The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT AT
SECRETARY MOODY'S HOME
SPEECHES AT OTHER POINTS
At Lowell He Discussed Porto Rfcan
the Lawrence Speech
Was Largely Eulogistic OF the
Civil War Neterans-The First
President to Visit Dover-Then He
ing Maine VIII Have Visited
Every Congressional District.

Lowell, Mass, August 26.-For TWEEN
ty-1ve minutes today this city enter
tanned the president of the United
States as its guest and they watched
him depart for New Hampshire and
Maine giving him a hearty cheer as the
train pulled out. The president left
Boston at S:35 O'Clock. On the way TO
this place the towns of West Medford
Winchester and Northern Biilica turn
ed out immense crowds and gave a rous-
ing cheer as the train passed by. The
president made an address at the COM
mon in which he paid A high Compli-
ment to Ex-Governor Allen, of Porto
Rico, who is a resident Of Lowell. He
said:
Nov you don't hear much about out
government of Porto Rico, because
there is nothing sensational in a COM
plete success daughter and applause).
Under Governor Allen and since under
his successor Porto Rico has been gov
erned so we'll that it is not entitled to
any space In the newspapers ~Caughter.)
We have done our full duty by
Porto Rico. We lave lone our duty by
Cuba. But i want to ask this people to
act in a spirit Of generosity such as
benefits q great republic in dealing with
q new and weaker republic which itself
has started on the career of important
self government.
I'VE must help our own interests, as
we'll as the interest of the weaker peo-
pies whose destiny is now ineXtricably
interviewer with ours. / ask you then
to see to it hat we give Cuba reciproc-
ity with this country, primarily in
| ('llha'S intprpStC hJt also for orr CWn
great benefit"
Praises the Veterans.
Lawrence, Mass, August 26.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his party on their
arrival here were Immediately escorted
to a temporary stand erected at the
station on which the president address
ed one of the largest crows that ever
gathered in his city. His speech was
largely eulogistic of the veterans of the
civil war.
Speaks of the Navy.
Haver Hill. Mass, August 26.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was greeted here by a
crowd which packed the route through
which he was driven from the station to
4 Washington Square, where he deliver
ed a twenty minute address and filled
al! available space around the stand
from which he spoke. This being the
home of Secretary of the Navy Moody,
the president devoted his remarks TO
the navy. He aid
THE entire country is vitality inter-
ested in the navy because an efficient
navy of an adequate size is not My
the best guarantee of peace, but it is
also the surest mean for seeing that
if war does come the result will be hon
ora bic to our good name and favorable
to cur national interests. Any real ma
tlon must be peculiarly sensitive to two
things: Stain on the national honor at
Eo,,a nd ISccro q RI tho national arms
abroad. Our honor at home, our honor
in domestic and international affairs is
at all times in our keeping and depends
simply upon the national possession OF
~ awakened public conscience. But
the only way to make safe our hon
or as affected. not by our own deeds
| but by the deeds of others, is by readi-
mess In advance.
we must constantly endecVor to per-
feet our navy in all it's duties in times
Of peace and above all in m~anoeuvering
IN q seaway and in marks manship
with the great guns. In battle the only
shots that count are those that hit, and
workmanship is a matter of long prac-
tice n Of intelligent reasoning. A
navy's efficiency in a war depends main
" upon it's preparedness at the outset
Of that war. We are not to be excused
as a nation if there is not such prepar-
edness Of our navy. No nation has a
Il ISl III OLloOl NchS a. oHo
is prepared to do It in masterful and
effective style. It would be ar intoler-
able humiliation for US to embark on
such a course of action as followed
from our declaration of war with Spain
and not make good our words by deeds,
rot be ready to prove our truth by our
endeavor when ever the need calls.
1.-THE good work of building up the
navy must go on without ceasing. The
modern warship cannot with
be allowed to rust in disuSe. 1t must
be used I'D in active service even in
time of peace. This means that there
w1st be a constant replacement of
TIE Ineffective by the effective. The
rr~< of building up and keeping our
r~vv is Therefore one which needs our
constant an" ~1nflagging vigilance
First Pr"sident at Dover.
i Dover. y. II. August 26.-For the first
time in the history of Dover, which was
founded in 1882. a president OF the Unit
ed States was a guest here today
, Thousands Joined in the welcome tc
: President Roosevelt who delivered ar
e address in which he said:
with the growth in wealth and pros.
perity has come an aceentuation of diff.
ferences between man man which
do harm in two ways, which do harm
when they make n man arrogant
, which do equal harm when they make
another man envious. Our ~salvatio
4 now as in the old days lies in the prac
Z teal applying principles that in tneor!
we admit to be the only principles &C
cording to which it is possible 10 admin
lister this republic. TIE principle O
> treating with man on his worth as {
r man is the principle of recognizing fact.
: as they are, of recognizing our materia
: needs, and therefore the absolute lie
= cessity to the prosperity which mus
: satisfy those material needs, and o
9 recognizing further that nothing is t.
be hoped for from people who are con
r tent only to satisfy their materia
S needs. II We have not got In us tn,
e light toward Righteousness, the hft to
0 ward something better than materia
needs, prosperity will be a curse In
stead OF a blessing"
VIII Visit Every Congressional Dis
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