The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
He Points Out the Duties of Wage Farmers Both
to Themselves and to Others.

WILkESBARRE. Pa, Aug. lo.-The
President OF the United States came
here to-day and made an address TO the
delegates attending the annual con-
veutiOn OF Tie Catholic Abstine
Union OF America and the members of
the United Mine Workers Of America.
He was given a most enthusiastic re
ceptiOn. IN fact the entire trip
through New Jersey and Pennsylvania
% this city was series Of oYations-
Every station along the line fOm Jersey
City was decorated with flags and
bunting, and the crowds at the stations
CLeered the President heartily. The
greatest ovation was in the Wyoming
valley, where the President spent four
very busy hours. The entire valley
took on q holiday aspect Mr. RoOse-
Welt was in fine humOr and enjoyed the
day as much as the most enthusiastic
totaF abstainer or mine worker.
Mllkesbarre was dressed for the Oc-
casion. There was scarcely a building
In the business portion Of the city or
e house along the route over which the
President drove that did not display the
national cOlOrs. The greatest crowd
that the city ever had within its con-
fines was present and il is estimated
that the visitors numbered upward OF
zoe coo.
GIVEN ROUSING GREETING.
The President arrived at o'clock
and was driven directly 10 the speakers
stand, on the common Besides the
President, those who spoke were Car
cinaI Gibbons, Mayor Kirkendale Of this
city, John Mitchell, president Of the
Nine Workers. ana Father Curran.
Cardinal Gibbons and Mitchell. as
well as Mayor Weaver Of Philadelphia,
who was on the speakers platform but
did not speak, were each given an en-
Ihusiastic greeting. After the ever
C.scs on the common had ended, the
President was driven about the city,
then 10 the Wyoming monument and
from there to p5ttSron, about eleven
miles north Of here where he boarded
his special train and left for Chau
taugua.
ON the trip from Jersey City 10 this
city only a few stops were made, ct each
OF which the President made brief re-
marks
Before the train came 70 full stop at
V-fkesbarre q great shout went up from
rhe ca. rlnous crowd assembled at the sta
t-1-. which increased intb d roar as the
President stepped from the train. The
crowd was so great that the police had
much difficulty in keeping the enthusi-
as-c multitude behind the ropes that had
been stretched about the station The
President was met by a local reception
committee, which included Father Cur
ran and John Mitchell.
The streets along the route 10 the
speakers stand were lined with q solid
mss Of people. Many Of them had been
Standing at favorable places for hours.
The Presidents reception as he was
driven over the route was q tremendous
one. The President appeared 10 be eX-
rreuely pleased at the demonstration and
kept bowling 10 the right and left. The
crowd at the speakers stand was greater
than that which greeted the President at
the station, and the demonstration was so
noisy that Il took several minutes TO quiet
the enthusiasm and permit the exercises
TO begin.
FATHER CURRAN SPEAKS.
Father Curran was the first speaker.
Ee said:
This is The hrst instance that e President
q the United States has ever visited our
city. but WikesbarTe could well afford to have
waited q hundred years for the visit Of a
President such as we have with Us to-day, for
o. him, more than Ot any other citizen since
the immortal Washington, can x Be truly
eei5 that be IS first IN war. first in peace
snd first IN the hearts Of his countrynen."
Theodore Roosevelt Is not only on the crest
OF the wave OF social and political reform; he
IS The ven force that sets that wave IN mo-
tion and VIII keep II going until II shall have
e1geut the country from ocean TO ocean and
restore the equilibrium that has been SO badly
Eers. The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
o. America Is with HIN IN his patriotic and
Christian onslaught against social and political