Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-02
FIRM ON MONROE DOCTRINE
President Roosevelt Makes Further Dscla-
ration At Proctor.
NE is GUEST OF DWIGHT MooDY's SON
VIII visit the Great Evangelist's
Grave at East NOrtbheId Today
Pays LabOrinE Men Many
Compliments.

is spending the night at East Northheld.
The reception at Brattleboro was among
the prettiest, best conducted and most en-
thuslastic Of his tour of New England.
Upon arriving at the station he was met
by a company Of infantry. headed by
band, and escorted to the common, where
he delivered a brief address. and spoke Of
Abraham Lincoln as the man Of the hour
in the civil war. He feelingly referred to
the venerable Ex-Governor Holbrook, who
was on the platform, and who accompa-
MED the president a short distance through
the state. as being one Of the few men who
had received the distinction Of being a war
governor. The presidents stay at Brattle-
boro was a continuous ovation. From the
balcony Of the leading hotel men, women
and children showered loose flowers and
bouquets on him. Arriving at the COM
mon, where he delivered his address, the
pavilion steps were strewn with flowers
by little girls.
LabOrers Greet q Friend.
Labor day was generally celebrated
throughout the state. and wherever the
train stopped holiday crowds were out to
extend the president a welcome. The heat
was excessive. but the president seemed
to suffer but little from its effects. His
remarks on the subject of labor were con-
fined mostly to a tribute to the people OF
Vermont, and expressed his pleasure at
being greeted by organized labor. be
cause the typical American is the man
who works"
The president began the days journey
at Burlington. After a drive about the
city, the presidential train started west
ward. stop being made at vergennes
Brandeburg Proctor, Rutland, Ludlow, Bel
lows Falls, Chester and Brattleboro, and his
Vermont trip was ended.
Is MoOdy's Guest.
He crossed into Massachusetts, in the
early evening and went to Northfeld to
remain tonight the guest OF William r.
Moody, the son of the noted evangelist,
Dwight L. Moody, at the Northheld hotel
The president will go to Round Top in the
morning to visit Mr.. Moody's grave The
president spoke at every stop today but
most of his addresses were brief. That of
greatest import was delivered at Proctor,
the home of Senator Proctor, wherein he
defined his policy of the Monroe doctrine.
The most unique speech of the day was
that delivered tonight in the large North
held auditorium, which was filled with peo-
pie. In the cho.r gallery were the Mount
Hermon choir boys and directly in front
were the veterans of the civil war. while
on the platform Mr.. Moody, who introduced
the speakers, and Senator Lodge, ths trus-
tees Of the school, and many persons proml-
nent in private hfe.
Must BE Doors of the Word.
The president said:
Here, near the seat OF the summer school
for young men founded by Dwight L.
Moody, naturally speak on a subject sug-
gested to me by the life of Mr.. Moody and
by the aims sought for through the estab-
llshment of the summer schools. In such
a school, a school which is to equip young
men to do good in the world, to show both
| the desire for the rule of righteousness and
| to that desire, II seems to me there are two
| texts specially worthy of emphasis One
is BE ye doers Of the word and not hearers
only" and the other, Not slothful in
| Lord"
A republic of free men is pre-eminently a
community In which there is need for the
| actual exercise and practical application of
| both the mllder and the stronger virtues.
| grace has its place, and is of use In the
/ great scheme of creation, but IL is a mere
truism to say that at certain times and in
| certain places there is pre-eminent need for
| a certain set of virtues. But virtue itself
is not strong or nothing like enough. There
must be added to IL the determination to
use that strength. The good man who is
\ Ineffective is not able TO make his goodness
/ of much account to the people as a whole.
| NO matter now muCn man nedr9 the
word. small is the credit attached to him
/ II he fails to be a doer also. In serving
the Lord he must remember that he needs
to avoid sloth In his business as well as to
| cultivate fervency of spirit.
At the close Of his address the president
was presented with a large bouquet by
the local Grand Army post The presi-
Dental party was then escorted to the
Hotel Northheld. where they are to pass
the night.
As 10 the Monroe Doctrine.
In his speech at Proctor. after thanking
the people for their greeting. the president
said:
We believe In the Monroe doctrine. not
as means OF aggression at all. II does
not mean that we are aggressive toward
any power. II means merely that as the
| steadfastly true to the principles first
formulated under the presidency Of Monroe,
through John Quincy Adams-the principle
that this continent must not be treated as
| a subject for political colonization by any
European power. AS 1 say, that Is not
peace. doctrine OF defense, a doctrine to
secure the chance on this continent for
the United States here to develop peace
ably along their own lines.
Now, we have formulated that doctrine.
| II our formulation consists simply OF state
| ments on the stump or on paper they are
not worth the breath that utters them or
the paper on which they are written. Re-
| member that the Monroe doctrine will be
respected as long as we have a first-class,
efficient navy and not very much longer.
7 In private life he who asserts something,
says what he is going to do. and does not
back IL up, is always a contemplate Great
ure, and as a nation the last thing we can
AFFORD TO do is to take position which
Dragging and boasting In private life are
almost the only signs of weak man and
the nation that is strong does not need
20 have its public men boast or brag of H.
Least of all does strong nation wish its
public representatives threaten or menace
or insult another power. Our attitude
toward other powers must be that OF digni-
fed courtesy. as We intend that they shall
show US in return. We must be Willing
TO give the friendly regard that we exact
from them. We must no more wrong then
than we must submit TO wrong doing by
| them, but when we take a position let US
remember that our holding II depends upor
ourselves. depends upon our showing that
we have the ability to hold It,
After speaking OF the part Vermont hal
played in the country's history, through
Admirals Dewey and Clark. the presiden
continued:
Shame 10 us n we assert the Monro,
doctrine and n our assertion shall be calleC
[ | In question, show that We have only mad
| an Idle boast that we are not prepared 4
back up our words by deeds.
President Enters Denial.
EAST NoRTHFIELD. Mass, Sept. l.
The attention OF the president has beer
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