Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-26

Boston, Aug. 2G.--After night or re-
freshlng sleep at a hotel In this city,
President Roosevelt left at S;S5 o'clock
over the Boston & Maine road to con-
tinue his tour of New England,
His first stop viii be at Lowell, Mass.
He viii traverse New Hampshire to-
day speaking at Dover and going to
Maine as far as Augusta where he VIII
be the guest Of Gov. Hill tonight.
ARRIVAL AT LOWELL.
Lowell, Mass, Aug. 26.--For 25 min
utes today this city entertained the
president of the United States, On The
run from Boston the towns OF West
Medford. Winchester, and North Bill
lerlca turned out immense crowds who
gave a rouslng cheer as the train
passed by. At each place the presi-
dent appeared on the platform and ac-
knowledged the greetings.
The special train arrived here at 9:lq
a, M, and its arrival was slgnalled by
the firing Of a presidential salute by the
local militia, and the G. A. II. per-
formed guard duty. The sidewalks
about the station were thronged and
the common, which was the scene OF the
real reception, was black with human
ity. Acting Mayor Badger and a COM
mittee Of the city government met the
president and party at the station and
were presented by Charles NJ. Aler,
former governor Of Porto Rico. After q
few words Of welcome the party took
carriages and drove rapidly to the COM
mon through streets arched with bunt-
ing and lined with cheering people,
Arriving at the speakers stand, the
president and party were presented to
the people by the mayor.
The sentry, Spanish war veteran,
stood on either side of the president as
he rose to speak. Cheers and applause
greeted him,
AT HAVERHILL.
Haverhill. Mass. Aug. 26.--Presldent
Roosevelt was greeted here by crowd
which packed the route through which
he was driven from the station 10
Washington square. where he delivered
n Commute address and filed all avail
able space around the stand from which
he spoke.
PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
President Roosevelt said:
Naturally, at the home OF Secy
Moody | should like to say a word Of
two about the navy You see that wher
one Massachusetts man would leav,
the navy department ] had to find an
other Massachusetts man TO take hi
a ttsh xVa fpf4 al
on the navy we are sure Of such re
Spouse out of the mountains and grea
plains OF the west as upon the Atlanti,
or Pacific seaboards. The entire coun
try is vitality interested In the navy
because an efficient navy Of an ade
quate size Is not only the best guaran
tee Of peace but II is also the sures
means for seeing that II war does come
the result shall be honorable to ou
good name and favorable to our nation
al interests. Any really great natiol
must be peculiarly sensitive 60 tw'
things: stain on the national honor a
home, and disgrace to the nationa
arms abroad. Our honor at home
our honor I'm domestic and internal az
fairs, Is at all times In our own keen
ing and depends simply upon the ma
tional possession Of an awakened pub
lie conscience. But the only way I,
make our honor as affected not nv gu
own deeds but by the deeds OF otter
is by readiness in advance. In tn e
great crises in our history during IN
nineteenth cntury--in IA war Of 1879
in the civil war and again In III
Spanish wharf.-the navy rendered [, tn
nation services Of literally incalcula
bic worth, In the civil war we ha,
to meet antagonists even more pre
pared at sea than we were On bot
the Other 900 eione wn encount~-od fOr
e gn ( es and the fighting was done en-