Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-24
SPEECH BY RO0SEVEIT'
At Union League Club, Philadelphia,
He Praises Army.
MAN BUSHES TO CARRIAGE,
But Guards Alarm Proves Grouna.
lsss-Lauds Mckinley In Founa.
ers' Day Talk Present at
school Dedication,

Philadelphia. Nov. Presiden
Roosevelt, accompanied by seyera
members of his cabinet, came to thi,
city, spending an entire afternoon and
evening. The visit Of the nation,
chief executive and the members of his
emcial family was for a twofold pur
pose. The president was the chief
speaker at the exercises incident Ia
the dedication of the new Central Hirb
school for boys. He made two ad
Arssses at the institution, one in the
assembly hall. where the formal ded.
icatory ceremonies took place, and the
other from the balcony Of the building
to the 1900 pupils of the school.
q Later the president responded to q
toast during the founders day ban
Qust at the Union league. In the in
tsrim between these events President
Roosevelt was entertained at luncheon
by Charles Emory Smith, former post.
master general and was rendered a
reception at the home of Edward 7.
stotesbury.
Thought President In Danger.
Considerable excitement was caused
Just after President Roosevelt left the
residence Of ex-Postmaster General
Smith for the reception at Mr.. Stotes.
bury's. The carriage containing the
president and Secretary Cortelyou had
just started, danked on either side by
q squadron Of the Philadelphia CITY
troop. A secret service man was on
the box Of the carriage. 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 to the police:
Keep that man backr'
At the same time Secretary Cortsl-
you, who Is ever alert upon such occa-
sions. caught a glimpse Of him and,
sprtngtng up, leaned far over to pro-
tsct the president from possible harm.
The man got by the mounted guards;
but, as it turned out, he meant no mis-
chief.
II only want to shake the presidents
hand" said he appealingly to Secretary
Cortelyou, extending an open palm.
Secretary Cortelyou thsreupon sank
back into his seat, and the president
gave the man friendly handshake.
Meantime the carriage had stopped,
and mounted police and troopers had
formed close Gordon around it.
In the confusion colored man had
also reached the carriage. He grasped
the presidents hand and covered it
with kisses. The excitement caused
by the incident subsidized in an instant,
and the procession proceeded.
President Roosevelt's founders day
speech at the Union League club in
part was as follows:
The Prcxident's Speech.
Forty years ago this club was founded
in the dark days of the civil war to up
hold the hands of Abraham Lincoln and
give aid to those who battled for the
Union and for human liberty. Two years
aso President Mckinley came here as
your guest to thank you and through you
oil those farsighted and loyal men who
had supported him in his successful effort
to keep untarnshed the national good
faith at home and the national honor
abroad and to bring back to this country
the material we'll being which we now so
abundantly enjoy 1t was no accident
which made the men Of this club who
stood as In a peculiar sense the cham
, pions and upholders Of the principles OF
Lincoln in the early sixties stand no less
stoutly for those typified in the person OF
Mckinley during the closing years OF the
century. The qualities apt to make men
respond to the call of duty in one crisis
,1yo thnYo a
similar call in a crisis Of different char
acter The traits which enabled our pco-
ple to pass unscathed through the fiery
ordeal OF the civil war were the traits
upon which we had to rely In the less Sc
rlous but yet serious dangers by which we
wore msnaced in 1896, 1898 and 1901
From the very beginning our people
have markedly combined practical capac.
ity for affairs with power of devotion to
an IDEAL The lack Of either quality would
have rendered the possession OF the othef
Of small value. Mere ability to achieve
success in things concerning the BODY
would not have atoned for the failure to
live the life of high endeavor, ana. on ene
ether hand, without a foundation or those
qualities which bring material prosperity
there would be nothing on which the
higher life could be built
the mon of the Revolution would have
failed it they had not possessed alike de-
Sotlon to liberty and ability, once liberty
had been achieved, to show common
sense and self restraint In its use. Tbs
men Of the great civil war would nave
failed had they not possessed the business
capacity which developed and organized
their resources in addition to the stern
Sesoiution to sxpend these resources as
freely ~ they expended their blood In
turthsrance Of the great cause Tor which
kheir hearts lsaped. 1t is this combination
Of qualities that has made our people sue
essd. Other peoples have been as devoted