The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-03

central doctrine of our institutions so that all could understand. Thomas Jef- ferson gave us doctrine of equal rights for all and special privileges for none Abraham Lincoln restated this doc Urine. It Is a good providence that in our time that doctrine has been stated again-the doctrine of a square deal"
 The mention of the square deaP' brought forth a tremendous burst of applause Senator Deliver concluded ls speech by saying:
 Tn the next 10 years the young men of the United States will see to 1t that the doctrine of the square deal Is made true and kept true for all time"
 In the presence of 800 of the leading business men of the city Theodore Roosevelt pointed out the interest cid by the people of Europe in the success of representative government In America and declared that reaction aries abroad cast sinister eyes upon American institutions, hailing with de- light every story of graft and mob rule as an evidence that government of, for and by the people must fall. Colonel Roosevelt spoke contemptuously of the merely multi millionaire" the man who he said was a discredit whenever pointed to in Europe as typical American. He especially referred to mob rule as bringing out character istics of cruelty equal to those who seek revenge
 Speech k Applnuded
 This speech, made at luncheon given by the Roosevelt reception committee at the Omaha Field club, was frequently applauded.
 Among those who listened attentiyely to the words of the colonel were Gov ernor Shallenberger. Senators Burkett and Brown of Nebraska, Senator Deliver of Iowa, Mayor Dahlman, Victor Rose water. republican national committeeman and former Representative David Mer- cer and ex-Governor Sheldon.
 "I have always felt friendly to foreign nations," said Colonel Roosevelt, in be- ginning his address. T have never be- lieved that in order to show your love for your country it was necessary to be insulting to the people of another country. I have feeling of frlendli- ness for the countries I have visited abroad even greater than I had before visiting them. But I have come back feeling there Is no place in the world to live except in the United States.
 Tn the first place, there Is a chance here for the average man such as there | is not anywhere else. There Is no other country where the average man, the man WnO cannot expect tO get to the top, | has chance to lead his life with the success he can achieve here. In the second place, it seems to me there Is no place in the world where the man who does get to the top has chance to lead life so attractive and full of interest In every way as in the United States, | Career of Pleasure
 | "Of course, If a man desires only to lead a life of pleasure. this is not good country for it. There is no good coun- try for 1t anywhere for the simple reason that of dismal careers. the most dismal, the most empty, the least worth living from any standpoint is the career of the man who seriously devotes himself to pleasure alone. First to devote one s self to pleasure as the sole object of life is the surest way not to get 1t. Any man abovt that lowest strata, above the man merely seeking pleasure and enjoyment, can find here as nowhere else in the world, an opportunity to help work out the great problems of the future and any man who is worth his salt ought to feel the most supreme pleasure over the fact that he is given 1 the opportunity to turn his hand to help : work out these problems.
 ''Everywhere I went abroad was in-