Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-27
Cafe au Cognac.
Pays Tribute to President

Following the banquet came the ad-
dresses of the evening. With the easy
grace of long practice Toastmaster
Edmund Burke presented Hon. George
A. Knight of San Francisco, who re-
sponded to the toast "The President"
The response was a fitting tribute to
a great man. and at its close every
man was standing, every wine glass
poised in air and every voice rang clear
and strong, Here's to the president y
Mr.. Knight started with brief his
tory of the events leading up to the
Inauguration of George Washington as
president of the United States. He
briefly mentioned the famous charac-
ters, who, through the past century
have guided the ship of state.
Gentlemen, I give you Theodore
Roosevelt" said the speaker.
"a man fearless in battle, a power
of honesty in the chair of state. Theo-
dore Roosevelt the man who has made
the White House a synonym for right,
honesty and virtue; man who has
given the right of equality to all, a
man who has given all an equal right
before the law and who has denied
the right of prosecution at law to none.
"He has gone to the coal fields of the
east, where labor stood in sullen stub
borpess in answer to the defiant chal-
lenge of capital. With impartiality he
pointed out the right to the one and
one act will stand forth to his credit
with lasting effect during years to
come and both labor and capital will
be better for it.
"Ie has made no move against indi-
Vidual ownership He is in favor of it
and has encouraged ambition. He is a
patriot, a man who stands foremost
as the head of the nation.
with such man in the chair of
state no man need fear for the re-
public. When you lie down to rest at
night you can do so with the assurance
that the state is safe, that the great
and glorious flag for which we have
fought during the stormy periods of
the past is still floating high, f1aunt-
ing it's freedom.
"Theodore Roosevelt, an honor to his
country and a credit to the office which
he represents"
Flint Warmly Received
Senator Frank P. Flint was then in
troduced and for several moments the
popular Angeleno stood before the ban
oueters with the rosy flush of pleas
ure spreading over his face, while
his friends stod up and gave him a
reception almost equaling the enthus-
iasm of campaign days.
Senator Flint spoke briefly of his
subject.
'I have just learned" he said that
this banquet has been rendered by the
Samson, and If I am correct, the Sam
son lodge is from the east side. Judge
Trask, the guest of honor this evening,
is also from the east side and is the
only man who has escaped from there
who has ever made name for himself
before the people of the west.
All Citizens Must Be Alert
"I have been asked to give history
of my country in five minutes and
shall start at once
1--WE, citizens of these United States
o. America, are a free people. No re-
public can exist unless the citizens
have voice in the affairs of the state.
No republic can live unless the people
take an interest in its affairs. Upon
its citizens depends it's success, neglect
it and it will fall.
''People have alleged corruption and
dishonesty of Americans but I do not
believe it, There is bound to be some
corruption in every country, but the