The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
The OTHER MAN.
His Rights and What Is Due
Him Pointed Out
By President Roosevelt in His
Speech at Philadelphia.
HE ADnRESGED NEAGONG
HE ADDRESSED MASONS
On the Anniversary of George
WashingtOn's Apprenticeship.
Family Returns to the White
House for the Winter.

4n14dCelpnlds NOV u, ICSluelit
Roosevelt was the principal guest at the
sesquicentennial anniversary celebration
by the grand lodge of Free and Accept
ed Masons of Pennsylvania, of George
Washington's apprenticeship into the
Masonic fraternity.
The president was the orator of the
occasion. The celebration was exclu-
sive, being limited to one representative
from each subordinate lodge in this
state, together with the members of the
grand lodge and its committees. Presi-
dent Roosevelt said in part:
1T seems to me that that which this
country needs more than everything
else is-not to preach only-but to prac-
tice the virtues we try to realize through
Masonry and to show to the memory
of the greatest Mason that ever lived
WaShingtOn-the homage of deeds, not
merely words
"One of the things that attracted me
so greatly to Masonry that I hailed the
chance of becoming a Mason was that
it really did live up to what we as a
government are pledged to-Of treating
each man on his merits and IS a man.
When Brother George went into a lodge
of fraternity he went into the one
place in the United States where he
stood below or above his fellows ac-
cording to the official position in the
lodge He went into the one place in
the United States where the idea of our
government was realized as far as it is
huInanely possible for mankind to real
iZe a lofty ideal. And / know that you
will not only understand me- but sym
pathlze with me- when ! say that, great
though my pleasure is in meeting you
here, as your guest in this beautiful
temple and in meeting such a body of
men as this that 1 am now addressing
think my pleasure would be even
greater in going into some little lodge
where I meet the plain, hard working
nPn-V0Rn who work their H-ar1 dc-
and meet them on footing Of genuine
equality, not false equality, depending
on each man to be a decent man and
fair dealing Mason
Each one of US naturally is interest
ed especially in life as he sees it from
his own standpoint Each one of us
that is worth his salt is trying to do his
share in working out the problems that
are before all of US now at the begin
ming of the twentieth century and
does any man in public life, whatever
his position be- If he is interested at
heart he has the desire to do some kind
of substantial service for his country.
He must realize that the indispensable
prerequisite CT success under our insti-
tutiOns is genuineness in the spirit of
brotherhood Masonry should make ane
must make each man who conscien-
tiously and understa ndingly takes up
its obligations the best type of Ameri-
can citizenship because Masonry teaches
him his obligations to his fellows in a
practical fashion 1t is a good thing to
read the Declaration of Independence
every Fourth Of July: it is a good thing
to talk of what Washington and his fell
lows did fer us. But what counts most
is how we live up to the lessons that we
read or that we speak of-the lesson of
brotherhood.
First and foremost is to learn that
lesson with a full heart on the one hand
and without a weak head on the other.
The lesson Of brotHerhood-tha is the
lesson that has got to be taught ana got
TO be learned and applied to US as peo-
pie II re a-e to solve the great indus
trial and social problems Of today If
we could get wage-workers and employ
ers in any given occupation or in any
given district in lodge together I guar
antee the result. I guarantee what will
hapHen- Is not that true? Do you
think so? (Cries of Yes, yes.") Flx-
actly, and I win guarantee it, If that
thing could happen we would come al
ways into the lodge. each respecting his
brother and each wartinE to do what
was good for bis brother, each recog-
nizing that in our government every
man of US has to be his brothers keep
es US in this direction. but makes US
care for tie brethren that stumble and
fall and for the wives and little cnes OF
those who are beaten down in the harsh
battle of life. OF all things, it does not
teach US to make believe that there are
not any obstacles: it does not teach US
to make believe that life can somehow
be made soft and easy for every one; it
can not be. For many of US life is moth
! ing but very hard. Each one Of us who
does anything is going to have hard