New-York tribune., 1905-02-14
AT PRESS CLUB DINNER.
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We afford to differ widely among our
selves on questions of the currency. OF the tarlh
and many other subjects; we cannot afford 10
differ on the elemental question of getting non
est and decent service for the public from no
matter which party, from no matter what man
happens to be in power.
1t always little bit irritates me when hear
any man alluded to--any public servant alluded
toby way of praise as an honest man. L shall
never be content until we accept as matter OF
course the fact that any public man whom the
public retains in public life is honest Ii Is noI
a matter of credit TO be honest any more thah
it is matter of credit to soldier to be praVe'
1t is discredit to be dishonest, just as 1t is a
discredit to be coward And in our internal
affairs the major part of the problem after all IS
seeing that the inefficient man is, If possible.
kept out of office but If he Is put IN Una; ms
is crooked, nothing shall avail. Now, SO tar 1or
internal policy as nation. You see' II is d
perfectly simple policy.
Now. as regards our external policy I am
glad to that you have our good friend the
German Ambassador here tonight. I am glad
that You invited the representatives of the va
rious foreign countries; and want to say JUST
a word about the general attitude of our people
in their foreign policy, to what 1t should be.
Fundamentally, it ought TO be based on just
about the principle that ought to govern each
private individual citizen in dealing with MS
fellow on the principle of trying to act squarely
by every other nation and of exacting square
treatment in return
YES. HAVE THE BIG STICK. TOO"
And there is another point Besides acting
sQuarely, talk politely.
"A voice. How about the big stick-'D
Yes, and have that too, but do not brandish IT,
In private life not only do we object to Deing
wrong, but object almost as much to being
insulted Isn't that true? Exactly Now let us
anniv r. IN nubiic life in the same way And
this applies, gentlemen not only to publc men
but to writers for the public press 90 wish
that every public and every public writer
could realize the extreme desirabtlity OF speak
ing courteously and considerably Of all foreign
nations, of all outside powers.
To speak discourteously, insultingly, does not
do them any harm; it may irritate them, and
therefore it may do US some harm AND we all
of us know, In private ife that IL Is not the man
who speaks loudest and VINO is most prone to
disregard the feelings of others upon whom we
that so?
On the contrary. while there are exceptions to
the rule, 1t is nevertheless the rule that the man
who is considerate of the feelings of others, who
does not put them in position where they feel
obliged to resent an insult. is himself the man
who is apt to be most dangerous II lnsulted or
Wronged- And the man we respect is the man
who while perfectly able to protect his own
rights, is scrupulously careful neither to insult
nor TO wrong any one else. Now, that is the
ideal I want to set before US as a nation
and the ideal to which I hope to see our people
live up.
If want to pick out the failings and foes
of mankind TO assan there are plenty Of them
within our own limits as a nation and we are
going to do much good to mankind by
striving to uplift ourselves than by expressing
apprehension of and solicitude concerning the
morals of somebody else who won't care for our
feelings except to resent them.
1t is the mark, or it should be the mark. of
inJure the feelings or to infringe upon the rights
of any other people. In a nation such as ours,
nation where the government is literally a
government of the whole people, that idea
be carried out only If, people, on the stump
and in the press, endeaVor only to speak
moderately, fairly, pleasantly of other nations
and at the time remember TO keep our
navy built up and in good fighting trim.
1 hope to see it made evident by our whole ac-
tion that we mean we'll toward our neighbors,
that we not only do not intend to do them any.
material damage, to disregard their rights but
spect Tor their feelings. And let me point out
| one thing right here. You remember that Abra-
ham Lincoln said that there is q deal of human
nature in mankind.
Now, other nations very human also. and
some of their public men their public
newspapers, will occasionally speak unpleasan Mt
to answer back Not the least. Apply it in
private life again If one man says something
to another the stronger the other man is the
less he finds it necessary to answer back. He
does not want to talk at ALL until he has to act
and then he wants to act with decision. The
most contemplate Of all attitudes to be in is
to have talked loudly and then acted with nde-
cision.
Now just so with the nations Do not speak
i'll of other nations. IF they speak i'll of US
| keep on not speaking i'll of them. In the first
place it will irritate them more than anything
| else would to pay no heed to their comment In
the next place, it won't help, If they have made
errors, for us to make errors, too. Behave cour-
| teously, with consideration, do no wrong to any
other power and at the same time keep our
| selves in such state of preparedness that it
| may De evident that We are scrupulOuS not to
| wrong others because we believe it right to
| adopt such an attitude. and not because we are
| afraid of adopting any other attitude
Immediately after the end Of his speech the
| President was almost overwhelmed for a mo-
ment by the rush of men who wanted to shake
| his hand. His bodyguard formed round him.
| however. ard as Edith Nevada began to sing
| THE Star Spangled Banner he moved out of
the dining room. Then he took cab and with
| his Secret Service men and the mounted police
| around it, went to the home of Douglas Robin
son, where he to spend the night.
AS the President left the hotel there was a.
/ slight delay in the arrival of the carriages
| Turning to the mounted policemen who were
acting as his escort he thanked them, and
added: you look a great deal better than you
! did in my days.
| With President Roosevelt at the guest table
We're Baron Speck Sternburg the German
| Ambassador; William Loeb secretary to the
President; Monsignor T. F. O'Hare, Monsgnor
| Diomede Falconio, the Papal Delegate; Baron
Moncheur the Belgian Minister; Charles NJ
| Schwab. Edward F. O'Dwyer, Recorder Goff D
| Cady Herrick, Justice Victor ]. Bowling JUS
| tice Charles F. Mclean. ex- Congressman Charles
| A Towne, Congressman Edward J. Livernash, of
California; Congressman Charles Raymond
Cochran, Congressman William Suzer, Rear
| Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan and the Rev. Dr. S.
| Parkes Cadman.
BARON Won sTERNBURG's SPEECH.
Baron Speck Won sternburg, the German Am
bassador dwelt on the increase of friendliness
between the United States and Germany He
said
During flying visit to Germany, from which I
have oliite recently returned noticed with grati-