The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09

 amanga battlefield I was immensely struck by the monument raised by Ken lucky to the union and confederate sol- diers from Kentucky who fell on that field. The inscription reads as follows,
 AS we gre united in life and united in death let one monument perpetuate their deeds. and one people, forgetful of all asperities, forever hold in grateful memories the glories of that terrible con hiet which made all men free and retain ed ever star on the nations flag Cheers and Applause long continued.) That is good sentiment. that it is a sentiment by which we can all stand. And. oh, my friends what does that sentiment have as it's underlying spirit, the spirit of brotherhood. Cheers and Applause)
 "I firmly believe in my countrymen and, therefore l believe that the chief neces- sity in order that they shall work to- gether is that they shall know one an- other; that the northerner shall know the southern, and the man of one occupation know the man of another occupation, the man who works in one walk of life knows the man who works in another walk of life, so that we may realize that things that divide us are superficial, are unimportant and that we are and must ever be knit together in one dissoluble mass by our American manhood. Cheers and applause.)"
 Speech at Court House.
 Chattanooga. September S.--At the court house the President said; Judge Moon. and you, my fellow American cit- izens: have but a moment in which to speak to you for we are already behind on the schedule, but l must express my pleasure at being here in your beautiful city to speak to the men and women of this great state. For sixteen years the Presidency of the United States has been nlled by Tennesseans. Tennessee has al- ways borne its part in the leadership of the nation, in peace and war. l shant keep you but just sixty seconds more.
 The state of "Old Hickory is a state of the entire American republic, because everywhere throughout the union we claim the great of Tennesseans, Andrew Jackson, as one of the greatest of Amer ieans and an American whom all Amefi- cans delight to honor. Cheers and ap- plause) There were differences as to Andrew Jaekson's policies, but the char acter of the man, his rugged honesty his absolute fearlessness, his devotion to the right as he saw the right are the qualities which we never can afford to lose sight of in this republic. am. glad to be here to accept your greeting, to bid you welcome and to say that there
 
 come to Tennessee, to come to the home of Andrew Jackson. Cheers and ap- plause.)"
 In Executive Meeting.
 The remarks of the President before the convention of the Brotherhood of Lo- oomotive Bremen in executive session were as follows:
 MT Chairman, and you. my friends and fellow Americans: 1 shall not try to speak to you informally now, as I un- derstand that I am to make an address in open session. shall therefore merely thank you most warmly for the greeting you have extended to me. During the time 1 was governor I had to deal with many organizations organizations of wage workers, of capitalists, of profess sional men, of organizations like your own brotherhood; like the Bar associa- tion, for instances like the Bankers asso- citation, as another example After two years I found that, on the whole, I had come nearer being able to do exactly what the railroad men had requested than was the case with any other organi- zation with which l was brought in con tact. And think that was due especially to the fact that the men of your organi- zation are of type which naturally re- suits in their applying the principles of common sense to whatever they do. 1 was asked nothing unreasonable, and I should have been loath to admit that l would have refused to do anything that was reasonable (applause).
 T am glad to come here for reasons which I shall set forth when I make my public address Here l wish to say but one thing more. 1 have had to make as President a number of appointments l have had none which gave me personally greater satisfaction, and I think none which has given the public greater satis- faction. than when l succeeded in per suadipg MT. Sargent to take office under me (applause), because MT. Sargent has the qualities which are indispensable in a public officer. In the first place, he has a sound heart, and in the next place he had not got a soft head Qaughted and applause).
 T can count upon his being absolutely fair and square; upon his doing justice all through, and can count upon his do- ing it in the right way. All of us know people. who can be just, but who are just in such ways as almost to make us wish they were unjust (applause) MT. Sargent is free from that besetting sin. No man has a more important task than he has, for he stands in the gateway of one of the roads out of which the American citizenship of the future is to be made when he stands to supervise the immigra- ton to this country. The laws affecting his department can, I think, be improved, but under him I am sure that the admin istration of them cannot be improved (great applause).