The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-26
But the President Believes Much Can
he Done by National Law Pro-
vidIng for Publicity.
STATE STATUTES INADEQUATE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE
GIVEN AUTHORITY To ACT.
Brief Speeches at Nahant and Lynn
Great Demonstrations in Honor OF
the Chief Executive.

BOSTON. Aug. 25.-The weeks work for
President Roosevelt in his trip through
New England began in earnest this after
noon when he departed from the summer
home of the junior senator OF Massachu-
setts. Henry Cabot Lodge, at Nahant, and
amid the enthusiasm Of the greatest num-
Der of people he has faced since the Pitts
burg visit on July 4, rode into Lynn under
cavalry escort and spoke from a platform
at the City Hall. Then he was taken TO
Boston by special train and on arrival went
to Symphony Hall. there addressing a
great gathering of Boston business men.
His speech here was devoted almost entire
ly TO consideration of the trust question.
From the hall the President went TO Hotel
Touraine. where little later in the even
ing he was the guest of Governor Crane
at dinner.
The President spent quiet morning and
afternoon at the Lodge house He was not
even seen by a party Of fifteen women.
who appeared at the Lodge residence, and,
stripping a big American flag from their
barge, stretched il across the street and
sent up three hearty cheers for the Presi-
dent. AT 2:30 p. m. the President
started for the platform in Nahant,
where he was to deliver his ad-
dress. simultaneously with the moving of
the procession a battery near by fired a
salute of twenty-one guns In the carriage
with the President was the committee of
selectmen. Senator Lodge and Secretary
Moody were in the next carriage. followed
by Secretary Cortelyou and DR.. Lung and
the other members of the party. AS the
President appeared on the platform he was
loudly cheered. About fifteen minutes were
consumed in his address in which he, rel
terated his advice given in previous speech
es on the journey, that success in life must
depend on ones own individual effort.
The drive from Nahant TO Lynn occupied
about twenty minutes. At the city line
the President was met by Mayor Shep-
herd and committee and escorted 10 the
City Hall by two companies Of the militia
and one of the naval brigade Mayor Shep-
! herd introduced the President. Ii was,
perhaps, the largest crowd which he has
addressed since his visit to Pittsburg. After
! thanking the men of the National Guard
who had acted as his escort, the Presi-
/ dent stated there was but little he cared
I TO say because he had come 10 Massa-
/ chusetts less to teach than TO learn. He
/ said that Lynn had been rendered a great
city by the fact that the individual citi-
zens know how to work and did alike that
! duty in private and i'm public life. He
then referred to the ability OF Mr. Moody.
/ as secretary of the navy. Mr.. Moody was
on the platform. I'm the navy he re-
marked. I'VE have got 70 have ships and
good guns, but If you have not got any
thing else the ships and the guns are
worthless. You have got TO have a man
behind the gun" and at this he turned
10 Mr. Moody.
From the City Hall at Lynn the pro-
cession was taken TO the depot, where there
was a wait for the special train. The
President held am informal reception on the
platform. The President asked to be in
troduced to Harry Z. Stiles. chief musician
of the Eighth Regiment Band, and thanked
him for rendering Garry owen" which
was played, at the Presidents request. on
the way from the City Hall TO the station.
AS the train pulled out its way to
Boston cheers were given to the President.
A brisk shower of rain failed 10 discour-
age the crowds that stood along the streets
of Boston through which President Roose-
Welt passed on his way TO Symphony Hall.
where he addressed an audience OF 5000
persons. From the moment OF the Presi-
dents arrival at the North Union Station
from Lynn at 4:40 o'clock he was warmly
acclaimed. He officially welcomed by
Governor Crane and Mayor Collins. The
i party was escorted 10 carriages and guard
ed by the First Battalion of cavalry pro-
ceeded 10 the hall. Here every seat and
every inch of standing room had been
taken. TO the strains Of Hail 10 the
Chief" played on the great organ. the
President appeared upon the stage, but the
organ was soon sienced by the spOn-
taneous wave of greeting. With a few
formal remarks Governor Crane introduced
the President, who made forty minute
discourse on the question OF suppressing
illegal combinations. At the close Of the
address the President and those with HIM
left the hall while the organ played The
Star-spangled Banner"
Tomorrow morning bright and early the
presidential party viii start for Maine
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