Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-04

trying one for the presidential party
the wind blowing ali day, carrying.
Just and sand and making Il very IN
pleasant. At Lincoln a rainst0rm
greeted the president on his arrival
After leaving Grand Island, the first
stop was at Hastings. At FairmOnt
and Crete short stops were made
md the train reached Lincoln at i
o'clock. After brief stops at WahOOm
and Fairmout the journey was not
again interrupted until Omaha was
reached at SIS. The president was
Ereetd at Omaha by probably $4,000
people, who lined the streets on both
sides fer a mile and a half along the
route of the drive. Elaborate decOra-
tons OF bunting and flags we're hung
from every building and from every
Tag staff in the city old glory fOated
proudly. The reception committee
which met the president was com
posed Of the board Of governors OF
the Knights OF Ak-Sar-Ben, together
with Senators Millard and Dietrich.
Governor Mickey, Congressman Hitch
cock. ex-Congressman Mercer, Mayor
NI0ores and General Henderson.
The military escort was a large one,
headed by a platoon Of police. The
drive through the city lasted half an
hour. The drive ended at the Omaha
cTun. where a banquet lasting an hour
and a hall was given the president
and his party. Covers were laid for
so persons. among whom ere prOmin-
ert members OF the Ak-Sar-Ben ani
distinguished citizens OF the city.
General Naders0n presided and intro
tucet the president.
After the banquet the presidential!
party was escorted 10 the Coliseum
Although this start was not made IN
TIL O'Clock 1 ZOO people again turned
to cheer the president When he
reached the big auditorium X was
crowded 20 its capacity. When the
marty entered the band struck up Hail
% the Chief. and the president was
accorded a tremendous ovation.
The president devoted most Of his
speech to the question Of citizenship, /.
and delivered a brief eulOgy on Gen
sraI Grant, yesterday being the ami
versary OF the generals birth. Omaha
is threatened with an industrial strike
May 1. and the president, being asked
20 saw something on this subject. s.
Eested that the Omaha papers publish
the concluding portion Of the coal
strike commissions report. He said
this report was signed by those in a
special sense the champion OF the
wageworker and those in the special
sense identified with capital. But
they did not speak as capitalists or Ia
borers. but as American citizens. anx-
i1us 70 see right and justice prevail"
No one quality viii get us out Of
any difficulty. We need more than
one; a good man. Capitalist and
waEewOrker alike should honestly en-
Esavor TO look at the matter from the
others standpoint. with a freedom on
the one hand from contemplate ar
rCEance. which looks down upon the
man Of less means; and on the other
from the no less contemplate envy,
jealousy and rancor which hates an
other because he Is better of. Each
quality IS the complement OF the other,
the supplement Of the other, and in
point Of baseness there is not the
weight Of a finge- TO choose between /
them"
Again referring to the strike COM
mission, the president invited the at
teutiCn 70 the spirit in which they
wrote their report and urged his hear
er IL they approach the present !
problems in the same spirit. any prob /
lens may be solved. The president Z
severely denounced those who try 10
create hatred in any community and
declared that although he may do it IN .
the interest Of the class, he is in the
long run with absolute certainty that .
class own worst enemy. As a whole,
If the commonwealth pTOspers, some
measure Of the prosperity comes to all
OF Us. II not prosperity. then adversi- .
" viii weigh more or less upon all. Il
lies upon ourselves TO determine our .
fate.
Il cannot too often say that the .
wisest law. the best admission Of the 1
law. can do naught more than give Us /
a fair field I'm which to work out that
fate Alright. II as individuals or as a
community we mar our future by our
own folly. let Us remember il is upon
ourselves The responsibility must rest.
NY fellow citizens, men and wO-
men OF Omaha, let me close in ex-
pressing the Astounding confidence /
have that you OF this city, that you Of
this state. viii in the end work out
your fate Alright. because / hold you
20 be in a peculiar sense typical Of all
that Is best In American character. ]
believe IN you with all my heart The
able. fearless. INSCRIPTIONS man who
rs not guided by moral law. is curse
20 be hunted down like the civic wild
beast. and his ability, and his courage,
whether IN business, In politics or
anywhere else. only serve to make