New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-13
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ting on the veranda, after which he said
that he had enjoyed himself exceedingly
and added that he regarded that ehurcn-
man as "of the very best type OF An1en-
can citizens"
Mr. Roosevelt was then taken to the
Columbus Club. from the steps Of which
he made a brief speech. after which he
met apparently all the residents OF
Peoria and the surrounding country at a
nub,,c reception, shaking hands with
nearly three thousand persons of both
sexes and all ages.
This evening Colonel Roosevelt was the
guest at a dinner at which the other
sneakers were DIR. r. Emmett Kane.
Richard Henry Little and Bourke Cock
ran. Governor Deneen was a guest
Colonel Roosevelt told of his visit to the
African mission in charge Of Mother
Mary Paul. an American nun. and paid
high tribute to the work done by the
Catholic missions in Darkest Africa He
also expressed his qualification at the
prevalence of religious tolerance in this
country, and told the story Of the letter
he wrote to a Protestant minister who
wrote protesting because, when Presi-
dent, MIR. Roosevelt had invited Cardinal
SatoIIi to the White House. The
President wrote the clergyman that he
had no doubt there would be Catholic
Presidents, and that he had acted only
as he hoped amy Catholic President
would act toward his Protestant fellow
citizens
| MIR. Roosevelt declared that he had a
special affection for this chapter of the
knights of Columbus. because IL was
named for what I consider one Of the
very best examples of our American clti-
zenship. Archbishop Spa1ding.
| Mr.. Roosevelt also made an earnest
appeal for financial support from Amer
lean Catholics for their missions Re-
! ferring to his appointments of Catholcs
to offices In his administration, he PAID
a. high tribute to DR.. Neil. Commissioned
of Labor, who. he said. had been MS
constant guide in his dealings WIN
labor. In closing he highly commended
the declaration of DR.. Kane, who had
spoken earlier in the evening tnat II
was the duty of every Catholic to go &c
the polls and vote against every bad
Catholic who aspired to public office
Cochran Praises Roosevelt.
A notable feature of the dinner was
the tribute of Bourke Cochran to Mr.
Roosevelt. Closing an eloquent speech
in which he had asserted his supreme
confidence in the durability Of this re-
nublic. Mr.. Cochran asserted that the
extraordinary popularity OF MIR. Roose-
Welt was a striking tribute to the love
Of Justice of the American people
"He has said himself that he Is not
great man nor a particularly wise mar
he need be neither. for the American
neople believe he is a good man, ana tna'
he tvpifies that spirit OF justice anc
fairness which is the passion OF th'
American neopIe." Mr.. Cochran said:
."Tbere are other men, many men, o
whom, II NAV be said that they DO no
covet their neighbors' goods or theh
, neisbbors' wives. but there Is this dir
faronca between this man and all otne
men-anv other man who was charse'
with these things would deny IT, Woui'
make a speech about II. might ever
write to the newspapers about IT, ou
this man would knock the man WIN
made such a charge down.
Mr.. Roosevelt went to his car al'ei
the dinner. He Is to spend Tomorrow III
making campaign speeches In IndLailS
| for Senator Beveridge. IT, u H.