New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-11
Picturesque Reception by 10000
Enthusiastic Persons at
Hot Springs.
TALK ON NEW NATIONALISM
Ey-President Also Takes Up In
terstate Drainage, in Which
Arkansas Is vitality
Interested.
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come in a more picturesque and dra-
matte setting.
When Hot Springs undertakes to do
things IL does them up brown, as wit
ness the stage setting of Colonel Roose-
1-elt's speech at the state fair grounds
to-day. Imagine a perfect day, sky
as blue as an artist ever dared paint an
Italian landscape. an atmosphere as
bracing as that of Denver of Cheyenne.
thirty thousand persons surcharged with
enthusiasm and you will have the drop
scene.
Then picture a United States flag
composed Of sixteen hundred school chill
dren. the white stripes made up by
dainty little misses in white and the red
by mischievous boys each wrapped in
red, the white stars made of fieeced It's
sue with a background of little girls in
blue. and you viii have the background
against which Mr.. Roosevelt spoke, and
in a group Of typically Southern little
girls. too. for when Mr.. Roosevelt made
his appearance such a primping and
pluming and retying Of hair ribbons you
never saw
As he delivered the first OF his three
addresses to-day-he was scheduled TO
make but one-he stood under an arch
which bore the mystic figures ITO
end from which was suspended a HI
erty bell From the clapper of the bell
two ribbons were pendant and held by
Young girls. AS the colonel took his
stand TO begin his address the girls
nd Roosevelt
vas deluged with q shower of American
Beauty roses. greatly TO his surprise ana
likewise to his delight.
Loosed Doves of Peace.
- soon as Mr. Roosevelt appeared IN
the grandstand q dramatic programme
was carried out. On each side ot the
platform on which he was to speak was
a group Of Federal snd group of Con-
federate veterans. Two OF the prettlest
girls in Hot Springs. SO pretty that MT
Roosevelt could not refrain from COM
1limenting them and the state on the
possession of such beautiful women. one
dressed in gray-the latest hobble skirt,
hv the way-and the other in blue, sat
with the two groups of veterans.
lust before it was time for the ex-
President TO speak these young women
liberated two doves OF peace: then cross
ing over. the one in gray TO the veterans
IN blue and vice versa each presented
The opposing soldiers with handsome
bouquet Following this the children,
acconapa MED by the band. sang Amer
Ica" and afterpard Dixie to the in
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and Of Colonel Roosevelt. who stood up
and beat time with great enthusiasm
From the grandstand TO that opposite
the one in which was the human flag
Mr.. Roosevelt was escorted by Governor
Donaghey and Senator Clark and other
prominent citizens, Senator jeff Davis
bringing up the rear, and he passed be
tween two lines of young women. all in
white, hat carrying parasols of red.
white and blue. To say that the colonel
was pleased would he to put it very
mildly. So was the crowd. and il was
not the less so when the Governor intro
duced Mr.. Roosevelt in terms eulo-
CYSTIC that it viii stagger any Repub
lean who tries TO excel him.
In his best form Mr. Roosevelt thanked
the Governor and the people of Arkan
sas. He thanked the children. thanking
them also for a handsome bouquet which
had reached him when, several years
ago, he visited Little Rock and which
bore the card of the school children of
Hot Springs. Then ne charged them 10
play with all their might when they
played and 10 work with all their might
Two. He admitted that this might not be
in accordance with the modern system OF
teaching. but he averred it was good ad-
vice. nevertheless.
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared 10 advantage,
IS he always does under such conditions
lie expressed his gratitude for the Gov
ornors testimonial TO his honesty. be-
cause, he said, il came from man who
had proven himself an honest public Of
fcial he extended cordial greeting 10
the men who Wore the blue and the men
who wore the gray. who. he said. bv
their position on the platform typified
the sentiment Of the whole country.
Good Word for Veterans.
He had a good word for the Spanish
war Veterans, hlS comrades" and then
he launched oct on the subject OF new
ratiUnalisnl- He did not saw ANYTHING
new. but he had improved somewhat the
I,hraseology Of his former Southern
speeches on this subject. and he de-
hvered himself Of his views with speciaI
Vehemence.
II was impossible for the colonel "a
make himself heard by those people in
the granGstand 81 the opposite side of
The raoetrack. 80, At the risk Of strain
ing his voice, the colonel shouted that h.
would come over and deliver another
speech, which he did, and finally he
MADE third 10 them from the grand
stand
He made j clear that he stood square
y Tor the federal goVernment's sharing
- the cost Of the drainage of the swamp
lands Of she seycrsi states.
He said that drainage problems were
Interstate problems. and cited the cases
IF Missouri. Arkansas and Louisiana.
each Of which, in the order named. must
Grain it's swamp lands into the other
ON the surface. this appears TO be in di-
Feet opposition ia the position taken by
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