The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-11
ROOSEVELT GUEST OF HONOR.
"THE STRENUOUS LIFE" THE SUB
JECT OF HIS ADDRESS.

Nations as Well as Men Should Strive
after Great Things, He Said.
Thrice Happy Is the Nation That
Has GIOrions Observation-Disclosures
in Our New observation-disclosures
ter General Smiths Able Address
on the Union.
Chicago, April 10-Seldom, if ever in Chi
cago. has more enthusiastic body of men
met around a banquet tai than the one
which met tonight under the auspices of
the Hamilton Club, to celebrate Appomat-
tox day and to greet Gov. Theodore Roose-
Welt of New York, who had come from
H Albany as the guest of honor of the club.
The enthusiasm was extended in gener-
GUS measure to the other speakers Of the
4 evening but the greater part of it was
H given to the Governor when he rose to
make his address on THE Strenuous life"
Fully 600 were around the banquet table
when President Cody of the club who pre-
sided, raped for order. and in short, but
delicious address introduced the guest of
the evening. AS soon as Gov. Roosevelt
was given a chance to talk he spoke, in
Il part as follows:
"A life of ignoble ease, life of that
peace which springs merely from lack
either of desire or of power to strive ar
ter great things is as little worthy OF
nation as of an Individual l ask only
that what every self-respecting American
demands from himself, and from his sons,
e oria no
Il ton as a whole Who among you would
teach your boys that ease, that peace Is
4 TO be the first consideration in their eyes
10 be the ultimate goal after which they
rive. You men of Chicago have made
U city great you men of Illinois nave
done your share, and more than your
share, in making America great, because
YOU neither preach nor practice such
doctrine. You work yourselves and you
ming up your sons to work. If you are
rlh and worth your sat, you will teach
Your sons that though they may have
leisure, it is not to be spent in idleness;
for wisely used leisure merely means thar
those who possess it, being free from the
necessity of working for their livelihood,
are all the more bound to
carry on some kind of non-remunera-
tive work in science, in letters, in art, III
n eNploraton in historical research-work
'ls type we most need IN TINS country
se successful carrying out of which re-
II a1t's most honor upon the nation. we do
not admire the man of timid peace.
II we admire the men who embodies vic
,oHous efforts, the man who never
II 'onss ms neighbour who is prompt to
nstP friend; but who has those virile
II l.'itIes necessary to win the stern strife
actual life. 1t is hard to fail but it
worse never 20 have tried to succeed
=. 'hlS lille we get nothing save by effort
reeiom from effort in the present mere
means that there has been stored up
loIl IN the past A man can be freed
rom the necessity of work only by the
N .'' that he or his fathers before him,
ave worked to good purpose. If the free
ph mus purchased is used Alright, and
ie man still does actual work, though Of
inherent kind, whether as a writer or
seReral' whether in the field of politics
III the field of exploration and adven-
1re he shows he deserves his good for
lne. But if he treats this period of free
ooh from the need of actual labor as
Hrlod not of preparation, but of mere en-
loyment, even though perhaps not of vi
Gus enjoyment. he shows that he is sim
ply o cumberer on the eartb's surface.
and he surely units himself 10 hold his
oNn with his fellows. if the need 10 do so