Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-24
Are Not Gov. Roosevelt's
Ideals For American
Statesmen.
TOO SELFISH FOR HONORS.
Politics Every Honest Citizen should
Take an Active Part in Duties of
Citizenship Given n Great Re.
aeption by tho People.

twice to-day at Silver Lake. Fully i5tyo
people pathcrcd to hear him and the re-
ocption accorded the popular govcrnJr
was one long to he remembered nv both
its recipient and those rendering IT,
The governor accompanied nv Mrs
Roosevelt, President Roberts OF the Ere
Mrs. Roberts and Miss Roberts arrived in
This city from Niagara Falls shortly after
o'clock in President Hchert's private car
At East Buffalo the coach was attached
to an outgoing train and d start made for
Silver Lake. At Attica a large crowd was
waiting at The station and Insisted upon
seeing the governor who stepped out and
talked for "A few minutes and shook hands
with a number of veterans At Warsaw
another crowl greeted the governor but
tune did not permit of any TALKING Sena-
tor Humphrey and "A party of ladies Joined
the governor at Warsaw.
The governor arrived at silver Lake
about 1890 o'clock When his special car
arrived ON the grounds an immense crowd
was whiting to receive him. Duclking COW
.cted the gravel walk from the train to
Memorial hall and ropos were strctch ned on
either sidc with "A crcat thtnur of noonIa
SURFING to yet A glimpse of lin, distiu-
ptdshod visitor.
A fcw minutes after the arrival of the
governors train Lieut. Gov Woodruff' :
train came in over thu Rufralo Rorhostcr
and Pittsburg road. from Rochester Con-
gresham James NJ T. O'Cradv OF Roch-
cster and - fow Rocbcster r,,uhlica..s ar
cornpanied the lieutenant governor. The
guests wcrc at o,,co escorted TO Memoir
ial Han whore n rccon,ion vas holt and
thov were taken on a drive about m,
Assouh1v prounde A, t1.20 a banoue, ,yns
given in Epworth Han. # Wa presided
over nv senator UumUhrcv and short
tcasts were responded to bv Gov. Roose-
welt Ideut Coy Woodruff and others
error said: Il go tomorrow 10 tho IA
rent ChautauoIIa doubt if any r,luCa -
tioral force is so potent for good in the
hilher, broader sense. throughout the
country at large as these Chautaua,ias :.
In a government like ours Il government
based on the intelligence and morality of
the governing classes. and that Is the
hole people. we oucht to realize its per-
manency depends on Just such iustitu-
items as this (applausc). Freedom il not
AL iralienablc right. You can alternate it
quick enough by failing to do your duty.
All people have to do is to let pu6lc Me
the affairs Of government become the
sport of professional politicians. They
will lose freedom. They may retain its
fern but they will not retain its sub
St"cce. Permancncy of government rests
on Snch people as are here. doing their duty
not lntermlttc'ltlN or systematically, but
steadily as part OF the duty Of daily life.
, doing it as the needs of the day tapplause)
that IL Is needed to teach people all the
time to keep unmpar ed tho heritage We
have received from the hands of our fore
fathers Qrolongcd cheers.
At 30 O'Clock the governor and his par
tH were urlNeh from me assembly grounds
across 10 'he pioneer ASSOCIATION grounds
ana tnefe inc governor delivered the al
urcSS Oh 'he DAY ms speech wa mucf
Oh me same me as that HehNered TO inc
pioneers at Olcott Wednesday afternoon
In opening he expressed the pleasure il
gave him to he present at such a great
gathering OF pioneers He related his =,
pcriencc in early days on western ranch
and praised the great work done by tn,
early pioneer. Continuing he said: ""
like the hired man who takes am interes
in his job. The man who takes an intercs
in getting his months wages is not WORT
the same wages as The man who does HI
work well for the satisfaction of having
Idone IL we'll (Anplausc)
THE same auplics from tho ground nm
You'll get good puhlic servant If va,
get one who does dccentlv because he /,
ASHAMED not to do dccentlv than II n,
only behaved VOL If he tbourb, Won r,oui,
Innd him ont. The one doctrine like +,
preach is 10 beware Of 6cifcation or NOR.
lsnartness Often have vou hoard +, .,id
that man is an Internal scoundroI, yo
Ibut dcvilisb smart" Yo,,,vo ali mo, ,ba
class of man. who has risen nv su.indl,n,
his noirhhor nv every form of cross w.
Iroi, VII vo,,li find mon u.bo 80 he .
smart ard want him 10 rnnrrsor, ,bo 1is
ne Is smart ana th"y say ne may help II
out.