The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-23

and aga,n during his PREDATORY Ie-
marks, v hich were based on an inel-
cent of The sfternoon-the presentation
of floral horseshoe by the wofklnghsn
the president was interrupted py
yociferous applause. Such side remarks
as the following: Il do not care how
honest a man NAV be. If he is tlmid
he is no good,'' evoked prolonged laugh
ter
President Roosevelt was introduced to
the audience in the Coliseum by Colonel
Jacob l.. Greene. Through Senator flatt
he rendered his thanks to the state Tor
the splendid reception accorded to MN,
and to Mayor Sullivan he made his
thanks to the people of the city OF
Hartford. Then, turning to the audlence
he said:
had intended and still intend to make to
you tonight, l wish to allude to an IN
cident that happened this afternoon.
which struck me as more important
than what 1 have to say to you On
being driven around your beautiful city
/ was taken through Pope park and
stopped at a platform where was pre-
scented with a great horseshoe OF mowers.
the gift of the workingmen OF Hart
ford Qoud appIause), to the president
of the United States (Appiause.) l
listened to admlra bic little ADDRESS
by Father 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 II
was a gift of welcome from the wage
workers., upon whom ultimately tne
government depends, and he coupled the
words of greeting with certain sentences
in which he expressed his belief that
would do all I could to show myself
good representative of the wage work
ers Gentlemen, 1 should be utterly un-
fit for the position that 1 occupy II L
failed to do all that in me lies to act,
as light is given to me-to act SO as 10
represent the best thought and purpose
of the wage workers of the United
States. loud and continuous ap-
plause)
Now, at the outset of the twentieth
century, we are facing difficult ana
complex problems problems social ana
economic, which will expect the best
energies of all of us to solve right, anu
-hich we can only solve at all II we
,proach them in a spirit, not merely OF
common sense. but of generous desire
to act each for all and all for each; ana
while there are occasions when, through
legislation and administrative action,
the government. which represents the
people, can do special service TO one SET
of oC, citizens. Yet 1 think you Win
agree with me that in the long run the
best way in which to serve any one OF
our citizens is to serve all alike. we'll.
cloud applause) To try to act in a
spirit of fairness and Justice to all; to
give to each man his rights. to safe
guard each man in his rights, and, so
Tar as III lie HeS Wilt ilOlu NY kASS
ent position, l will be true to that con-
ception of my duty. (Applause) And
so 1 have finished what I have to say
that was suggested by the very touch
ing and pleasing incident OF the AFTER
Moons ride.
Now, I want to speak to you to-
night, not on our internal orblems as
nation. but on some OF the external
problems which we have had to face
during the last four years. The internal
problems the most important Keep
ing our household straight is our first
duty, but we have got other duties.
Just exactly as each man who is worth
his salt must first of all be a good hus-
band and good father, a good bread
winner. good man of business, so as
to deal with his own home relations
and yet must in addition to that be d
good citizen for the state at large, SO a
nation must first take care to do well its
duties within its own borders, but mus,
not make that fact an excuse for fail
ing to do those of it's duties the per-
Torrance of which lie without it's osVf
bore1ers.''
President Roosevelt then continued as
follows.
The events of the last few years have
forced the American republic to take
a larger position in the. world than ever
before, and therefore more than evei
before to concern herself with questions
of policy which affect her interests be-
yond her own borders. AS a people we
now have duties and opportunities IL
the troDic seas and lands south of US
as well as in those of the farthest east
And much depends upon the way il
which we meet these duties the way il
which we take advantage of these op'
portun:ties.
From the days of Monroe, Clay an6
the younger Adams. we as a people hav'
always looked with interest upon thu
West Indies and the isthmus connecting
the two Americas. feeling that anything
happening in those regions must be o
concern to our welfare. There is nov
ampler reason than ever before for thi
feeling.
THE outcome of the Spanish war pu
us in possession of Porto Rico an
brought us into peculiar touch witt
Cuba; while the successful negotiation
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty at las
cleared the way for the construction Q
the isthmian canal Porto Rico 1t l
a pleasure to say, may now serve as a.
example of the best methods of admin
istering our insular possessions So ex
cellent have been the effects of our ad
ministration and legislation concernin
this island, that their very excellenc
has resulted in their being almost for
gotten by those at home There
hardly ripple of failure on the stream
of our success: and so, as is apt to b
our way. we do not think of it at al
Yet it is we'll worth while to think @
it, and it is pleasant to learn by a
experience which teaches US what TO fol
low instead of what to avoid. First an
foremost in Porto Rico. we have cor
sistently striven to get the very bes
men to administer the affairs of tn
island. 1t is desirable throughout GU
public service to secure a high stand
ard of efficiency and integrity. BIZ
after all. here at home we always hav
in our own hands the remedy for an
failure to provide such qualities. In
far off island things are differen
There, wrong-doing is more easy, an
those who suffer from it are more helI
less; while there is less efficient chez
he 80 hat Ito ,t%wz
which public men are sensitive. In cor
sequence, the administration of thes
islands is, beyond all other kinds of &C
ministration in our country. the or
in which the highest standard must /
demanded.
In making appointments to the il
sular service. it is necessary to disr,
gard any question of mere expedien6
and to look at the matter solely fro
the standpoint of the honor of our ow
nation and Of the welfare of the islar
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