Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-08
BIG WELCOME
FOR COLONEL
IN SOUTH
CONTINUOUS OVATION
Is GIVEN ROOSEVELT
Former President Defends New
NationaIism and Attacks BoS-
SiSm in Speeches on First !
Days Trip,
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: Knoxville, Tenn, Oct Tile
south gave Theodore Roosevelt q
! welcc me today which he described as
/ great Throughout the lirst day %
! his southern trip, which took him
across ilginia and part OF Ten
I nessee, he received all the honors
which the south can pay. Colonel
! Roosevelt started tho day determined
TO make but few speeches because
his throat Is not yet in good ccndi-
ton. But wherever he went crowd
was waiting. Each crowd was out
70 cheer and did cheer until he made
/ speech.
The colonel made his first speech
before he had finished brea kfast and
Kept mt it until late at night before
his train left Knoxville for Atlanta.
He said that he enjoyed the whole
day immensely.
The colonel talked new national
ism" today lie talked also on the
doctrine which he announced on his
western trip. Tie defended il from
the criticisms that have been directed
against it and declared that il was
not revolutionary, but rather was de-
signed to put q stop to things that
might bring IN 2 revolutionary moNe-
ment .He also put in p few words
about his fight in New York, saying
he was trying 10 improve conditions
there.
ut IS quite job, he said, but We
arc going to do it The two chiot
speeches oI the day were delivered at
Bristol, Tenn, ana Knoxville. In his
Bristol speech the colonel defended
new nationalism" ana went after the
political bosses, saying that "bossism
was the nation Of democracy"
Knoxville's celebration WAS held on
the glounds OF the Appalachian eX
position, whore Colonel Roosevelt
spoke Ia the afternoon aud again at
q banquet tonight 1t was a cold,
damp day, with a good deal o. rain,
bur the weather did not keep the
people at home All Of east Tennos-
see poured out IT'S crowds and several
thousand were here from Virginia.
The Eleventh United States cavalry
from Chattanooga which escorted Mr..
Roosevelt to the exposition grounds.
had It's hands tull in plotting him
through the crowds TO the steps Of
the exposition hall.
When the parade was over the cav |
alrymen he'd another hard time with !
the crowds before they could get the |
colonel 10 the han park where he !
made his speech
The colonel had barely made fair |
start when he was interrupted by a |
weeping child. Someone spied a small |
hoy near the grandstand who was
sobbing violently. The boy was led |
up the steps and delivered over to |
The colonel. who stopped his speecL |
The boy explained 10 him that he was |
lost. The colonel led the boy To the |
mont Of the platform where everyone !
could see him
fa tetf a. I,g lD Dtf ,I 1,e /
bo.
"Ecclcs Nelson" said the boy
Where from ?"
"CniCn county.
Colonel Roosevelt shouted out the
boys name and asked If his father |
WAS in the crowd. No one clnimed |
the boy at first, ana the colonel
shouted again Then he saw hand
above the heads of the people some
distance away.
"Come along" Mr.. Roosevelt |
shopted.
The crowd was so dense that tho
elder Nelson could not reach the
platform for several minutes, but Mr.
Roosevelt would not 20 on with his I
speech until the boy was restored to
his father.
Colonel Roosevelt opened his
speech by COMMUNICATING the people
on their exposition. Then he dis
eussed New Nationalism' and the
navy.
we have plenty Of things to learn
ana plenty oi things which We can
improve on" said Mr.. Roosevelt
Il have come in contact with sew
eral Of them, and 1 am engaged in
trying to improve my native city ana
state II is quite a job. but we are
going to do IT,
1t is not enough TO say thai We do
not intend TO do ANYTHING bad. Peo-
pie that do not go forward 90 back
ward. They do not stand still. As q
people We can keep ourselves. cur
citizenship. on a high plane OF use
fulness and achievement only by APP
plying to the new things the old prin-
sirles-thc old morality that enabled
our fathers In their days 10 achieve
success FOR cur common land. our
people that counted in the past.
counted not by sitting down and
slorifying themselves because their
nccStors did well: they counted by J
ioing the job thar they had to 10.
Instruments change. Take an
sNample from the army The men Z
Hho fought in the Civil war fought !
shoulder to shoulder with muzzle- !
oading muEkots. our army today I
ises repeating rifles. II is folly. il
would be rank folly today 20 decline |
% adopt new weapons because the old
mes did well in the days of Grant <
nd Ice.
There are two lessons from that.
n the inst place the folly Of refusing
% adopt new expedients in order to
olive the new problems. and next TO
emember that while the methods
must be different the spirit must he ,
he same.
1t Is not necessary for us to have q
big army but We must have first
lass navy. am a believer in peace q.
nd | want To see Q navy kept up be-
ause ] know of nothing that pro- r
ures stronger desire on the part OF
ther people 10 keep az peace with
=. That - common sense. l,
Speak softly and carry the bir- n