Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-31
TICKLED TEDDY
Having Time Of His Life
In the Great West.
Boy Shouts, "GIve L 10 Them
Teddy and Colonel Laughs.


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Horace. Kan. Aug. 30-Through the
heart of Colorado and into the western
edge of Kansas. Theodore Roosevelt
travelled today on one of the longest
jumps of his Western tour He left his
train only once. at Pueblo. Col, to lay
/, the cornerstone of the Young Mems
Christian Association building, ad to-
| light is crossing Kansas on his way to
Ossawatomie. John Browns old home.
where he is to speak tomorrow. .'-
| The people who turned out to see the
ex-President and hear his S-minute
rear-platform speeches. were as COR
dial as those who met him on former
day OF mis- trip. They came dressed In
| their workaday Clothes which pleased
the colonel immensely. Many of tho
men had on blue flannel shirts and
| jumpers and the women wore poke
| bonnets.
| The scene a. Sugar City. Col. was a
| typical one. Sugar City is little viii
| lage not many miles from the Kansas
| line. where the people raise sugar
beets. Perhaps 200 persons had collect
ed at the small wooden station. The
| noisy crowd of men and women yelled
| with delight as the colonel emerged
| from his car.
| It's good to be here and to see you
men and women of the West" said the
colonel his face beamng with pleasure.
| II have been impressed in going
| through this region with the develop
ments of your sugar beet and alfalfa.
You have made the country blossom like
a rose"
| He paused to take the picture sque
scenes. In the crowd near him stood a
farmers boy of nine or 10.
Give it to 'em. Teddy" the boy shout
| ed ...-
The coloners smile grew wider. He
reached down to shake the boys hand.
The youngster could not reach him and
he asked someone to lift him up. That
done. the colonel proceeded with his
speech.
Here 1 see an army button" directing
attention to veteran who stood short
distance from him. You did pretty we'll
to fight for this country. 1t Is worth
fighting for. There are plenty of things
that can be made better and we will
fight for them as you did. In the Civil
War. We will fight against corruption.
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union of men that are superior to many
of the people of the world.
AS the train pulled out, Colonel
Roosevelt grasped some of the hands
that were eagerly thrust above the
railing of his private car. and then
waving goodbye shouted: Thank you
very much and hurrah for the pretty
girls"
;rI- ltcta IN
his talk with evident eagerness, the
pretty faces being in many instances
lincased in poke bonnets.
There were similar scenes at dozen
places along the line of the railroad
during the day. Wherever he stopped.
the colonel talked to the people about
honesty and good citizenship. and was
always cheered for what he said. The
people of Ordway stocked the entire
train with watermelonst and can
teloupes grown on the spot
Il know you people out here, ana
you know me-" the colonel said to the
crowds at Eads.
You bet we do!" the crowds shouted
back ~ #"
Il trust you with all my heart" the
colonel continued.
And we trust you," the response
came back.
The colonel wanted to speak longer.
but Just then the engineer blew MS
whistle and the train started to creep
away
; CLIFFORD Pinchot, former chief forester.
and James R. Garfield, ex-secretary OF
the interior, Travelled with Colonel Roose-
welt all day. Governor Stubbs of Kansas
| -, In hA
go on to Ossawatomie.
Elaborate preparations have been madS
for the celebration at Ossawatomie. Cow
, ernor Stubs is to make the speech intro"
ducing Colonel Roosevelt at q 22-acre
. park on the spot where John Brown
fought the Missouri raiders on August
30. 1856.
When Colonel Roosevelt spoke In
: Pueblo today Representative Martin OF
: Pueblo, a Democrat, was on the piatforuI
I, with him.
i A large crowd met the colonel at this
station and he was escorted to the public
!. park, where a stand had been erected for
this occasion.
In opening his address Colonel Roose.
welt. turning to General T. J. Downens
president of the Y M. c. A., declared
that wherever he found veteran OF ths
great war who was chairman OF Y. M.
G. A. he could give him his unqualified
approval
II believe in decency." continued ths
colonel. "The Y. M. c. 4. stands for
manliness and decency. If man does
we'll by his family and home he makes d
good citizen. Whenever you get for the
head Of the 7. NJ. c. A. a man who lost
his arm at Chickamauga yau may know
that he Is all right. There is only one
person could put ahead Of him, and that
person Is his wife. who has been the
mother of six children. I put the veteran
of the great war ahead Of every other
, citizen. but I put the woman who has