Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-09

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, septembe
s-Prcsident Roosevelt to-day was elect
ed an honorary member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Fircmen. He at
tended the executive sessions OF the orde
in the morning. walking from the hote
10 the auditorium, a distance of few
blocks. escorted by Grand Master Sar
gent. a committee of the brotherhood ant
a detachment OF Troop B. State Guard.
The brotherhood first held its executive
session. which the President attended
Acting Grand Master Hanpahan wei
coined the President, stating that his
attendance al the convention would do
great good to organized labor. not only
In this country. but in Canada and other
countries. as well.
The President returned his thanks for
the welcome. and said he was glad to
be with the Brotherhood. He said the
ffrernens' brotherhood was the result
which naturally comes from the appli-
cation of the principle Of common sense
to their work. He said that organized
labor never had made any unreasonable
request to him. and that if it had. he
would have denied it.. In speaking of the
appointment of Grand Master Sargent. of
the brotherhood, to be commissioner gen.
erai OF immigration. the President said
il was one Of the most satisfactory APP
pointnents to him and to the public he
had ever made Mr.. Sargent has a sound
heart and not a soft head.
THE HONOR TO THE PRESIDENT.
John f. McNamee of Columbus. O., one
Of the grand officers. and a Democratic
member Of the Legislature. moved that
the degree of grand honorary membership
be conferred on President Roosevelt. This
motion was referred To the Committee on
Constitution and Bylaws. whose recon-
mendation was unanimous that the mo-
tion be accepted. The report Of the COM
nittee was adopted unanimously, by a
rising vote. amid cheers.
The President thanked the convention
for the compliment paid him, and Grand
Master Sargent then gave his a pass,
which will admit him to all meetings of
the Brotherhood.
Al this point the brotherhood adjourned
until o'clock tomorrow morning, and
The public was admitted to the auditorium
TO hear the Presidents address. While
the audience was being seated the band
rendered America the President and
the others in the hall rising.
Mayor Chambliss delivered short adj
dress Of greeting. in which he welcomed
TO Chattanooga all the firemen. .'wheth-
er they came from Cana da. Mexico or
Oyster Bay
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
After an address Of welcome in behalf |
of the State. by Governor McN1illin, and |
an address by Grand Master Sargent, in
terspersed with music. President Roose- |
Welt was introduced by acting Grand Mas |
Ter Hannahan. His reception was most |
enthusiastic. the audience rising to its |
feet and cheering. When the President
addressed the convention as my broth
ers he was cheered again. He said he
was glad 10 be here. and joined with the
others in extending a cordial welcome to
The visitors from Canada and Mexico. He
needed no pressing, he said, to come to
this greeting.
always have. gentlemen. admired the
men Of The railroads of this country,
and do not see how any one who be-
leFes in the fundamental principles of
citizenship can fail to do So He COM
pared the railroad men to soldiers who
are accustomed to taking risks. acting on
thelF own Initiative and obeying orders.
IN raising his own regiment, he said, he
sot number of railroad men. OF course,
me i4rst requisite was that man should
Know how 10 ride and how to shoot Civ
ING Them these two qualities, he found
mere was no better group, from which
eoidlets could be drawn than railroad
men.
The President said he hoped and be-
!eVed that the danger of war would be
iess IN the future than it had been in the
past AT the opening of the twentieth |
century We face conditions vastly changed
tolh century ago We, as people,
, awaiting lis problems which need our
s vest thought 20 solve them. The Presi-
eeht referred to the good work accom-
taSAec ny the Brotherhood of Locomotive |
believes in Organized Labor.
! believe emphatically," he said, "in
I Is@tized labor. The worth of an organ
80 depends upon its being handled
~ tHe courage, the skill, the wisdom,
ae s!'ttt OF fair dealing as between man !
s4q man, and the wise self-restra!nt
hun hun ! am glad 10 be able to say your
'. ~, has shown
We 5.te resident spoke of the necessity of
- pity the creature who does not I
81, ne SAID, at which ever end Of the
in, 80 sc, scale he may regard himself as be-
yas ne SAID the law of work we'll done
nj g Inc successful American life. S
p-,,r, Tue DEMENT'S which have |
g ra"b OUT OF the organization of the ,
p-ss 80 tlooc Of Locomotive Firemen. the
tor aI' =. SAID the brotherhood does much t
is1,. al AFemen, but he believed that the ! r
tba t .--al hremen, since the growth of
seois.,, tAerhood, had been more, not less i
"A tAan he was twenty years ago =
sad =, zeal can be accomplished" he ,
sarl ~ working each for all and all for =
fsst out ne must not forget that the r
tbs ~ e9u!slte in accomplishing that is :
s,hs. s@'S 81 man should so on and work for )
~ working for himself :
'tass to Meet Danger.
s,l, ieel that organizations like yours
boIi,,c toiAc effect upon the whole body b
shn,ta AZ is good thing that there a
zenv ~ ~ large body of our fellow -citi- h
axe an. 1o exercise the qualities Of cour- Il
Rllli,e1.le' and resolute, unflinching, II
;here 's. 10 meet danger at need, and h
berg ,tou4a be profession whose mem a
these ~ year In and year out display
teorio 4sai'les. hope to see all our / =
lues - ueFeiop the softer, gentler yir- y
hooe 80. On ever Increasing degree but i
stt,s. ~, es 10 see them loose the sterner T
eood c,,t. tas make men. The problem of
Ing COCA .siiif ls q problem OF produc-
h h. ,,s .,sh and women. All the omens
sbirk 5,, ' ~ won't make coward and a ST
ttaasn " good engineer or a good to
Ntrk M, an" q, The best constitution will :.
filize, ~ ~ II we have not in the average
aboy, ,soinething that stands as farj
here b".eHect as intellect does above
esnYooDn. Ute Observation-Disclosures flatafs
Gar sNetq of honesty .,f -..,,,,,- = u, Z. 80.