The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-02
TRIP THROUGH VERMONT.
The President Spoke at Labor Day
Celebrations.
L TOOK UP The MONROE DOCTRINE
The Speaker Defined II as the Doctrine
Of Peace and Of Defense, Not OF
Boast or Threatening.

East Nortlheld Mass, ccpLemU'k A. |
President Roosevelt To-Day concluded NE
tour through Vermont at Brattieb'ro
and Is spending the niget here AZ North |
hsld. The reception accorded him az Brat
tlcboro was among the prctticst best con
Quoted aud most enthusiastic nc has re-
/ ccived in his tour Of New Eugand. Upon
arriving Mt the station he was net oy Il
| company OF infantry, headed by band ana
escorted tu tho common, wherc ne deiiN
cred brief address In which ne spoke OF
/ Abraham Lincoln as the man ot the hour
IN tile great civil war. The presilent
progress through Brattlcboro was con
tlnuuus ovation On the line OF marcn
bis carriage WAS stepped ia from 81 tht
leading hotel and from the balcony nlen'
women and children show,red loose now
crs and bouquets unou BIN Arriving ~
the common. where he delivered MS a1
dFfes the pavilion steps were streWn win
nowers By little girls, who were drawn MP
on both sldes
Labor Day was generally celebrated
| throughout the state aud wherever inc
train stopped, holiday crowds were out
to extend the president a welcome Ihc
heat was excessive bnt the president seem
ed to suffer but little from its effects HIS
, remarks on the subject OF labor were con-
, hned mostly TO q tribute TO the people OF
Vermont, and he expressed his pleasure
4 at heing greeted by the representatives. OF
80
: teal American Is the man who works
4 THE VERMONT TRIP ENDED.
The president began the days journey al
g Burlington. reaching that city from Shell
+, hurnc. the home Of Dr. W, Seward Webb
e after n drive about the city, the traif
: started southwark, stops being made al
y liddlebury Brandon, Proctor, Rutland
+ LUDLOW, Bellows Falls Chester and Brat
/. tleborO and his Vermont trip was ended
He crossed into Massachusetts early In tn
"a evening and went to NOrthheid to remaii
~ tonight as the guest OF William r. Moody
son OF the noted evangelist, Dwight /
Y Moody, at the Northheld hotel The presl
& dent Viii 80 TO Round Top IN the m0iu
Sc Ing to visit Mr.. Mcadys grave
10 The president spoke at every stop today
d. but most Of his addresses were brief. Tho
II OF the greatest importance was the on
Il delivered Mt Proctor, the home Of senate
n, r.roctor. vaere he defined his idea Of I'll
d senator Proctor Introduced the president
AT saying: "Neighbvrs and friends: For th
ne third time a president Of the United Stat,
ne honors us with his presence and he wi
nd speak from this platform expect
r. have the honor and the plee sure of iutr
d: ducing this one three or four years hen
re when he Is serving his second term" tLou
ut nppnuscJ
as THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
.ct After thanking the people for their gree
on ing, the president said we believe In 4
nv Monroe doctrine not as a means Of aggr,
sion at all. 1t does not mean that we a
aggressive toward any power 1t mea
merely that as the biggest power in II
continent VIC remain steadfastly true
ain the principles first formulated under t
~ presidency Of Monroe, through John Quin
''t Adams-thc principle that this connne
AT must not he treated as subject for poll
the cal colonization by any European pow
his AS ! say, that Is not an aggressive IL
asst trlne. II Is doctrine of peace \ d.
Ing trine Of defense, doctrine TO secure I
chance on this continent for The Unit
states here TO develop penceHhlv alo
ish their own lines Now we have formulai
MS that doctriue. II our formulation coust
simply of statements on the stump or
MS paper they are not worth the breath d
res / utters them nor the paper on which II
oH' are written Remember that the Mon
doctrine will be respected as long 9s
have n first clnss efficient navy, ana
'ets very much longer. In private life he v
ball nggcrts something aud says he IS going
me- do H. and will not back II IN, Is Away
han contemplate creature, ana a. n halton
last thing we can afford to do Is to tax
nostlon which we do not intend 10 Try
make good Dragging nnd hoastng ~
waite life are almost always signs or a w
man and n nation that Is strong does
GERS need to have Its public men boast or .
on It's account Least Of all does a sen
my s,ucctlng nntl0n wish its public repreSel
tives 10 threaten or menace OF insult
hni other power. our attitude toward ri p
med ers must be one of such dignlnea conrl
two aud respect as We intend thnt tne ,N,
,.,i .,Iye the friendly regard that we exact Z
lne them. We must no more wrong them
erry We must submit TO wrong doing ny IN
tie M a,ben ,ve fake n posltion let MS rem
prls- her that our holding II depends upon
then seN"I, VgS,iI,tr ~ hold II
rid nav w 80 IN, ot the mart Vermont
ntaved In the country's history, thro
Admirnls Dewey and Clnrk, the nresi'
continued: "shnme to MS II we assert
Monroe doctrine. and n our assertion 5
- no called In question. show that we !
enV only made an idle boast, that We are
ROAD prepared 10 hack M our words by dee