Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04
MUST SUPPORT
MONROE DOCTRINE
ROOSEVELT ENDS HIS TRIP
THROUGH VERMONT.
GETS HOLIDAY GREETING
Confines Talks on Labor to Tribute to
People of Vermont-Says Nation
Must be Prepared to Back UP
Principles of Monroe Doctrine
ShoWered With Flowers.

East Mortified, Miss, Sept. 2.-The
president yesterday concluded his
tour through Vermont at BrattlebOro
and spent the night at Northfield.
The reception accorded him at Brattle-
boro was among the prettiest, most
well conducted and most enthusiastic
he has received on his tour OF New
England. Upon arriving at the sta
ton he was met by a company OF in
fantry headed by band and escorted
to the common, where he deliverd
brief address in which he spoke of
Abraham Lincoln as the man of the
hour in the great civil
war. He feelingly referred to
the venerable ex-governor
Holbrook, who was on the platform
and who accompanied the president a
short distance drought the state, as
being one of the few men who re-
ceived the distinction of being a war
governor.
The presidents progress through
BrattlebOrO was a continuous ovation.
On the line of march the carriage
stopped in front of the leading hotel
and from the balcony, men women
and children shOwerd a load of
flowers and bouquets upon him. Ar
irving at the common where he de-
liyered the address, the pavilion steps
were streWn with flowers by little
girls who were drawn up on both
sides
Labor day was generally celebrated
throughout the state and wherever
the train stopped holiday crowds
were cut to extend to the president
welcome. The presidents remarks
on the subject of labor were confined
mostly to a tribute to the people Of
Vermont. He expressed pleasure at
being greeted by representatives Of
organized labor, because, he said,
the typical American is he who works.
The president began the days journey
at Burlington, reaching that city from
Shelbourne, the home of Dr. w. Sc
ward Webb. After a drive about The
city, the presidential train started
southwark, stops being made at Yer
gennes, Middlebury, Brandon, Proctor,
Rutland, Ludlow, Bellows Falls, Chos
ter, Brattleboro, and the Vermont
trip ended. He crossed into Mas
sachusetts in the early evening. went
to Mortified and remained last night
as the guest Of William r. Moody son
Of the noted evangelist, Dwight L.
Moody, at the Mortified hotel The
president spoke at every stop yester-
day, but most of his addresses we e
brief. That of the greatest import
was the one delivered at Proctor, the
home of Senator Proctor, wherein ne
defined the Monroe doctrine.
The president said:
1--WE believe in the Monroe doctrine,
not as means of aggression at ALL
II does not mean that we are aggres-
Sive toward any power. 1t means
merely that as the biggest power on
this continent we remain steadfastly
true to the principles first formulated
under the presidency of Monroe
through John Quincy Adams-a prin-
ciplC that this continent must not be
treated as a subject for political colon
iZation by any European power That
is the doctrine of peace, the doctrine
of defense, the doctrine to secure a
chance on this continent for the
United States here to develop peace
ably along its own lines. The Mon
roe doctrine VII be respected as long
as we have first class efficient navy
not very much longer.
Shame to us if we assert the Mon
roe doctrine and, if our assertion be
called in question, show we have only
made an idle boast, that we are not
prepared to back up our words by
deeds y