Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-04-20
THOUSANDS GREET HIM AT
SPOKANE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY LAST.
Made -Four Speeches While Says
This Trip Is Just to Repay oomph-
ment to the People-Praises Wash
ington Travelling Alone With
His Secretary.

Saturday was Roosevelt day in Spo-
kane. The great statesman and leader
was the center about which all things
revolved, and no more remarkable popu-
lar demonstration has ever been given
to Il great national hero than the free.
spontaneous and unrestrained tribute of
admiration and loyalty which Spokane
and the Inland Empire gave to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt.
The transcending enthusiasm. which
began as soon as the nation S first citi-
zen entered the Inland Empire through
Stampede pass, swelled in ever-increas-
ing volume as he swept across its bios
soming plains and reached the acme of
its strength and power in Spokane. 1t
was demonstration that reached be-
You'd all prearranged programs and set
speeches. 1t had the spontaneity and
force of an irresistible popular move
ment, and never before has a private
citizen, with no mission but that of
friendship and no aspiration beyond
service, been given such magnificent
reception as that which the folk of the
Inland Empire accorded to the only liv-
ing ex-president of this great nation.
Cheer on Every Occasion
The reception and demonstration be
gan when the city guest first reached
the city and was repeated on every
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sible for the waiting people to get a
glimpse of their hero.
Roosevelt honored Spokane by deliv-
ering four remarkable speeches, not the
brief, sometimes hurried responses made
necessary by the demands of time and
place, but significant statesmanli1e ut
terances, all throbbing with human in
terest and vital to the present-day con
ditions and national needs.
Spokane heard for the first time dur
ing the sweep about the circle y what.
Roosevelt is here for. 1t is not politics.
he declares. 81 don t want anything.
because L have had everything. All |
desire is to continue to have your re-
spect and esteem. 1 came here because
l wanted to see you
Another most important and signif-
cant feature of Roosevelt S stay was his
reiterated Endorsement of Washington S
progressive laws, Spokane IS civic pro-
gress and the growing popular demand
for the direct election of senator's.
Without question the visit of the
great progressive leader has given the
movement new and powerful impetus
in this state.
The day was strenuous for even the
stalwart exponent of the active life.
J Pays Railroad Fare.
Although Colonel Roosevelt is a mem
Der of one of the so-called "silk-stock-
ing Knickerbocker families of New
York, he travels in democratic sim
plicity, with none of the frills often
incident to the arrangements for men
of his eminence and means.
For the big swing around the circle.
of which the Spokane trip is part, he
bought two round trip tickets from New
York to San Francisco. Whenever he
plans a side trip, his secretary buys
extra tickets. The tickets are all sched-
uled for Irregular equipment but fire.
quently local committees or railroad of
ficials offer him the courtesies of pri-
vate OF working cars, such as that in
which the party came from Seattle to
Spokane
T.flroc Xxyoc1f,,oko,, T
1T S a pleasure to be in state like
California or Washington, where they
have progressive legislatures. "
Washington employers liability
law is one of the most important pieces
of labor legislation ever enacted. The
women S eight-hour law is another ex-
ample of fine work -
These are excerpts from statements
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Attends Episcopal Church.
More than 1000 persons were assem-
bled about the outside of All Saints
cathedral Episcopal, Sunday morning
when ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
arrived at 1855 o'clock and passed
through the line of police and into the
church, where about 1000 other wor-
shippers were gathered to hear the
Palm Sunday sermon preached by the
Very Rev. William G. Hicks, dean of
the cathedral. After the service Mr.
Roosevelt made short address to the
boys in the choir.
D1ocaxro1t Moco0uv
Moscow, Idaho, April 9.-Idaho s first
welcome to Theodore Roosevelt tonight
was a revelation even to those of his
party who had seen the wealth of en-