The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-23
President Roosevelt Puts in the
Day in Indiana.
Began With an Early Morning
Stop at Logansport.
TALKED IN THE RAIN.
Takes Luncheon at Columbia
Club, in indianapolis,
And Then Addressed q Big
Crowd from the Balcony.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 23.-President
Roosevelt was the guest of Indianapolis
for four hours today. The special train
bearing the presidential party arrived
shortly before noon. The party was
driven directly to Tomlinson hall where
he addressed the Spanish-American war
veterans, now holding their annual re-,
union in this city.
the president at the Columbia club and
at 2 .. m. the president addressed big
crowd in Monument place from Column
bia club balcony, leaving for Muncie an
hour later.
The weather was perfect and long be-
fore the arrival of the president Wash
ington street, which had been roped off,
was packed with people
All along the route to TOmlinson hall,
the chief executive of the nation was
keot busy bowling his acknowledge
ments to the cheers.
| A great ovation awaited him at the
hall where he made his principal ad-
dress.
The hall had been elaborately dec
GRATED and there was nothing lacking
to make the presidents welcome hearty
and enthusiastic.
Senator Beveridge introduced the
president at Tomlinson hall and Senator
Fairbanks presented him to the people
from the Columbia club balcony.
AN HOUR AT LOGANSPORT.
Logansport, Ind, Sept. 23.-President
Roosevelt and party reached Logans-
port at 7:15 this morning with the
screeching of whistles and shouts Of
great crowd assembled at the station tc
greet him. His stop was unusually long,
due to his train being transferred from
the Wabash to the Pan Handle tracks
here. The distance between the stations
left him only five minutes for his speech
which was made from platform built
on the High school lawn. The party
was driven to the High school at a brisk
trot, the Spanish war veterans and G.
A. r. marchers hustling to keep up
When the stand was reached the rain
was coming down hard. A great many
umbrellas were raised and cries from
those in the rear who could not see the
president induced him to say:
II will make bargain with you; 7
won't have an umbrella over my head
If you won't have one over you" The
crowd laughed and a great many of the
umbrellas were lowered.
| Senator Beveridge and Congressman
Landfs joined the party at this place.
! The presidents speech dealt with tariff
revision, took longer to deliver than the
time scheduled to stop here, and it was
$40 instead of S:15 when the train pull
ed out. President Roosevelt was intro
duced by Mayor Vaughan and began
his remarks by thanking the people for
coming out to hear him in such q bad
day and especially the members of the
! Grand Army. Touching on tariff re-
vision. he said that no nation can stand
radical readjuStmentS OF tar1n Sched-
ules at short intervals. Continual
sweeping changes cannot but be disas-
trous where we often live in one year
what Europe does in ten we need the
| reapplication of established principles to
changed conditions. We must readjust
without resorting to a violent surgical
| operation the mention of which alone
4 will paralyze the business of the United
| States. We must solve this problem with
| partnership as q secondary considera-
! ton. He said his own personal prefer
ence would be for tariff commission.
Mayor Vaughan introduced the presi-
dent and the speaker was interrupted
! frequently by cheers. Upon the plat
form were seated $50 persons and the
president shook hands with a few of
these before leaving. Others tried to
reach his hand as he climbed out of his
carriage He overlooked the out
stretched hands and stood in the car
riage raising his hat and bowling. The
crowd seemed to resent this, for when
he was here during the last campaign
he shook hands with everyone who
could get near enough. Four the local
police force, mounted, were detailed to
guard the presidents carriage and they
/ had about all they could do to keep
within range. Secret service men ac-
companying the president were in a seat
next to the presidents and kept q
watchful eye on the crowd. The line of
march carried the president and party
through the principal streets and resi-
dence portiOnS.