The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

Capt. Richmond P. Hobson. late of
the American navy. now plain
american citizen and Democratic
nominee for Congress In his home
district in Alabama, expounded the
doctrine of peace from a new stand
point before an audience of between
1000 and 5000 at the Richmond
Chautauqua yesterday afternoon.
The hero of the Marrimac." was at
his best, mentally and physically. and
for one hour and fifty minutes he
kept his hearers entertained. in fact
his line of argument for a great navy
to become an implement of peace.
was so fascinating that before he had
concluded the great audience enthus-
iastically placed its seal of favor up
on it by the unanimous endorsement
of a resolution which calls upon Con-
gress to bring into practice the teach
ings of the young naval expert
Capt Hobson's personality is per-
haps his greatest drawing card. but
once he has an audience before him.
it is not personality alone that holds
several thousand people for two
hours. Capt. Hobson has a message
TO give to the American people and
he gives IL SO well and backs IL up
with such forceful argument that he
holds his hearers almost spellbound.
Address Had No Title.
Capt Hobson's address yesterday
was not dignified with a title. but 1t
might appropriately have been called.
American, the Peacemaker," for his
line of thought throughout was chat
of all the nations. none stood SO es-
sentially for peace as America. His
central idea was the need of a great
navy for the protection. not only of
American prestige and commerce. but
as means of being the dictator OF
peace for the entire world An i'm
plement of warefare in the hands Of a
peaceful nation. Capt. Hobson ar
gued, would not convert 1t into a
fighting nation, but on the contrary
would simply be means of showing
the world as whole that the peace
loving people of the United States
not only demanded peace but were
prepared to enforce it.
Endorsement Of Roosevelt.
Capt Hobson's resolution. which is
printed in another place in this is
sue, is destined to cut some figures
in Congress before he has finished.
Richmond was the 292nd city in the
United States in which ii has been
presented and adopted In the past
three years and when the Young ma
val expert reaches the halls OF Con.
gress as he will next winter. he will
be in shape to press his claim.
Throughout his address yesterday he
displayed his great admiration for
President Roosevelt and IL is assert
ed that he has the endorsement Of
the President in his present under
taking.
Capt. Comstock Presided
Capt. Paul Comstock presided over
the great Hobson day audience and
the speaker with a brief
address in which he alluded to the
services OF Capt. Hobson. both as a
fighter in time Of war and as an ad-
vocate of peace. When Capt Hob
son arose and faced the crowded pa
vilion, the audience arose and three
thousand tiny American flags were
the scene from the rostrum
being an inspiring one. Capt. Hob
son preluded his address with a few
brief remarks relative to the beauty
Of Richmond. the enterprise Of her
people and of the worthy undertaking
to establish Y. II. c. A. in the city.
He said that he had numbered him.
self as a member Of this organization
for twenty years and was glad to be
able to give hearty and sincere en-
dorsement of its great value to every
Capt Hobson spoke il
part as follows.
The Power Of America.
Il shall beg of you. my country
men. today to point out some OF the
7f1ases of American influence that