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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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AGTS AS PRESIDENT
FREE FROM MALICE
Roosevelt Justifies His
Stewardship.
LINCOLN'S WORDS AS TEXT
Fellow-Townsmen Cheer in a
Pouring Rain.
SPEAKER ENJOYS SHOWER
Says He Is Sorry for the Oyster Bay
Ladies, but Jokes With the
Men About Fear of
Melting.
ROOSEVELT'S SENTIMENTS.
When it becomes necessary to curb
a great corporation, curb it. I will
do my Mat to help you do it. But ,
I will do it in no spirit of anger
or "hatred to the men who own or
control that corporation; and If any
seek In their turn to do wrong to the
men of means, to do wrong to the
men who own those corporations, I
will turn and fight for triem in de
fense of their rights, just as hard as
I fight against them when I think
they arc doing wrong.
Distrust as a demagogue the man
who talks only of the wrong done
by the men of wealth. Distrust as
a demagogue the man who meas
ures Iniquity by the- purse. Measure
Iniquity by the heart, whether a
man'n purse be full or empty, partly
full or partly empty.
If the man is a decent man,
whether well off or not well off, stand
by him; If he Is not a decent man.
Ft and against him, if he be rich or
poor. Btand against htm In no
spirit of vengeance, but only with
the resolute purpose to make him
act as decent cltlsens must act if
this Republic is to be.
OTSTKR BAY, N. Y., July 4. President
Roosevelt was pleased to justify his
stewardship in a review of the year for
the benefit of his neighbors today. He
spoke in the open air and nearly all of
his Important utterances were delivered
during a heavy downpour of rain. When
he had finished, both himself and hs
thousand or more auditors were drenched.
None deserted the celebration.
The rain came suddenly and there was
no shelter in sight and when the Presi
dent paused, while umbrellas were raised,
he remarked good-naturedly:
"I am sorry for you, ladies, but
BRhamod of you men because you are
afraid you will melt."
There was no doubt that the President
enjoyed the downpour. When the first
ehowor came he allowed himself to be
covered with a rubber cape, but Just as
he had thrown It off, it poured again
and this time he took the wetting.
Takes Text From Lincoln.
To emphasize that his acts as President
had been free from malice he begged
pardon of the dominies and took a "text,"
illustrating this point from Ldncoln. The
sentiment of this text ran through his
entire speech and when he said he would
"curb tho trusts," he emphasized that in
doing this duty he would act without
favor or malice. He spoke for nearly an
hour. He was cheered on by tho waving
of wet flags and cries of approval
OyMer Bay made its most graceful holi
day bow to the President and combined
its welcome home for the Summer with a
celebration of the Fourth. No incident
marred the festivities, which were held in
Locust Grove, a natural amphitheater In
the outskirts of the village. Mrs. Roose
velt and the children were present at the
ceremonies.
Greets liis Old Friends.
The President spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman, and you, my old friends and
neighbors, you ampng whom I was brought
up, and with whom 1 have lived for so many
year?-, tt is a real and great pleasure to have
the chance of being with you today, to say
a few words of greeting to you and. In a
sense, to give an account of my stewardship.
I say in a sins-, friends, because after all
the stewardship reuily has to give an account
of Itself. If a man needs to explain over
much what he has done, tt is pretty sure
proof that he ought to have done It a little
differently, and so as regards most of what
I have done, 1 must let it speak for itself.
But there are two or three things about
which I want to talk to you today and if in
the presence of dominies I may venture to
speak from a text I shall take as my text
the words of Abraham Lincoln which he spoke
tn a remarkable little address delivered to a
band of people who were surrounding him at
the "White House Just after his re-electton to
the presidency. He said (I quote from mem
ory only):
Words of a O rrat Man.
"In any great National trial hereafter the
men of that day. as compared with those of
this, will be as weak and as strong, as silly
and as wise, as bad and as good. Let us
therefore study the incidents of this philoso
phy from which to learn wisdom, and not as
wrong to be avenged," and he added later In
the speech a touching and characteristic ex
pression of his, saying: "So long as I have
been here I have not willingly planted a
thorn In any man's breast."
Now. friends, remember that Uncoln faced
the greatest crisis that this Nation has seen
since the Revolutionary War, as great a
crista) as the Nation can ever face, for it was
a crista which, accordingly as the result went
one way or the other, meant National life or
National death, and yet with all his firm
resolution of purpose, with all the unbending
strength of hla will, with all the deep-seated
Intensity and sincerity of belief which alone
could have borne him up through trials such
as those he had to face. It was yet possible
for htm to say with entire truth, that he bore
no rancor even to those who had gone hope
lessly wrong; that while endeavoring ruth
lessly to cut out the evil, he yet did his
work without hatred to the doer of the evil;
that while never for one moment blinding him
self to the truth, to the philosophy of what
was round about him, he yet did not treat
anything that was done against him as a
wrong to be avenged. He treated the wrong
as calling for a remedy, not as calling for
vengeance.
Proper Spirit to Meet Problems.
It is In just that spirit that we, as a Na
tion, If we possess the power of learning aright
the lessons to be taught us by Lincoln's lire,
will approach the problems of today. We
have not got the same problem, nor as great
problems as those with which, the men of
Lincoln's generation were brought face to
face, and yet our problems are real and
great and upon the way In which we solve
them will depend whether or not our children
have cause to feel pride or shame as Amer
ican citizens.
If Lincoln and the men of his generation
the men who followed Grant in the field, the
men who upheld the statesmanship of Lin
coln himself in the council chamber If these
men had not done their full duty, not a man
here would carry his head high as an Ameri
can citlsen. No, any work done by any man
must largely have Its influence, not alone
upon the life of that man, but upon the lives
of those coming after him; and just as this
was true of the men of Lincoln's generation
so it will be true of those that follow us.
Reaping Benefit of Courage.
"We who did not fight In the Civil War have
reaped the immeasurable benefit of the cour
age and aelf-devotlon of those who died fight
ing. Had the grapes they passed to their
Hps been sour, our teeth would have been
set on edge. Had they shown themselves
cowards, our heads would have been bowed I
In shame.
So If we of this generation do our duty
when face to face with our special industrial,
social and political problems, our children
and children's children shall be the better
for it. If we fail in our duty. If you men
here of middle life, you men with children,
if you fall in your duty, by Just so much
do you add to the weight of the burdens that
your children shall bear.
Our duty calls for the exercise of more
than equality on our part. Klrst of all, tt
calls, of course, for the qualities of honesty
and courage. I use honesty In the broadest
sense, honesty In the sense of disinterested
devotion to what Is right, disinterested! devo
tion to the ideals of our National life. If
we have, not these qualities first, then all
else shall avail us little.
Courage to Back Patriotism.
In 1861, the first qualities necessary were
those qualities of the heart, which made the
average loyal citizen resolute that even at
the cost of his own life the Union should be
preserved, which gave htm the power to ap
preciate what was meant by lofty devotion
to an Ideal, and the power to put Into ac
tual fact- that devotion. The man needed to
feel the lift of patriotism first and then he
reeded the courage to make his patriotism of
avail.
"There are old soldt-.-rs tn this, as In every
other audience that I address, and these men
know i hat first and foremost It was necessary
to have the power of love .for the Union, of
love for the. Nation, and that next it was
necessary to have the courage to make that
love good. I do not care how devoted the
old soldier was to the Union, if when the crisis
came he ran away his devotion did not
count; and on the other hand no actuality
of courage availed the man If he had not
In him the spur that drove that courage into
action, that mad that courage of avail to
his nelghbora
Polly Can Mar Patriotism.
We citizens of these peaceful days need
first and foremost the moral quality, and
next, bark of that moral quality the courage,
moral and physical as well, that makes the
moral quality count. Yet those qualities by
themselves are not enough. The greatest
patriotism and the greatest courage can be
hopelessly marred by folly.
None of you are worth anything as citi
zens, none of you can be worth anything as
citizens. If you have not the fund of moral
TEXT FROM LINCOLN.
In any great National trial here
after the men of that day, as com
pared with those of this, will be as
weak and as strong, as silly and as
wise, as bad and as good. Let us,
therefore, study the Incidents of this
philosophy from which to learn wis
dom, and not as wrongs to be
avenged.
So long as I have been here I have
not willingly planted a thorn In any
man's breast.
qualities which find expression In love of
country, and neighbors, love of home which
makes you honest, decent, clean-living, right
thinking. None of you will be worth any
thing If, In addition to those qualities, you
have not the courage, physical and moral,
without which no American citizen can do
his full duty as a citizen.
"And yet back of them we must have the
sanity, the common sense, the just judgment,
which neither hysterically over-emphasizea
nor blindly refuses to acknowledge the
wrongs that exist and ways In which those
wrongs must be cured
Evils In All Walks of life.
"We have heard a great deal during the
past year or two of the frightful Iniquities
in our politics and our business and the
frightful wrong-doing In our social life. Now
there is plenty of Iniquity in business. In
politics, in our eoclal life. There Is every
warrant for our acknowledging these great
evils.
"But ther is no warrant for growing hys
terical about them. It Is a poor trick to
spend nine-tenths of the time tn saying that
there never was such iniquity as Is shown
in this Nation and the remaining tenth In
saying that we are the most remarkable Na
tion that ever existed.
"We want to be more careful in blaming
ourselves and more careful tn praising our
selves. Over-emphaels In praise as well as
over-emphasis In blame is apt to over-reach
Itself; just as the man who promises too
much. politically, on the stump, is not
to strike the balance by performing too little.
Mast Not Lose Heads.
It is true that there is much evil, but in
speaking about it do not let us lose our
heads: and, above all, let us avoid the wild
vlndlctlvenesa preached by certain dema
gogue a vindictive nes as far as the poles are
af under from the wise charity ofAbraham
Lincoln. Let us remember that "many of
the men who do the things of which we com
plain, even among those who do the worst,
are American citlxecs, with much the same
tastes, tempers and characters we have, but
who have been exposed to special temptations
Of course there are some men who are In
herently wicked, and for these only drastic
punishment will avail. But very many
wrongdoers, especially when the wrongdo
ing is committed by a whole class, are wrong
doers only through force of circumstances.
Try to remove the causes of their wrongdo
ing; remove as far as may be both the power
Concluded on Page &.
SENATOR FULTON
IS HOME AGAIN
Says Oregon Fared as Well in
Appropriations as Any
State in Union.
WORK DONE BY CONGRESS
Thinks the Democrats Will Nominate
Bryan for President, but That
Roosevelt Will Not Accept
One From Republicans.
Senator Charles W. Fulton arrived last
night from Washington and wrlll go to
his home at Astoria today. He expects
to spend the Summer at home, with oc
casional trips to different parts of the
state. After the busy session at Wash
ington, Senator Fulton Is glad to get
back and Is planning a good rest.
"The session just closed Is, In my opin
ion, the most Important tn the last quar
ter of a century," said Senator Fulton.
"More important legislation was enacted.
As we have entered new fields, of neces
sity it was partially experimental.
"We have established the principle of
regulation of freights and fares by the
general Government in interstate com
merce. We passed the pure food bill.
the bill regulating the meat packing in
dustry, which provides for the inspec
tion of all meats entering into interstate
and foreign commerce. The type of the
Panama canal has been determined. Any
one of these measures would have given
a distinctive character to a session of
congress.
Rate Biy Good One.
"I think the railroad rate bill is a
good one. It was a much better bill
when It left the Senate than when it was
brought to the Senate from the House.
At that time It did not regulate express
and sleeping car companies, nor the pipe
lines. Various other Important features
were attached to the bill by the Senate.
"Yes," said Senator Fulton, in answer
to a question. "I prepared the review
amendment. I think the bill will give
good satisfaction. It provides for the
stricter regulation of transportation lines
in regard to rebates and discriminations.
These things have been the sources of
the greatest injustice. While tha Klklns
law covered that field, the legislation
of the last Congress strengthens It.
"I feel that Oregon has been dealt
with In the matter of appropriations as
liberally as any other state, and if we
take Into consideration the appropriation
at the mouth of the Columbia, more
liberally than any other state. In the
matter of appropriations for public build
ings (n this state, postofnees and similar
buildings, I failed to get so large ap
propriations for Baker City and Eugene
as was desired, but this was due to the
fact that no appropriations providing for
any public building in Oregon was made
in the House, where the bill originated,
although the bill provided for public
buildings In every other state.
Appropriations for Buildings.
"The Senate reduced almost every ap
propriation made by the House, and
while at my instance appropriations for
Baker City and Eugene public buildings
were made, the amount was inserted on
the basis of the cut made on the other
states. The bill then went into a con
ference between the two houses, and
while the House did In some instances
restore the reductions made by the Sen
ate, it had no power to increase the fig
ures established by the Senate. Still, on
the whole, I was faiily well satisfied,
as we shall undoubtedly get more at
another time.
"There is one appropriation for the
state that I secured that I have not yet
seen mentioned. This was $5000 for the
construction of a telephone line from the
life-saving station at Vmpqua to Siuslaw.
There is no station at Siuslaw, and when
the services of a crew are required by a
wreck off Siuslaw, a messenger has to be
sent to the station, 20 miles away. The
construction of this telephone line by the
Government will enable the residents to
telephone down when the services of the
crew are needed. I tried to get this ap
propriation In the sundry civil bill, but
failed, and I thought it would not get
through. But during the last two days
of the session I succeeded in getting it
Into the general deficiency bill.
Well Pleased With Results.
"On the whole. I am well satisfied with
the results of the recent session of Con
gress, but I am mighty glad to get back
to Oregon for a rest."
When asked as to the general opinion
In Washington on the packing house in
vestigation started by the President,
Senator Fulton said:
"The concensus of opinion after the
matter was brought to the public atten
tion was that there remained only one
thing to do. This was to prevent the re
currence of those conditions. Of course,
there was some difference of opinion as
to the provisions of the law of inspec
tion. It was absolutely necessary to re
store confidence in the products of the
packing houses of the country to main
tain the markets, both at home and
abroad."
In discussing the Bryan boom. Senator
Fulton said: "There is a general im
pression that Bryan will be the next
nominee of the Democratic party. One
hears this on every hand in Washing
ton." Successor to Roosevelt.
In regard to the likelihood of Roose
velt again heading the Republican ticket.
Senator Fulton was doubtful. "My im
pression Is that Roosevelt will not be
nominated," said he, "because he prob
ably will not consent to accept the nom
ination. Only a general demand that
would become so insistent that he could
not refuse would, in my opinion, induce
him to again make the race. Conditions
are not likely to arise that will bring
about his nomination without his con
sent." As to the possibilities in the way of a
Republican nominee in 190S, Senator Ful
ton said the situation had not yet crystal
ized sufficiently to permit of prediction
with any degree of certainty. There are
several possibilities, in Senator Fulton's
opinion, who may be reckoned with when
the time comes for the nomination. Taft.
Fairbanks, Spooner of Wisconsin, and
others may bob up and secure the nomi
nation. As It ; Hy 10 make
anything but guest.
EMPEROR IS II PRISONER
COREAX PALACE SURROUNDED
BY GUARDS.
Japanese Say Step Is Necessary on
Account of Continued In
trigues Fomenting: Trouble.
LONDON, July 4. The Japanese, accord
ing to the correspondent at Seoul of the
Daily Mail, have virtually made the Em
peror of Corea a prisoner in his own pal
ace by surrounding the palace with police.
They plead that the step was necessitated
by the Emperor's constant intrigues to
invoke foreign aid and foment provincial
troubles.
The Emperor of Corea recently asked
permission to take refuge in the American
Legation, but was refused.
HOT WEATHER MIRAGE IN THE "DRY"
THIRTY-THREE ON
DAY'S DEATH ROLL
Fourth of July Celebration Also
Results in Accidents to
Over a Thousand.
CASES WIDELY SCATTERED
Some Cities Tried to Be "Sane and
Safe," but Even In These Places 1
There Were a Number of
Minor Accidents.
CASUALTIES OF INDEPENDENCE
DAY.
Dead In Chicago
Dead elsewhere
31
Total 33
Injured In Chicago 80
Injured elsewhere 987
Total ,...1057
By fireworks 643
By cannon 53
By firearms 103
By gunpowder 08
By toy pistols 91
By runaways 26
CHICAGO, July 4. (Special.) Chicago
and the Nation paid dearly yesterday for
the Fourth of July celebration. "While In
some respects the day in Chicago was
quieter than usual, the deaths directly at
tributable to the use of explosives num
ber two, including one of a few days ago,
and the injuries mount up to nearly 100. At
midnight the Chicago list of hurt and
maimed contained 80 names, and the re
ports were still coming in.
Throughout the country the same story
was told. Independence day seemed to be
less boisterous, but when the final re
capitulation was made the total of fatal
ities and seriously injured was large.
There were 31 deaths reported at midnight
from outside cities and towns, with New
York and other large municipalities hold
ing back returns. One year ago Chicago
showed no deaths and 115 injured, and the
country at large 46 dead and 2505 injured.
Fully as Great as Last Year.
The Fourth of 1906, then, promises to
run up almost as many deaths, with the
list of hurt so incomplete that only an
estimate can be made. The outlook is
that In minor casualties this year will
not be far behind last.
Cannon crackers, stray bullets and ex
ploding torpedo canes were responsible
for the majority of injuries in Chicago.
Following closely In their wake in num
bers, and with even more serious results
for their victims, came the toy pistol, the
toy cannon and the revolver.
Sad Death of Child.
One of the saddest deaths was In this
city, when Minnie Schuch, a girl 4 years
of age, lost her life. She was standing
with her brother in a small balcony di
rectly over the veranda of her home. The
lad was about to light some firecrackers,
and his sister was leaning over his shoul
der, when a pistol report was heard. The
girl dropped at her brother's feet.
The father, who was eating his even
ing meal, was summoned, and carried the
child into the house and called a physi
cian. Examination showed that the bul
let had struck the girl back of the head,
and that death had been instantaneous.
List of Fatalities.
Following is a list of the fatalities re-
COUNTIES.
ported In dispatches to the Record
Herald: BROWNING, Ray Aged 12. Elkhart. Ind.;
lockjaw caused by blank cartridge.
BRUXELLE, Elder Springfield, 111.; re
volver bullet.
CLARK, George Aged 35. Cleveland. Ohio:
hot by Mrs. Fred Sloat. who waa firing at
a target.
CHURCH. Harry ConnersvlUe, Ind.; killed
by overexertion in celebrating.
DAVIS, R. C Grand Forks, N". D. : shot
by William Wtloon. who was loading a
pistol.
DETWIKER, F. K. Sioux City, Iowa;
heart failure resulting from shock caused
by noise.
HAGER, John South Bend. Ind. ; excite
ment caused by explosion.
HEARNE, Mrs. Sarah Los Angeles;
burned' by gasoline exploded by a. firecracker.
GREG SOX Young girl, Butte, Mont. :
killed by stray shot.
GUTHRIE, Edward C Memphis, Tenn. ;
cannon made of iron pipe exploded.
HALL, William Aged 30, Waterloo. Iowa,
HARDING. F. L. Clatskanle, Or.; ex
plosion. Pittsburg Two unidentified men were
drowned while boating at a picnic.
Mount Vernon, Ind. George Hembes. aged
37 and married, waded into a deep pond and
wae drowned before assistance could reach
him.
Brookville. Ind. Clarence Gnt. aged 20,
was drowned while bathing with a picnic
party.
Sane Fourth in Some Towns.
That there is and can be such a thing
as a sane and safe Fourth of July cele
brated under restraint and in accordance
with official regulations is evident from
the experiences of several towns where
drastic rules were enforced.
At Canton, O., for instance, the day was
the most quiet, safe and sane Fourth of
July that Canton ever experienced. It
was due to the recent enactment and first
enforcement of an ordinance governing
the sale and use of fireworks. Cannon,
torpedoes, giant crackers, dynamite cart
ridges, loaded canes and blank cartridges
were prohibited.
As a result, there was but an occasional
puff of a small cracker during the day,
and the town, barring that, was more
quiet than on Sunday. At n1ht there was
but a small display of fireworks. Patriot
Ism was manifested by means of flags.
No serious injuries are reported, casualties
being confined to slight burns to less than
a dozen youths who shot off small fire
crackers. Confined to Minor Accidents.
At Newark, O., thanks to Mayor Mc
Cleery's fire cracker less Fourth of July
order, the town has passed the Nation's
birthday with only two minor accidents.
In one case a boy was burned when fire
works in his pocket exploded, and in an
other a man's fingers were lacerated.
Communications with the hospitals, police
department and all doctors tonight failed
to reveal further mishap.
For the first time since the firecracker
was invented, Newark had a sane and
quiet Fourth, nothing but small fire
crackers' and torpedoes were permitted
and only one man was arrested for violat
ing orders. The police held the boys in
check till nightfall, but after dark things
were more lively. There were no fires.
ELECT TO GO TO
WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS INSIST ON
MARTYRDOM.
Magistrate Begs Them Not to Con
tinue Disturbances Before Chan
cellor Asquith's House.
LONDON, July 4. Miss Kenny and the
other woman suffragists arrested in Cav
endish Square, June 21, for creating a dis
turbance outside of Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Asquith's house, are proving em
barrassing to the magistrates, by insist
ing on martyrdom. Three of them were
surrendered by their bail today.
The Magistrate almost begged them not
to repeat their performances before Mr.
Asquith's residence, but they all positive
ly refused, and the court finally ordered
them to furnish bail in $150 each for their
good behavior for a year, or in default to
undergo six weeks' imprisonment. They
all elected to go to prison.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 83;
minimum temperature, 63. Precipitation,
none.
TODAY'S Fair, slightly cooler. Northwest
winds.
Independence Day Celebration.
President Roosevelt gives account of stew
ardship to Oyster Bay neighbors. Page L
W. J. Bryan speak on "The White. Man's
Burden, at American Society dinner
in London. Page 1.
Bourke Cockran says riot is better than
rottenness protected by law. Page 2.
Casualties of the Fourth.
Thirty-three reported killed and 1057 In
jured from accidents connected, with
celebration of the Fourth of July. Page L
Record will probably reach that of last
year. Page 1.
Foreign.
Crown Princess of Germany gives birth to
a boy. Page 3.
Admiral Rojestvensky asks that he alone be
punished for surrender of gunboat.
Page 3.
James Kelr Hardle takes the side of the
Zulus. Page 3.
Political.
Populists In Kansas and Georgia place state
tickets in the field. Page 2.
Domestic.
Harry Thaw buys cake and ice cream for
fellow-prisoners in the Tombs. Page 3-
Body of college student found in a man
eating shark. Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Ship's steward killed by poison In stolen
whisky. Page 4.
Programme for Salem horticultural fair Is
arranged. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest cities and towns cele
brate Fourth, few casualties. Page 5.
F. L. Harding killed by bomb explosion at
Clatskanle, Or. Page 4.
Sport.
Abe Attell gets decision over Frankle Nell
at Los Angeles. Page 3.
Beavers and Slwashes break even In ball
games at Seattle. Page 13.
Horse show and races at Irvlngton. Page 9.
Rowing regatta on river. Page 9.
Galgate wins the ships' boat races. Page &
Portland and Vicinity.
Senator Fulton tells how Oregon fared at
the hands of Congress. Page 1.
Catholic picnic nets tJ0OO for new orphan
ages. Page 9.
Oregonlan contest girls entertained In Port
land will go to the beach today. Page a
Fountains for the city, where man and
beast may slake their thirst. Page 7.
How St. Johns celebrated the. Fourth.
Page 8.
Safe and sane Fourth of July, with only
minor accidents and fire, celebrated in
Portland. Page 12.
BRYAN SPEAKS AT
LONDON
BANQUET
Guest of Honor of the
American Society
FRIENDLY BOUT WITH REID
Great Crowd Is Moved to
Cheers and Laughter.
POLITICS IS ESCHEWED
Xebraskan Discusses the Duties ot
Civilized Countries in Relation
to the Great Population
of the Pagan World.
NEEDS OF THE ORIENT.
Fresh from travels in the Orient
W. J. Bryan gives his Impressions of
what is needed to put the Far
Eastern peoples on an equal foot
ing -with the white nations. Sum
marized they are:
LANGUAGE Knowledge of the
English language the language of
Magna Charta and the Declaration
of Independence.
EDUCATION Japan a shining ex
ample of what reforms can be ac
complished. ARBITRATION The nation that
shrinks from presentation of lta
claims before a tribunal where rea
son holds sway betrays a lack of
faith In the soundness of Its po
sition. LABOR A clearer recognition of
the dignity of labor. The odium
which rests upon the work of the
hand has exerted a baneful Influence
the world round.
CONCEPTION OF LIFE One
which recognized Individual responsi
bility to God, teaches the brother
hood of man and measures great
ness by the services rendered.
LONDON, July 4. William J. Bryan
was the central figure at the annual In
dependence Day dinner of the American .
Society at the Hotel Cecil tonight. Nearly
500 members and guests surrounded the
society's "board and cheered patriotic sen
timents with the peculiar zest born ot
exile. Ambassador Whitelaw Reld and
Mr. Bryan engaged in some sharp but
good-bumored raillery and banter over
political differences, the crowd evincing
Its enjoyment of the sport with cheera
and shouts of laughter.
Mr. Reld. In responding to Sir W. B.
Richmond's graceful proposal of his
health, said with reference to Mr. Bryan:
"At home, as a citizen, I have openly
and squarely opposed him at every stage
of his conspicuous career. I am reason
ably sure that when I return home I
shall continue to do the same. I believe)
he tonight is as well satisfied as I am.
though by different reasoning, that the
country we both love and try to serve)
has not been ruined by Its gold abroad.
Welcomed as Typical American.
"As the official representative of ths
American people, without distinction as
to party, I am glad to welcome him here
as a typical American, whose whole life
has been lived in the daylight, and one
whom such a great host of my country
men have long trusted and honored."
Mr. Bryan, rising amid laughter and
cheers, said:
"The temptation to make a political
speech Is strong within me. I have not
had a chance to do so for ten months.
However, I will restrain myself. WItbl
reference to the Ambassador's remarks on
gold, I wish to say that when I see the
progress my country has made walking
on one leg I wonder what it would have
done walking on two legs.
Ambassador a Good Fighter.
"It is pleasing to testify that the Am
bassador not only has fought me, but
that he has done it well. No American
rejoices more than I that he is 3000 miles
away from his base. While abroad I
have met many good Republicans holding
office and I only wish there were enough
offices abroad to take all the Republicans
out of the country."
Chairman W. J. Jones proposed the
health of King Edward, and Hayward
Greenwood, president of the Canadian So
ciety and member of Parliament for the
City of York proposed the health of
President Roosevelt. Whin they arose to
drink to the toasts the crowd discovered
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in the gallery
and cheered and drank her health.
Bryan Reads His Speech.
Following the passage between Ambas
sador Reid and Mr. Bryan, the latter read,
his formal speech. The reading of the
speech proved a disappointment to the
crowd, which wanted oratory unhampered
by manuscript.
John L. Griffiths, the American Consul
General at Liverpool, answered for the
guests and won rounds of applause when
he compared the financial and meat-packing
scandals of the United States to spots
on the sun and paid his respects to those
persons who could see the spots, but not
the sun.
During the dinner Ambassador Reld
read a letter from Queen Alexandra, ex
pressing the keenest sorrow over the Sal
isbury railway disaster and tendering her
heartfelt sympathy to all concerned, "es-
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