The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-09
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the President Said.
BROTHERHOOD AND PATRIOTISM
UTTERANCEs INSPIRED BY SUNDAYS
VISIT TO BATTLEFIELDs.
Ovations to the President at Chatta-
nOOga, Athens, Knoxville and
Elsewhere i'm the south.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. s.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt to-day was elected an hon.
orary member of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen. He attended the execu-
tive session of the order in the morning.
walking from the hotel to the Auditorium.
a distance of a few blocks, escorted by
Grand Master Sargent, a committee Of the
brotherhood and a detachment of Troop
B, State Guard.
The brotherhood first held its executive
session, which the President attended.
Acting Grand Master Hannahan welcomed
the President, stating that his attendance
at the convention would do great good to
organized labor, not only in this country,
but in Canada and other countries as WELL
The President returned his thanks for
the welcome in the following words:
Mr.. Chairman and You, My Friends and
Fellow-Americans-I shall not try TO speak
to you formally now, as i understand 1
am TO make an address in open session. L
shall therefore merely thank you most
warmly for the greeting you have extended
to me. During the time / was Governor
had to deal with many organizations-or-
ganizations of wage-workers. of capitalists,
of professional men, organizations like your
own brotherhood, like the Bar Association.
for instance, like the Bankers Association
as another example After two years 1
nearer TO being able to do exactly what
the railroad men had requested than was
the case with any other organization with
which / was brought in contact. And /
think that was due especially to the fact
that men of Your organization are of a type
which naturally results in their applying
the principles of common sense 10 what
they do. / was asked nothing unrea-
sonable, and / should have been loath TO
admit that i would have refused TO do
anything that was reasonable lApplause-J
rwln lr.r u~~aC
which / shall set forth when 1 make my
public address Here / wish to say but
one thing more. L have had to make. as
President, number OF appointments.
have made none which have given me per-
sonally more satisfaction and / think none
which has given the public greater satis-.
faction than when 1 succeeded in persuade
[Applause.l Because Mr.. Sargent has the
qualities which are indispensable in pub
lie officer. In the first place he has
sound heart and in the next place he has
not got a soft head. Laughter and ap-
plausel. / can count upon his being abso-
lutely fair and square, upon his doing JUS
tice all through. ana can count upon his
doing Ii in the right way. All OF US know
people who can be just, but who are just in
such ways as TO make US wish they were
unjust. IApplause.l Mr.. Sargent is free
from that besetting sin. No man has
more important task than he has, for he
stands In the gateway OF one OF the roads
out of which the American citizenship or
the future Is 10 be mace Wnen ne STANDS 10
supervise the immigration of the country.
The laws affecting his department can.
/ think, be improved. but under him am
sure that the administration of them cannot
be improved" Applause
John F. McNamee, Of Columbus, o., one
of the grand officers and a Democratic
member of the Legislature. moved that the
degree of grand honorary membership be
conferred on President Roosevelt. The mo-
ton was referred to the committee on con-
stitution and bylaws, whose recommenda-
ton was unanimous that the motion be ac-
cepted. The report of the committee was
adopted by a rising, unanimous vote, amid
great cheers.
The President thanked the convention
for the compliment paid him, and Grand
Master Sargent then gave him a pass,
which admits him 10 all the meetings OF
the brotherhood
At this point the brotherhood adjourned
until o'clock tomorrow morning. and
the public admitted to the auditorium
to hear the Presidents address. While the
audience was being seated the band rem
dered America" the President and the
others in the hall rising.
Mayor Chambliss delivered a short ad-
dress of greeting, In which he welcomed
to Chattanooga all the hremen, whether
they came from Canada, Mexico or Oyster
Bay After an address OF welcome in be-
half of the State by Governor McMillin and
terspersed with music by the Seventh
Cavalry Band, President Roosevelt was in
troduced by acting Grand Master Hanna
han. His reception was most enthusiastic,
the audience rising 10 its feet and cheer