Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-23
President Roosevelt Has Busy Day at
Philadelphia Functions
FIRST OPENS NEW BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
Afterwards He is Lunched and rendered
Reception.
At NIGHT HE ADDRESSES UNION LEAGUE
Pleads with Nation to Upheld Ideals and
Face Problems Boldly.
PANIC IS CAUSED BY HERO WoRSHlPERS
white Man Breaks Through Gordon to
Shake ROOseveIt's Hand and Negro
Vt NIGHT HE ADDRESSES UNION LEAGUE
PANIC is CAUSED BY HERO woRsHIPER
White Man Breaks Through Gordon to
Shake ROoseveIt's Hand and Negro
Covers IT with Kisses while
Crowd Applauds.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22,-President
Roosevelt, accompanied by several mem
bers Of his cabinet came to this city today.
In the afternoon he was the chief speaker
at the dedication Of the new Central High
school for boys. He made two addresses
at the institution, one in assembly hall.
where the formal dedicatory ceremonies
took place, and the other from the bal
cony.
This evening he responded to a toast at
the founders day banquet at the Union
league. In the interim he was entertained
at luncheon by Charles Emory Smith,
former postmaster general and was ten
dered a reception at the home of Edward
T. Stotesbury.
His reception today was most enthu-
siastic. The train arrived at 11:45,. bear
ing, besides the president, Secretary Shaw.
Secretary Root, Secretary Hitchcock, Sec
retary Of Agriculture Wilson, Postmaster
General Payne, DR.. Lung and his two Sec
retaries. Cortelyou and Loeb.
A reception committee conducted the
president to the school, and on his arrival
he was met by the entire student body
who lined the corridors, each pupil bear
ing a small American flag. The audience
arose as the president entered the hall,
and amid the plaudits OF the 1000 persons
there assembled President Roosevelt was
introduced by Joel Cook, and delivered an
appropriate address, calling attention to
the fact that education meant more than
schooling; It meant the training of all
human faculties.
At the conclusion OF the exercises the
presidential party was driven to Mr..
Smiths, where luncheon was served.
Negro smOthers Hand with Kisses.
On leaving Mr.. Smiths house Mr.. Roose-
velt's reception was enlivened by a touch
ing incident.
The roped-off sidewalks we're packed on
both sides for several blocks. Suddenly a
man pushed his way through the crowd.
darted under the ropes, and rushed
straight for the carriage. The secret
service man saw him coming and shouted:
Keep that man backi" At the same time
Mr.. Cortelyou sprang up, and leaned far
over to protect the president from pos
sible harm. The man got by the mounted
guards.
"I only want to shake the presidents g
hand" said he appealingly, extending an
open palm. Mr.. Cortelyou thereupon sank
back and the president gave the man a
friendly handshake. In the confusion a
colored man also reached the carriage. He
RTaSpeQ Ine pTeslueulb 3 manu- anu CONeISu
1t with kisses.
After a brief rest the president was es-
corted to the Union league, arriving there
at $50, where he participated in the
founders day banquet and made the prin-
cipal address of the evening. The presi-
| dent said:
| in the dark days OF the civil war, TO up
hold the hands of Abraham Lincoln and
give aid to those Who o,t 6attled & for the unor
| President Mckinley came here as youl
guest TO thank you and through you al
| those far-sighted and loyal men who haC
supported him in his successful effort tC
lkeep untarnished the national good faith a
home and the national honor abroad. and
we'll being which we now so abundantlN
| enjoy 1t was no accident which made the
men Of this club who stood as in a pecu
| liar sense the champions and upholders o.
| the principles of Lincoln in the early co.
| stand no less stoutly for those typihed in thu
| person of Mckinley during the closing Of
| respond TO the call of duty in one crisis
| are also apt to make them respond to {
| similar call in a crisis of different char
| acter. The traits which enabled our people
| to pass unscathed through the fiery ordea
of the civil war We're the traits upon which
we had to rely in the less serious, but ye
serious, dangers by which we were menaceC
| in 1896, 1898 and 1900
Devotion 10 Ideal.
From the very beginning our people hav,
| markedly combined practical capacity fo
affairs with power of devotion to an ideal
| The lack of either quality would have ren
dered the possession of the other of small
| value. Mere ability TO achieve success II
things concerning the body would not hav
atoned for the failure to live the life o
high endeavors; and, on the other hand
| without foundation of those qualitie
| which bring material prosperity, ther
would be nothing on which the higher lif
| could be built. The men of the revolution
would have failed II they had not pos
sessed alike devotion to liberty and ability
once liberty had been achieved, to shoy
common sense and self-restraint In its use
The men of the great civil war would hav
failed had they not possessed the bushes
capacity which developed and organize
their resources in addition to the ster
resolution to expend the these ,e resources hs a
furtherance Of the great cause for whic
their hearts leaped. IL is this combinatio
coed. other peoples have been as devote
hard-headed, common sense. and of abilit
vidual passions for the general good. hav
. failed so signally I'm the struggle of III
as to become byword among the nations
Yet other peoples again, have possessc
! all possible thrift and business capacit
. but have been trampled under foot, or hav
played a sordid and ignoble part in III
world, because their business capacity wa
unaccompanied by any of the lift towar
, nobler things which marks a great an
:
J OF Judgment for humanity is that each ns
I tion shall be known by its fruits, and
! there are no fruits, II the nation has failei
. il matters but little whether It has faile
; through meanness Of soul or through lac
, OF robustness of character. We must tuda
, a nation by the net result OF it's life an
activity. And so we must judge the pol
cies of those who at any time control n
destinies Of nation.
Policies of Mckinley.
Therefore 1 ask you tonight to look I
the results OF the policies championed
President Mckinley on both the occasion
| when he appealed to the people for the
suffrages, and tC see how we'll that appei
is Justified by the event. Most certainl
| / do not claim all the good that has b,
; fallen us during the past six years as d.
, solely 70 any human policy. No Legislation
however wise, no administration. howeV,
, ehicient, can secure prosperity TO a peop
= or greatness to a nation. All that can
done by the law maker and the admini
; traitor ls 10 give the best chance possib
for the people OF the country themselvi
to show the stun that Is in them. No Ia
! can make a fool wise. a weakling stron
: or a coward brave, but good faws and goo
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