The San Francisco call., 1904-11-21
WANTS GOOD CITIZENS
Says Sweetness and
Strength Should
Be United.
CHURCH PAID TRIBUTE


WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o-President
Roosevelt made an address to-day at
the 10th anniversary celebration and
the dedication Of new buildings at Car
roll Hall. the parochiaI school. The
Rev. DR.. J. Stafford, rector Of St Pat1
rick's church, acted as master Of oere-
monies. Cardinal Gibbons. several
srchbishops and other dignitaries Of
The Catholic church. attended the ex-
ercises. the former making an address
Immediately preceding that Of the
President Il. s. Mcfarland. president
n the board Of directors Of the Dis
trict Cf Columbia. was the concluding
speaker. The addresses were made
from a balcony on the second floor OF
the rectory and the audience gathered
in the streets
The intersection Of Tenth and G
streets. Washington. was packed with
people and the crowd extended fully
q square north and south, east and
west from the rectOry. Dr. Stafford
ia his opening remarks referred TO the
fact that in the century and more that
S. Patrick's Church had worked III
Washington. no honor had come 70 II
So great as the visit Of President
Roosevelt.
SQUARE DEAL" EXECUTIVE
The Knights Of Columbus formed a
guard Of honor for the President, but
squad Of policemen was necessary
70 open the way through the crowded
streets cheer after cheer went UP as
The President and his escort appeared
He was met at his carriage by Father
stafford and as he passed into the
rectory q children's choir Of 200 voices,
stationed IN front Of the church, sang
hymns
Before the ceremonies opened the
President was shown through the
handsome new rectory. When the
stepped out on the balcony he was
che-reG loudly the demonstration in
creasing when Cardinal Gibbons took a
place By the Presidents side and in
vited him to be seated.
Dr. Stafford. the first speaker, told
Of the work Of St Patrick's Parish, its
growth and its aim for the future He
Introduced Cardinal Gibbons. who testi-
fled TO the value Of the parish and
gave great credit 70 the efforts OF its
rector. President Roosevelt was then
introduced as tine man Of even-handed
justice. the President Of the square
deal
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
President Roosevelt thanked the rec
tor and Joined in the laugh which pre-
ceded prolonged cheering. Then he
spoke as follows:
Cardinal Gibbons. Father Stafford and You.
Nv Fellow Americans: Il is a great pleasure
y re 5s5ios+ion II the school hail ana rec
tory ~ this parish; q parish whose lloth an
ish v-ss founded six years before this capital
was placed in the present District Of CollInnls-
Cardinal Gibbons. by you, the spiritual repre-
sentative in a peculiar sense as was Bishop
Carroll who played 50 llustrious part in the
snairs of the church. and whose knfolk played
ilustrious a part n the affairs OF the na-
am especially glad 70 see the children pres
eur You know believe in children, want to
see enough a them and o. the right kind. I
Wish today 81 the very brief remarks that
have 10 make, 10 dwell upon this thought
the thought that ought 20 be IN the mind OF
- every man and woman here; the thought that
while IN this country We need wise laws hon
esrly and fearlessly executed ana while We
cannot afford to tolerate anything but the
highest standard in the public service q the
Government, Yet y tne last afallsls the I1ture
of the country must depend upon the quality
of the individual home Of The Individual man
Or woman in that nome 1ne illoEe q tlls
country depends upon the way IL which the
average man and the average woman IN II does
his OF her cuty. and that very largely depends
upon the way in which the average boy or girl
Therefore = peculiar responsibility rests upon
those whose lie work II Is 70 see - the sDir-
itrai welfare q Cur people ane upon those
citizens q the future 20 that they shall be
worthy u that future IN wishing you well
to-day 7 wish you well in doing the most i'm
p0r-aut work which IL allotted 20 any OF our
people 20 Co.
THE IDEAL CITIZEN.
The rules OF good citizenship are toIerably
simple The trouble is IN not finding them
cut. the trouble IS in living Up 20 them after
they have been found out / think we all OF
ourselves know fairly well what qualities they
are which ID their sum make up the type OF
character we like 20 see IN man or woman. son
or daughter. but I afraid do net always
see them IS wei developed a. we would Ike
70 wish % see in the average American
citizen the development OF the two sets OF
eleliLies which We can roughly indicate Is
Freetness and strength-the qualities on the
cne hand which make the man able 10 hold
fls own, and those which the other hand
IS -1u1h as Tor hts own rights. We must have
bofh sets ~ qualities. In the first place the
f1sn must nave The power 70 hold his own.
Ecu prcnaoly kIpW that I do not very
rnucE ier the coward or the moral EEeakling I
want each ~ you boys and girls. and each OF
4-- young men oEc young women have the
qualities without which people my be anti hIs
anc peasant while trtngE well but without
which they cannot succeed in times of stern
trial ash 10 sec in the man. manliness: in
the woman. wcnlanlness. wish 10 see corr
age. perseverance. the willingness 70 face z-orl-
- face. you men, II IL is necessary danger:
the ceterlri nation not 10 shrink back when
temporarily beaten IN life. as each viii be rov'
ana then. but . come again and wrest tri-
urnph iron 1eteat want % you rrlen
strong men and brave men. and in addition 7
wish to see each man Of YOU feel his sfre1s. !,
and HE courage, hut il VIII make him re
worse. unless - that strength and courage are
Joined the qualities Of tenderness toward tboss
Who are dependent upon him. and Of tight
dealing with al OF his neighbors.
Finally I 70 congratulate all ~ 14s ra-.
on certsfn successes that we have achieved in
the century and quarter that has gone b7
q our American life We have difficulties
enough and are q long ways short OF rer-
lection. do not see snv immediate danger
~ our growing TOO good; there is ample room
Tor effort yet left. But we have achieved GER
tain results and we have succeeded in a meas
IRE Of realizing certain ideals. We have