The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-24
R00sEVELT 70 TEE JEWS.
Ne Canpais. speech This; More Of Q
Sermon.

ATLANTIo CITY. N. j.. July 2s.-Gov. Roose-
welt was Q visitor here for several hours to-
day. He delivered an address before the
jewish Chautauqua Assembly In lines Audi
torium on the steel pier. held q reception and
shook hands with hundreds Of admirers. He
departed at $50 p. NJ. for New York. The Gov.
ernor spoke on 'Americanlsm" and alluded
to the American way Of honorins men withou,
reference to creed or race.
He arrived at l:l3 and was greeted by q com.
mittee Of Ch~autauauans. Mayor +, p. stoy and
several hundred other persons. With W. b,
Hackenberg. acting President OF the CHATEAU
qua: Slmon Hassler. the director. and Prof,
Gottheil OF Columbia. q personal friend. the
Governor was driven to the cottage Of l.. Jurist
On the platform when the Governor got 70
f%s ami +. T.lis?. Dr., Il. Harris. DR., ySrish,
Jacobs o. london, IN, band greeted fhs
the 1000 people who crowded the hall raised a
S Clause w Hns I S' fs1l i RaSv e.. strains = ssC 81 aT & sH Ii
Mayor stoy was, introduced BY Mr., Hscken-
berg. In hi, welcoming remarks he said:
assisting in governing this great. country !"
The Governor spoke FOR about an hour. The
audience frequently interrupted him with ap-
1TiseadSdv A Roos.veits emu gave ''''e '"0s'' LOT
In his ch he said.
we should all try TO see how many charac-
t~eristics Of this country we have. and Atlantic
City Is surely a characteristic tyne. II we are
good Americans we will Judge our fellow men
without difference OF creed or sociai position,
Gov.. Roosevelt, referred to the Rough
Rider Regiment while making a comparison
I wns c GSmaS shssFe Sf men he told Of bow sy, 4is I 1sIiHps1
faith and how he had caused the promotion
s..dlsss p, ialsh. ,sd As Eng = shsy
try were entitled to such recognition, When he
referred to Allan Capron and Bucky O'NsIll. who
fought AZ San Juan. the crowd went wild over
III 's dsmsnd feFq he said with %, .hoss hs?.t ,hs,
each man in this world shall be recognized On
his merits and merit Is alone and We should not
be misled by any OF the oid World an,asonism.
factors OF ones position in life.
Gov. Roosevelt told some stories OF the time
when he wasa mem Der OF the Police Commis-
with Jewish melnbers OF the police force,
which amused his hearers and caused much
laughter. when you speak OF this Gov
Col. Roosevelt continued. IT means
that every person composing the Government
is derelict in his duties II he does not try TO
mainta.n It as the only G3vernnen. On NE face
va h'N' e'cSNF "a AAAo iAt III Az otho 'bAtA = "
look for. Greed and race must not be
looked 10,
The Jaw Of American NE must be the life Of
work; not the work Of Indulgence and idlsness.
but Of plain work. The idle man who leads a
life OF self-indu genca. always goes wrong.
1t can't be Otherwise. We have a right
to hold college graduates TO a strict account
ability II they don't use rightly the weapons
that have been placed within their hands. We
look to the man OF education more than
We do 10 the man who has been less
fortunate, The man and woman who
don't shrink from responsibilities. but
vho face them and master them.. are
the ones who make the best citizens OF the
with pride Is always a time Of effort and work.
he man who carried a gun and knapsaok for
years during the War OF the Rebellion has a
eritaee to leave 10 his progeny. They were
not four years OF pleasure-far from it-but he
looks 10 them As the proudNst part Of his life.
"tmericanism means work ana effort, CONSTANT
strife X is not only the law OF nature in the
race for progress, but II ia the law OF the
highest happiness In the long run there is no
body Of people TO be 40 plted "a those whose
sole purpose Is the getting of pleasure.
There Is no use in having a high Ideal that
makes a balk. We all should nave ambition,
bring our ambitions into effect.
Intel gcnCe and courage go hand in hand.
] don't care how intelligent a man is. If he IS
timid he loSes his force. You have got To COM
hine de2ency and honesty with courage. II
one has these constituents he has tho making
OF a flrst-class American citizen
1t was no Campa 81 speech, but II made
friend # those who had never before heard
HIM speak