The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-11
President TO miners
and TO TEETOTALERS
DELIVERS An ADDRESS BEFORE
A GREAT GATHERING AT
WILKESBARRE.


Should be Sober and Temperate.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 10.-The pres
ident of the United States, who came
here to-day and made an address to the
delegates attending the annual conven-
ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America and the members of
the United Mine workers of America,
was given most enthusiastic recep-
ton. In fact, the entire trip through
New Jersey and Pennsylvania to this
city was a. series Of ovations. Every
station along the line of the Lehlgh
Valley railroad from Jersey, City was
decorated with flags and bunting and
the crowds at the stations cheered the
president heartily. But his greatest
ovation was in the wyoming valley
where he spent four busy hours. The
entire valley from shiekshinny to Pitts
ton took a holiday, to do honor to the
president. Mr.. Roosevelt was in great
good huinor and enjoyed the day as
much as the most enthusiastic total ABB
stainer and mine worker. .-..... H..
Wilkesbarre was dressed for the oc-
casion- and it is estimated that the
number Of visitors numbered upwards
of 100000.
The president arrived at o'clock and
was driven directly to the speakers
| stand on the river common. After the
exercises the president was driven
about the city, then to the wyoming
monument ana from there to Pittston,
about eleven miles north Of here where
he boarded his special train and left for
Chautauqua at 1880 p. m.
On the trip from Jersey City to this
city only three or four stops were made,
l. At each Of the stations where stops
were made the president delivered brief
/ remarks. Iii several Of the places, not
ably Easton, Pa, and Bethlehem, Pa.
the demonstrations were particularly
elaborate. AT the latter station a bait
terry of cannon had been. mounted on
nat cars, and as the presidents train
caneto a stop a double presidential sa-
! Lutte was fired.
Senator Knox Joined the president at
! the state line and accompanied him to
| Wilkesbarre He left Wilkesbarre early
tonight on his return to his Valley
| Forge home. A f*%2s g &-s 7'
Ait Glen Summit Springs. the last stop
! made by the presidents train before it
4 reached Wilkesbarre, the president was
! presented with magnificent bunch of
Sweet Peas. .,3. 'T
He delivered aminutes talk in which
he spoke in complimentary way Of
his journey through the state.
The presidents address at Wilkes
barre follows: \
| 1 am particularly glad to speak to
this audience of miners and their wives
and children, and especially to speak
under the auspices of this great tenn
perance society In our country the
happiness of all the rest of our people
depends most Of all upon the welfare
of the wage-worker and the welfare of
the farmer. If we can secure the vel
fare Of these two classes we can be
reasonably certaik that the communi-
ty as whole bill prosper. And we
must never forget that the chief factor
in securing the welfare alike of wage
worker and of farmer, as of everybody
else, must be the man himself. , @
The only effective way to help any
body is to help him help himself
There are exceptional times when any
one of us needs outside help, and then
1t should be given freely; but normally
each one Of us must depend upon his
own exertions for his own, success
Something can be done by wise legisla.
tion and by wise and honest adnlinis-
tration of the laws; that is, something
can be done by our action taken in oul
collective capacity through the state
and the nation.
Something mere can be done by com.
bination and organization among our.
selves in our private capacities as citi
zens, so long as this combination or or.
, ganization is managed with wisdom
and integrity, with insistence upon thu
rights of those benefited and yet will
just regard for the rights Of others.
But in the last analysis the factol
most influential in determining any
mans success must ever be the sum o.
} that mans own qualities, of his knowl
edge, foresight, thrift and courage
Whatever tends to increase his self-re
spect, whatever tends to help him over
come the temptations with which all O
us are surrounded, is of benefit no
only to him, but to the whole communi
ty.
| No one society can do more to hell
) the wage-worker than such a temper
ance society as that which am nov
addressing. 1t is Of inealeulable conse
quence to the man himself that h
should be sober and temperate, and i
is of even more consequence to his wifi
and his children; for it is a hard ant
cruel fact that in this life of ours tn
| sins of the man are often visited mos
! heavily upon those whose welfar
should be his one special care.
For the drunkard, for the man VIII
loses his job because he can not contro
or will not control his desire for liuuo
and for vicious pleasure, we have
feeling of anger and contempt mike
with our pity; but for his unfortunat
wife and little ones we feel only pity
and that of the deepest and tenderes
kind.
Everything possible should be don
to encourage the growth of that spiri
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