The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-26

Hartford. Conn. August s2-President
Roosevelt entered upon his New Eng
land tour today. Leaving Oyster Bay
on the yacht Sylph. New Haven was tho
frs point visited. There the president
was driven about the city FOR an hour
accompanied by n military escort. On
his arrival here this afternoon the pres
ident took another ride. his time In n
Victoria automobile.
In Pope park. one OF the beautiful
outlying r~ecreating spots OF the city. tho
president was greeted by ten thousand
w~orkingmen. who presented him with
n magnificent floral horse she's in
scribed:
"Worwingmen's welcome to our Pres
ident."
The president made a orief esponse
Five thousand men and women
crowded the coliseum here onIgh TO
hear the address OF President Roose-
Welt At least two-thirds OF the audi
ence were working men. and the en-
thusiasm manifested by them when the
president alluded To the rights OF the
toiler aroused the keenest interest.
Again and again during his PREDATORY
remarks which were based on an incl
dent OF the afternoon-the
or a floral horse shoe hy the working
men-the president was inter upted by
Vociferous applause. Such side remarks
as this:
Il do not care how honest a man may
be. II he is timid. he is 10 good" evok-
ed prolonged laughter. Again, In
of the isthmian canal. he
aroused myth by saying mat one OF
the problems in connection with the
great engineering feat would be To pro-
cure fifty thousand dollar patriotic, am
bilious men to work for Il ter thousand
dollar fee.
President Roosevelt hid
'On being driven around your beau
tiful city today / was taken through
Pope park and stopped at a platform
where L was presented with n great
horse shoe of flowers, the gift OF the
w~orkingmen of Hartford Loud APP
plause) to the president Of the United
States. Applause.) ! listened TO an
admirable little address by Father Sulli-
van. Now in his speech he was kind
enough to allude to me personally. but
he laid primary stress. as ne ought To
lay ii, upon the act that IL was "A gift
of welcome from the wage workers.
pon whom ultimately this government
depends, and he coupled the words OF
| greeting with certain sentences in which
he expressed his belief that 1 would do
| all that / could to show myself a good
| representative of the wage workers.
Gentlemen, l should be utterly unfit for
the position that j occur IL / failed to
do all hat in me lies, TO act as light is
given me-to act so as 10 represent the
best thought and purpose of the wage
workers of the United States loud and
continued applause.)
Now at the outset OF the twentieth
century, we are facing difficult and
and complex problems. problems social
n economic which will tax the best
energies of all Of us to solve right. /
think you will agree W tn me that In
the long run the best way in which 10
serve any set Of our citizens Is to serve
all alike we'll loud d~pplause); TO try
to act I'm a spirit of fair1ess and Justice
to all; to give to each nan mis- rights.
to safe guard each man In his rights.
and, so far as in me .:cs. while / hold
my present position / will be true to
that conception of my duty. Cipplause)
|, President Roosevelt then continued
his speech.