The Washington herald., 1907-04-11

Canton, April IA fair-sized crow
occupied the spectators seats in the ban
quet han of the board of trade to-nigh
10 listen to Senator Foraker's speech ol
Roosevelt, over 40 sat at the banque
table.
The Senator was vigorous in his declara
tion that he would not tolerate a boss
big or little. within or without the State
This statement was received in silence.
Spectators at the banquet each receive,
little photograph of Foraker A Repub
hean from the Senator's home town dis
tributed them without Foraker's knowI
edge, he said
Many politicians Of State reputation oi
the old Foraker guard were here to bacl
up their idol. They held numerous con
ferences with him. AT his hotel. after tn,
banquet, Senator Foraker held several
conferences.
Wednesday morning Senator Foraker
paid his respects TO AIRS. Mckinley and
AiAAA1A 'thiEllA lAtfAtlllt-F 8 LoIllhs
No Attempt TO Check Him.
Although the board of trade officials
promised Senator Foraker would not be
permitted TO talk politics, they knew OF
his intention and made no attempt to
bride him.
At the close Of FOTaker's speech an
effort OF two or three banqueters to start
a Roosevelt demonstration failed
As Foraker got into a discussion on the
Brownsville ''shooting-up, the audience
seemed 10 be turning in his favor. They
eheered vigorously as he continued the
story of his struggle TO give the colored
soldiers a fair hearing. Old Foraker
guards led in the cheering.
Roosevelt's name brought long ap-
plause.
FOFakeF's speech in Full.
Following is the speech in full:
Gentlemen; First, let me thank those
having this occasion in charge for the
invitation that has brought me here. II
Is always a pleasure to visit your city.
II IS growing 50 rapidly, and is in every
way so prosperous that It is in the high
est sense Of the word typical Of all that
IS best in Ohio
You are distinguished in other respects.
Your city is familiar to all the world as
the home and last resting place of VIII
liam Mckinley. His memory is cherished
by every man in the land. As the years
pass We appreciate more ana more keen
ly his gentle. modest, unassuming, cour-
teOus manners and his steadfast and 10y
al devotion to the great principles OF Re
publicanism as represented by Lincoln,
and Blaine, and Sherman, and all the 9TH
er great leaders of our heroic days.
Il congratulate you that you are still
represented in the public service By so
distinguished and so beloved a son as Mr
Justice Day. He adorns the bench of the
greatest judicial tribunal in the world
You may justly be proud of him.
i do not know the details of your in
dustrial growth and development. nor do
/ know. except in a general way, what
your plans are for the future, but in
spired by what you have accomplished.
and what you are to-day, know there
is ahead Of you greater successes than
any you have yet achieved.
Selects Own Subject.
Ny invitation for this evening gener-
ously gave me permission to select my
own subject. In the exercise of this privi-
lege / deem it my duty to first address
myself 10 some matters that may seem
somewhat personal
In Washington dispatch published in
the Cincinnati Times-Star I find the fol-
lowing:
President Roosevelt has drawn a
dead line for Senator Foraker. eThus
far, but no farther" is the warning.
It applies TO the Senator's forthcom-
ing speeches in Ohio. If he goes be-
yond the line drawn, if he attacks
President Roosevelt, President Roose-
welt will be heard from in no uncertain
tones.
The wicked fee when no man Dur
sueth-' 1 have not forecast the cbarac-
ter of any speeches / am intending to
make, and If I had, It would seem iDcred-
ible to the average mind that such
story could be anything more than mis-
ehief-making pipe dream of an overar-
bilious correspondent
That the President of the United States
shou. become personally engaged in
political contest 10 determine his success
sor is without precedent. unless il be the
bad precedent set by Andrew Jackson as
to Martin Van Buren.
fhat he would enter upon sueb a
struggle with a declaration that he is to |
setImitatiOns upon the Il eedom Of sneecb /
of those who may differ from him. ana
that they are TO disregard those lirlita- /
tions at their peril. is without precedent /
even in the case Of Jackson, and is so in
consistent with the dignity Of his high /
office. and the proprleties always 70 be /
observed, that I feel it a duty toward /
the President himself to enter for him. /
on my own motion. a disclaimer of all
responsibility for such publication.
Wants Freedom of Speech.
The time has not yet come. and no
body knows that better than the Presi-
dent himself, when dead lines can be
drawn IN debate for anybody to observe,
nor has the time come when any real
man would respect them if they were
drawn.
80 far as ] am personally concerned.
shall always speak with malice toward
none. but according to my convictions
whenever and wherever / may have oc-
casion to speak at all
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