The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-08
His Speech in Line with Previous Ut
terances on Labor, Capital Com
binatiOns and Citizenship.
CLASS HATRED IS DEPLORED
MAN WHO breaches 1T Is THE
WAGE WORKERS WORST ENEMY.
Honesty, Decency, Fair Dealing and
Common Sense Should Be the
WatchwOrds of the People.

SYRACUSE. N. Y. Sept. 7.-President
Roosevelt spent a busy day I'm Syracuse.
and from his arrival this forenoon until his
departure tonight, received continuous
ovation from many thousand New Workers.
Before noon President Roosevelt had re-
viewed large Labor day parade in Han
over square. Then he went to the State
fair grounds and spoke before $4,000 per-
sons on the relations of capital and labor
to the State. He afterwards attended a
luncheon at the clubhouse on the Fair
grounds and ate with many state officers
To complete the afternoon, the President
reviewed a parade Of the National Letter
Carriers Association and the fraternal or
ders of Syracuse. Tonight he was the
guest of former United States Senator
Frank Hiscock at dinner, which was at
tended by eighty persons.
Thousands of persons came to Syracuse to
see and hear President Roosevelt, and the
city put on gala attire. In the square
about the reviewing stand there was fully
5000 persons. Every window in the build
ings facing the square was filed with
people. On the stand beside the President
and the committee were Senator Chauncey
Depew. Bishop +. A. Ludden of Syracuse
and influential citizens. There was never
before such a demonstration by organized
labor in this city. Fully $4,000 men and
women were in line. The Labor day COM
mittee as it reached the stand sent it's
chairman to greet the President and pin a
badge upon his coat. The President ex-
pressed his pleasure In a few words and the
line began to move. Union after union
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and again the President shouted compli-
ments to fine looking body of men. From
start to finish his attention was never di-
verted from the working men. In the pa
rade were a few floats with placards. One
read: "The trust fights US; let us fight
the trust by not using their goods"
''They are the power behind the throne"
remarked Syracusan to the President as
the men marched by.
Exactly; the power behind the throne,
exactly, and it makes one proud to think
he is an American to see these men," re-
piled the President.
At 1870 o'clock the line had passed and
the President was taken to the State fair.
Just before the parade the President was
presented with handsome vase, suitably
inscribed, in behalf of the East Liverpool
(O) delegation of letter-carriers, and later
received a large floral offering from the let
tcr-ca rriers at large.
During the parade the President with
both arms extended. beat time vigorously
as a passing band played "Therell be a
hot time in the old town tonight" and
bpwed deferentially to Fred Wolfe, a Troy
On. " letter-carrier, who has the dis
tinction of being the oldest letter-carrier
in the United States in point of service,
having been connected with the postal de-
partment for forty-nine years. AS he did
this the President remarked to a friend:
"A man who gives up forty-nie years of
his life to the service of the government
is worthy Of more credit than we can give"