The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-23

the words of Gliding with certain sen tences in which he expressed his belief that would do all that could to show myself a good representative of the Wage-workers.
 Gentlemen, I should be utterly unfit for the position that I occupy if I fail ed to do all that in me lies to act as light Is given me-to act so as to repre- sent the best thought and purpose of the wage-workers of the United States. Loud and continuous applause)
 Now, at the outset of the twentieth century we are facing difficult and complex problems, problems social and economic, which will tax the best en- ergies of all of us to solve right and which we can only solve at all if we approach them in spirit not merely of common sense. but of generous desire to act each for all and all for each, and while there are occasions when through legislation or administrative action the governmental representatives of the people can do especial service to one set of our citizens, yet I think you will agree with me that in the long run the best way in which to serve any one set of our citizens is to serve all alike we'll Qoud applause); to try to act in spirit of fairness and justice to all; to give to each man his rights; to safeguard each man in his rights, and, so far as in me lies, while hold my present position, I will be true to that concepton of my duty, (applause) and so have finished what I have to say that was suggested by the very touching and pleasing inci- dent of the afternoons ride.
 Now WI want to speak to you to- night, not on our internal problems as a nation, but on some of the external problems which we have had to face during the last four years. The inter- nal problems are the most important Keeping our household straight is our first duty, but we have got other duties, just exactly as each man who is worth his salt must first of all be good hus- band and good father, a good bread winner, good man of business, so as to deal with his own home relations and yet must in addition to that be a good citizen for the state at large. So a na- tion must first take care to do we'll its duties within its own borders, but must not make of that fact an excuse for failing to do those of it's duties, the performance of which lie without its own borders"
 President Roosevelt then continued as follows:
 The events of the last few years have forced the American republic to take a larger position in the world than ever before, and therefore more than ever before to concern herself with questions of policy which effect her in- terests beyond her own borders, As a people we now have duties and oppor- tunities in the tropic seas and lands south of us as well as in those of the farthest east. Much depends upon the way in which we meet these duties, the way which we take advantage of these opportunities.
 From the days of Monroe, Clay and the younger Adams we as people have always looked with interest upon the West Indies and the isthmus connecting the two Americas, feeling that anything happening in those regions must be of concern to olE welfare. There is now ampler reason than ever before for this feeling. The outcome of the Spanish war put us in possession of Porto Rico and brought us into peculiarly close touch with Cuba; while the successful negotiation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty at last cleared the way for the construction of the sthnnian canal. Por- to Rico. it is pleasure to say, may now serve as an example of the best methods of administering our insular possessions. So excellent have been the effects of our administration and