The Triumphant Life of Theodore Roosevelt edited by J. Martin Miller

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Stops were made at Ashland and Oregon City. The arrival
of the presidential train at Portland was heralded by a salute
of twenty-one guns, and it drew into the station amid the
cheering of an immense crowd, the din of steam whistles, and
the playing of bands. The President made two speeches in
Portland, one at the dedication of the Lewis and Clark monu-
ment and the other at the Hotel Portland.
"NEVER DRAW UNLESS YOU MEAN TO SHOOT"
President Roosevelt entered the State of Washington on
Friday, and stopped at a number of places, where he made
speeches. At Tacoma, his first speech was made at Wright
Park, where he urged that this nation keep on building up its
navy in preparation for dominating the Pacific. He said:
I wish to say one word to you here, in this citj- by the Sound, on our foreign
policy and upon what must be the main prop of any good foreign policy—the Ameri-
can navy. In the old days, when I first came to the Little Missouri, there was a
motto on the range, "Never draw unless you mean to shoot." That is a pretty
sound policy for a nation on foreign affairs. Do not threaten ; do
not insult other people, above all ;
not bluster; do
but when you make up your mind the situation is
such as to require you to take a given position, take it and have it definitely under-
stood that what you say you are ready to make good.
"ARE YOU A XJNION MAN?"
On leaving Wright Park, the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Washington, together with the Grand Commandery Knights
Templars and the Commanderies of Tacoma and Seattle,
escorted the Executive to the site of the Masonic Temple,
where he laid the corner stone. When the President stepped
down from the platform he shook hands with the mason who
handed him the trowel, and who asked: "Are you a union
man?" The President quickly replied, "Yes, I am working
overtime on this." After visiting Seattle, Walla Walla, Wal-