The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-03
TWO BIC EVENTS.
Colonel Roosevelt Tells His Aud
fence at Omaha
What Is Attracting the Most
Notice in Europe.
THE PANAMA CANAL
And the Cruise of the Battle
ships Around the World.
Predicts Completion of the Big
Ditch Before 1915.
THE PANAMA CANAL

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 3.-The people
of Omaha did not turn out in such
numbers as was the case in several
other cities which Colonel Roosevelt
has visited on his present trip. The
auditorium was damned, and the
crowd in the street outside was so
great that Colonel Roosevelt had to
use the tactics of a football player to
get through the throng to his automo-
bile. During the remainder of the
day, however, the people had little OPP
portunity to get together and cheer,
as the parade was called off to make
it easier for the colonel, and when he
appeared on the streets he shot by so
rapidly in his automobile that few per-
sons recognized him. He went to bed
earlier than usual, for he has been so
busy since he left New York that he
has been obliged to curtail his hours
of sleep.
1t was at the auditorium where he
made his principal speech OF the day
that Colonel Roosevelt commended the
work of Senator Burkett-
The senator has obtained the Re
publican nomination and Representa-
tive Hitchcock the Democratic nomin-
alton. Under the Nebraska law the
people will vote for senator at the
fall election, and the members of the
legislature are obliged to elect the can
didate who receives the highest num-
Der of votes.
Senator Burkett made the speech in
Producing Colonel Roosevelt He de-
scribed the colonel as the man who
was once the first citizen of the nation,
and is now the greatest man in the
world. There was loud applause.
A Word for Burkett.
ct am particularly pleased to be in
PRODUCED by Senator Burkett," said
Colonel Roosevelt, because he was
one of the men on whom 1 especially
relied while 1 was president, both
while he was in the house and in the
senate. On one occasion he paid
tribute to to me which may have been
entirely unmerited in which he de-
scribed what the typical American
public servant must be. He said: In
the great struggle of life he (the good
American) must be prepared to take
the side of the man rather than of
the dollar. Old time methods in poll
tics, old time ideals of governmental
duty and prerogative are relegated to
the junk shop of political antiquities
No man who is skeptical in his own
mind of the righteousness of the ad-
Vanced ground that the American peo-
pie have taken socially and morally
can hold their confidence. No man
who is fearful of popular rule, who is
more afraid of the oppression of preda-
tory wealth by law than of its oppres-
sion of the people without law is eligi-
BILE to popular esteem"
''In my own case" Colonel Roose-
Welt continued. all I can say is that
I have endeavored to live up to that
description, and that I was able to
accomplish what I did accomplish in
Washington only because of the way
in which I was backed up by men
like Senator Burkett and as we have a
guest from Iowa present, let me also
say like Senator Dolliver."
Then Colonel Roosevelt proceeded
with his set speech in which he spoke
Of the Panama canal and the navy.
He said that the trip of the American
feet around the world increased great
~ the prestige of this country, and
that the work which is being done on
the canal was one of the stupendous
performances of all the ages. He took
sharp issue with the plan which was
placed before congress at the last ses-
sion of neutralizing the canal zone,
and in strongest terms declared this
country should fortify the canal.
DoIIiver Is Called For.
After Colonel Roosevelt had finished
there were cries for Dolliver.
The senator got on his feet. "It is
a great pleasure to sit on the platform
and listen to such magnificent. patri-
otto utterances as those of Colonel
Roosevelt" he said. ct can only say
that it feels mighty good to have Col
onel Roosevelt back here with us in
TIC WCSNs w . AilSSCQ iltAl q
little while he was in Africa. 1 was
afraid that either the lions or the wart
hogs would get him.
There have been three men in
American history who have stated
the central doctrine of our institutions
so that all could understand. Thomas
Jefferson gave us the doctrine of equal
rights for all and special privileges
for none. Abraham Lincoln restated
this doctrine. It is a good providence
4Iak IT,, iva 4I,a4
been stated again-the doctrine of g
square deal"
The mention of the Square deal
brought forth a tremendous burst OF
applause from the people. Senator
Dolliver concluded his speech by say
I'm the next ten years the young
men of the United States will see t.
IT that the doctrine of a square dea
is made true and kept true for al
time"
At the luncheon at the Field clul
Colonel Roosevelt spoke of millionaire
whom he liked and millionaires whom
he did not like.
His Auditorium Address
Roosevelt delivered the following ad
dress at the auditorium:
In travelling in Europe last spring on
thing which especially struck me wa
the fact that the two feats which mad
the deepest impression abroad were TIL
cruise OF the OdlIleSnlp meet around tn
world, and the digging of the Panam
canal. These were the two feats to b
credited to the American people durin
the past decade, which had most prc
foundly and favorably affected foreig
Judgment of America during that tim,
Such judgment depends not in the leas
upon what people say they can do, br
on what they actually do; upon the
willingness to meet responsibilities an
the success Of their efforts to met
them.
Now, there is no use of a natio
claiming to be a great nation unless
is prepared to play a great part.
nation such as ours cannot possibl
play a great part in international a
fairs. cannot expect to be treated as
weight in either the Atlantic or the Pa
cif1c, or to have it's voice as to II
Monroe Doctrine, or the managemel
..e - r2nnar ma canal headed unless