The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

men. and quite young men. in the early
/ twenties, formed a great majority OF the
comparatively small number Of their sex
! present The young and enthusiastic
audience which Roosevelt faced formed
a delightful contrast 10 the rows OF i'm
mobile professors ranged behind him.
! whose occasional applause caused FAR less
activity OF movement on their part than
| the putting on of their overcoats from
time to time when the warmth Of Roose-
vet's glowing periods were unable TO
clarity the drafts from the doors on
either side Of the platform.
Given a Big Ovation.
Long. loud. and hearty was the cheer
when Roosevelt with Vice Director Lard.
who left bed Of sickness for the occa-
sion. walked 10 the table NJ. Lard, in
few well chosen words. opened the con-
ference, thanking Roosevelt for granting
the request OF the university, and giving
place in his round Of visits to European
capitals 10 the austere parenthesls Of
lecture 10 the universitys students. He
explained that the university had wished
the students TO hear The greatest voice
OF the New World NJ Lard, with q
graceful euloEium Of the lecturers vir-
tues. took his seat and The greatest
voice of the New World" was heard.
with frequent outbursts Of applause.
Roosevelt spoke throughout from eopious
notes which he held in his left hand while
he vigorously gesuculated with his right
soon abandoning all effort 10 restrain his
shirt cuffs He carried his youthful audi
ence with him from start 70 finish. Speak
er and hearers gloWed with enthusiasm.
II was magnificent
Tomorrow Roosevelt will take rest
He will receive Pauline Chase at $50 a.
m. to sign his photograph. which will be
sold In New York for the benefit Of the
Actors Benevolent Fund He Will take
luncheon with Ambassador Jusserand.
Human and Property Rights.
My position as regards the moneyed
interests can be put in a few words" be-
gan Mr.. Roosevelt. In every civilized
society property rights must be carefully
safeguarded; ordinarily and in the major
ity Of cases. human rights and property
rights are fundamentally and in the long
run Identical; but when il clearly ap-
pears that there is a real conflict be-
tween them human rights must have the
upper hand, for property belongs to man
and not man TO property"
The rest Of his address was as follows:
With you here. and with US, in the
long run success or failure will be con-
diuonal upon the way In which the aver
age man. the average woman. does his
or her duty-irst in the every day az
fairs Of life. and next In those great oc-
casiOnal crises which call for the heroic !
virtues. The average citizen must be
Il good citizen if our republics are 20
succeed. The stream will not permanent |
~ rise higher than its main source; and |
the main source Of national power and |
national greatness are founnd in the
average citizenship Of the nation The |
average cannot be kept high unless the |
standard of the leaders is much higher
1t II well if large proportion Of the |
leaders in any republic. in any democ- |
racy, are. as a matter Of course. drawn |
from the classes represented in this audi |
ence to-day; but only provided that those |
classes possess the gifts Of sympathy |
with plain people and Of devotion TO great |
ideals. You and those like you have re-
ceived special advantages-have had op- !
portunity for mental training; many Of !
you have had leisure; most Of YOU have /
had a chance for enjoyment Of life far
greater than comes TO the majority Of !
you fellows. To you and your kind |
much has been given, and from you much I
should be expected.
The Critic Doesn't Count.
1T is not the critic who counts: not the !
man who points out how the strong man |
stumbles, or where the doer Of deeds |
could have done them better The credit
belongs TO the man who is actually in the 1
arena. whose face is marred by dust and |
sweat and blood; who strives valiantly: |
who errs and comes short again and /
again-because there is no effort without |
error and shortcoming-but who does
actually strive to do the deeds: who
knows the great enthusiasm. the great
devotions; who spends himself in a
worthy cause; who at the best knows in
the end the triumph of high achievement.
and who at the worst if he fails, at least
fails While daring greatly, so that his
place shall never be with those cold and
iimid souls who know neither victory nor
defeat
shame on the man OF cultivated taste
who permits refinement to develop in a
astidiousness that UNITS him for doing
he rough work OF workaday world,
AmonZ the free ueonleS vrbo svr,-o-v .ta,. /