The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-24
PRESIDENT AGAIN
IN WASHINGTON.
]Ic Addressed Large Crowds at
Roanoke and Lynchburg
Also.
Ills LYNCH3URG SPEECH
Humorous References to Hunting
Trip Are Cheered-His
Roanoke Stop.

LYNCHBuRG, VA, October 23.-Al-
though no effort had been made to do
honor to President Roosevelt fully
1000 people gathered this morning at
the Union passenger station to see
him as lie passed through the city
en- rosie from his Southern trip back
to Washington. The train arrived over
the Norfolk and Western from Bristol
mt 1913 O'Clock, and left seven min.
utes later, during which time the
President made five-minute talk to
the assembled crowd.
The train, drawn by two engines.
and made up OF day coach and three
l'ullmans, had been turned In Roanoke
SO ms to make the transfer here from
the Norfolk and Western to the South
crn less difficult. and 1t was only
necessary for the two engines and the
day coach to be detached from the
front OF the train az 1t came In from
the West. and the big Southern loco
motive to be attached to the other
end before the President was ready
TO resume his homeward journey.
The turning OF the train in Roanoke
meant the saving OF fully twenty
minutes in the time the train spent
In Lynchburg.
Introduced to Audience.
When the engines were detached
from the train Colonel L. S. Brown,
the general agent OF the Southern
hallway. who was In charge of the
train as the representative of the rail-
way, stepped to the platform and
greeted many Of his friends who had
pressed near. About that time the
President appeared and he was given
warm ovation as soon as his familiar
face was recognized by the crowd.
1t was evident that the people were
expecting short talk from the Presi-
nent and Colonel Brown presented him
20 the crowd. No time was consumed
W the introduction. and the President
as he stepp to the rear OF the plat
form. was gree ted by loud cheering and
hand-clapping.
lence he began to speak. and his ref.
crences to his hunting trip. which
Were humorously expressed. created no
little merriment In the crowd He was
and he said.
My friends and fellow citizens:
10 us IS very srta, pleasure to me
Of sreetinr. bav 70 ,n SAY FEW words
81 trip TO the Mississippi River ana back
a.rh an.!l the States Of Mississippi and
sfata chs vl aHn awp h great o aad
OF States and their eldest sister. / have
had good holiday and spent two w eks
III the canebrak.s and l got my bear
Our party killed three bears Sly
deer. wildcat turkey and a
possurn, and W. ate everything except
the wildcat, and all tasted good, in
GUIDING the 'possum.
Reference to His Work.
II am back TO take up my work. In
it's essentials the work OF public
man servant does not diner from tina,
which we have q right to demand
from private citizen. 1t Is a great
mistake TO divorce public and private
morality. What you require in fhe
man who represents you In an official
position is that lie shall show the
same honesty, courage and common-
sense which In private life makes the
type of man you are willing TO have
as n neighbor or an employee.
1T isn't so much brilliancy and ge-
MUS which are needed in public life
as the plain everyday virtues of hon
esty and decency. You need not only
honesty but courage. The public man
is bound to Represent you unless you
ask him To do something wrong. and
If he is your servant. he will decline
to do wrong. He can go out aud If
he Is worth his salt he would rather
do so under the circumstane es. In adj
dition you need common sense"
Here the train began to move and
the President closed his remarks say
ing: II would like to stay for an hour
and talk to YOU, but must now say
sood-by