The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-27
IN BLAINE'S ROOM
The President Spends the Night in
Historic Augusta E.
Mansion.
He Speaks of the Coming to Fruition
of the Ideas of That
Great Leader.

which is now occupied by Governor Hill, |
who is entertaining the president. Mr.. |
Roosevelt last night slept in the room |
formerly occupied by Blaine.
At South Lawrence. Mass, the leader
of the band, named Benan. approached
the president and said: Say, don't you
know me? My name is Benan.
The president jumped at him. Il surely |
do he said. How are you, Benan?
Benan was one of the cowpunchers on the
&eesident's ranch at Medora, n. D., years
kgo
The man evidently desired the president
60 know that he had profted by his ad-
vice, given some years ago, ana SAID TO
him:
You told me to get married and settle
down. and I did l have got six children
myself" which afforded the president no
little amusement.
Some stops were made which were not
on the itinerary. At Lisbon. Lisbon Falls
and Brunswick Me, immense crowds
gathered, and the president. in response
to their clamorous calls, was obliged to
appear on the rear platform and say few
words. Although the day has been
particularly hard one on him. the presi- |
dent gave but slight signs Of fatigue
The Principles of Mr.. Blaine.
Speaking at Augusta in front Of the
Blaine residence, the president SAID:
1T would be difficult for any man
speaking to this audience and for any
one in front Of the house in which Ballne
once lived to fail to feel whatever OF
Americanism there was in him stirred to
the depths. For my good fortune, knew
Mr.. Blaine quite we'll when he was secre-
tary of state. and I have thought again
and again during the past few years how
pleased he would have been to see 80
uany of the principles for which he stood
approach fruition.
zone secret, perhaps l may say the
chief secret, of Nh. Blaines extraordinary
hold upon the affections Of his country
men, was his entirely genuine and unat-
fected Americanism. And Mr.. Blaine
possessed to an eminent degree the conf
dent hope in the nations future which
made him feel that she must ever strive
to it herself for a great destiny. He felt
that The republic must in every way take
the lead in the western hemisphere.
He felt that this republic must take a
great part among the great nations OF
ttle earth The last four years have
shown how true that feeling Of his was.
He had always hoped that we would have
q peculiarly intimate relation with the
countries south Of He could hardly
have anticipated-no one could have-the
Spanish war and its effects. In conse-
4uence of that war Americas interest
in the tropic islands to our south and the
seas and coasts surrounding those Is
lands, is far greater than ever before
Our interest in the Monroe doctrine Is
more concrete than ever before. The
Monroe doctrine is simply a statement OF
our very firm belief that on this conti-
uent the nations now existing here must
be left to work out their own destinles
among themselves, and the continent is no
longer to be regarded as Colonlzlng
ground for any European power. The one
power on the continent that can make
that doctrine effective is, Of course, our
l. Ives; for in the world as it Is, gentle
len the nation which advances a given
octrne likely to interfere in any way
with other nations must possess power to
back it up if she wishes the doctrine to be
respected.
I'VE stand firmly on the Monroe dos
Urine, and the events of the last nine
months have rendered it evident that we
shall soon embark on the work Of excavat-
ing the isthmian canal to connect the two
great oceans-a work destined to be prob
ably the greatest engineering feat of the
twentieth century, a greater engineering
feat than has ever been successfully at
tempted by the nations Of mankind; and
rs it is the biggest thing of it's kind to be
done, I am glad it is the United States
khat Is to do 1t.
Need Of Common Sense.
, At Dover, N. D., the president said:
with the growth in wealth and pros
perity has come an accentuation of differ
harm. Our salvation now, as in the old
days, lies in the practical applying of
principles. Above all you need honesty
in the first place; you can do nothing
without 1t. And that Is not enough. I
don't care how honest is. if he is
timid, he Is of very little use in the world
you have got to have courage a. we'll as
honesty. (Applause) I don't care how
brave and honest a man Is. if he is a
natural born fool you can do little with
him (Applause.) In addition to hon.
common sense and sometimes is
tempted to think it much too common a
quality"
Praise for ex-Speaker Reed
At Portland, Me-, the president spoke
10 a tremendous crowd He said in
part:
ignition Of a great service rendered not
only to all our country, but the entire
people Of democratic government
throughout the world by one Of your cit
fzens. Government by the ajority in
congress had practically come to a stop
when Thomas B. Reed became speaker.
Mr.. Reed, at the cost of infinite labor
at the cost of fiercest attacks, succeeded
in restoring that old principle, and now
through congress do as we'll or
I'll according the people demand, but
Ht any rate we can do something. We
will be that much ahead and we owe ii
more than to any other one man to your
fellow citizen. Mr.. Reed. (Applause.)
I'VE need good laws. We need a wise
administration of the law. an upright anC
fearless administration Of the law. But
the best legislation ever devised by the