The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
PRESIDENT SPOKE
TWICE AT TOPEKA.

Topeka, Kan, May president
Roosevelt made two addresses in To-
peka tonight; one at the laying of the
corner stone of the new railroad Y. M.
c. A. building, and the other at the
auditorium before the Iternational
convention of the Y. NJ. C. A. Both
speeches We're heard by large crowds,
and We're received with enthusiasm.
After laying the corner stone for the
Y. NJ. G. A. building the President was
conducted to the residence of Gov.
Bailey. where he was entertained at
dinner. His last speech was made at
$50 O'Clock. The crowd was very
large. but so excellent were the police
regulations that there was little or no
confusion.
The train arrived in Topeka an hour
late. over 10000 people assembled at
the site of the new Y. M. C. A. build
ing to welcome the President. He
made a short address and then laid
the corner stone.
General Manager Nudge of the
Santa Fe Railroad presided at the ex-
crises. He presented to the President
a silver trowel, which had been con-
tributed by the railroad. and with this
President Roosevelt placed the mortar
III pOSltlOii.
President Roosevelt expressed his APP
probation at being in the geographical
center of the United States. He con-
graduated the delegates to the Y. M.
G. A. convention that they had come
to Kansas for their great meeting. and
said he hoped their meeting would be
the most profitable ever held. He char
acterized the Railroad Y. NJ. c.. A. as
one of the most potent agencies for
in hn 1fVsxr IN hos cd
to make better men of the railroad en-
ployes, upon whom so much depended.
The ceremonies occupied twenty min
utes. Then the President and his par
ty were escorted to their carriages
and driven to the Copeland Hotel. He
was taken to Gov. Bailey's residence,
where he was entertained at dinner.
After dinner at the Governors resi-
dence, the party proceeded to the Au-
ditorium, where the President spoke to
the delegates of the Y. M. c. A. con-
vention. The large building was
crowded, and thousands could not gain
admission.
The President did not arrive at the
auditorium until 10 O'Clock. He spoke
for about forty-1ve minutes. and aft
erward held short reception. At IL
O'Clock the party was driven back to
the station. where the night will be
spent on the train.
The President devoted most of his
speech tonight to the good work acs
complished by the Y. M. c. A., and
said that such organizations as the one
he was addressing developed the two
necessary qualities of work and broth
erly love.
Nothing can be done with a man
who will not work." ne said. I'VE
have in our scheme of government no
room for the man who does not wish
to pay his way through life by what
he does"
During the trip to the Governors res
idence this evening a man named MUIR
ply attempted to get on the Presi-
dents carriage. He was knocked off
by a mounted policeman. He then
jumped upon one of the steps, with the
remark, 81 guess I'll ride here" One
of the secret service men in the car
riage, by well aimed blow, sent him
rolling in the gutter. He was after
ward arrested. He was unarmed, and
did not contemplate any assault, but
tried to enter the carriage out of a
spirit of bravado.
The incident greatly amused the
President.