Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-11
President Roosevelt Addresses Great Mass
Meeting at Wilkesbarrs, Pa.
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION
Delegates to National Convention Of Tenn
peranos Workers Also Present.
PROSPERITY DEPENDS ON lNDWDUAusM
Only Effective Help is Kind that Enables
Man to Help Hinself
STRONG PLEA FOR BETTER MANHOOD
Chances for Leading Happy Life
Greatly Increased by Decency,
SObriety, Industry and
Good Judgment.

SObriety, Industry and
Good Judgment.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa. Aug. lO.-The pres
ident Of the United States. who came here
today and made an address to the delegates
attending the annual convention OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence union OF Amer
lea and the members of the United Mine
Workers Of America, was given most
enthusiastic reception. 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 Lehigh 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 wy
oming valley, where he spent four very
busy hours. The entire valley from Shick-
shiny TO Pittston took a holiday TO do
honor to the president. Mr.. Roosevelt was
in great good humor and enjoyed the day
as much as the most enthusiastic total
abstainer or mine worker.
Wilkesbarre was dressed for the occasion.
There was scarcely building in the busi-
ness part Of the city or house along the
route over which the president drove that
did not display the national colors. The
had within its confines was in the city
and 1t is estimated that the visitors num-
bered upwards of 100000
The president arrived at o'clock and
was driven directly to the speakers stand
on the river common. Besides the presi-
dent those who spoke were Cardinal Glib
bons, Mayor Kirkendall of this city, John
Mitchell, president of the Miners union,,
and the Rev. j. J. Curran of this city a
district president of the Catholic Total Abb
stinence union. Cardinal Gibbons and Mr..
Mitchell as well as Mayor Weaver OF Phil
adelphia, were given an enthusiastic greet
ing.
Trip over the city.
After the exercises on the river common
had ended, the president was driven about
the city then to the Wyoming monument
and from there to Pittston about eleven
miles north of here, where he boarded his
special train and left for Chautauqua at
7:20 p. m.
on the trip from Jersey City to this city
only three or four stops were made, the
arrangements for them having been made
previously.
At each of the stations where stops were
made the president delivered brief remarks.
In several of the places, notably Easton
Pa, and Bethlehem, Pa, the demonstra-
tons were particularly elaborate. At the
latter station a battery of cannon ha& been
mounted on fiat car and as the presidents s
train came to a stop a double presidential
salute was fired.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania Joined
the president at the state line and accom-
panied him to Wilkesbarre lie left Wilkes
barre early tonight on his return to his
Valley Forge home.
Arrival at wtIkesbarre.
Before the train came to a full stop a
great shout went up from the enormous
| crowd assembled at the station which in
| creased into a roar the president stepped
briskly from the train, followed by United
States Senator Knox and the other mem-
bers of the party. The crowd about the
station was so great that the police had
much difficulty in keeping the enthusiastic
] crowd separated about the station. The
! president was met by the local reception
/ committee, which included Father Curran
and John Mitchell. Introductions over, the
entire party walked through the station
and took carriages for the drive to the
speakers stand or the common. The
streets along the route from the station
TO the Susquehanna river, where the speak
er's stand was erected. were lined with
I a solid mass of people Many of them had
/
hours The presidents reception as he
was rapidly driven over the route was a
| tremendous one. Hats were thrown in the
air by the mine workers, so enthusiastic
! were they In their greeting. The, presi-
| dent appeared to be extremely pleased al
! the demonstration and kept bowling TO the
! right and left. The crowd at the speaker
/ stand was greater than that which greeted
him at the station, and the demonstration
( was so noisy that II took several minutes
to quiet the enthusiasm and permit the
! exercises to begin. Those who spoke were
President Roosevelt, Cardinal Gibbons
President Mitchell, Mayor KirkendalI and
Father Curran.
The Presidents speech.
The president said:
l am particularly glad to speak TO thil
audience Of miners and their wives and
children. and especially TO speak under
/ the auspices Of this great temperance 80,
ciety In our country the happiness OF al
the rest OF our people depends most OF al
upon the welfare of the wage-worker dnl
the welfare of the farmer. If we can Sc
can be reasonably certain that the com
munity as "A whole will prosper. And w
must never forget that the chief factor u
securing the welfare alike OF wage-workel
and OF farmer, as Of everybody else, mus
be the man himself.
The only effective way to help anybody
is 20 help him help himself. There are OK
ceptionai times when any one OF US need
outside help. and then it- should be giver
freely: but normally each one OF us mus
depend upon his own eXertions for his owl
success, Something can be done by wist
legislation and by wise and honest admin
istration Of the laws that is, something
can be done by our action taken In our col
lective capacity through the state and th'
nation.
Something more can be done by combl
nation and organization among ourselves II
: our private capacities as citizens. 50 loni
as this combination or organization Is man
aged with wisdom and integrity, with In
I sistenCe upon the rights OF those benenteI
and yet with just regard for the rights d
I others
I But In the last analysis the factor mos
I influential in determining any manys sue
| cess must ever be the sum uf that man
| own qualities, Of his knowledge, foresight
thrift and courage. Whatever tends 10 In
/ crease his self-TespeCt, whatever tends I,
! help him overcome the temptations wit
, which all OF us are surrounded, h Of bene
NJ not only 10 him but 10 the whole com
| munity-
sobriety a Great Aid.