The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-08-28
President Roosevelt Continues Tour
Of New England, Leaving Hart
ford at 8 O'Clock.
SHORT SPEECH At wILlIMANrIc
The Floral Horseshoe Presented to
Him by the WOrklngMen Of Hart.
ford IL Placed Upon the Engine Of
the President's Train-The Speech
at Providence.

| journey through New England. HIS
train left that city promptly at eight
o'clock, but the early hour set for his
departure did not deter the people
from turning out in force and giving
him hearty send-off. AS he drove up
to the station in an open carriage &C
companied by Senator Plat, the crowd
cheered and the president responded
by raising his hat. The floral horse
shoe presented to the president by the
workingmen of Hartford Friday was
by his request placed on the engine.
All along the line the small towns
turned out their entire population,
each apparently anxious to share in
the welcome which Connecticut is ex-
tending.
When Willimantic was reached the
president was driven to the. public
square, where he delivered an address
from his carriage.
Face to Face With Great Problems.
Following are the presidents re-
| marks:
'Mr. Mayor and you, my fellow citizens:
thank you for the greeting you have given
morning. I have greatly enjoyed passing
through your beautiful state. welcome
the opportunity of meeting you and your
representatives. I think that 1t is an adj
vantage to all of us who are trying to put
your purpose and wishes into effect in the
national legislature and administration
when We can come into touch with you
personally. I have taken the chance to
try, now that congress is not in session,
now that there is a holiday at the ma
tional capital, of going through the country
to see you, my fellow citizens. am obliged
to you for coming out here. Last night in
Hartford I spoke of two or three of the
questions which we now have before our
people. shall not try to make any address
to you to-day. This nation has great prob
lens to face, problems in its external pol
icy. problems even more important in the
administration Of its internal affairs We
can solve them only If with serious purpose
we set ourselves to the task alike in the
national and state governments and in the
local municipality and county organiza-
tons. We have great problems ahead of
US as nation. They will task our intelli-
gence, but they will task still more what
ranks ahead of intelligence-characte
(Applause.)
cit is good thing for nation to de-
mand in its representatives intellect, but
It is better thing to demand in them that
sum of qualities which we talk of as char
acter. prolonged applause.)
Gall of you know that that is true in pri-
vate life. If you are dealing with man in
business way, whether as employer or
keeper or with anyone, you want him to be
smart man. but it is a mighty bad thing
If he is only smart. Gaughter)
"Isn't that so? (Cries of Eyes, yes, that's
rightly
Exactly. Now what you want in pri-
| want in your public representatives. If
you are going to get good results from your
association with man in the business
world, In the working world, it will
be because that man has got the
right stuff in him, because he has got
| common sense, honesty, decency and cour-
age. And you have got to have the same
qualities shown in public life if we are to
make this country what we will make it
an example to all the nations of mankind"
Cloud applause.)
Pleasant Stop at Baltic.
Plainfeld, Conn, Aug. 25.-On the
run of President Roosevelt's train
to Providence brief stop was made
at Baltic, where about 500 people
had gathered, mostly employees of a
cotton mill. They cheered the presi-
dent as he came out on the rear
platform and, in response to their
appeals, he delivered brief address
in which he referred to the prosperi-
ty of the country as compared with
the conditions of affairs existing in
war times. A basket of roses was
handed to the president by the SUI
perintendent of the mills.
An UnexpectelI Stop.
Providence, r. l., Aug. 25.-An I'M
expected stop of the presidents par
ty was made at Plainfield, Conn.
The little crowd which had gathered
simply to see the train speed by
closed about the presidents car, and
he was proceeding to deliver a few
remarks when the train suddenly
pulled out. With smile the presi-
dent said that the engineer was
taking pity on them by carrying him
away, which produced considerable
laughter. At Oneco, the first station
in Rhode Island, the train was
stopped to take on the adjutant gen.
eral of the state, who babe the presi-
dent a hearty welcome.
cuSC OCLOAC reaching ITOVlueuCc a
brief stop was made at River Point,
in the Pawtucket valley, where had
assembled an immense audience,
among whom were numbered many
hundred grand army men drawn up
in line. After referring to the valor
of the union soldier in the civil war,
the president paid a glowing tribute
to the people of Rhode Island, in
which he said that the state teaches
peculiar lesson to all our country.
Rousing Reception at Providence,
Providence, R. l., Aug. 25.-Not
since the visit here of President
Hayes IS years ago has chief ex-
ecutive been accorded so brilliant
and thoroughly general reception
as that rendered Saturday to Presi-
| dent Roosevelt on the occasion of his
tour through this state. People
came from every part of the state
and gathered $4,000 strong about the
platform at the city hall, from which
the president delivered an address.