The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-29
MORE PLAIN TALK
President Roosevelt Makes a Ruu
into New Hampshire
A SERIES OF MISHAPS
Arrangements Were Mixed at Several
OF the Cities.
MUCH PRAISE FOR THE SOLDIER
AT Manchester the President Talked on
Revolutionary Heroes.
| REFERENCE TO THE PHILIPPINES
Close OF the Var Was Declared 10 30
Accomplished With Honor sind
Great Success
REFERENCE TO THE PHILIPPINES
Close OF the War Was Declared 10 30
Accomplished With Honor sind
Great Success.

Newhury y II, August IS President
Roosevelt tonight is the guest OF Score
tnry Of state Hay. whose summer home
Is situated few miles from here along
the shores OF Lake Sunapee. The secre-
tary aud his daughters met the president
upon his arrival and joined with the as
scmb,agc in extending him hearty vel
come
Tho president delivered a brief address
10 the townspeope In which he thanked
them for their greeting, He then entcrd
Secretary Hays launch Nomad and steamed
10 the falls
AZ The Weirs, whore the Grand Army
reunion was held the people IN the cNccfs
OF their desire 10 accord the pre- ~"
hitting reception, came near clue1,a "
crush which might have resulted IN
trouSly. AS Il was tho president was ~
n time IN the midst Of a bowling, surgihs
mass, and was all but carried on his feet
The presidents speech at the park. where
the veterans wero gathered, was most
favorably received
The president arrived in Manchester az
$3.50 n. m, In part he said In his speech;
I'VE have bad good deal Of criticism
about what our people have done IN the
Philippines Those that went out there
we're our brothers, friends companions.
There was OCCASIONAL. ono Of them that
did something wrong, Well, we are not
MI of us immaculate Mt home. LaughterJ
rhere is every reason why We should put
a stop to wrong.doipg, punish tho wrong
doer, be he soldier or civilian, and where
Il has been possible to got az rny soldier
who did wrong. he has been punishedi bur
the fact remains that you and those Ike
YOU In the Philippines have written new
mage IA the honor roll OF American history
| and shame 10 us as A nation II we don't
stand behind you and appreciate what you
have DONE
| At The weirs no said in part Any
| American who has a proper sense OF the
! relative proportion Of things must roalize
that to the men who fought for the Union
in the dark days Of the civil war, there
is owing greater debt Of gratitude than
| 10 any others. Great were the deeds Yea
| did and vital the need OF doing them.
"All OF the work OF tho men who founded
| this republic would have gone for moth
ing had YOU not done your part well. It
| was the craftsmanship OF Lincoln, the SOL
atorshlp Of Grant and the loyal vnor VI
those who upheld the arms Of the one nnd
followed the sword Of the other which
made permanent the work OF Washington.
Of Marshall aud their compeers. II would
have pro6ted little 10 us or to manklnd at
large II the experiment Of free government
by the people and for the people had been
found on this continent only 10 30 down IN
bloody wreck on the question Of slavery
You saved the Union and you freed the
slave, and thereby freed the slaves mas
ter from the worst Of all thralldoms. You
did us the service Of struggling In cause
and for reward in that war based on
naught that was merely material. We
pride ourselves, and properly so, upon out
great Industrial capacity, our great Indus
trial skill We needed such success and
such capacity TO make broad and stable
the foundations Of our National wel'being
Yet there are things higher than any pos
slble material triumph We won In the