Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-06
AMONG THE BULLS AND BEARS.
4Ov. Roosevelt Addresses the Milwaukee,
Chamber of Commerce-PatriotIc
Sentiments Expressed

sentiments Expressed
Milwaukee. June 29.-Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York, was escorted
to the Milwaukee chamber of COM
MERGE Yesterday just before the hou,
of closing and given a most enthus.
iastIc reception. In addressing the
bulls and bears the famous colonel OF
the Rough Riders said it had been a
very great pleasure to him to come tic
Milwaukee. Continuing, the governor
said:
Gov. RoOseveIt's Speech.
at the end of the nineteenth cen.
fury as this country moves along the
road to greatness, she has many Sc
riouS problems to face, and when she
needs men TO carry out her purposes
size can call upon :sIen of the most
thought and wisdom, just such men
as I am now addressing. You of the
great west hold in your hands the fu-
ture of this nation. 1t rests with you
ana you will. | know. show yourselves
,CIuai to the task
Qualifications for Public Life.
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. Nc
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 ali three.
The ablest man alive, if corrupt, is a
danger to the country or community
TO just the extent of his brilliancy
and ability, and you, gentlemen are
in honor bound to allow him to feel
The weight of your disapprOval.
~ do not care how brave man is,
if he is a natural born fool, he is not
worth knocking in the head.
III man is lacking in common
honesty he is not fit for public life,
nc matter how brilliant he may be.
Important Problems Confront Us.
I'VE have certain important foreign
problems which confront us. The
United States has evidently as great a
destiny on the Pacific as on the At
lantiC ocean. and whether we live on
:he former or the latter we must be
equally interested in the welfare OF
the nation on every foreign question.
anC we should all see that the nation
rises on the Pacific as on the Atlantic
ana we have a right to demand of ali
good citizens to stand by the presi-
uent. as he upholds the honor and the
glory and the greatness of the flag, nc
matter what the individual ideas may
be regarding the Philippine question.
Sternness and Charity.
1--WE can not fool with any one who
Bears arms against our rights and our
DESTINY; the people of the world must
DC made to realize that we fear none.
and that We must be obeyed whenever
we are cOGtending for our rights. We
must treat those who are against us
as they deserve and when we have
proven to them the right and justice
Ct our cause then We must treat them
with humanity and liberality and be
cause of their weakness. we should be
more than ordinarily generous and
just with them. And we want to
make it understood that while we fcaI
TO nation and shirl: no duty, we de
sire above all things peace. and we feel
there are three great nations which
have interests together. These are
America. England and Germany.
These should work hand in hand for
lie solution of the questions that now
confront us in the Pacific. Gentle
men, | thank YOU"