Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-03
Roosevelt Declares Idle Rich
and DiSordery Element Are
Alike Disgrace to American
Civilization.
DEFENDS WORLD CRUISE
OF BATTLESHlP FLEET
This and Construction Of Canal
Two Things Which Most I'M
pressed Europe With the
Nations Importance,

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Nations Importance,
NY Mornlng Journal EDeeisi IaAaea WireI
Omaha, Sept The people Of
Omaha gave Colonel Roosevelt a day
Of comparative rest today All that
the colonel did was To attend a break
! fast given by the Roosevelt reception
! committee, q luncheon at the Field
club, dinner at the Omaha club
and an entertainment given BY tho
! board Of governors of the Ak-Spr-
/ Ben, Which is the official boomers
/ clup ot Omaha take an automobile
ride all over Omaha. make three
speeches and talk with political lead
ers and old friends whom he met
here
Several things had been planned
Tor his amusement. nut IN his behalf
q telegram was sent from Kansas city
last night saying hat he was tired
and needed a day of rest, and 50 the
program was cut down.
The coloncl found time during the
day TO speak a good word for Sena-
tor Burkett who is IN the midst of a
campaign for reelection Tho sem
ators friends hope that he viii he
helped by what the colonel said
The people OF Omaha did not turn
out in such numbers rs WAS the case
IN several ether towns which Colonel
RuosCvelt bus visited On his present
trip The Auditorium was iammod
and the crowd IN the street outside
was SO great that Colonel Roosevelt
had to use the tactics OF q football
player to get through the throng to
his automobile.
During the rest OF the day. how
ever, the people had little opportunity
to get together and cheer rs the
parade was called off To make it
easier for the colonel. and when he
on the streets he shot hy SO
rapidly in his automobile that few per-
sons recognized him
He went TO bod earlier than usual
tonight. I'm the morning he will nt-
tend q breakfast at the omaha club
and then leave for sioux Falls, whcro
he Is to speak tomorrow.
It was at the Auditorium. whore
he made his principal speech OF the
day, that Mr., Roosevelt commended
the work of senator Burkett. The
senator has obtained the republican
nomination and Congressman Hitch
cock the democratic nomination. Un-
der the Nebraska law the people will
vote for a senator at the fall election.
and members of the legislature are
pledged 10 elect the candidate who
receives the highest number of votes.
senator Burkett made the speech
Colonel Roosevelt He
described the colonel as the man who
was once the first citizen of the ma
ion and Is now the greatest man in
he world" There WAS loud ap-
llausc.
~ am particularly pleased to be
bv senator Burkett said
Ir Roosevelt. because ne WAS one
" the men on whom | relied when |
vas president, both while he was in
ne house and in the senate ON ono
ccasion he paid a tribute 10 me which
nay have been entirely unmerited, in
which no described what the typical
.ubilc sayant must be he said I'm
he great struggle of life he Cthc good
.merican) must be prepared Go take
he side OF the meu rather than of
he dollar. Old-time methods la poll
cs old-time ideas of governmental
uty and prcrogatiVe are relegater to
bee junk shop of political antiquities
.o man who ~ skepticni In his own
lind of the righteousness OF the ad-
inced ground that the American
eoplc have taken socially and moral
IAN who is fearful of popular rule. or
more afraid OF the peoples opprcs-
on Of preda tory wealth with law
IAN Of its oppression of thr people
ithout law H. eligible to popular rs
em
In my own case Colonel Roose.
,lt said, "all 2 can say Is that | have
ldeavorod 70 live up to that descrip-
on and that 7 was able to accom-
ish what 7 did at washington only
,eausc of the waV in which I wis
,oked up On men llkC senator Burk-
{. ana 70 We nave guest from Iowa
resent let me say also, like senator
oliver
Then colonel Roosevelt proceeded
ith his sct speech IN which nc spoke
the Pnuama canal and the navy.
o. said that the trip Of the American
,et aroound the world increased
eatiy the prestige of this country.
ld that the work on the canal was
.e OF the Nupendous performance,
the ages He took sharp issue with
. plan % neutraizc the canal zone.
a ln strongest terms declared that
Is country should fortify the canal.
Ar. Booscveits speech WAS as fol-
ln travelling iu EUROPE last spring one
that the iwo frats which made tho
pest impression abroad were the cruise
O be- battle fleet around the world. and
digsinE of the Panama canal These
.e tie two feats 90 be credited % the
erican people during the past decade.
th had most profoundly and favorahiy
,cted foreign Judgment OF America dur-
that time. such Judgment depends not
he least upon What people say they can
.r willingness 70 meet responsibilities,