The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-05
SUNDAY A
X BUSY DAY
Speeches Demanded in
Spite of Advance
kilograms

FARGO. y. d, Sept 4.-Altcr an
all-day ride Though parts OF Sou'h
Dakota, Minnesota and North DaRo'
Ia. former President Roosevelt reach-
ed Fargo early this evening. Inc
people of Fargo were waiting at the
station for him and gave him wei
come in spite OF the fact that 1T WAS
Sunday II was after midnight when
Colonel Roosevelt got to bed last
night
Like Weller's Thanksgiving tur'
key. ] am old and tough" said he
just before he retired, but there
arc limits"
Those travelling with him on his
western trip have been aStonished a.
breakfasts before o'clock and din
ners that lasted until late NJ night
and he has made so many speeches
since he left New York that he can
not estimate the number. But last
night he admitted thar he was tired
He instructed his secretary TO send
kilograms to towns through which
he was TO pass today saying that as
it was Sunday he would tmake no
speeches whatever from the train
The special train went across the
eastern edge of South Dakota and In
to Minnesota and for the first part
of the morning Colonel Roosevelt en-
joyed himself sitting in an easy chair
and reading book. Then the engi-
neer slowed down for Marshall. the
first stop Colonel Roosevelt contin-
ued to read his book. There was a
shout outside A crowd closed around
the rear platform The colonel5 tel
egram had arrived. but the people
had paid no attention to 1t.
"Tcddy-Teddy- come out" the
crowd shouted Lets sec YOU"
The colonel hesitated a moment
Tho shouts grew louder
He laid down his book Some OF
the people saw him through the win
dow and cheered He arose and
there was another cheer. He walk
ed to the door and thrust his head
through The cheer developed into
yell OF greeting, and the colonel
could not resist He walked out to
the platform and In an instant men
and boys were scramblinG upon the
railing trying to shake his hand.
After he had shaken hands with
every one In reach the colonel step
ped back. The crowd grew quiet and
listened eXpectantly. The colonel did
not open his mouth
Specch-speech." the crowd shout
ed, Colonel Roosevelt took another
step as though TO go back into the
car, but the cries of Speech, speech"
grew louder and he capltulated
The same thing happened at every
place at which the train stopped At
no, town did the people pay any at
tention to the colonel's kilograms,
and after his first few vain strug-
giles Colonel Roosevelt surrendered
unconditionally and spent the rest OF
the day in making speeches at every
station at which the train stopped
The people came out with bands
and flags. dressed In their Sunday
clothes. and swarmed on the tracks
behind the train They stayed there
until the train started and followed
IL down the track until the cars got
under headway. The colonel made
more speeches today than on almost
any other day since he began his
trip.
At Hanley Falls. MINI. almost ev-
cry one in the crowd was carrying a
flag At Morris, MInn., the boys
band came out and tried to play the
Star Spangled Banner" The cow
girls rode down 70 the station at
Campbell and sat on their COW po-
nies on the edge of the crowd listen.
ing TO Colonel Roosevelts speech. He
waved his hand at them and answer
ed the salute
The crowd at WilmaT. Mimi. was
one OF the largest of the day. AS Il
was Sunday, Colonel Roosevelt
thought sermon from him would
he more fitting He told them the
Americans should have three quail
ties, in order to succeed as a nation.
First. he mentioned honesty and then
courage.
But honesty and courage are not
enough" he said.
I'm addition YOU need the saving
grace OF common sense. If man is
natural fool. you cant do much
with him"
a little girl In the crowd was Hft.
ed on her fathers shoulders so that
she could hand a huge bouquet to
the colonel
That's fine" he said. patting the
chlld's head.
You people listen to the sermon
and | get the flowers"
At Breckenridge. Mlnn. Senators
McCumber and Purcell OF North Da-