Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-05

| day ride through parts of South Da-
kOta, Minnesota and North Dakota
Ex-President Roosevelt reached Fargo
this evening. The people of Fargo
were waiting at the station for hin
and gave him a great welcome liz spite
of it being Sunday.
It was after midnight when Col
Roosevelt retired last night at the
conclusion OF an arduous day in Sioux
Falls.
Friends travelling with him have
been astonshed at his endurance. He
has attended breakfasts before
o'clock and dinners which lasted nm
til late at night and has made so
many speeches since he left New York
that he cannot even estimate the num-
Der. Last night he admitted that he
was tired. Like Walters Thanksgiv-
ing turkey. l am old and tough" he
said. but there are limits
kilograms were sent to the towns
through which he was to pass today
saying that as it was Sunday lie
would make no speeches from the
train. That done the unsuspecting
colonel settled down in his private Cal
to realize his visions of a day of rest
The special train raced across the
eastern South Dakota and into Min
neSota and for the first part of the
morning Col. Roosevelt sat in an easy
chair reading. He glanced up from his
book as the train slowed down for
Marshall, the first stop, to find Il cheer
ing crowd closing around the rear
platform, so large that it looked as
though every person in Marshall was
out to see the colonel. His telegram
had arrived the night before. but the
people paid no attention to it.
Teddy, Teddy, come on out" the
crowd shouted. Lets see you"
The colonel hesitated for a moment
The shouts grew louder. He iaid
down his book, walked to the door am
thrust his head through. The cheer
developed into a yell of greeting ano
the colonel could not resist. He walked
out to the platform and in an instant
men and boys were s,crambling up OF
the railing. trying to shake his hand
He thrust out both hands and half q
dozen men caught hold of each one
After he had shaken hands with every
one in reach, tie Colonel stepped tacl
and hesitated again. The crowd lis
tened cxpectantly. The colonel did rot
open his mouth
speech. speech the crowd shouted
| Col. Roosevelt keep firmly in mind his
| resolution to make no speech on sun
| day, and took another step toward:
the car door. The cries grew louder
and the colonel capitulated. In an
other minute he was standing at the
railing. his hand raised, his fist
| clcnched. hammering away at the all
! to emphasize each point as he talked
AS the train rolled away he still Stoot
| talking.
| The same thing happened at ever,
place at which the train stopped. A
| not town did the people pay any at.
| tention to the culonel's kilograms. Col
Roosevelt surrendered uncorditionally
| and spent the remainder of the day il
making speeches. The people cam ou
with bands and flags, dressed in theil
Sunday clothes and swarmad on TIL,
| tracks behind the train. The colone
| made more speeches today than on al
most any other day since he began hi.
! trip
At Hanley Falls. MINI. almos
|
iiag. At Morris. Mimi. the Boys
Band came out and tried to play the
Star Spangled Banner" Two Gov
girls rode down to the station at Camp
bell and sat on their COW ponies on tn,
edge of the crowd listening to Col
| Roosevelts speech. He waved his hant
at them and they answered his salute
| The crowd at Wilmar Mimi, was on
| of the largest of the day. AS it was Sun
day, Col. Roosevelt said he thought
sermon from him would be fitting III
told them that the American people mus
have three qualities in order to succee,
as nation. First he mentioned honesty
and then courage.
| But honesty and courage are no
| enough he said. I'm addition you nee,
the saving grace of common sense. If
man is a natural born fool you can't d
much with him.
| A little girl was lifted on her father
shoulder so she could had a huge bou
quet to the colonel. That's fine, fine,
he said, patting the child on the head
You people listen to the sermon and
get the flowers"
| At Breckenridge. Mimi, Senator's Ma
comber and Purcell of North Dakota go
on the train.
| When the train reached Fargo the larg
est crowd of all was on hand. The re
ception committee got off the train an
tried to persuade the people to go away
saying that Col Roosevelt was tired, bu
they remained until the colonel appeared
and cheered him. Then they followe
him to his hotel, where the colonel re
tired to his room. saying that he wa
| going to have the evening to rest an
would make no further appearances un
til tomorrow. Thousands Of persons l1av
come to Fargo for tomorrow's Labor da
4 celebration. The streets are decorate
from end to end of the city and ever
room in the hotels here was engaged lon