The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
PRESIDENT GIVES
OMAHA ADVICE
Comments on the Approaching
CAPITALIZATION War en-
Request.
~DlSCOURAGES AGITATION
Tells People to Read Report of Coal
Strike Commission and Act Ac-
cordinely-capitaI and Labor
Go Up or Down Together.

NoS al cCSiA q - JAN " StS
president, the wind blowing the entire
day, and at Lincoln q smart rainstorm
greeted the president on his arrival.
The dust and sands which blew across
the prairies added another unpleasant
feature to the journey, which was of a
circuitous route.
Much preparation has been made at
Omaha for the presidents coming and
he was greeted by probably $4,000 peo-
pie along the route of the carriage
drive. Elaborate decorations of bunt-
ing and flags were hung from every
building and from every flagstaff in the
city old glory floated proudly.
The reception committee which met
the president was composed of the
board of governors of the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben, together with Senators
Millard and Dietrich, Governor Mickey,
Congressman Hitchcock, eX-Congress-
man Mercer, Mayor Moores and Cen
eral Henderson.
The military escort was a large one,
headed by a platoon of police. 1t was
composed of the Thurston Rifles, ON
aha Guards, Willard Rifles, South Or-
aha troops of cavalry, and six COM
panies of the high school cadets. The
drive through the city lasted half an
hour, several of the downtown streets
being traversed.
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The drive ended at the Omaha club,
where a banquet lasting an hour nj a
half was given the president and his
party. Covers were laid for ninety per-
sons, among whom were prominent
members OF the Ak-Sar-Ben and dis
tinguished citizens of the city.
General Henderson presided, and in
troduced the president.
After the banquet at the club the
president and his party were escorted
to the coliseum, which is W. miles
from the business portion Of the city.
Although the start WAS not ,nade until
8 o'clock, thousands again turned out
TO cheer the president and catch a
glimpse of his face. When he reached
the big auditorium 1t vas crowded to
it's capacity. The building WAS elab-
orately decorated in national and Ak
Sar-Ben colors. When the president
and his party entered a band GtIu k
up Hail to the Chief and he was
accorded a tremendous ovation.
The president devoted most of his
speech to the question Ut good citizen
ship, and went over fully and thor
oughly the ground he has heretofore
covered on this subject. He also de-
livered q brief eulosy on the life of
General U. S. Grant, today being the
anniversary of his birth.
Omaha is threatened with an indus
hA" SkAihS IA MAY Il dIiu llC pItSl-
dent was asked to say something bear
ing on this subject. Tn" following
was delivered in response to this re-
quest:
Talk on Approaching Strike.
If / might give g word of advice to
Omaha, l should like to see you1, daily
press publish in fun the concluding or
ton of that report of the anthracite
coal strike commission signed by ali the
f1nrharG thS~n1f ~ tl~,~ - .x--..t
sense the champions of the wage work.
er and by those in IA social sense iden-
titled with capital, organized or uaor-
gained, because, men n women of
Omaha, those people did not speak first
as capitalist or as laborer; did not
speak first as judge, as army man, IS
churchrnan, but they spoke, all Of them,
as American citizens, anxious to see
right and justice prevail. [Cheers and
applause.]
mo one quality will get us u of any
difficulty. We need more than one-we
need a good many. We need, as L said.
the power of each mans honestly ry-
fellows standpoint. Capitalist and
wage worker alike should honestly en-
eaVeo to look at n matter from the
others standpoint with a freedom on
the n hand from the contemplate
arrogance which locks down upon the
man OF less means, and on the other
from the no less contemptiblc envy,
jealousy and rancor which hat an
other because he is better off. lad
plause.] Each quality is the compile
ment of the other the supplement of
the other, and, in point of b~aseness,
there is not the weight of a finge to
choose between them. Look at the re-
port signed by those men; look at it
i'll the spirit in which they wrote it,
and If you ear only make yourselves.
make the country, approach the prob
lens OF today in the spirit that these
men-your fellows-showed In ap-
preaching the great problem of yes
terday, any problem or problems will be
solved.
The Asitator Condemned. :
ANY man who tries to excite class
hatred, sectional hate, hate of creeds.
n kind of hatred in our community
though he may affect to do it in the
interest q the class he is addressing.
is, in the long run with absolute Ger
tainty, that class own worst ereuv'
IApplause.] In the long ru.. and as a
who're we are gong to go up or go
down together. Of course, there will
be individual eXceptions-small local
exceptions, exceptions in kind, exceD-
tons in place-but, as a whole, if the
commonwealth prospers some measure
or the prosperity comes to all of us.
IL IL IS NOT prosperity, then the adver-
sity, though it may lie uneuualy ,-non
us, will weigh more or less upon ali
1t lies upon ourselves to determine orr
own fate.
cannot too often say that the wig
est law, the best administration of the
law can do naught more than give
US a fair field in which to work ON
mat late Alright. If, as individuals or
as a community, we MAJ our future
BY u own folly, let US remember that
ii is upon ourselves that the resnonsi-
bi!ity must rest.
My fellow citizens, men and women M
Omaha. lc- me close in expressing the
Astounding confidence that | have thai
you. OF this city; that you, of this state.
VIII work out your tate Alright. for hold
you to be in a popular sense typical of
al lhat Is best in the American charac
Ter. l believe in you with all my heart
me INSCRIPTIONS man who is not guided |
by the moral law is a curse, to be hunted
GOWN Tx the savage, wild beast; and his
apilty, and his courage, whether in bus!
HSA ="