New-York tribune., 1909-09-19


Snue for lifetime 10 he tho guide Of his con-
huct and the inspiration of his life.
Now my friends another thought that comes
Dyer one when hs visits these two beautlIuI
rifles and who sees how much the Lord has done
sor you in the way of natural beauty is that you
ought TO unite. You are not really st Paul aio
Minneapolis. You are the twin city, win the
Borough OF ST. Paul and the Borough or MIN
s1eaDolis. 4 remember twenty years ago.
when I was solicitor General and ActlnS A :
4orneg General, hat the census was taken aIi0 an
shere WIS at that time no overwhelming ilul-
cation of q desire Of the two cities TO come 10
gether But you have got ell over that- 81
PAM is rroud of the CONSCIOUSNESS OF being the
more beautiful, and Minneapolis Laughter mas mas
great many other commendable civic quaIltles, q :.
But really il Is a great privilege for one 10
rome here and 90 meet the men who nave mace
your two cities. You go to other cities IN the
East and you have to go back one hundred or
one hundred and fifty years 10 fnd the men
who laid the foundations; but here, Wheh you
ERE invited 20 the numerous luncheons and ban
ouets, you meet the makers of minneapolis ana
st. Paul right at your side
THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST.
And apparently. too, you do not have to have
the youngest men 10 build up your city. You
Tal1e men of middle life and bring them out
here, and sou inIuse into them a spirit that
makes Them young again, and they become tile
old settlers OF Minneapolis and -. Paul. VIII
ness my dear old professor Of English ltera-
ture, Cyrus NoTIhrop. Why, he was an old
man when I was I'm college, and he lived 10 be-
come young again and to bald your university
shte one OF The greatest universities OF the
world.
So 1t Is with your great railroad king. and ali
she either heads OF industry that you have here.
feu meet them every Gay. You want to talk
WITH them and remember what they say. be
cause when your children come up they viii
listen TO hear what was said by the founders
Uf this twin city.
My friends. Z am Lecinniag a long tour
thlrleen thousand miles. I am going around to
see what is in this country. I going TO CON
vince the country, II car. that 7 have stay
sng qualities to meet all the dangers to which
3 man may be exposed by way of train travel
end digestion. But 7 have another audience 10
meet in another auditorium In this same city.
bat IN another borough, tonight. and I have to
thlnk Up something different TO say, perhaps 4
llttie more specific about the civic virtues Of
eoie % say under the circumstances. here. But
7 hope, Joking aside. my dear friends that YOU
vail understand that 7 feel deeply grateful for
your expression of welcome. and that l shall
treasure the memory of this sight-dear old
sFlery advanced as welcone-rnv whole life
long.
p nv. Tafts address ~ the dinner tonight --as
Nrief He said that real power is vested in the
rengress, although the man ~ the top usually
pets the blame
Something mas been said here tonight" he
Hent en-. "sbout the ruler and the ruled And
81 always gives me goose flesh am not
ruler. ! am round in form, as some Of the old
rilers were. but IN no other respect have the
qualities that co ~ mako M that torn"
He discussed modern forms of government
'snd the Constitution. which lie declared tho
Trainers builded more wisely than they knew
IF you want 10 estimate that Constitution as
-it ought to be. beg you 10 take il up and read
u ard then compare 1t with the constitution of
ahe state Of Oklahoma said the President
snid laughter
He declared that the Constitution had been
found 10 meet all needs and he believed il would
eontinue to do So