The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-11
Pittsburg Smokes up in Honor OF
Roosevelt and Gives Him Most
Hearty Welcome Last
Night.
END OF HIS JOURNEY
Most Remarkable Political Trip
America Has Ever Known is
Now at An
End.
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PITTSBURG, Pa. Sept. 10.-With
about 100000 people crowding the
streets, Pittsburg, the last stop of
Col. Roosevelt's western trip to-
night exceeded the speed limit in
greeting the former president.
Two speeches, reception, din
ner, and an inspection of the Pitts
burg exposition were crowded into
the four hours and fifty minutes that
Col. Roosevelt spent here tonight. At
every point where the colonel pass
ed or stopped during the evening, |
Pittsburg's thousands we're out to
cheer.
The colonel arrived here at 6:15 p. |
n from Columbus and was met at
the station by reception committee
from the Pittsburg civic commission
which invited him to speak here.
Through the streets which were lined
with people he was taken to the
Fort Pitt Hotel where an informal
dinner was given following a short
reception
| Headed by squadron of police
and band, Col. Roosevelt at s p. m.
participated in parade of carriages
containing So Pittsburgers. through
| the downtown streets to the. Monon-
| ghella house where, from balcony,
he addressed 10000. The Hotel is a
| historic landmark and from this
same balcony, King Edward Of Eng
Hand, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln,
Andrew Johnson, U. S. Grant and
i William Mckinley addressed crowds
i years ago.
4 The former president was given
hearty reception along the route OF
the parade and cheers of Teddy in
. 1912 were heard frequently.
Climbing eastward over the Alle-
) ghany slopes, Col Theodore Roose-
welt tonight began the final stage OF
: probably the most remarkable politf-
cal trip America has ever known
/. we'll satisfied with his three weeks
S of travelling and speechmaking.
4 In 90 days the colonel covered
: practically all of the great middle
west, and at every point he was
t greeted by cheering thousands. tie
!. has discussed practically every issue
n or question that confronts Amcrics
today and has definitely set forth hi:
k position in the big political struggle
n that has been impending since he lef
s. the presidency
e He has taken his place at the hea'
o of the socalled progressive ele
h ment of the Republican party, and a
1t its now recognized leader. he is eS
ID pected to be preparing to attempt t
id gain control of the party organize
e. tion.
e From the insurgent stronghold
n of Iowa and Kansas to the standpa
n homes in Illinois, from the lon
m prairie reaches of Wyoming and Co
Of orado to crowded Chicago, the co
n onel has preached what he calls tn
e. square DEAL. Between a quarter
le million to 35o,ooo people hav
is heard him.
ze In his speech at the wharf tonigh
nd Colonel Roosevelt declared that th
first and greatest problem we al
,r- now forced to face is to secure rlgl
al honesty in private and public life,
nd business and politics and said th'
m the man is the true patriot who e
poses crookedness and who hun
I'D out in public life crime, great ar
he small
ris Before an audience which hi
packed exposition hall, three-quarte
I, of an hour before he was presente
the Colonel extolled Pittsburg for !
war on graft and declared tn
- sometimes an acquittal does n
arouse an increase of respect for q
w. jury. The speech was typical Roos
nn yeltian and savored of the big sti
m and progressive republicanism. I
Vn' colonel delivered himself of his
nunciation on business and polite
we corruption and declared that par
ing lines must be forgotten when goi
nu- after crooks.