The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-05
70 DEAL WITH COMBINES
President Roosevelt Wants Laws to
Enable the Government to Con-
troll the Trust Power.
SPEAKS TO BUSINESS MEN IN BOSTON.
Continues His Tour Through New
England. Addressing Large Au-
diences in Massachusetts, Maine
and New Hampshire-Snys Farmers
Are the Country's Mainstay.

Boston, Aug. 26.-The following ex-
presses the keynote of the speech made
by President Roosevelt last night be-
fore 5000 business men of Boston at
Symphony hall. Gov. Craneintroduc
the chief executive. who said:
81 want laws to enable us to deal with
the trust power. l want to see the gov
eminent able to get at it definitely, SO that
the action of the government cannot be
evaded by any turning within or without
the federal or state statutes.
"Of course, it is a mere truism that the
corporation is the creature of the state.
that the state is sovereign. Now, l want to
make real and not nominal sovereign;
to have one sovereign to which the cor
poration shall be really and not nominally
responsible.
What hope to see is power given 10 the
national legislature which shall make the
control real
IF we can get adequate control by the
nation of these corporations then we can
pass legislation which will give us the pow
er of regulation and supervision over them.
81 want publicity as to the essential facts
in which the public is interested"
In Three States.
Augusta. Me, Aug. 27.-President
Roosevelt yesterday traversed part of
three states, addressing large crowds
in cities of Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire and Maine. His speeches covered
wide range of subjects, including an
earnest plea for reciprocal trade re-
lations with Cuba, the advocacy of
strong navy and a complimentary ref
erence to Secretary Moody, made at
Haverhill. the latter's home town,
praise of soldiers, many of whom were
in the crowds encountered during the
day, and general remarks on good citi-
zenship.
Praises the Farmers.
Bangor, Me-, Aug 2S.-President
Roosevelt yesterday afternoon deliv-
cred an address to an immense crowd
of people at the state fair grounds
here. The president arrived here late
yesterday morning, and was driven
about the city previous to making his
speech. The tenor of his remarks was
that the farmer is the mainstay of the
republic, and that the truest Ameri-
canism and the greatest Americans
have come from the rural districts.
Speeches were also made at Ellsworth
and Waterville
In New Hampshire.
Nashua. N. H., Aug. 29.-President
Roosevelt reached here on time and
spoke to large throng of people in
front of the city hall. The ovation to
President Roosevelt was continuous
and as the train drew out prolonged
cheering followed.
At Manchester a presidential salute
by battery of the New Hampshire
militia, mingled with the cheers of
great crowd, greeted the president as
his train arrived At point opposite
Merrimac Common the president'sc car
riage was brought to a stop and the
local camp of Spanish-American war
veterans rendered the president sa-
lutte. and their commander, Col. Will
liam Sullivan, stepped forward and pre-
scented him bouquet of roses. In ac-
cepting the roses the president spoke
for ten minutes.
Fully 5000 people joined in welcom-
ing the president on his visit to the en-
campment- of the New Hampshire G. A.
r. at The Weirs. He addressed the vet
Grams, giving them unstinted praise
for their valor in the civil war.