The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-01
HE WILL SAY THINGS
Loren Fletcher Promises That Roose.
velt's Minneapolis Address
Will Be Weighty.
The Former Congressman Says He
Retires With No Feeling
of Regret.

President Theodore Roosevelt will make
the most important speech of his western
tour at Minneapolis Saturday evening.
Tariff and tariff revision will be the key
notes of an address which is expected to
eclipse in general interest the famous
speech which the then vice president de-
livered at the Minnesota state fair in
1901. .~.-"-
That such would be the text of the
presidents speech here was intimated by
former Congressman Loren Fletcher upon
his return this morning from Washington
will hearken to the presidents Mime
apolts speech. Mr.. Roosevelt and his
great predecessor have gone on record
in such emphatic fashion in Minneapolis
heretofore that President Roosevelt is
naturally expected to say something c/
great pith and moment in this city, and
the public may depend upon hearing a
most interesting address.
I'm my talk with the president Mon
day he assured me that he was looking
forward with the keenest pleasure to his
western trip and that he was particularly
interested in visiting Minneapolis, which
he regards as one Of our greatest, hust-
ling, metropolitan centers, where, as he
said to me, they do things politically, So
cially and industrially.' I suppose he had
In mind the strenuous life. 1t is a fact,
though, that he regards this city as the
great political as we'll as Industrial gate
| way to the northwest, and if he wishes to
say something for the particular benefit
| OF this great section of the country he
could not have chosen a better place. The
| president is on robust health and re-
minded me in his exuberance Of spirits OF
a big schoolboy getting ready for vaca-
tion The city was fortunate in timing
his arrival so as to count an extended
speech. He will give them simply brief
open air talk in St. Paul. =
| . Now Private Citizen.
| Speaking for himself Mr.. Fletcher said
| that he had wound up the affairs of his
office and swept his political quarters
! clean for the advent of his successor
He had no doubt but that Congressman
John Lind would be able to distinguish
! himself and that he would do the best he
could for the district, although he NIGH
be Handicapped by belonging to the mi
nOrity in congress.
Il feel we'll satisfied he said, "witl
my record in congress and have no regret:
| In retiring to private citizenship. I an
Minneapolitan to the marrow and shall
devote my energies henceforth, as I be
lieve have in the past. to in every pos
sible way assist in the furtherance of tn,
! interests Of the city"
Mr.. Fletcher says that the latest Dewe.
incident, while the interview about tn
naval maneuvers being for the particula
beneht, or Germany, was. regarded a
somewhat indiscreet. created little stir il
Washington diplomatic circles
"The president . is convinced" MI
Fletcher explained, that Admiral Dewe
intended no insult to Germany 1T wa
simply Dewey pleasantly which escape
: him in view Of the approa ching ma
neuvers of the kaiser's navy at Kiel.
''They are busy making out their bal
ance sheets in Washington official circle
in preparation for the next session, an
for the moment interest lags in the grea
issues of the hour. The trust question
. a trifle stale and cannot be used for pc
litical capital just now, but it will bob u
later. A satisfactory solution of tn
: Venezuelan embroglio seems to be /
: sight. AS for the isthmian canal, there
: no telling when dirt will fly in that direc
tion.
'."What do I think of Joel Heatwoe fc
> vice president? Well, Joels not a ba
; fellow, but guess the correspondent wa
hard up for .copy.'"
Mr.. Fletcher regards Cleveland as ,
likely presidential possibility. The ms
jority Of the conservative eastern demo
: Gratis, who are we'll satisfied with presel
: conditions, he says. will favor Grover
nomination for third term, not with a
y idea Of electing him, but as a means
: preventing any other favorite son from
), any way endangering President Roos'
u velt's chances of reelection.