Special Message
01/03/1909
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
Right fully, we take the most intense pride in our country.
I earnestly hope that as you enter Statehood you will realize the immense responsibility that rests upon you.
If the average citizen does his duty, you will have a good State, and you will not otherwise.
I want to say how deeply touched I am by the reception accorded me.