New-York tribune., 1903-04-07
PRESIDENT SPEEDS ON.
ACROSS SOUTH DAKOT4.
He Makes TzrelUe Speeches. and Is
Wrmly Welcomed.

Aberdeen $. D.. April 6-Presidsnt Roosevelt
to-day traversed South Dakota and made more
speeches than on any other day Of his present
trip. He began with two addresses at Sioux
Falls this morning and made the twelfth speech
this evening at Aberdeen. He confined himself
for the most part TO the tariff and The general
prosperity OF the country .ollowing rlosely he
lines OF hts former addresses on these subjects.
He was cordially welcomed at all the stopping
places. and many stations where the train
did not stop crowds gathered ard chesred one
feature Of the day was the large number %
children in the audiences. and the President re-
ferred TO them several times saying that he
glad that the stock vas not dying out.
He had as hts guests during the day Senator's
Kittredge and Gamble. and Representatives
Martin and Burke the South Dakota delegation
in Congress. They left the train ar Aberdeen
At TuIare the President departed from his
usual custom. and. leaving his ear. shook hands
with the PEOPLE az the station.
QUALITIES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Yankton was the hrs, stop after the train Iefs
Sioux Fails To the multitude there the Presi-
dent spoke on the tar,T. ard the qualities -
good citizenship. saying
II has been a real pleasure ~ see you and
can sum up all have % say 60 you in Just a
couple OF phrases. You need wise laws see
that YOU get them You need honest adrli nistrs-
tion OF the laws. See that YOU have o. haf 10
not make the mistake OF thinking thar ans law
or any administration of the law car taEe ths
place of fundamental qualities that uase Ecod
individual citizenship and make "a go"d natinii.
the qualities OF honesty ~ courage ana - 5000
common sense.
At Mitchell the President made ere longest
address Of the day His audience was large
and his speech frequently interrupted ny
applause Here he discussed the work - tncl-
viduals and the important part they play IN the
upbuilding of the nation. You can lift up
man II he stumble" he said but II he De down
you cannot carry him II you try % d so q
will not help him and Il viii not help yel. so.
fundamentally IL must rest upon yourself %
win success. As I said law can DO somethings
wise legislation. wise adrninistratiou % the gov
eminent can DO something. II you have haf
laws badly administered they viii spoil any
prosperity. II is easy enough O. get bad law.
but TO get a good Law II - not easy. II IT, easy
TO sit outside and say how the man inside
should run the machine. but IL Is not so easy
20 20 inside ard run the machine yourself.
PROSPERITY AND THE TARIFF.
This prosperity to which We nave attained
has been reached under series % economic
moves included in a system. throush earry-
ing out OF certain ideas In the currency and IN
the tariff We cannot afford 90 reverse the
system Improvement can be made in it In
the tariff. for instance. schedules are rot sa-
cred. and as the needs of the nation change
and shift Il will be necessary 90 change clttaia
schedules 10 meet those shifting needs.
The other stops OF the day were made az
Woonsoeket. scotland. Trip. Farsston. Alrent
and Rsddeld-
ing A dav in Deadwood. = u He has made "a
conditional promise 10 Captain seth bullac K
who will travel with him a. far az E.ilus-.
Mont that II the snow is too deep in yellow
stone Park ne wiz leave there one dsF eariier
than he had intended and spend day 90 Dead
wood Bullock has promised t1e President a
good time and is plaT ming a resular cos bog Joi-
lifCati0n
The President IS scheduled % arrive az Fargo,
D al 40 o'clock tomorrow morning uuf
he will not leave his until . - o'clock ~
Fargo he will deliver one Of the longest speeches
OF his tour He viii spend tomorrow IN North
Da kota and will enter the Yellowstone PARK
Wednesday afternoon