Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-29
al Oes Moines, Iowa, He Kisses
The Babies.
PROMISES MADE ON STUMP
should be Kept-Their Worth Lies IN
Their FnIfilment-He ~ Standing
The strain Of the Trip Well.

n Ottumwa, Ia, April 2S.-Preslient
h pooaevelts train pulled out of the
II'nion station in Omaha at o'dock
this morning, some time before any of
\ the party were up.
4 The president and his party arrived
al Shenandoah at Z o'clock. Nearly
\ 10 900 greeted the president there. Com
rressman Hepburn met the Iresl-
dent at this, his first stop In Iowa.
Gov. Cummins and his party die not
arrive there as at first planned, but
met the president at Clarlnda, the sec
ond stopping place. The president
mounted large platform, erected for
the purpose, and addressed the as
eemblage. His address was brlei and
10 the point, and was enthusias ically
received. The train left at 7l0 o'clock.
The presidential train arrived at
Clarlnda on schedule time, aid al
though the rain had been heay for
over an hour yet the enthusiasm Of
the crowd was very gratifying to the
pIeslutHl, AlbcI SholN utit tht
president delivered a short address.
His speech WITS plain common sense
talk, without iny reference to Ioltcs.
President X ,osevelt spent 10 min
utes In Van Vert. The town has Il
population of about 300, and most Of
them were at the station. Hunqeds Of
people drove in from the country and
the president spoke to nearly loo peo-
pie. delivering short address. and
then his train pulled out for Oseoa.
AT Osceola the president receised an
enthusiastic greeting, and the short
speech he made was heartily received.
During his address he paid the Follow
ing compliment TO COngressmtn Hep
burn and the other members OF the
Iowa delegation in Congress.
1T Is a great pleasure to cone here
today and then be introduced by Col.
Hepburn, who has been travelling with
me throughout this district AM in de-
parting from II and from him. lwish to
state my sense Of obligation to aim and
10 all the Iowa delegation for the aid
they gave me last veal the invaluable
aid In bringing about certain bits OF
legislation, non-partisan In character,
which | deemed OF the utmost Import
ance. those like wise Suspension and
regulation OF certain great corforations
Of the type popularity known as trusts.
notably OF those engaged in doing an
interstate business; legislation which /
deemed Invaluable. not only because OF
us courage, but because of its sanity
and because 1t does not pretead to do
anything that II does not do
"A promise should pe kept on the
stump Just as much as off the stump.
The worth of any promise lies in Its
fulfllment by action, and II was thanks
10 Col Hepburn, thanks to he Con-
gress, 10 the members OF both the sem
ate and the house from Iowa, md their
fellows, that / am able 10 come before
you feeling that all that had been said
by US as to the need VI such regulation
has been made good in fact Improve
ments upon the law have been made,
better legislation has been put upon the |
statute books and the legislation upon |
The statute books has been enforced |
with honesty and with fearless1ess."
AZ Des MOnes The president kissed |
number OF babies During The drive |
four mothers, each with baby in her |
arms, approached HIS carriage, and |
handed him bouquets Of flowers. They |
then held up the babies TO be kissed, |
and the president did not dIsappoint |
them.
One of the features OF the day was |
me large number Of school children |
mat greeted the president At every |
Place he stopped and at many places |
where the train did not stop the little |
people were congregated, waving small |
American flags This feature pleased |
me president very much and he re-
ierred to the children several times
during the day.
MS speech at Ottumwa was pre-
eeded by a short drive through the city.
although his train was late and did |
not arrive until after dark. He spoke
phlshi on the good work Secy Wilson
had done in the field OF agriculture.
=, me president is bearing the strain OF
lne ,rlp splendidly, and his face has not
yel lost the tan II acquired during his
TWO weeks in Yellowstone park.