The Forrest City times., 1909-10-29
Mir. Tafts Little Rock Speech.

Mir. Taft's little Rock Speech.
 After a brief introduction by Hon H. l.. Remmel, President Taft said: Ladies and Gentlemen:
 T have voice like d crow. But it is the only one 1 have and have got 10 use it Perhaps, after you have heard me, you will have the opinion in respect to the voice that the man who ate crow had with =a. spect to the flesh. He said he could eat crow. bur he didn't hankor after it. Applause and laughter)
 T am delighted to meet the good people of Arkansas, and l am greatly touched by the eordiality and sincer- ity of their welcome 1 am indebted to the governor of your state, to Sen ator Clarke, to Marshal Remmel and to the prominent citizens of Little Rock who have done me the honor to accompany me from Texarkana 70 Little Rock, and who had to stand the croaking accents with which 1 tried to communicate to the people of TeXarkana and the other populous cities along the way, my feeling of gratitude for their cordial reception.
 "I know that you have turned out to see the president of the United States; l hope you have turned out to see your president of the United States. (Applause) l know I am addressing gentlemen who perhaps had little to do with my election Gap plause and laughter), but l am not here as the president of the Repub- lican party-I am here as the presi- dent of the united people (applause). and I recognize no difference in my | obligation as chief magistrate to pre- serve the rights and look after and protect the interests of all the peo- pie of the United States, north or south. east or west. (Applause.)
 Il have tomorrow to greet the peo- pie of St. Louis, and unless I limit the use of my voice tonight it will not only not be a melodious instru- ment, but it will be no instrument at all. and I therefore ask you 70 excuse me from making longer speech, in which, had I the power, l should be delighted to take up some of the issues of the day upon which i you and I agree. And 1 have no doubt, in spite of the fact that you are. many of you, Democrats and l | am Republican, there are great many issues upon which we can agree. (Applause) But must obey
 
 close my remarks with a wish that the prosperity of Little Rock and Ar kansas shall meet and compare well with the energy, the enterprise and the good character of their citizens, and I could not state it in a stronger superlatiye than that.
 Now. my friends, l have been all over the United States, and the one thing that has impressed me is that we have in this country bred a type and that a magnificent type-of Amerieanism. We are not English; We are not German; we are not Irish: we have bred an amalgamated , type of Amerieanism that speaks for itself in the enormous prosperity that We have worked out in this country and the elevation of the individual and the equality of opportunity that We have given him. (Applause)
 Your United States marshal. who introduced me. said that l was com ing to Little Rock again. We'll I am. (Applause9 I have promised your chamber of commerce that when I visit my old judicial district, which includes Tennessee, and I reach the town Of Memphis, l shall come across to Little Rock and see again the peo- pie who now do me the honor to re- ceive me, and l hope l shall be m better voice and be better able to justify my coming.
 Good night-God bless you"