The sun., 1905-08-11
PRESIDENT TALKS TO 10000.
THEIR NOISE VExEs HIM AS CAR
DINAL GIBBONS SPEAKS.
rrbo,r VINO Cannot Stand Still Go Away"
lie Cries to tho Crowd Good Words
Tor temperance. Industry and Trade
Unions Justly and Wisely Handled"

lie Cries to tho Crowd Good Words
Tor Temperance. Industry and Trade
Unions Justly and Wisely Handled
WuKEsBARRR, Pa. Aug, i0.-President
Roosevelt, to-day addressed a crowd estt-
mated at about 10000, perhaps the most
unru,v crowd he ever addressed. The
only speaker that succeeded In making
hins.f heard was the President. The
others, including John Mitchell, president
of the mine workers. and Cardinal Gibbons.
a prince of his Church. might have been
spenking In Hoboken for all anybody heard
NJ their talk, but the President quieted
the crowd In an instant
In the middle OF the river common was
built small covered platform, ana about
this the crowd surged and swayed and
murrnred and chartered increasingly.
Police du ty was done by a sprinkling OF
town police and regiment OF thousand
members Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Unicn But as the regiment was strung In
thin line along the route, the crowd was
poorly controlled. and Sloan and Tyree. the
Secret Service men, were alarmed for the
safety of the President.
When the Presidential train arrived at the
Wilkesbarre station. promptly at O'Clock,
large crowd was assembled, and then
began cheering and handclapping. which
followed the President throughout his stay
here.
John Mitchell was the first to Jump upon
the car platform and seize the President's
hand The President greeted him court
eo,lsy. Father Curran was second and
then came Mayor Kirkendall Congress
man W H. Palmer and the other welcomers.
They conducted the President to his car
age through the station. which had about
the poorest police protection possible.
Nothing was roped of. Mayor Weaver
was all but arrested for butting In and every
body closed in behind the President. Even
Jacob Riis and the Presidents son and
nepnews had to fight their way to the car
riage and Mr. Riis chung to them lest they
be crushed Other members Of the party
simply played football.
The drive to the station was luckily
abort. The path roped of on the common
for the President to walk through was as
little protected as the station, and many
broke in upon It. On the platform sat
Cardinal Gibbons, wearing his red hat.
He and the President greeted each other
cordially. There were many other digni-
taries, both secular and of the Church, on
the platform.
But no one seemed to be presiding. To
pacify all factions 1t was 30 arranged that
no one actually presided. Yesterday morn
ing John Mitchell issued a statement calling
attention to the fact that the meeting was
as much under the auspices Of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union as under that Of
the United Mine Workers. and these two fac
tions as well as the civic authorities worked
hard to avoid conflict.
Previous TO the Presidents arrival nearly
ten thousand men, representing the temper
ance faction, paraded throughout Wilkes
barre.
The reason the Ninth Regiment here
had not escorted the President was be-
caple he had declined a military escort
and the guardsmen did not want to do
police duty. That added the National
Guard faction.
10 Father j. j. Curran was given the
honor Of opening the meeting and welcom-
lag the Pr ,sident, because he really origi-
mated the idea of the Presidents coming
to Wilkesoarre. Re invited the President
last year on behalf oi ne c. T. A. U. But
whel the President declined on account
of the sectarian character Of the body
Father Curran invoked the aid OF the United
Mine Workers. and the President agreed to
address them jointly. Father Curran spoke
g few words of welcome and introduced
Cardinal Gibbons.
PRESIDENT COMMANDS SILENCE.
Ihs Cardinal has strong, we'll modu-
lated voice, but not syllable OF his speech
could no baar1 Tho oroxuN nd
mu:tered and swayed until the President
could bear.it no longer. He leaped from his
sea' waved his hand an d cried: LIST each
one stand still and give the Cardinal a chance
to speak, The Cardinal went on and those
noar him heard just the words capital
and labor" and no more. The Cardinal
ended and sat down, and the President
angrily remarked: Nobody can speak.
LIS just the fact that we are here that will
have 10 do"
Mayor Kirkendale, the next speaker,
introduced by Father Curran, began by
saving that there was a time in
every mans life when he feels he is not
sufficiently equipped. The Mayor was not,
that was certain. Nothing short Of a
negaphone in his throat would have been
sufficient equipment to make himself heard.
Meanwhile there were little turbulent risings
in the crowd Of miners against the Total
Abstinence Union policemen. and the Se-
cret Service men looked anxiously about.
The President again waved his hand and
kept the crowd still for moment, but only
for moment.
When John Mitchell arose some one
remarked that he was the boy that could
fetch EN-" but he didn't. In the lulls Of
the crowds roaring you could catch the
Idea that Mitchell was singing the praises
OF trade unionism and glorifying its prog
ress. In 1902. he said, a contest between
the miners and operators was brought to
satisfactory close largely through the
offices Of our distinguished guest and
through him conditions since have been
materially improved. One could catch
little run OF his speech.
Mitchell must have introduced the Presi-
dent, for the President arose determined to
get that crowd quiet. And he did.
Those who cannot stand still, go away
he cried as he arose. 4Imean this seriously.
There are many women and children in the
CrnrI ipt, tharo