Evening star., 1902-08-23
TALK TO WORK|NGMEN
The President Makes Two
Speeches at Hartford.
HEARTILY WELCOMED
REVIEWS ADMINISTRATION
POLICY IN NEW POSSESSIONS.
Finds Grounds for Congratulations
Both at Home and Abroad
Plans for Future.

dispatch from Hartford. Conn, last
night SAYS:
The President, on his arrival at the depot
here this afternoon, was cordially well
| coined by committee of representative
| citizens. He was taken for drive around
| the city, occupying, with Col. Jacob L..
| Greene, handsome victoria automobile, in
| charge of two expert New York. chauffeurs
He was enthusiastically cheered all along
! the route.
In Pope Park, one Of the beautiful out
| lying recreation spots of the city, the Pres
| ident greeted by 10000 workingmen
| who presented him with a magnificent
| floral horseshoe, inscribed. "Workingmen's s
| Welcome to Our President" Father Michael
| Sullivan made a few remarks of welcome
| in which he commended the honesty and
| sincerity of purpose of the President in all
| his acts. The President responded. and his
remarks were frequently interrupted by
applause. He said:
Father Sullivan / came here to say
some words this evening myself, but moth
ing that l can say will in any way have
the significance the gift from the wage
workers of Hartford has, and the language
you have used, Father Sullivan, in connec-
ton with making 1t. has, and 1 am sure
that Col. Greene, Senator Platt himself and
all of my other hosts will pardon me for
ceived or can receive in Connecticut will,
or can begin to. please me as much as this
one that l receive through you. loud ap-
plause)
Interest in the Workingman.
Father Sullivan, l should. of course, be
wholly unfit for the position 1 occupy if
l did not give my best thought and best
purpose to trying to serve the interests of
the toler of America (cheers)-the man who
works with his hands, and, of course also
the man who works with his head-ff 1 did
not try to serve each decent American cit
izen according to the best of my capacity:
and certainly my most painStaking effort,
my most resolute purpose. shall be given.
and, II L may say so, is being given to try
ing to do anything that can be done to help
our people. Perhaps L do this best by
trying to help as well l can their best
purpose and their best thought (cries of
'Good) and that kind of representative l
shall strive to be according to the light
that is given me-
One thing more. 1 should like to ac-
cept that gift in some way personal to my
self, but l would rather accept it as 1 know
1t is meant, a gift from Americans to
the man who, for the time being. embodes
American governmental principles (cries of
Good and cheerS)-the principles of square
and fair dealing with all men, so that men
shall have their rights under the law that
all shall be given a fair and an even chance
in the struggle for life as we can best give
it. l thank you" cloud and continuous
applauSe.)
Speech at the Coliseum.
Five thousand men and women crowded
the Coliseum here tonight to hear the ad-
dress of President Roosevelt. At least two
thirds of the audience were workingmen
and the enthusiasm manifested by them
when the President alluded to the rights of
the toier aroused the keenest interest.
Again and again during his predatory re-
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the afternoon-the presentation of a floral
horseshoe by the workingmen-the Presi-
dent was interrupted by vociferous ap-
plause. Such side remarks as this, Il do
not care how honest a man may be, if he is
timid. he is no good, evoked prolonged
laughter. Again. in speaking of the 18TH
mian canal, he aroused snirth by saying
that one of the problems in connection with
the great engineering feat would be to pro-
cure fifty thousand-dolar patriotic. ambi-
tious men to work for a ten thousand-dol-
lar fee.
President Roosevelt was introduced to the
audience in the Coliseum by Col Jacob l..
Greene. Through Senator Platt he rendered
his thanks to the state for the splendid re-
ception accorded him, and to Mayor Sulli-
van he made his thanks to the people of the
city Of Hartford. Then, turning to the au-
dience he said:
Before beginning the speech that 1 had
intended and still intend to make to you to-
night, l wish to allude to an incident that
happened this afternoon which struck me
as more important than what l have to say
to you. On being driven around your beau
tiful city I was taken through Pope Park
and stopped at platform where I was pre-
sented with great horseshoe OF flowers
the gift of the workingmen of Hartford
Qoud applause) to the President of the
United States (applause). I listened to an
admirable little address by Father Sullivan
Now, in his speech he was kind enough to
allude to me personally, but he laid pr-
mary stress, he ought to lay it, upon the
fact that it was gift of welcome from the
wage-workers, upon whom ultimately this
government depends, and he coupled the
words of greeting with certain sentences in
do all that 1 could to show myself a good
representative of the wage-workers. Cen
tlemen, should be utterly unfit for the DO
stion that 1 occupy If l failed to do all that
in me lies, to act light is given me to
act. so as to represent the best thought and
purpose Of the wage-workers of the United
States. loud and continuous applause.)
New Conditions Have Arisen.
1.-THE events Of the last few years have
forced the American republic to take
larger position in the world than ever
before. and, therefore, more than ever be-
fore to concern herself with questions of
policy which affect her interests beyond
her own borders. AS a people We now
have duties and opportunities in the tropic
seas and lands south Of US, as well as in
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