The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-27
MALICE TOWARDS NONE
ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE
 WHOLE PEOPLE.
Chief Executive Declares That He Has Never Willingly Plaeed Thorn
 in the Flesh of any Man.

St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 26.--In a speech delivered tonight at banquet given by the Worlds Fair officials. President Roosevelt said:
 "A number of years ago made a particular study of one of the great men whom in time past Missouri has presented to the service of the nation of old Tom Benton. (Applause.) have always felt that not only I but every man who had the welfare of the nation deep at heart could find very much by which to profit in the career of Benton and his fellows of Jack sonian Democracy of that day. It is curious thing, gentlemen. now az time goes by, we are able to see in the men and in the parties of the past, fea- lures of the utmost usefulness to the country, even though at the time those men or those parties seemed ahtagon- istic and I wish to say that any good American of the present can find an lncalculable amount from which to learn and by which to profit in the principles and the practices alike of the Whigs who followed the lead of those whom they regarded then as the chief foe of those very Whigs-the Democrats who followed the lead of Andrew Jackson of Tenr nessee and of Tom Benton of Missouri and of Sam Houston of Texas-and per haps the chief lesson to be learned from the lives of all those men is the lesson of a broad Americanism, and Amcricanism that should teach every man that he Is no true American un- less the welfare of each of his coun- trymen is dear to him and that with out the slightest regard as to where his countrymen lives.
 Gentlemen, was reading the other day a speech made by Abraham Lincoln a couple of days after he was re-elect- ed to the Presidency and cannot quote 1t fully, but 1t ran somewhat like this: As long as I have been in this office ] have never willingly planted a thorn in any mans bosom. I am gratifed greatly that my countrymen-I am quoting from LincOln--have seen fit to continue me in office, but 1t does not add to my satisfaction that any one else is pained by the result.
 Those were the words of Lincoln ever tries to be At to be President of the United States should approach his duties in that spirit (applause) that any man worthy of serving the people not merely in that position but in any position of weight in public life should have that sense of elation that anything personal in his triumph does not lessen the sense of infinite responsibility there vby cast ad the weight Of duty he owes to all his fellow citizens and he should realize that whenever the differences among our people before election. once the lction has taken place, the presi- dent Is the president of all the peo- pie. of every section, of all the people of the north or south, east or west and that he is bound again to quote the language of Abraham Lincoln, With malice toward none. with charity to- ward all, seeking after the light as God has given him to see the light, to strive so to conduct himself toward all of them and toward his manifold duties as those duties arise, that the results of his efforts may be for the good oi our common country"