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President Roosevelt says that he will not make a speech at this time because he is “simply going down to the Firemen’s Convention at Chattanooga,” but he assures the crowd that he will return to see Ohio later. He thanks everyone, especially veterans of the American Civil War, for coming to see him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-06
President Roosevelt says he will not make a speech at this time but assures the crowd that he will return to Ohio later. He tells the spectators that he is traveling to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for a convention of firemen and thanks everyone for coming to greet him, especially the veterans of the American Civil War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-06
President Roosevelt thanks everyone who came to see him, especially the veterans of the American Civil War. He says he will not give a long speech because he is going to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, adding that he is fond of railroad workers and enjoys attending their meetings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-06
President Roosevelt says he will not make a speech at this time, but he assures the crowd that he will be coming back to Ohio in a few weeks. He says he is on his way to a convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, adding that he has always had a special fondness for railroad workers. He thanks the crowd for coming, especially the parents carrying small children—reminding him of his own—and men who wear a button showing they are Union veterans of the American Civil War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-06
President Roosevelt thanks the crowd for coming, but says he will not be giving a speech as he is just on his way to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-06
President Roosevelt thanks those assembled at the executive session of the convention but says he will reserve most of his remarks for the open session. He notes that when he was governor of New York, he had to deal with a lot of professional and trade associations, but he only felt he was truly able to meet the requests of the railroad workers as they had a natural common sense. Roosevelt expresses his great satisfaction with his appointment of former Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen head Frank P. Sargent to the position of Commissioner General of Immigration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-08
At the opening session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention, President Roosevelt praises railroad workers as possessing the necessary qualities of soldiers, including obedience, initiative, and the rugged, manly virtues that Roosevelt feels are threatened by modern luxuries. He argues that organized labor is wonderful, but only if it encourages individual improvement while working for the group, and he feels that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen have historically exemplified this virtue. Roosevelt warns that the prosperity of modern progress also gives rise to new challenges. He insists that, just as certain soldierly qualities remain constant despite changes in arms or military tactics, laws and constitutions may change but the need for good citizens of honesty, courage, and common sense will always be necessary. Having just visited the Chickamauga and Chattanooga battlefields, Roosevelt also praises the unified American spirit shared by men and women across the country, including immigrants.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-08
Theodore Roosevelt will not give a full speech because he did not know they would stop at Ooltewah Junction, Tennessee. He is in the area to attend a convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Roosevelt took pleasure at seeing the Civil War battlefields in the Chattanooga area. He takes pride in the valor shown during that conflict.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-08
President Roosevelt has been enjoying his trip through eastern Tennessee. He came to the state for the meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman, and he has also visited several Civil War battlefields.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-04
At the request of Senator Jeter Connelly Pritchard, President Roosevelt stops at Marshall, North Carolina, and addresses the gathered people, whom he says he is even more pleased to see than the beautiful countryside. He tells them he is coming from a convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and that he has always liked railroad workers since their qualities are those of a good citizen. He closes by noting the positive impact to a president of visiting different parts of the country, as it shows that “a good American is a good American wherever he is.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-09