The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-12-10
PRESIDENT TO QUAKERS
Roosevelt Speaks Before the Phila-
delphia Union League Club.
MAN CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT

As'Hs Daskss Through Gordon OF Sol.
disrs, Secretary cor,elyou shisids ths
President With His Own Body-Rooss.
veit Discusses the Trust Question and
Dwells on Peace In the Philippines.
Philadelphia. Pa.-President Roose.
velt was the guest Of honor and the
principal speaker Mt the banquet Of
the Union League Club here. 1t was the
celebration of the clubs fortieth ami
versary.
Mr. Roosevelt devoted q considerable
portion Of his speech to the praise Of
the late President Mckinley. dwelling
on the wisdom Of his policy through.
out the war with Spain. and in the
subsequent events which required sur
passing craftsmanship. He said. In
part:
president Mckinley faced the prob
lens of the Spanish War and those that
followed It exactly rs he had faced
the problems Of our economic and
financial needs. As a sequel to the war
with Spain We found ourselves In pos
session Of the Philippines under cir
cumstances which rendered 1t neces.
sary to subdue q formidable insurrec-
ton which made It impossible for us
with honor or with regard to the vel.
fare Of the islands to withdraw there
from.
"The occasion was seized by the op-
ponents Of the President for trying
to raise q new issue on which they
hoped they might be more successful
than on the old. The clamor raised
against him was Joined In. not only
by many honest men who were led
astray by a mistaken view or imper-
feet knowledge Of the facts. but by
all who feared effect. who shrank from
the rough work Of endeavor. The
campaign of 1900 had to be fought
largely upon the new Issue thus raised.
President Mckinley met 1t squarely.
Eve won. And now I ask You. two
years after the victory. to look across
the seas and Judge for yourselves
whether or not the promise has been
kept. The prophets Of disaster have
seen their predictions so completely
falslfied by the event that It is even
difficult to arouse even a passing in
terest In their failure.
"They played their brief part OF
obstruction and clamor: they said their
say, and the current Of our life went
over them and they sank under 1t rs
did their predecessors who. thirty.siH
years before, had declared that another
and greater war was failure. that
another and greater struggle for true
liberty was only q contest for subjugn-
ton in which the United States could
never succeed.
THE insurrection among the Fill
pinos has been absolutely quelled. The
war has been brought to an end sooner
than even the most snngulne OF us
dared to hope. The world has not In
recent years seen any military task
done with more soldierly energy and
ability. and done. moreover In n spirit
Of great humanity.
"Peace and order now prevail. and
a greater measure Of prosperity and
happiness than the Fillplnos have ever
hitherto known in their darker and
checkered history.
"The tremendous growth Of our In.
dustrlalIsm has brought to the front
many problems with which We must
deal: and I trust that We shall deal
with them along the lines indicated In
speech and In action by the profound
jurlst and upright and fearless public
servant who represents Pennsylvania
in the Cabinet-Attorney-G General Knox.
Knox.
"The question of the so.callcd trusts
Is but one of the questions We must
meet In connection with our industrial
system. There are many Of them and
they are serious: but they can and
will be met. Time may he needed
for making the solution perfect. but
II Is Idle to tell this people that We have
not the power to solve such problem
rs that of exercising adequate super
vision over the great Industrial combI.
nations of to-day. We have the power
and we shall find out the way. We
shall not act hastily or recklessly. but
We have firmly made up our minds
that n solution. and right solution.
shall he found. and found 1t will be-
President Roosevelt delivered three
speeches In Philadelphia. took luncheon
with his former Postmaster. General.
Charles Emory Smith. and shook
hands with several hundred of the most
prominent men In the city at a recep..
tion he held In the drawing room OF
Mr.. E. T. Stotesbury's residence.
The members Of the Presidents
party were thrown Into panic for q
moment or two Just after the luncheon
at Mr.. Smiths residence. The carriage
containing President Roosevelt. Mr..
Stotesbury and Secretary Cortelyou
had proceeded about fifty yards from
the house when man roughly dressed
darted out of the dense throng on the
sidewalk under the ropes and made
straight for the Chief Executive.
"For Gods sake stop that man."
cried the Secret Service man who was
riding on the box beside the driver.
Secretary Cortelyou leaped forward
and interposed his body between the
President and the on-coming man.
out not quick enough to prevent him
seizIng Mr.. Roosevelt's hand. which
rested upon the side Of the carriage.
A colored man who closely followed the
first disturber grabbed the Presidents
hand and kissed 1t effusively. Both
were then order back by the guard OF
mounted militlamen. and the little