Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-08-30
ON HIS NEW ENGLAND TOUR.
President Roosevelt Given an Enthusiastic
Greeting on Arrival at Hart
ford, Conn.

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 23.-Presi.
dent Roosevelts stop In Hartford, on
his New England tour, was marked
by great enthusiasm by the crowds,
and he showed his pleasure at the re-
ception he received. To President
Roosevelt, the feature OF the day was
the presentation of large floral
piece by the working men Of Hart
ford. Hartford was in gala dress TO
welcome the president, the weather
was perfect and there was not hitch
to mar the proceedings.
The president, on his arrival at the
depot here FRIDAY afternoon, was
cordially welcomed by committee
Of representative citizens. He was
ta,'en for drive around the city, oc-
cupying, with Col. Jacob L. Greene
a handsome victoria automobile, in
charge of two expert New York
chnufreurs. lie was enthusiastically
cheered all along the route.
Welcome and Response.
In Pope park, one of the beautiful
outlying recreation spots of the city
the president was greeted by 10000
workingmen who presented him with
magnificent floral horseshoe in.
scribed: "Workingmen's Welcome to
| Our President"
Father Michael Sullivan made few
remarks of welcome, in which he
commended the honesty and sincerity
of purpose of the president in all his
acts. The president responded, and
his remarks were frequently inter
rupted by applause. He said:
Father SulIiyan: / came here to
say some words this evening myself
but nothing that | can say then will
In any way have tie significance that
| the gift from the wageworlScrs of
Hartford has and the language you
have used, Father Sullivan, in con
nection with making it has, and | am
sure that Col. Green, Senator Platt
himself, and all of my other hosts
will pardon me for saying, that 10
greeting that have received or can
receive in Connecticut will, or can be-
gin to, please me as much as this one
that receive through you. Loud ap-
plause.
Father Sullivan, ! should of course
be wholly unfit for the position oc-
cupy if did not give my best thought
and best purpose to trying to serve
the interests of the toilers of Ameri-
ca cheers the man who works with
his hands, and, of course, also the
man who works with his head-if
! did not try to serve each decent
American citizen according to the
best on my capacity; and certainly
my most painstaking effort, my most
resolutc purpose, shall be given, and
if may say so, is being given, to try
ing to help as well as | can their
best purpose and their best thought
ferries of Good and that kind of
representative / shall strive to be ac-
cording to the light that is given me
One thing more, ] should like to ac-
cept that gift as in some way per
sonal to myself, but | would rather
accept it, as | know it is meant, as a
gift from Americans to man who
for the time being embodics Ameri-
can governmental principles cries of
Good and cheers the principles OF
square and fair deali G with all me 1
so that men shall have their rights
under the law, that al shall be given
fair and an even chance in the
struggle tor life as we can best give
it. thank you" Loud and contin'
uous applause.
The Coliseum Crowded.
Five thousand men and women
crowded the coliseum here Friday
night to hear the address of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. At least two-thirds
of the audience were worlingmen
and the enthusiasm manifested by
them when the president alluded tC
the rights of the toiler aroused the
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