Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-31
COIONEL'S TRIP TOWARD
KANSAS CONTINUOUS OVATION

KANSAS CONTINUOUS WALTON
Horace. kan. Aug. 30.-Throrgh
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 during
the day, at Pueblo, Colo, 10 lay the
cornerstone Of the Young Men s
Christian association building, and to-
night he is crossing Kansas, on his
way to OsawatOmie, John Brown $
Did home, where he is to spend tomOr-
row and speak
The people who turned out TO see
the eX-president and hear his rear
platform speeches were as cordial as
those who met him on former days of
his trip, although most of the days
journey was through sparsely settled
country ana the crowds at many OF
the stations were small AS il was
however. almost everybody who lived
near the Var,sNe stations was on hand
and at almost every stop there was a
collection of farm wagons which had
brought farmers and their famiiles
into town to see the traveller ana
hear his three minute speeches. They
stood up in their wagons and shouted
with all their might. They came
dressed in their work day clothes.
which pleased the colonel immensely.
Many of the men had on blue flan-
mel shirts and jumpers and the women
wore poke bonnets. The scene at
Sugar city, colo, was typical one.
Sugar City is a little city not many
miles from the Kansas line, where
the people raise sugar beets. Perhaps
Two hundred persons had collected at
the small wooden station. on both
sides of the railroad tracks the coun-
try-side stretched out in unbroken
mOnotony to the sky line. Pralrle
dogs rOmDed on the plains, an occa-
sonal windmill and here and there a
lone wooden building outlined sharp
ly against the sky, were the only
signs Of civilization away from the
little town, which clustered along the
single track of the railroad. The
noisy, enthusiastic crowd of men
and women, their faces bronZed from
exposure to the prairie storms, yelled
with delight as the colonel emerged
from his car. Hair dozen 1relsht
cars, drawn up on the siding We're
crowded with farm hands who had
climbed on top of them. The others
crowded eagerly around the rear ehd
OF the car.
at is good to be here. and TO see
You men and women OF the west, said
the colonel his face beaming with
pleasure. Il have been impressed, in
going through this region, with the
development of your sugar beets ana
alfalfa You have made the country
blossom like the rose. lie paused
To take in the picturesque scene III
the crowd near him stood farmer
boy OF nine or ten wearing pluc
jumpers which were a great deal TOO
fay i'm. a. nd "a
immense proportions that about all
the colonel could see of his face was
the freckles on the end OF his nose.
tive il 10 en-. Teddy the boy
shouted The coloners smile grew
Wider He reached down to shake the
hoys hand The yOungster could hot
reach him and the colonel asked
someone to lift him up That done
ne proceeded with his speech.
Here ] see an army button, ne
said, directing attention to veteran
Who stood "a short distance from him.
You did pretty we'll 10 fight for TINS
country. 1t is worth fighting tor-
mere are plenty OF things that can
le made better and we will fight Tor
mem as you did in the civil war. We
VIII tight against corruption. But
remember this country gives us aver
age men that are superior TO many
81 the people of the world.
As the train pulled out Colonel
roosevelt grasped some Of the hands
lhst were eagerly thrust above the
lailine OF his private car and. then
waving goodbye shouted:
Ihank YOU very much, and hurrah
loI the pretty girls "
me pretty girls" had listened To
nls talk with evident eagerness. the
pretty faces before him being in many
instances encased in poke bOnnet.-
mere were similar scenes at a
evNen places along the line during the
u.y. Wherever he stopped the coll
Iei talked TO the people about non
~ and good citize nship. and was
-lNays cheered FOR what he said. The
rtepie Of Ordway stocked the entire
i"ih with watermelons and cante-
''epes grown on the SPOT
know YOU people out here. and
you know me-" he said TO the crowds
az Eads.
You bet We do" the crowd shouted
trust YOU with all my heart" the /
'Nlel continued and We trust !