The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-02-15
SPOKEON RACE PROBLEM
President at Lincoln Dinner OF
Republican Club.
Hearty Acknowledgement Of Effective
Work Done by Southern Leaders In
Recent Crusade Against Lynching.
Extensive Police Precautlons-La-
ter Attended Dinner of Press Club.

ter Attended Dinner of Press Club.
New York, Feb. 14.-As the guest
of honor at the Lincoln dinner of the
Republican club in this city last
night, President Roosevelt made a
speech on the race problem. He ap-
pealed to the North to make its friend
ship to the South all the greater be-
cause of "the embarrassment of con-
ditions for which she is not alone re-
sponsible," declared that the heartiest
acknowledgements are due to "the min
isters, law officers, grand juries, pub
lie men and great daily newspapers
in the South who have recently done
such effective work in leading the
crusade against lynching," and said
that the problem was to 80 adjust the
relations between two races of diff
ferent ethnic type that the backward
race be trained SO that it may enter
into the possession of true freedom,
while the forward race is enabled to
preserve unharmed the high civiliza-
ton wrought out by its forefathers. "
Following the president Senator Dol
liver of Iowa responded to the toast
Abraham Lincoln; George A. Knight
of California spoke on the "The Re-
publican Party" and James NJ Beck,
former assistant attorney general of
the United States, on "the Unity of
the Republic"
The president was introduced by
Louis Stern, president of the Repub-
lican club, in brief speech. AS Pres
ident Roosevelt rose to reply the ban
queters in the adjoining rooms crowd
ed into the main hall and gallery un-
til every inch of space was occupied.
Worthy Successor of Lincoln.
In introducing the president Mr..
Stern referred to him as having earned
the right "by quality of his admins
tration," to be called the successor of
Abraham Lincoln. The sentiment
evoked a demonstration lasting many
minutes. There was prolonged hand
clapping and the ladies in the gal
lery waved their handkerchiefs.
A mention of Mr.. Mckinley also
caused a demonstration.
President Roosevelt received an en-
thusiastic welcome at Jersey City on
the arrival of his special train from
Washington
= The trip from Washington was
marked by no incident of interest.
Only one stop was made at Philadel-
phia and the president remained
quietly in his car throughout the trip.
At Twenty-third. street large crowd
was waiting ahd loudly cheered the
president as he left the ferry house
and entered his carriage.
Both at Jersey City and on the New
York side the police precautions were
on a somewhat more extensive scale
than at any previous visit of the presi-
dent to this city At the railway sta
tion in Jersey City there was large
number of uniformed police and plain
clothes men and on this side, in addi-
tion to the mounted squad Commits
sioner McAdoo had ordered out many
policemen and detectives. Police In
spectors Cortright, Brooks. Schmitt-
berger and Mclaughlin also were at
the ferry and accompanied the presi-
Dental party across the city.
The president arrived at the Repub-
lican club at o'clock and was es-
corted to the large reception room on
the second floor, where he took his
stand in front of a canopy of Ameri-
can flags. Beside him were Louis
Stern, president of the club, and James
w. Haines, who introduced those
members with whom the president was
not acquainted. The reception lasted
two hours, during which time nearly
900 persons greeted the president.
At the close of the reception the
president drove, accompanied by the
same escort, to the home of his sister,
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, in Madison
avenue.
Here, latter a brief rest, the presi-
dent dressed for dinner and was
driven to the Waldorf, where he ar
rived at '7:3O o'clock and became the
guest of the Republican club at its
Lincoln dinner.
The dinner was held in the main
banquet hall of the Waldorf-Astoria,
and in the number of guests and
elaborateness of decorations is be-
lieved to have exceeded any function
of its character ever held in New
York.
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