Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-01
HELPS DEDICATE
JOHN BROWNS PARK
sATTLE GROUND WHERE ADOLF
.T;oN,sT FIRED FIRST GUN IN
DEFENSE OF LIBERTY IS SITE
OF PARK.


President Roosevelt came in TOT
raking incidental to the o's-
cussion Of anti-militarism at 70.
& davis session Of the international
sociaIistic Congress. Several
sneakers turned their guns on
Rooseve,t, the most bitter attack
beinn made by George Ledebour'
. socialist member Of the German
reichtaq, who described him as
"poIjtical drummer"
Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 31.-Gov.
stubbs Of Kansas joined the
Roosevelt party at Usage City
this morning. The private car OF
the governor and staff was at
+ached to the Roosevelt train.
Roosevelt greeted stubbs warmly
and in response to the cheers OF
. crowd delivered a short speech.
New York, Aug. 31.-Judge
Alton @. parker, who wrote the
nrevailinq opinion of the court OF
anpeals Of New York, in the Sake
4 shon Case" mention Of which was
made by Roosevelt in his recent
,daress to tho Colorado legis'a-
ture in which the former Pres'-
dent criticised the supreme court
.of the United States, made state
ment today in defense OF tne 81
preme court. Parker says there
were five opinions written IN tne
case. showing, he says, the courts
annreciation Of the fact that the
question involved was close one.
He reviews the case and its pro-
uress to final decision and oe
ferds the supreme court in its de-
Gliding opinion.
Osawatomie, KAN, Aug. 3l.-ftoose ..
,elt arrived this morning to dedlcat'
IS ..rrhe John Brown Park TN
,attlefield of Osawatomie, whefe owe
,a,g a century ago the noted aooil
ionist and his meager force fired thel
irst gun in the defense OF liberty,
Rooseyelt's train was met at TN
station bv troops 2 and H, fifteeth cav
,lry At the Masonic temple re
,ep+ion was held. The program thel
provided for the visit to John Brown WI.
,ld cabin and luncheon at the stat
,osnital for the insane. This after
,oon the exercises included parao
which was reviewed by Roosevelt an
Moulded regular troops, militia, gran'
Armv veterans and civic societies
rhen followed the park dedication an.
Poosevelt's address. Roosevelt's ac
lress in full follows:
There have been two great crise
N orr country's history: first Whel
4 was formed, and then again whel
: was perpetuated. The formatly
,eriod included not merely the Reve
ntionary war, but the creation an
,dnntion of the constitution and tn
6rst dozen years of work under !,
Then came sixty years during Whlc
NC snread across the continent-year
If vital growth, but OF CROWN VII VIII
,na rather than growth within. me
came the time of stress and stral
which eliminated in the civil wal
he neriod of terrible struggle upo
The issue of which depended the Just
f,cation of all that we had done earlier
and which marked the second grea
nariod of growth and development
within. The name Of John Brown wi
he forever associated with this secon
neriod of the nations history; an
kansas was the theater upon Whlc
The first act of the second OF our grea
national life dramas was played.
was the result Of the struggle in Kar
sas which determined that our countr
should be in deed as well as in name
devoted to both union and freedom
that the great experiment OF demo
cratic government on national seal
should succeed and not fail. 1t was
heroic struggle; and, as is inevitabl
with all such struggles, it had also
5arl, and terrible side.
Very much was done of good, an
much also of evil; and, as was inev
able in such period of revolution
often the same man did both good an
svil. For our great good fortune as
nation. we, the people Of the Unite
states as whole can now afford t
forget the evil, or at least to remen
her it without bitterness, and to fl
our eyes with pride on the good tina
was accomplished. Even in ordinar
times there are very few of us who d
not see the problems of life as throug
= glass, darkly; and when the glass
-