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Show ON OKLAHOMA SOIL, Escorted to His Camp Near the Town of Frederick. FREDERICK, Okla.. April S. President Roosevelt arrived 01.1 Oklahoma soil about 5 20 this evening, and reached Frederick t fleen minutes later. The President spoko In part a3 follows. Tho next Unw I como to Oklahoma I truit I will como to a State, nnd It won't bo my fault If thin Is not so. I erect tho vetcrann of tho Civil war who como hero today to groet tho "Prcdldent becauno wo aro one peoplo peo-plo and ono country, nnd not to bo divide.) forever I am glad to .-mo Qulnnli Pnrkcr hero who has done bo well with his farm. Ono thine of -which I am proud Is that I havo tried to cbo a fRlr deal to every man. Glvo tho red man tho sanio chance as tho white. This country Is founded on tho doc-Ulno doc-Ulno of clvlnc each innn a fnlr nhow to sen what thero Is In hltn. I havo traveled four dnj-a In Texan, nnd now I am In what will pooh bo a Kreat Stato of tho Union Thero Is nowhero I feel moru nt homo than In a town llko this. I havo conftdenco In tho character of tho men and woman who havo como here. Kvcr since tho revolution wo have been mok-Int: mok-Int: now Stnlen Now wo aro about at tho closo of thin period. I do not foel that I havo to explain rny lollcles to tho Oklahoma people. You like to havo the American peoplo piny a blc part In tho world and then piny that part vr. I know tho Western people are with me when I soy wo must build tho Panama canal. You do not Ihlak I should bo qulol while tho American jieoplo nro being held up. Wo want our rlghtn not ns a favor, hut ns a rlsht. I havo had a middling busy threo and a half years. I havo lilted my Job. I enjoyed It and wan thankful to tho peoplo for tolling mo to KO on with It- Now I want four days' play. I hear you havo plenty of Jnck rabbits and coyotes here I llko my frdlow-clllzens but don't llko them on a coyoto hunt. Glvo mo n fair show to havo ns much fun ns even a Preitldent Is entitled to. Good-byo and rood luck. After shaking hands with a few who crowded about, he and his party wero driven to the camp and escorted to the pi'Sluro gato by the mounted police. |