The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-07
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
TO THE SOUTH
DAKOTANS
Gives More Addresses Than
on Any Other Day Since
He Left Washington Bad
Laws Badly Administered
= Will Spoil Any Prosperity,
He Says.

ABERDEEN, S. D., April 6.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today traversed South
Dakota and made more speeches than
on any other day during his present
trip. He began with two speeches at
Sioux Falls this morning and ended his
twelfth speech this evening at Aber-
deem. The speeches were confined for
the most part to the tariff and to the
general prosperity of the country. In
all his speeches he followed closely the
lines of his former addresses on these
subjects. The president was accorde
cordial welcome at the different stop
ping places, and at many stations
where the train did not stop the
crowds gathered and cheered as the
special train sped by. One feature of
the day was the large number of chill
dren in the various audiences, and the
president referred to them several
times, saying that he was glad to see
that the stock was not dying out.
The president had as his guest dur
ing the day Senators Kittredge and
Gamble and Representatives Martin
and Burke, the South Dakota delega-
ton in congress. They left the train at
Aberdeen. At Tulare, the president de-
parted from his usual custom and, de-
scending from his car, shook hands
with the people gathered at the station.
Words at Yanlton.
Yankton was the first stop after the
train left Sioux Falls. To the multi
tude at Yankton, the president spoke
on the tariff and the qualities Of good
citizenship, saying in conclusions:
1T has been a real pleasure to see
you and 1 can sum up all 1 have to say
to you in just a couple of phrases. You
need wise laws. See that you get them.
You need honest administration OF the
laws. See that you have 1t. But do
not make the mistake of thinking that
any law or any administration of the
law can take the place of fundamental
qualities that make good individual
citizenship and make a good nation,
the qualities of honesty, of courage and
of good common sense"
At Mitchell the president made the
longest address of the day. His audi
ence was large and his speech was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. Here
he discussed the work of inviduals and
the Importance they play in the up
building of the nation.
You can lift up a man If he STUN
BILE, if he lies down you cannot carry
him. If you try to, il will not help
him and it will not help you. So fun
damentally, it must rest upon yourself
to win success. AS 1 said, law can do
something, wise legislation, wise adj
ministration of the government can do
something. If you have bad laws, bad
ly administered, they will spoil any
prosperity. 1t is easy enough to get a
bad law that will stop the whole bust
ness, but to get a good law it is not so
easy. 1t is easy to sit outside and say
how the man inside should run
the machine, but it Is not so easy to
go inside and run the machine your
self.
This prosperity to which we have at
tanned has been reached under a series
of economic moves included in system,
through carrying out certain ideas in the
currency and in the tariff. We cannot
afford to reverse the system. Improve
ment can be made in it. In the tariff.
for instance, schedules are not sacred
and as the needs of the nation change
and shift it will be necessary to change
certain schedules to meet those shifting
needs"
The other stops of the day were made
at Woonsocket, Scotland, Trip, Parks
ton, Alpena and RedfieId.
The Sioux Falls Address.
The president addressed 1000 children
at at Sioux 2I,I Falls, and later spoke on The
Wage Workers and the Tillers of the
"One Of the greatest and most benefi-
cent measures passed by the last con-
gress, or, indeed, by. any congress in re
cent years, is the irrigation act which
will do for the states of the great plains
and the Rocky mountain region at lea ST
as much as ever has been done. for the
STATES states of the humid region by river and
harpor Improvements. Few measures
that have been put upon the statute
books of the nation have done more for
b fnH people dird than this lay Will firmly
pltsh for the states in question"
The president told how the department
OF agriculture was helping the farmers
and said the status of the latter was not
so vitality affected by modern conditions
as that OF wage learners in cities. 1T is
far more difficult to deal with the greed
the greed that works through violence, -
he said. regarding legislation to assist
Workingmen, but the effort to deal with
of our effort in reference to labor mae
tiers should be by every device and ex-
pedient to try to secure a constantly
better understanding between employ
er and employee"
Deadwood May Get Him.
There is possibility of the presidents
spending a day in .Deadwood, s. D. He
has made a conditional promise to Capt.
Seth Bullock, who will travel with him
as far, as Billings, Mont, that if the
snow Is too deep in Yellowstone Park,
he viii leave there one day earlier than
he had intended and will spend. a day at
DeadWood. Bullock has promised the
president good time, and is planning
a regular cowboy. jollifcation
The president is scheduled to arrive
at Fargo n. D., at 4:40 o'clock tomorrow
morning II1S but he will not leave his car
until $3.50 o'clock. AT Fargo the presi-
dent will deliver one of the Longest
speeches etSd19 =, of bis his tour He will spend to-
the Yellowstone Park Wednesday after
noon.
Fargo on the QuI VIve.
Special to The Globe
FARGO, N: D., April st is clear to-
night, following day of rain and snow
and tomorrow will probably bring fine
weather, for the reception of President
roosevelt; Several hundred visitor:
| reached Fargo tonight, and big crowds
are are e expected in the morning. His mali
short address in the armory