The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-23

|
dent Roosevelt entered upon his New
| England tour today and New Haven
| was the first point visited. The yacht
| Sylph, bearing the president, made the
| run up New Haven harbor to the ac-
| compartment of many salutes. Escort
| ed by state troops and police the pres
ident and his party were driven about
the city. All traffic along the line of
march was stopped and factories were
closed. The streets were crowded and
the city was gaily decorated.
| The president on his arrival here to-
| day was cordially welcomed by COM
| mittee of representative citizens. He
was taken for a drive around the city,
occupying with Col. Jacob L. Greene,
a handsome automobile. He was en-
Enthusiastically cheered all along the
| route.
Gift From Workingmen.
In Pope park the president was
greeted by 10000 workingmen, who
| presented him magnificent floral
horseshoe, inscribed: ''Workingmen's
Welcome to Our President"
Father Michael Sullivan made a few
| remarks of welcome, in which he COM
mended the honesty and sincerity of
| purpose of the president in all his acts.
| The president responded and his re-
marks We're frequently interrupted by
applause. He said:
mo greeting that have received or
can receive in Connecticut will or
| can begin to please me as much as this
! one that I receive through you. I
| should, of course, be wholly united for
! the position I occupy if 1 did not give
my best thought and best purpose to
| trying to serve the interests of the
| toiler of America. My most resolute
| purpose shall be given, and, if 1 may
| say so, is being given, to trying to do
| anything that can be done to help our
people. Perhaps I can do this best by
trying to help as we'll as can their
best purpose and their best thought I
| should like to accept that gift as in
some way personal to myself, but 1
would rather accept it, as 1 know it is
meant, as a gife from Americans to a
man who for the time being embOdies
American governmental principles
the principles of square and fair deal
| ing with all men, so that men shall
have their rights under the law, that
all shall be given fair and an even
| chance in the struggle for life as we
can best give it. thank you"
At the Coliseum.
Tonight, after his address at the
Coliseum, the president was the guest
| of Executive Secretary John t. Robin
son, on Asylum avenue. President
Roosevelt expressed his satisfaction at
the substitution of drives for conven-
tional handshaking.
Five thousand men and women
crowded the Coliseum tonight to hear
the address of President Roosevelt. At
least two-thirds of the audience were
Workingmen, and the enthusiasm
manifested by them when the presi-
dent alluded to the rights of the toiler
aroused the keenest interest. President
Roosevelt was introduced by Col.
Jacob L. Green. Referring to the
workingmen's gift, the president said:
Il should be utterly unfit for the
position that I occupy if I failed to do
all that in me lies to act, as light is
given me, so as to represent the best
thought and purpose of the wage
workers of the United States. While
there are occasions when, through leg
islation and administrative action, the
government which represents the peo-
pie can do special service to one set
of our citizens, I think you will 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, to try to
act in a spirit of fairness and justice
to all; to give each man his rights; to
safeguard each man in his rights, and,
so far as in me lies, while l hold my
present position 1 will be true to that
conception of my duty.
Our Position Abroad.
"The events of the last few years
have forced the American republic to
take larger position in the world
than ever before, and therefore more
than ever before to concern himself
with questions of policy which affect
her interests beyond her own borders.
AS a people we now have duties and
opportunities in the tropic seas and
lands south of us as we'll as in those
of the farthest East And much de-
pends upon the way in which we meet
these duties, the way in which we take
advantage of these opportunities.
"It is desirable throughout our pub
lie service to secure a high standard
of efficiency and integrity. Here at
home, we always have in our own
hands the remedy for any failure to
provide such qualities. In a far-off
island things are different. There
wrongdoing is more easy and those
who suffer from it are more helpless;
while there is less efficient check in
the way of that public opinion to
which public men are sensitive. In
consequence, the administration of
these islands is, beyond all other kinds
of administration in our country, the
one in which the highest standard
must be demanded.
I'm making appointments to the in
sular service it is necessary to dis
regard any question of mere party
expediency and to look at the matter
solely from the standpoint of the honor
of our own nation and of the welfare