Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-19
ROOSEVELT TALKS
ON RATE PROBLEM
President Takes Up the Rail-
way Question In His Speech
at Raleigh
WANTS COMMISSION vlrALlzED
The Right to Investigate Rates and If
Found Unreasonable to Change
Them is Dom manded-BeIeves Hon
est Railway Officials Would Find
Protection Against unscrupuIous.

est Railway OFFICIALS Wouio flnd
Protection Against UnscrupuIous.
Raleigh, IN. c., Oct. 19.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived in the city
at s: 80 and were greeted by Lieutenant
Governor Winston and Mayor Johnson.
with military escort and citizens
committee. The party proceeded at
once to the state fair grounds, where
he addressed an immense throng.
Thousands Of people greeted the
president at the station with volleys
of cheers. These We're repeated again
and again, as he passed along the
streets In carriage, bowling to right
and left and waving his hands i'll
greeting to the little children.
On the way to the fair grounds the
president stopped at the. senate cham
Der, where he presented, on behalf of
the North Carolina Literary Society,
a handsome gold loving cup to John
Charles Mcneil, of Charlotte, as re-
ward for having produced the best
piece of literature in the state during
the year.
Reception Hold.
President Roosevelt was introduced
by Ex-Governor Aycock. In the car
riage with the president was Mrs.
Roosevelt, Lieut.. Gov. Winston and
Secretary Loeb. The parade was head
ed by battalion Of mounted police-
men and consisted of a band Of mill
tary companies, interspersed between
the carriages Of the presidential party,
committee and invited
guests. About the presidents car
riage. in addition to five secret service
men, were q special detail of the staff
OF Governor Glenn. Residences, stores
and public buildings were profusely
decorated, and the streets were ropedl
from curb to curb. Both sidewalks
were jamned with people, while every,
available window and piazza were oc-i
cupied by thousands, who cheered from
time to time. In the senate chamber
there were In waiting delegations Of
many ladies and gentlemen, officers Of
the state, supreme court Judges and
others, whos were presented to the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt. During
this ceremony an interesting event was
the presentation Of handsome bou-
quet of carnations and bridal roses to
Mrs. Roosevelt, by William, the young
est son Of the late Lieut.. William E.
Shapp, and by Worth Bagley Daniels.
a nephew Of Ensigh Worth Bagley, of.
the Spanish American war and son of
Joseph Daniels, democratic national
committeeman from North Carolina.
Immediately after the presentation
the line Of march was resumed to the
fair grounds, distance of about
mile and half, the road the entire
distance being thronged with people
who wildly applauded President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, and were rewarded
with smiles and bows. Particularly
pleased was Roosevelt when on the
handsome lawn of the state agricul-
tural and mechanical college, he saw
a big picture. Of himself, thus inscrib-
ed:
/: "Welcome to our President, who
!: dares to do right, dares to be true ;:
/: and dares do that which no other !:
!: can do" :,
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There were nearly forty thousand
people at the fair grounds
The president was introduced by
Lieut.. Governor Winston, who spoke OF
the pleasure felt by North Carolina In
having the president as it's guest, and
in the name of all the people, welcomed
him.
In his address here President Roose-
welt began by paying a high compli-
ment to North Carolina, her achieve
ments in the past and the present, and
with discussion of the value
of forest reserves He urged the peo-
pie of the state to a greater interest
in the question, pointing out the great
value of North Carolina forests to the
welfare of the commonwealth. He
then took UP the railroad question and
reference to the investigation and cor
rection of abuse Of the rate making
power. He said in part:
II do not believe in government own
ership of anything which can with pro-
priety be left in private hands, and
in particular should most strenuously
object to government ownership of
railroads. But. I believe with equal
firmness that 1t is out of the question
for the government not to exercise
and regulatory right over
the railroads; for it is vital to the
well-being of the public that they
should ba managed in spirit of fair
ness and justice toward all the public.
Actual experience has shown that 1t
is not possible to leave the railroads
uncontrolled. Such system, or rather
such a lack of system, is fertile in
abuses of every kind and puts pre-
MUM upon interruptions and ruthless
cunning in railroad management; for
there are some big shippers and some
railroad managers who are always
willing to take unfair advantage, of
their weaker competitors, and thy
force other big shippers and
big railroad men who would like to do
decently into similar acts Of wrong
and injustice, under penalty Of being
left behind in the race for success.
supervision is needed
quite as much IN the interest Of the
big shipper and Of the railroad man
who want to do right as in the inter-