The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-11
"THE STRENUOUS LIFE. !"
Governor Roosevelt Of New York Addresses
the Hamilton Club.
ADVANCED POSITION ON IMPERIALISM
would Re Infamous. He Snys. q
Abandon the Philippincs-Shouid
Boycott congressman.

Chicago, April lo-Seldom IL ever IN
Chicago has more enthusiastic body OF
men met around BANQUET table than the
one which met tonight under the auspices
of the Hamilton club to celebrate APP
pommattox day and gre& Governor Theo-
dore Roosevelt OF New York, who had
come from Albany as the guest OF honor
of the club. The enthusiasm was en-
tended In generous measure to the other
speakers of the evening, but the greater
part OF it was given to the governor when
ne rose to make his address on The
Strenuous Life
The hall was mass OF waving handker-
chiefs and napkins, and the cheers that
greeted him as he rose prevented the
speaker for many minutes from beginning
his speech. 1t was greeting such AS
one man does not receive more than once
or twice in a lifetime.
The boxes of the auditorium. in which
the banquet was held as well as the seats
in the hall back of the banquet floor, were
filled with large throng who had come
to look on, TO listen to the speeches, and
these, as well as the members of the
Hamilton club and their invited guests,
Joined in the welcome that for a few
| ernor.
Fully six hundred were around the ban
| uuet tables when President Cody raped
| for order, and in short but felicitous
speech introduced the guest OF the even
| ing.
After praising the West for Its industry,
perseverance and thrift. Governor Roose-
welt said that nations, like individuals,
! II they would succeed and be respected
must be pugnacious and aggressive. Az
| ter discussing the war between the states,
he said:
We Of this generation do not have TO
| face task such AS that our fathers faced,
but we have our tasks. and woe to us
II we fail to perform theml We can not,
II we could. play the part of China, and
he content to rot by inches in ignoble
ease within our borders, taking no In
terest in what goes on beyond them; sunk
in a scrambling commercalism needless
Of the higher life. the life OF aspiration,
of toll and risk; busylng ourselves only
with the wants OF our bodies for the day;
until suddenly We fnd beyond shadow
OF question. what China has already found
that in this world the nation that has
trained herself TO career i'of unwarlike
and isolated ease is bound In the end to
go down before other nations. which have
not lost the manly and adventurous quail
tiles. II we are to be a really great peo
pie, we must strive in good faith to- play
a great part in the world We can not
avoid meeting great issues. All that we
can determine for ourselves is whether
we shall meet them well or Ill.
He held that it would Infamous TO aban.
don the Philippines and let anarchy rur
riot America. he said, must and sh9ult
face the responsibilities and solve tn,
problem.
, He advocated blacklisting congressman
and senators who have voted agans
| h,.fIl In u md faar clatr 4 lat
army and said tho senator's who delayed
ratification of the peace treaty are re
> sponsible for the bloodshed in the Philip
pines.
Governor Roosevelt concluded by urglnl
5 that after the insurrsctlcn in the Philip
/ pines is put down honest men and rot poll
ticsans should he sent to administer tn
affairs OF the islands.
Before Governor Roosevelt delivered hli
address General John G. Black OF Chicago
spoke on Grant" and eulrzed the grea
commander in a warm and nappy manner
His remarks were greeted with much ap
! plausc.
T followed with an address upon Lee"
o The applause which bad greeted the re
5 marks OF General Black found its counter
part in the cheers that met the kentucki
: ans praise OF the great Southern leader.
}, Charles Emory Smith Of PHILADELPHIA
war by an address on the Union.
His remarks were met with great ap
;, plause. and his sentiment that the flag tina
:, flew over the men that followed Grant 40
flew alike for those who marched VII
Lee. and would continue to fly for botf
II called forth cheers of approval
: At the conclusion Of the banquet Coy
IS trnor Roosevelt spent short time in Li
70 hotel. and was then driven to the Mlchivh
Central depot, where be took train 70
IT Arm Arbor. where he is TO address %
70 students Of Michigan university tomorrow
t. The following telegram was receive
ic from President Mckinley;
"Mr. H. r. Cody, president Hamilton Club
RS Chicago:
3 washington. April 10. = Pressing en-
= gagements prevent my acceptance OF 10
l. cordial invitation extended for the banque
\ this evening. This ! very much regre
II would be a great pleasure to Join VII
the Hamilton club In honor OF Appomaito
day which brought peace TO our distracte
Union AMI marked a new and glorious 81
" in the Nations histors.