The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
SERVE ALL ALIKE
so HE BEST SERVES EVERY CLASS
AND EVERY MAN.
ROOSEVELT AT HARTFORD.
PRESIDENT DELIVERS RINGING
ADDRESS TO 5000 PERSONS.

New England Tour Degun-In Pope
Park, on Behalf of 10000 Work
inGmen, Magnificent Floral Horse
shoe Is Presented the President.
To Act With Fairness to All, the
True Theory of Republican Gov
ermment-Reoseyelt Defends Adj
ministration's Course in West In
dies and the East.
Hartford, Conn, Aug. 22-President
Roosevelt entered upon his New Eng
land tour to-day. Leaving Oyster Bay
on the yacht Sylpn, New Haven was
the first point visited. There, the Pres
ident was driven about the city for an
hour, accompanied by a military es-
cort. On his arrival here this afternoon
he took another ride, this time in a
victoria automobile.
In Pope park, one of the beautiful
outlying recreation spots of the city,
the President was greeted by 10000
workingmen who presented him with
a magnificent floral horseshoe, inscrib-
ed: "Workingmens Welcome to Our
President" Mr.. Roosevelt made a brief
response.
Applause Was Frequent.
Five thousand persons were in the
Coliseum here tonight to hear the
Presidents address. Two thirds of the
audience weres workingmen, and the
enthusiasm displayed by them when
the President alluded to the rights of
the toiler aroused the keenest interest.
Again and again during the predatory
remarks, which were based upon an
incident of the afternoon-the presen-
tation of a floral horseshoe by the
workingmen-the President was inter
rupted by vociferous applause.
Such side remarks as this: II don't
care how honest man may be, if he
is timid, he is no good" evoked pro-
longed laughter. Again, in speaking
of the isthman canal, he aroused mirth
by saying that one of the problems in
connection with the great engineering
feat would be to procure $4,000 patriot
&c, ambitious men to work for a +$10,-
900 fee. President Roosevelt said:
Government Rests on Workers.
"On being driven around your beau
tifu1 city to-day ] was taken through
Pope Park and stopped at a platform
where I was presented with a great
horseshoe of flowers, the gift of the
workingmen of Hartford to the Presi-
dent of the United States. l listened
to an admirable little address by Faith
er Sullivan. Now. in his speech he
was kind enough to allude to me per-
sonally, but he laid primary stress, as
he ought to lay it, upon the fact that
OF of 10 WAC a
workers, upon whom ultimately this
government depends and he coupled
the words of greeting with certain
sentences in which he expressed his be-
lief that 1 would do all that 1 could to
show myself a good representative
of the wageWorkers. Gentlemen, l
should be utterly unfit for the posi-
ton that 1 occupy if 1 failed to do all
that in me lies, to act, as light is
given me-to act so as to represent
the best thought and purpose of the
wageworkers of the United States.
TO Serve All Alike Well.
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.
think you will agree with me that in
the long run the best way in which to
serve all alike we'll; to try to act in
spirit of fairness and justice to all;
TO give to each man his rights, to safe
guard each man in his rights; and, so
far as in me lies, while l hold my pres
ent position, 1 will be true to that con-
ception of my duty" (Applause.)
He then continued as follows:
Century Old Interest.
From the days of Monroe, Clay and
the younger Adams, we, as a people,
nave always looked with interest upon
the West Indies and the isthmus con-
Meeting the two Americas, feeling that
anything happening in those regions
must be of concern to our welfare.
1nere is now ampler reason than ever
before for this feeling. The outcome
OF the Spanish war put us
IN possession of Porto Rico
ana brought US into pecu-
harly close touch with Cuba; while the
successful negotiation of the Hav-
Fauncefote treaty at last cleared the
way for the construction of the 18TH
mian canal.
Porto Rico Shining Light.
Porto Rico, it is a pleasure to say,
may now serve as an example of the
pest methods of administering our in
euIar possessions. So excellent has been
me erect of our administration and
4S6i9ldllon concerning this Island that
thelr very excellence has resulted in
thelr being almost forgotten by those
St nome. There is hardly ripple of
Idllure on the stream of our success:
ana SO as is apt to be our way, we
10 not think of it at all.
FIRST and foremost in Porto Rico we
nave consistently striven to get the
very best men to administer the affairs
VI the island. In making appointments
~ the insular service. ii is necessary
10 disregard any question of mere par
~ eXpediency and to look at the mat
yer solely from the standpoint of the
nonor of our own nation and of the
Welfare of the island itself This has
peen the standpoint adhered to in Sc
ecung the men who represent our
soVernment in Porto Rico-governor.
IIeasurer. attorney general, judges, SUI
Reihtendent of education-every one.
an consequence all Americans should
ei real pride In the way In which
snelr compatriots who are responsible
Ior me government of the island, have
administered IL.
Harder Problem I'm Cubn.
In Cuba the problem was larger.
more complicated and more difficult
ilere' again, we kept our promise alb
s"iutely. For over three years we adj
llhistered n on a plane higher than IL
naa ever reached before during the
1"uf centuries since the Spanisrd first
'"hAeQ upon its shores We brought