The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21


1861 was upon us the leader in the great
struggle for union and for freedom. Zap
plause.J Cincinnati Is prospecting marvel
ously lapplausel, and under the theory OF
our nauonai government. which was IN
voked when this country became a part of
the Nation, the Nation must continue to do
its part in helping secure the prosperity
OF Cincinnati and OF the entire Ohio val
ley by seeing that the policy OF the i'm
provement OF the Ohio river is continued.
ICheers and applause.1
WHAT AFFECTS ONE AFFECTS ALL.
Our government is a practical exem-
p1ication Of the great principle Of each
for all and all for each. The whole coun-
try Is benefited by whatever benefits one
part This valley of the Ohio, this valley
which includes the drainage basins of por-
tons or some thirteen States. is one OF
the great seats of the future industry, not
only OF this country, but OF the world.
lApplause.l And 1t is TO the interest of
all the country TO see you prosper: and
you Will prosper even more than at present
as the great waterways are made more
accessible to larger vessels from here TO
the gulf, and that will take place coin
cidentally with the beginning OF the great
work which Is to connect the Pacific and
the Atlantic by an isthmian canal [cheers
and applausel-a work destined TO be one
or the giant performances. one OF the
giant material works Of the twentieth CEN
N4AJ-o "a S0IpdcSllB III MAGNITUDE any
thing of the kind that has ever before been
attempted in the history Of mankind.
And yet, my fellow-countrymen, in speak
ing OF your material prosperity, do not
mental fact that this great material pros
perlty rests upon the intellectual and moral
hber OF the men and women. back of it.
lAppiause.1 You have a marvelously fer
tile region, you have a great river, but
the main thing that you have is the spirit
or your citizens. That is what counts
| most. IADDlanSP Natural adyanfaCaS
are nothing but opportunities, and you
must have the men to take advantage OF
them or they will be wasted opportunities.
In the end a community depends for sue
cess upon the average standard of efficiency
and decency OF its citizenship. The con-
ditlons change from decade 20 decade. You,
the heads or the Industries which have
brought about the prosperity, work under
dlnerent conditions from those under which
your forefathers worked; but, after all,
IN the last analysis the qualities that
prought success in their day are the quail
tiles needed TO secure success now. Jap
pIauSe.l That is true of peace as 1t was
TRIBUTE TO SOLDIERS.
Il passed through the ranks of the vet
Grams. your comrades, Senator Foraker, on
the way up here-the ranks of those who
fought in a war in which striplings who
had yet to go to college went in the ranks
and came back with commissions-[ap
plausel-and. Senator Foraker. your son
and L fought in a very small war after
ward. lCheers and applause.1 Now the
meE of the civil war, the men who fol
lowed Grant and Sherman and Thomas and
sheridan, were differently armed from the
men who followed Washington and Mad
Anthony Wayne and Green in I776 to 1882;
they were drilled in different tactics: but
the spirit that drove them to victory was
the same. We saw A~ppomattox crown the
four years of doubtful struggle In 1865 be-
4 cause the men who wore the hl1a and fol
lowed Grant had in them the same lift TO
forty ana generous action that those had
VIC under Washington saw the six years OF
the evolutionary struggle end in the VIC
tory at Yorktown.
And now. SHOULD there happen, which !
not only earnestly hope, but believe never
will happen-should this country ever be-
come engaged In another serious war. the
tactics will be different, the weapons used
will be small-caliber, h~igh-power, smokeIess
powder rifles; there will be no longer the
old elbow TO elbow touch; the fghtins
must be in open order; the drill will be diff
ferent, too. If victory comes-and am
sure IL will comet will come because the
sons have in them the stuff out of which
the sires were made. lApplause.l
Back OF the material and greater than
the material lies the moral. You have won
here in peace, We as a nation have won in
peace, because we have achieved the ma
terial success that has raised us SO high
character of the individual citizen. IntelIi-
gence Is a good thing; bodily strength is a
SOOu lhlhSs pul WHdl cOuntS In the long
run Is character Observation-Disclosures into
which enter as the fundamental elements
honesty, courage and common sense Iap-
plausel, so Governor Gordon, in THANKING
you for giving me the chance to be present
to-day and to greet these, the business men
of Cincinnati, / congratulate you and them,
/ congratulate your great and mighty CITY
upon its past. upon its future, upon its ma.
terial well-being, and above all upon thai
on which its well-being depends-upon the
qualities OF character that make good and
strong citizenship everywhere in this on
land" lCheers and applause long contin-
ued.1
President Roosevelt was interrupted by
the most enthusiastic demonstrations yher
he referred to Mckinley and later to Sena-
tor Foraker. and specially TO the proposed
sion of his address there was another dem
onstration Of cheering, waving OF handker.
chiefs and hats. followed by calls for Sena.
tor Foraker, who responded in a stirrins
speech, congratulating the President or
that breadth Of craftsmanship which com.
pretended internal improvements as wei
as foreign affairs. He stated that he haC
labored for years for the improvement OF
the Ohio river and now had hope of it's &C.
complishment. Senator Foraker reviewed
the leading points OF the Presidents address:
with such effect as to meet with rounds OF
applause.
After the meeting adjourned the Presi
dent shook hands with many Of the bust
ness men who had occupied the stage and
was greeted with rousing o~vations as h
was escorted to his carriage, which haC
been literally filled with flowers in his alb
sence. Ovations followed the line of car
riages back to the st. Nicholas Hotel, which
was reached shortly after 5 p. m.
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