The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-05
Former President Forced to
Speak at Every Stop on Jour
ney to Fargo.
breaches LITTLE SERMON
AT WILLMAR, MINNESOTA
Says Courage, Honesty and Com
mon Sense Three Essen
tials of Life.

FARGO, n. D.. Sept. 4.-After an all
day ride through parts OF South Dakota.
Minnesota and North Dakota, ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt reached Fargo early this
evening. The people Of Fargo were wait
Ing at the station for him and gave him
a welcome In spite of the fact that 1t
was Sunday, 1t was after midnight when
Colonel Roosevelt got to bed last night.
Like Wellers Thanksgiving turkey.
am old and tough" said he. just before
he retired. "but there are limits
Those travelling with him on his west
durance. He has attended breakfasts
before o'clock and dinners that lasted
until late at night. and he has made so
many speeches since he left New York
that he cannot estimate the number
But last night he admitted that he was
tired. He instructed his secretary 10
send kilograms to towns through which
he WAS to pass today, saying that as
it was Sunday, he would make no
speeches whatever from the train.
Not Allowed to Rest.
The special train went across the east
ern edge Of South Dakota and Into Min
nesota and for the first part of the morn
ing Colonel Roosevelt enjoyed himself
book. Then the engineer slowed down
for Marshall the first stop. Colonel
Roosevelt continued to read his book.
There was shout outside. crowd
coloncrs telegram had arrived, out The
people had paid no attention to 1t.
Teddy! Teddy! Come out" the crowd
shouted. Lets see you
The colonel hestated moment. The
shouts grew louder. He laid down his
book. Some of the people saw him
through the window and cheered. He
arose and there was another cheer. He
walked to the door and thrust his head
through. The cheer developed into yell
OF greeting and the colonel could not re-
sist. He walked out to the platform and
In an instant men and boys were scram-
bling upon the railing, trying to shake
hands with him.
After he had shaken hands with every
The crowd grew quiet and listened ex-
pectantly. The colonel did not open his
mouth.
speech! speechr' the crowd shouted.
Forced to Surrender.
Colonel Roosevelt took another step as
though about to go back into the car,
louder and he capitulated.
the same thing happened at every
place at which the train stopped. At no
town did the people pay any attention
to the colonels telegram, and after his
first few vain struggles. Colonel Roose-
Welt surrendered Internationally and
spent the rest Of the day in making
train stopped. The people came out with
bands and flags, dressed in their Sunday
clothes, and swarmed on the tracks be-
hind the train. They stayed there until
the train started and followed it down
the track until the cars got under head
way. The colonel made more speeches to-
day than on almost any other day since
he began his trips
one In the crowd was carrying a flag
AT Morris Mimi. the boys band came
out and tried TO play the star Spangled
Banner" The cowglrls rode down to the
station ut Campbell and sat on their cow
ponies On the edge of the crowd listening
TO Colonel Roosevclt's speech, He waved
his hand at them and answered the
salute,
breaches Little Sermon.
The crowd at Wilmar, MINI, was one
of the largest of the day, AS Ii was Sun
day, Colonel Roosevelt thought SER
mon from him would be more fitting
He told them the Americans should have
three qualities, in order to succeed as
nation. First he mentioned honesty and
then courage,
But honesty and courage are not
enough he said. In addition YOU need
the saving grace of common sense. II
q man Is a natural-born fool. you can't
A little girl in the crowd was lifted
on her fathers shoulders so that she
could hand huge bouquet TO the colonel
That's fine, fine,'' he said pattins the
ehids head You people listen to the
sermon and I get the flowers"
AT Breckenridge, MINI. Senators Nc
Cumber and Purcell. OF North Dakota, got
on the train. At Wahpeton. the first sta
tlop across the line in North Dakota. a
committee appeared, headed by
Major Everly of Wahpeton and took the
colonel in hand,
Takes Rest at Fargo.
When the train reached Fargo. the
largest crowd of all was hand. The
committee got off the train and
tried TO persuade the people to go away,
saying that Colonel Roosevelt was tired,
but they stayed until the colonel came
down the steps and cheered him loudly.
Then they followed him 10 his hotel.
where the colonel retired to his room
saying he was going to have the evening
TO rest anyway and that he would make
no further appearance until tomorrow.
Thousands of persons have come To
Fargo for tomorrow'S Labor day celebra-
ton Other thousands are coming In tho
and Fargo expects one of the
largest crowds In Its history
Colonel Roosevelt will lay the corner
stone OF Carnegie library at Fargo col
lcge tomorrow morning In the afternoon
there will he n parade through the city
and TO Island Park. where Colonel Roose-
welt is to make his chief speech of the
day. He will leave for st. Paul In the
evening and begin his homeward trip.
Since he has left New York. the colonel
has passed through fourteen states and
las travelled approximately 3T00 miles.