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Show THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECHES. No one reading President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's speeches since ho came from his hunt can fall to admire them. In the hunt he shot straight, In these talks ho hits the mark lust as straight and with equal force The frank manliness of his utterances to the labor leaders Is no less admirable than are his strong utterances at tho Iroquois club. To tho labor leaders he Fald that there had been no application to him to Interfere In the strike; yet that if there were such application, in enfor-peace enfor-peace and order, the Stnto of Illinois was behind the Mayor of Chicago and the Nation was behind the State. Law Is supreme and must be obeyed by all alike. To the Iroquois club he said that he would never again be a candidate for President, that the Panama canal will bo dug, and dug as cheaply as celsrft) and good work will admit He was proud of his membership in a labor union; there must be no lawlessness, law-lessness, and on this point all good Americans agree. And on all questions affecting tho honor of Wils country" we are united as against any foreign claim. H-r was gien a reception by this Democratic club that any man might be proud of, and applause that warmed his heart. His forceful Americanism Ameri-canism appealed grandly to tho membership, mem-bership, and right royally they responded. To the Merchants' Exchange ho explained ex-plained the need of a powerful navy to maintain the Monroe doctrine and protect pro-tect tho Panama canal; and he appealed ap-pealed for high Ideals. In the Hamilton club he appealed to the traditional sentiments of the Republic Re-public as enunciated by the Illustrious statesman from whom the club takes Its name; and he reinforced hl9 plea for a strong navy. It was a strenuous day, and It brought anew before the country the greatness and the power of the man they now have for President. Presi-dent. He Is no less strenuous In his work than In his play, and t',at utrenu-osltv utrenu-osltv is always and unfailingly manifest mani-fest In his patriotism, activity, and deep concern for tho welfare of his country and Its people. |
