Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
The President Addresses an Enthu.
siastie Audience Composed Priu.
eipaIIy Of Workingmen.
HARTFORD IN GALA ATTIRE
A Magnificent Floral Tribute Present.
ed to the President by the In
habitsnts Of the City.

Hartford. Conn. Aug. 22.-President
Roosevelt was received in Hartford
on his New England tour today by
great burst OF enthusiasm. The pres
ident showed his pleasure at the re-
ception he received and delivered a
well received speech tonight on i'm
portant national relations. To Presi-
drat Roosevelt, the feature of the
day was the presentation Of large
floral piece by workingmen of Hart
ford Hartford was in gala dress to
welcome the president. The wealth
er was perfect and there was not u
hitch in the proceedings.
Tonight after his address at the
Coliseum the president was the guest
of Secretary John 7. Robinson on Asy-
lum avenue. The president invited
Mayor Sullivan to Mr. Robinson's
home. The mayor is an ex-clerk who
was elected by laboring men, a fact
that the president was familiar with,
and he expressed a desire to have a
personal chat with Mr.. Sullivan.
President Roosevelt expressed his
satisfaction at the substitution of
drives for the conventional hand
shaking The method of entertain
ment seems to have given the people
the opportunity desired of seeing him.
II obviates the crush that has been
Objectionable in previous receptions.
Five thousand men and women
crowded the Coliseum here tonight to
hear the address of president Roose-
welt. At least two-thirds of the audi
ence were workingmen. and the en-
thusiasm manifested by them when
the president alluded to the rights of
the toiler aroused the keenest inter-
est. Again and again during his pre-
fatory remarks which were based on
an incident of the afternoon-the pre-
sentation ol floral horseshoe by
workingmen-the president was in
terrupted by yocirerous applause.
Such side remarks as the follow.
ing: II do not care how honest
man may be. II he is timid, he is no
good" evoked loud laughter. Again,
in speaking of the isthmian canal he
aroused mirth by saying that one Of
the problems in connection with that
great engineering feat would be to
procure 10000 patriotic and ambitious
men to work for $4,000 fee.
The president was introduced to
the audience in the Coliseum by Col
Jacob l.. Green. Through Senator
Platt he rendered his thanks to the
state for the splendid reception ac-
corded him. and to Mayor Sullivan
he made his thanks to the people of
the city OF Hartford. Then turning
to the audience. he said:
Before beginning the speech that
| had intended to make to you tonight,
| wish to allude to an incident that
happened this Afternoon which struck
me as mo:e important than what
have to say TO you. On being driven
around your beautiful city I was tax.
en- through Pope park and stopped
at a platform, where was presented
with a great horseshoe of flowers, a
gift Of the workingmen OF Hartford
loud applause) to the president of
the United States. (Applause). lis.
tened to an amiable little address by
Father Sullivan. Now, in his speech
he was kind enough to allude to me
but he laid primary stress
as he ought TO lay 1t. upon the fact
that II was a gift of welcome from
the wage-workers. upon whom ulti-
mately this government depends, and
he coupled the words OF greeting with
certain sentences in which he ex.
pressed his belief that would do all
! could to show myself a good rep
resentative of wage-workers. Gentle
men, | should be utterly unfit for the
position that occupy II | failed to
do all that lies in me to act as the
light is given, to act. so as to rep
resent the best thought and purpose
OF the wage-workers OF the United
States. loud and continued ap.
plause).
Now, at the outset OF the twentieth
century we are facing difficult and
complex problems. problems social
and economic, which will take the
best energies OF all of us to solve
right and which we can only solve at
all II We approach them in spirit
not merely of common sense, but OF
generous desire each to act for all
and all for each; and while there are
occasions when true legislation and
administrative action Of the govern.