The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-11
THOUSANDS GREET
THE PRESIDENT
Opens the State Fair and Makes
an Address at Syracuse, N. Y.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
Points Ont the Duty OF Citisenship
To the Rich and the Poor; 10 the
Workers and Capttaiists-Day
of Intercsting Incidents.

Syracuse, n. ". Sept. s.-President
Roosevelt was. Monday. accorded a
magnificent reception by the citizens
OF his own state. From the moment
of his arrival in this city in the morn
ing until he stepped aboard his special
train at 10:3 so last night. to begin his
return trip to oyster Bay. he was given
a continual ovation. Syracuse never
before held such throng as assembled
here 10 greet the president
Strenuous Day For President.
II was a busy day for the president
as we'll as n day full OF interesting in
cidents. In the morning soon after
his arrival he reviewed from a beau
tifully- decorated stand in Hanover
square a great parade of the labor or
ganizations of the city. tie then went
20 the State Fair grounds where he de-
liyered. before 10000 persons, an ad-
dress on good citizenship and the re-
lations of labor and capital to the
state
In his address President Roosevelt
said:
The line OF cleavage between good
and bad citizenship lies. not between
the man OF wealth who acts squarely
by his fellows and the man who seeks
each days wage by that days work.
wronging no one and doing his duty
by his neighbor: nor yet does this line.
of cleavage divide the INSCRIPTIONS
wealthy man who exploits Others in his
own interest. from the demagogue, or
from che sullen and envious being who
wishes TO attack all men OF property,
whether they do well or Ill. On the
contrary. the line Of cleavage between
good citizenship and bad citizc nship.
separates the rich man who does well
from the rich man who does III. the
poor man of good conduct from the
poor man of bad conduct This line Of
cleavage lies at right angles 10 any
such arbitrary line of division as that
separating one class from another. one
locality from another. or men with a
certain degree OF property from those
OF less degree of property.
The Good Citizen.
Is
whatever his wealth or his poverty,
strives manfully 10 do his duty 10 him
self. to his family. to his neightor. TO
the state; who is incapable OF the base
ness which manifests itself either in
ignorance or in envy. but who while
demanding justice for himself is 70
less scrupulous to do justice TO Others.
\ f- hA r~a
citizen. rich or poor. is OF just this type
that we have cause for our profound
faith in the future Of the republic.
Violence Wageworkrrs' Enemy.
There Is no worse enemy OF the
wage worker than the man who con-
dones mob violence In any shape or
who breaches class hatred; and surely
the slightest acquaintance with cur in
dustrial history should teach even the
most short-sighted that the times OF
most suffering for our people as
whole. the times when business Is
stagnant, and capital suffers from
shrinkage and gets no return from its
investments. are exactly the times OF
hardships. and want. and grim disaster
among the poor. III all the existing in
strumentalities OF wealth could be
fering would come among those OF us
who are least well off at present. Tie
wage worker is well of onl.- when the
rest of the country is we'll of. and he
can best contribute 10 this general
well-being by showing sanity and a
firm purpose TO do justice TO others.
CapitaIists' Duty.
In his turn the capitalist who is
really conservative. the man who has
forethought as well es patriotism.
should heartily welcome every effort.
legislative or otherwise. which has for
its object TO secure fair dealing by
capital. corporate or individual. toward
the public and toward TIE employe.
There is no room in our healthy
American life for the mere idlcr, for
the man or the woman whose object It
is throughout life TO shirk the duties
which life ought TO bring. Life can
mean nothing worth meaning. unless
its prime aim is the doing of duty, the
achievement Of results worth achiev-
ing. a recent writer has finely said:
After all. the saddest thing that can
happen to man is TO carry no bur-
dens. To be bent under too great
load is bad: 10 be crushed by IL Is la
mentable but even In that there are
possibilities that are glorious. But to
carry no load at all--there is nothing
in that. No one seems TO arrive at
any goal really worth reaching in this
world who does not come to II heavy
laden"