The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-09-01

nod Il come to q stop than
Pl l...dv figure of the colonel appear
y. no was anxious to see again
..,,le men with whom he once
Az he stepped down to the
['od a great shout greeted him
"a, veil of the range, uttered by
,.sort of 1000 cowboys and cow
] astailed to act as the ex-presi-
), Vanguard. That 1t sounded
q his ears was made evident by
fanny smile that spread over his
Rbtenance.
\. pooseyelt's visit and the speech
,.lvered later In the day formed
animation of the annual Frontier
|. celebration which had attracted
n city thousands of persons from
arts Of the west and a large num-
I \ tourists from more distant Sec
!, Of the country.
y Colonel Roosevelt's Speech.
Ia in the open air, under the blue
I p, vast crowd assembled to hear
former president speak, and It
\ one of the most important
.,bes he has made since leaving
White House. His address was as
kss:
lon al the close Of my hunting trip
MIA I reached the borders of civili-
tbe first invitation I accepted was
IA visit the capital Of Wyoming on
hy when the people of the frontier
toeether to commemorate their
,rments; I was glad II was so. be-
have peculiar feeling for the
,nd women of what used to be called
Far West" and especially for those
\ cattle country. For a number of
I lived on ranch on the Little
bud, sharing work and play. good
NJ and bad fortune, with my neigh
working on the roundup, serving
,lsca,e from the Little Missouri
Duo district to the Montana Stock
,r' association, and even at times
|, Is deputy sheriff at my end of the
h. count those years as among
rost valuable of my life. because
hi breeds such community of feeling
work with ones fellowmen at their
nsks, and to learn to know their.
rs by actually sharing them. The
Of the west. throughout the success
fages Of western growth. has al
been one of the two or three most
b fgures-indeed, / am tempted to
b. most typical fisure-in American
Ind no man can really understand
sqntry and appreciate what It really
what II promises unless he has
llsst and closest sympathy with the
and aspirations OF the west. The
reason for this is to be found in
hd the westerner is 30 good an
an He Is an American first and
kxt; for this Is the great lesson.
that all of us need to learn and
IN the lesson that II is unimportant
sr man lives north or south, east
IT. provided he is genuinely and in
faith an American. that he feels
part Of the United States as his
10 md that he is honestly DESTROYS to
the interests of all other Ameri-
d whatever sections OF the country
nay dwell
andred years ago. when men spoke
vest they meant the country be-
The Alleghanies and the Mississippi.
years ago the white mans west
Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas, and
GpDed across to California and
IA The country Of the great plains
RnGttau ha In xxyltRh
nom am now addressing lead your
and do your work, has grown up
my own lifetime. myself saw
Nk part in the closing years OF the
period. and It was my great priv
work side by side with the pio-
me ranchmen. the miners. the
anchers. the mule skinners, the bull
Hs-who actually ODened up the
] have seen the herds and fiocls
eattiemen and sheepmen supp'ant
we; J have seen the fortunate
th' by which the small farm has
gradually to take the place OF the
tn'Anced ranch. now travel In
mTfort on RAILWAYS across lands
"nen ] first rode across them,
me home Of the Indian and the
ana | find cities where one can
WY merely comfort, but LUXURY. In
~ whore thirty years ago there
uliing beyond a log hut or a
use The men who did this work
q sased In the final stages of con
we continent: and II was their
q 40 one Of the great works of
90 their part In the perform
epic feat In the history OF the
OF mankind.
M vest Stands for Progress.
used the word progress. The
nus for growth. for PROGRESS. So
al whole American people stand
~ M uemocracy must be progressive
~ ny soon cease to he either great
auc No nation. no state. no
)lW On stand still. II must either go
[ 20 backward: and II becomes
~ " goes backward. Therefore |
men OF the west. and I stand
S az all men must stand who
~ rs and their immediate sue
Il n victory only by proving that
" \. the great. masterful quail
ill.,. "e al the foundation of Ma
H.
ness' There are certain we'll
t0 uen OF intellectual cultivation.
MI mental and moral robustness
W yM,n continually that they find
III ne and especially the life OF
communities emerging
S1netr stage, crude and with
~ beauty. Genius IL a fine
nation, hut character is a still
a. ana though beauty IL good
"A an even greater good. The
lS' ~, ave made this great republic
ceS what II Is, and especially the
,ss,Ve turned Il into a continental
.s,n' have possessed in the
eo NV me great virile virtues of
az ,v.sLage' energy. and undaunted
S resolution. Their typical
mn a. mnom Abraham Lincoln,
HSNl most exceptional, was the
,,S nave possessed keen intel
LIN character not merely
"tiy' a character exalted by
rs great power was accom-
mgh and fine determination
sreat power for the common
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