Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-13
ROOSEVE[T'S TOUR
is NEARING AN END;
GOES HOME SUNDAY
He Winds Up Spectacular
Tour of the West at. Pitts
burg With Speech at Mo-
nongaheIa House

PITTSBURG. Pa, Sept 1O.-The
western tour OF Col. Theodore Roose-
welt was virtually concluded in Pitts
burg tonight. He arrived here at $40
o'clock this evening and stopped for five
hours, long enough TO deliver two ad-
dresses and attend an informal dinner.
He will be at home. Oyster Bay, again
tomorrow for rest, Of which he is great
~ in need
The last day was one OF the most
spectacular OF Colonel Roosevelts long
trip. Leaving Cincinnati in the morn
ing he cut across Ohio into West vir-
wfaia and western Pennsylvania At
the several short stops made. throngs
were on hand TO greet him He stay
ed in Columbus. Ohio. for an hour and
left behind him some very plain ad-
vice about the situation which has
grown out OF the street car strike here.
His strong remarks upon Justice, law
and order" were cheered by all fac
tions In the struggle which has torn
Columbus for weeks.
The last Of the rear platform speech cs
Of the trip was made at SteubenvilIe'
ohio. this afternoon So many people
tried TO get within hearing distance
that two policemen jumped on the car
70 keep them from engulfing the colo
mel.
CALLED POLICEMEN DOWN.
get down, please said Colonel
Roosevelt so that / can see the peo-
pfe I thank you for your help. but
I can protect myself"
Tha polfcemen got down and the ex-
president talked about the homely viz
tues which have been his texts many
times before
At London. Ohio, q man crowded up
close 10 the platform holding gourd
which resembled the big stick. The
colonel: laughed heartily at IL and took
~ IN his arms and held IL there while
he talked about corporations. He spoke
briefly. At Newark. Dennison and sew
~raI other places in Ohio.
Thousands OF Pittsburg people sacri-
6ced their usual dinner hour this even
Ing and crowded the downtown streets
IN welcome to the distinguished guest,
who had not paid Pittsburg a visit for
more than eight years. AS he was
driven through the streets in carriage
with Mayor william A. hagee, and
president II. ID. ". English, Of the civic
commission, and others. he was heartily
acclaimed
After "a Informal dinner at the Fort
Pitt hotel he was driven across town
where from a historic balcony OF the
Monongahela house. facing the river OF
that name, he addressed an enormous
crowd which stood along the broad
levee.
From this rostrum Henry Clay. the
late King Edward Cthen Prince OF
Wafes), General Grant and the martyred
presidents. Lincoln. Garfield and Nc
Kiniey. have addressed the people OF
Pftfsburg-
Standing where those notable figures
in history had stood. Colonel Roosevelt
silently viewed the sea OF humanity be-
fore him. and then said:
A HISTORIC BALCONY.
Il have a peculiar feeling in speaking
from this historic balcony. The many
great names associated with this place,
and so many national memories OF
which we are proud. spur US on to &C
than useless II we treat them merely as
excuses for idleness in ourselves. We
Of today have great problems and We
must face them as our fathers and fore
fathers faced the problems Of their gen.
Grafton Our first and greatest problem
IN TO secure rigid honesty in business
and politics, and I congratulate Pitts
burg on what Pfttsburg has done. That
man Is the true benefactor who exposes
crookedness and who hunts out OF public
life the crook. great or small"
While the air was rent with cheers.
the colonel. waving his hand to the null
tftude. retired from the balcony and
was conducted TO his carriage. He was
then driven 10 the exposition hall