive at
Sycamore Hill shortly after noon to-
morrow
Following is a synopsis Of the
presidents speech
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
1t is not too much to say that the
event commemorated by the monu-
ment which we have come here to
dedicate was one Of those rare
events which can in good faith be
called of world Importance. The
coming hither OF the Puritan three
centuries ago shaped the destinios of
this continent and therefore pro-
foundly affected the destiny 'f the
whole world Men Of other races.
. made settlements with
in what is now the United states.
during the colonial period on our
history and before the TsslaraI .a
OF independence. but
# was tho Englishman VINO settled
in Virginia and the Englishman who
settled i'm Massachusetts who did
most in shaping the lines Of our ma
tional development
We can not as nation be too pro-
foundly grateful for the fact that the
Puritan has stamped his influence so
deeply ON our national life We
need have but scant patience with
the men who now rail at the Puri-
tan's faults They were evident. Of
course. for 81 IS a quality Of strong
natures that their failinRs. like their
virtues should stand out in bold re-
lief. but there is nothing easier than
to belittle the great men Of he past
by dwelling only ON the points where
they come short of the universally
recognized standards OF the present
/ Men must be- JUDGED with reference
to- the age ln which they dwell and
/ the work they have TO do The
/ Puritans task was lo conquer q con
|tinent; not merely 20 overrun it. but
TO settle &C. 10 Nl g.. 20 build upon
|it high industrial and social life:
and while engaged in the rough
work Of tanning the shaggy wilder
ness. at that very time also TO lay
deep immovablo foundations Of our
whole American system of civil po-
litical and religious liberty achieved
through the orderly process of law.
This was me work allotted him 10
do. this is the work he dld. and only
n master spirit among men could
have done &c.
We have gained some things that
| the Puritan had not we Of this gen
Grafton we OF the twentieth century
here fin this great Republic: but we
are also in danger NJ losing certain
things which The Puritan had and
/ which we can bv mo- manner nj
means afford 20 lose We have
gained a Joy Of living which he had
not, and which 20 is good thine
for every people to have and to de-