The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-29
HIS SPEECH TO CHAMBER
THE FUTURE OF THE NATION
LIES WITH THE WEST.
DANGERS OF THE CORRUPT POL rIcIAN
The Brave Man If Fool is not Worth Knocking
on the Head, Said the Governor.
A Most Enthusiastic
Reception.

MlIWdukee, WIS. June 20 lie W0f
with our boys in blue, and he will be oul
President, too" Thus ran one of tn,
BANNER inscriptions displayed today il
Milwaukee's flower parade, of which
Governor Roosevelt was the center OF
attraction. But this. apparently, did no.
interest the Governor half rs much Il,
did that other, displayed everywhere ant
on every lip:
Our Teddy"
The Governors part in the flower pa
rade was to lead it in the unlecorated
carriage of Captain Fred Pabst, accom-
panied by President Hackett, Governor
Scoiield and Lieutenant Ferguson. III
was driven to where the parade was
formed, and preceded by a mounted es
cort and band, started on carriage
journey through the ranks of 250.C0C
Spectators drawn up on both sides OF
Grand and Prospect avannes.
In the hats of hundreds of men were
little white cards on which were printed
Teddy 1904
Time and time again the shout went
up from street corners and crowded
office windows: Roosevelt for Prcsi-
dent
A bumptious individual, standing on
the curb. called to him: where's Platt?'
Most promptly the Governor replied:
I'm here
The cheering at every part of tire inc
was tremendous and of this the Governor
said:
"'Ihey don't know me as they do in
New York hence ] am popular"
Governor Roosevelt was escorted to the
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce today
just before the hour of closing and given
most enthusiastic reception. In address
ing the bulls and bears, the Governor
said:
AT the end of the nineteenth century,
as this country moves along on the road
to greatness, she has many serious prob
lens to face, and when she needs men TO
carry out her purposes she can call
upon men of the best thought and Wis
dom, just such men as l am now adj
dressing. You, of the great West hold
in your hands the future of this nation.
1t rests with you and you will, l know.
show yourselves equal to the task. We
always have with us our home problems.
and we should aim always to get into
public life men of courage, of common
sense and of honesty. No amount of
genius or brilliancy can atone for a
lack of the element of feariessness OF
decency and horse sense, and no one or
two of these will avail unless the man
has all three. The ablest man alive, if
corrupt, is danger to the country or
community, to just the extent Of his
brilliancy and ability. and you, gentle
men, are in honor bound to allow him to
feel the weight of your disapproval.
Il don't care how brave a man is, II
he is natural born fool he is not worth
knocking in the head.
eff man is lacking common honesty.
he is not fit for public life, no matter
how brilliant he may be.
I'VE have certain important foreign
problems which confront us. The Unit
ed States has evidently as great dos
tiny on the Pacific as on the Atlantic
ocean, and, whether we live on the for
mer or the latter. we must be equally
interested in the welfare of the nation
upon every foreign question, we should
all see that he nation rises on the Pa
cific as on the Atlantic and we have
a right to demand of all good citizens to
stand by the President, as he uphoIds
the honor. and the glory, and the great
ness of the flag, no matter what the
individual ideas may be regarding the
Philippines question. We cannot fool
with any one who bears arms against our
rights and our destiny: the people
of the world must be made to real
ize that we fear none and that we must
be obeyed whenever we are contending
for our rights. We must treat those who
are against us as they deserve, and when
we have proven to them the right and
business of our cause, then we must
treat them with humanity and lberality
and because of their weakness we should
be more than ordinarily generous and
Just with them. And we want to maxi.
it understood that while we fear no ma
tion and shirk no duty, we desire above
all things peace, and we feel that there
all things peace, and we feel that there
terests together. These are America.
England and Germany. These should
work hand in hand for the solution Of
the questions that now confront us in the
Pacific. Gentlemen, | thank you
Milwaukee ended the Governors swing
around the circle. During this journey
he ignored the politicians and cultivated
the people.
81 return to New York. he said, more
conscious than ever of what the heart
of the American people is
Gun-shot wounds and powder-burns,
IL.