The Butte inter mountain., 1902-08-23
PRESIDENTS TOUR
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then each individual man must achieve it
for himself, by his own thrift. intelli-
gencc, energy, industry and resolute pur-
poses.
"li, when people wax fat, they kick, as
they have been prone to do since the days
OF leshurun, they will speedily destroy
their, own prosperity. II they so into wild
speculation and lose their heads, they
have lost that which no legislation can
supply and the business world will suffer
in consequence. If, in spirit of sullcn
envy. they insist upon pulling down
those who have profited most by the years
OF fatness, they will bury themselves in
the crash Of common disaster 1t is
difficult to make our material condition
better by the best laws but it is easy
enough by bad laws TO throw the whole
nation into an abyss Of misery
At Hartford.
ny ASSOCIATED rRrss.l
Hartford. Conn. August l5.-Upon his
arrival at the station yesterday afternoon
the president was cordially welcomed by
= committee OF 'i''S'h''
He was taken for n drive about the city,
occupying n handsome automobile, and en-
Enthusiastically ohecred all along the route.
In Pore park the president was greeted
by 900 workingmen. who presented him
with a magnificent floral horseshoe, in
scrhed: "Workingmen's Welcome to Our
President"
Father Sullivan made few remarks OF
welcome, in which he commended the hon
csty and sincerity Of purpose Of the presi-
dent in all his acts. The president re-
sponded, saying:
To Serve the Toers.
"Father Sullivan, | came here to say
some words this evening myself, but moth
ing that | can say will in any way have
the significance that the gift of the
workers has, and the language you have
used, Father Sullivan, | know the mean
ing il has and / am sure that Colonel
Green, Senator Plat himself and all of
my other hosts will pardon me for saying
that no greeting that ! have received or
can receive in Connecticut will or can
begin TO please me as much as the one
receive through you.
A Pleasing Gift.
Father Sullivan, | should Of course be
wholly unfit for the position ! occupy il
/ did not give my best thought and best
purpose trying to serve the interests OF
the toilers of America-the man who
works with his hands, and, Of course also
the man who works with his hcad-ii
did not try to serve each decent American
citizen, according to my capacity and GER
tainly my most painsiakng effort, my
most resolute purpose, shall be given, and
if | may say so, is being given,in trying
to do anything that can be done to help
our people.
perhaps | can do this best by trying
TO help as well as ! can their best pur-
pose and their best thought and that kind
of representative shall strive to be.
according to the light which is given me.
One thing morc-l should like to accept
that gift as in some way personal, to my
self, but | would rather accept it, as |
know it is meant, as gift from Amcri-
cans to man who, for the time, en-
bodies American government principles
the principles of square and fair dealing
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"
lHbe'S'SS 'S'S s'o'H"'J''S''s
Five thousand men and women crowd
ed the coliseum here last night to hear
the address of President Roosevelt. At
least twothirds of the audience were
workingmen and their enthusiasm aroused
the keenest interest. Again and aga
during his speech, which was based on
incidents of the afternoon, the presenta-
tion OF floral horseshoe by the work
h., 4
vociferous applause. Through Senator
Plat, the president rendered his thanks
10 the state for the splendid reception
accorded him and to Mayor Sullivan he
made his thanks to the people OF the city
of Hartford Then, turning to the audi
ence, he said:
Before beginning the speech that
had intended and still intend to make to
you tonight, | wish to alludc to an in.
cident that happened this afternoon which
struck me as more important than what
I have to say to you. On being driven
around your beautiful city | was taken
through Pope park and stopped at plat
form where ! was presented with great
horseshoe of flowers, the gift Of the work
ingmen of Hartford to the president of
the United States. listened to an ad-
mirable little address by Father Sullivan,
Now in his speech he was kind enough to
allude to me personally but he laid pri-
mary stress, as he ought to lay 1t, upon
the fact that it was a gift OF welcome
of the wage workers, upon whom ulti-
mately this government depends, and he
coupled the words of greeting with cer-
tain sentences in which he expressed his
belief that would do all I could to shol