Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-02
SPEAKS At DEN|SON
Reception to President at
Shaw's Home.
REFERS TO THE FLOOD
SAYS MIsFoRTUNEs WILL BE
MET AND OVERCOME.
Uprightness and Fearlessness Are
Needed in a Public Servant,
He Declares.
REFERS TO THE FLOOD
Uprightness and Fearlessness Are

COUNCIL BLUFFS Iowa. June Zine
presidential train entered Iowa on scneo-
ule time at $50 this morning ana was
turned over by the Union Pacific to the
Illinois Central railroad here without incl
dent.
All on board were asleep. The train left
for Denison. the home of Secretary Shaw,
at 4:20 am.
DENISON, Iowa. June 2.-During the
early morning the Presidents train passed
through much of the flooded district OF
Iowa.
Extra precautions had been taken by the
railroad authorities. and the tracks over
which the train passed were careIuly
watched and in some cases shoreo up
President Makes a Speech.
Secretaries Shaw and Senators Allison ana
Dolliver Joined the party here today. Pres-
ident Roosevelt was greeted by large
crowd and spoke as follows
"Friends-At this time as come into your
beautiful state, there have come calamitles
upon our people here in Iowa, ana 10 an
even greater degree in Kansas ana Missouri
Il see also by todays papers the aWrui
disaster in Georgia. We have blphcal au-
thorty, as well as the authority OF comslU ,n
sense for the statement that the ram iaiis
on the just and the unjust alike.
upon any body of men the wisdom or man
can do but little. Now and then In our
country, from drouth. from floods. from
pestilence, trouble and misfortune Will
come; but, oh, my friends. as drove
through your city this morning, ana now
as 1 look at you, the men and women OIL
this state, 1 know that all our troubles are
temporary, that misfortunes will be met
and overcome, because in heart ana nano
the American citizen is able to win his way
in the long run. (Applause.)
Try to Tighten Suffering.
when misfortune that human wisdom
cannot avoid comes, of course, there Will
be suffering. there will be misery. Those
of US who are free from it can try ana
must try to tighten 1t all we can. but we
cannot help the fact that there will be
much suffering.
Furthermore If through our own folly
wo do what is wrong, If we act foolShly In
matters of legislation, we shall pay the
penalty.
..If the business world loses it's head it
has lost what no law can supply, but In
spite of that we shall go forward.
I'VE shall keep in the run on the plans,
not only of abiding. but of increasing
prosperity, If as a people we OILY keep our
sanity as people, If we keep the qualities
which made us win out In the civil war,
and which have triumphed through other
crises so far.
Good Deal Can Be Done by Law.
Something, a good deal. can be done by
law a good deal can be done by the honest
and upright administration of the law. I
think you will do me the justice to say that
do not say what do not mean. 1 never
said anything off the stump that 1 would
not say on the stump. so what l say now
you can take as sincere.
1--WE have in the persons of Iowa's repre-
sentatives In both branches of the national
Congress, in Iowa's representatives in the
administrative branch Of the national gov
eminent. men to whom l can turn. illus
trating what 1 mean when l say that we
are helped greatly by good laws and by in
teligent. fearless and honest administra-
ton of those laws. I
I'VE need the ability that you in Iowa
have furnished in your public servants. We
need the standard, of integrity that you
have set In public life.
I'VE need that uprightness and fearless
ness in a public servant which makes him
do his duty. disregarding either the clamor
of the many or the snarling of the few,
| which is directed against a course of con-
duct demanded by regard for the immutable
law of righteousness.