The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-20
URGES NEGROES
NOT TO WHINE
Roosevelt Addresses COIOred
Business Men.
GIVEN The GLAD HAND

Tells Leaders Of Race to Drop ha.
tired and Lead People Up to Pros
perity Through Good Citizenship.
Also Lays Cornerstone Of Printing
Plant and Crates on Beauties Of
Country Life - Refuses offer to
Ride In Aeroplane.
New York, Aug. 20. - Colonel
Roosevelt was down for busy day,
and kept all of his engagements. The
contributing editor edited for the
Outlook, addressed the National Ne.
gro Business Mems league, had
luncheon with lot of folks, met a
few callers and whirled down to Gar
den City to lay a cornerstone and
make another speech. Then he went
home. No political significance may
be attached TO his visit in town.
Mr.. Roosevelt got big hand from
the 100 negroes in the Palm Gar
den. They stood up and yelled when
be refererd to his having been presi'
dent. His first public speech had the
effect OF cheering him on with gen
uins enthusiasm. Several women
scattered in odd parts of the audi
torium whooped IL up every time the
colonel paused tor breath, and a
short gentleman wearing an Ameri-
can flag In the lapel of his coat as
sisted. Mr.. Roosevelt was very much
sratihed at the reception he got.
When Booker II. Washington had
introduced the colonel In a neat little
speech that was brief, Mr.. Roosevelt
began to talk. lie paid tribute to
Charles Anderson. who was ON the
platform, and then started right In to
discuss the problems that are today
confronting the negroes OF the south
and to hand out advice as to how to
solve them.
Make Most OF oppo ortuniues.
"The white man of the north" said
Colonel Roosevelt, does his worst
work in interference between the two
people of the SOUTH and his best
work when he improves their rela-
tlons. This league represents gen
eral constructive work for the race,
II teaches you not to whine and cry
about privileges which do not happen
To- be yours, but to make the most OF
the opportunities at your doors"
~ believe in this league" the col.
onel shouted "As | wrote five years
ago when was president The
short man with the flag screamed
with delight, and In flash the whole
crowd was cheering wildly. Mr..
Roosevelt spread several beams over
his eountenance and gave his audi.
enee plenty OF time TO finish. Then
he continued rapidly. He went on TO
say that he believed in the league
because II Is out OF politics.
This kind OF talk was calculated TO
set the negroes going, and 1t did. A
series of statistics revealing the
progress OF the colored race called
for more applause, They represent
ed progress, the colonel declared.
"All men up and not some men
down" should be the motto Of good
Americans. Before he sat down Mr..
Roosevelt besaught the negroes, men
and women. ito set your faces like
10 you only the gospel of hate and
envy and bitterness. Realize that the
only way to help your race Is not by
preaching vindictiyeness and hatred
but by leading your citizens up tc
prosperity through good citizenship
And everybody sang America"
Luncheon at the National Ar's clut
consumed about an hour of the col
ouel's time. He scrambled into hi
motorcar and returned to the Office
for while, but Lawrence Abbot
came In and announced that they haC
better be starting for Garden City Il
lay the cornerstone OF new plan
built by Doubleday Page e. Company
or course the colonel and not Mr.
Abbott was TO do the laying. The
ceremony was one that Mr.. Roosevelt
has gone through a good many timei
before. He spoke briefly. lie rooted
for an open country life, and saiC
that everything tending to spreaC
the population as Il becomes congest
ed In the great cities, counts for JUS
90 much more development OF ou
ciyic. life.
: People Must Scatter Out.
Business. remarked Mr.. Roose
welt, "is concentrated as never be
fore, and the demands are such tina
men are Obliged TO work togethe
and TO work under great concentri