Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-27
PRESBsI
He Praises Graduates
: College Commend
WOOD A GREG
Ne Is Especially Complimentary to
Secretary Root aud Judge Tan.
Rssents Criticism Of Cuban
and Philippine Wars.

IL. ID. There were other notable
guests who also received the degree
OF LII. ID. The Rev. Edward Everett
Hale, D. d.. OF Boston. and many grad
uate brought honor to their univer-
sity.
Hon. John D. Long. president OF
Alumni association. presided at the
banquet The list OF toas,s included
responses by President Eliot. Govern
or Crane. President Roosevelt. secre-
tary Hay. Prof Alexander Agassiz and
Malcolm Donald.
President Roosevelt spoke as fol-
lows:
"Mr. President. President Eliot and
you. my fellow Harvard mel: Before
say what I had intended 10 speak OF.
let me speak for all OF you, am sure;
let me speak for all Americans today
when say when we watch with great
est concern and sympathy thS sickbed
OF the English King and that all Amer
leans In rendering their hearty sympa-
thy to the people OF Great Britain now
remember keenly the outburst Of gem
ulne grief which all England last fall
greeted the calamity that befell US in
the death OF President Mckinley"
The president then referred TO his
association with large number of
Harvard graduates who had rendered
great service TO the country. mention
ing among them former Secretary OF
the Navy Long. whom he had been OBJ
liged TO replace by another Harvard
man; Senator HoaH Cabot Lodge.
who be called HIS closest. staunchest
aud most personal friend" and Secre-
tary OF the State John Hay. TO sit at
the same council table with whom he
regarded as a liberal education In high
minded craftsmanship. Continuing. he
said:
Il want 20 speak OF three other col
lege graduates because OF the service
they have done the public. want to
speak OF a graduate OF Hamilton coll
lege. Elihu Root: graduate OF Yale.
Governor Taft and OF a fellow Harvard
man. Leonard Wood (applause). men
who did things. did not say how they
should do them. but did them them
selves. men who have met the greatest
OF our national deeds. the need for the
service that cannot be bought. the need
for the service that can only be render
ed by the man willing to forego the
material advantages for II aud has got
to be given at the mans own material
cost.
When In England they get a man
TO do what Lord Cromer did In Egypt;
when man returns as Lord Kitchener
VIII return from South Africa, they
give him a peerage. and a great sum
OF money He receives large and tan
gible reward and our Cromers. our
men OF that stamp come back to pri.
vate life with the privilege OF taking
mp what they can find OF the strings
left loose when they surrendered their
old connections and II they are unfort.
innate they are accused OF malad-ver.
siou In Office (laughterl not an &c.
cusation that hurts them. but an
accusation that brands with lnfamy
every man who makes IL. and that
reflects but IN on the country In
which Il is made. loud applause).
Leonard Wood. four years ago.
went to Cuba: he served there ever
since; has rendered services. TO that
country OF the kind II performed
5000 years ago that would have made
! him a hero mixed up with the sun
god In various ways. Credit 10 him
, Yes. In a way. In another. no par.
ticular credit because he was built
; so that he could do nothing else
cloud applause). He came out hav-
ing done that and having devoted
himself as dlsinterestedly TO the good
OF the Cuban people In all their rela.
, lions as a man could. He has come
back here and has been attacked for.
: sooth BY people who are not merely
unworthy OF having their names
coupled with his. but who are incapa-
BILE OF understanding the motives that
have spurred him on TO bring honor
to this Republic" tApplause).
The president then paid a high
compliment TO the ability of Judge
Taft and spoke Of the personal sac
rifice he made when he began COVER
nor OF the Philippines. In that posi-
ton. he declared Governor Taft had
10 face n dinictht problem which ht
had done HIS best 10 solve
The president then spoke Of Score
tary OF War Root who he declared
had given up the respect Of the lead
' ership OF the New York bar TO be
, come secretary OF war under Presi
dent Mckinley. lie referred q
Roots arduous duties anq spoke Of
the "arduous abilities" |ith .~hlci
2 he handled the probleml entr. %.
without reward save In he
edge that he had done so2
which hardly any other
J. union could have done AZ
!. President Roosevelt attef
quet given in his honor az
J. quln club house by the Mad