The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-18
THE PRESIDENTS
GREAT TRIUMPHS
UNPRECEDENTED IN THE HIS
TORY OF THIS Or ANY OTHER
COUNTRY.

h Great Contest Over Railroad Rates
hhcad-The Recent Triumphal Trio
Tributes to the Man Roosevelt, as
We'll sa to the President-The Chics-
90 Banquet-The President - The
Southern Republican Patronage Ma
chines-h New View Of the Third
Term Talk.
.ncrial TO the Caucasian:
Washington. ID. c., May II. 1908.
Last night, little after midnight
President Roosevelt returned from his
six weeks trip. 1t has been trip
IN the history of this country The re
turn trip was series of continuous
'vdti"ns, even greater than the out
ward trip to Texas. The reception of
th" President at the Rough Riders re-
union in Texas was most hearty and
enthusiastic. Democrats We'd with the
Republicans in doing the + esident
honor, and in showing their admiration
for Roosevelt. the man.
SIGNIFICANT BANQUET IN CHI
CAGO.
lhe banquet rendered the President
by the Iriquois Club, the great Demo-
cratic club of Chicago was most sig
nfcant and remarkable. These Demo-
Gratis, while belonging to a different
political party. ale forced, in fact. to
agree with and endorse many of the
Presidents most important public acts
which have appealed to the true
American spirit, regardless of party
from ocean to ocean. Besides. they have
been moved to great personal admi-
ration for the Presidents courage, in
tcgrity and sincerity, as shown by his
every public and private act. The fact
IS, the whole people of the United
states today lift their hats to him as
the strongest individual personality to-
day for good in the whole world.
TIE PRESIDENT LOOKS MUCH RE-
INVIGORATFD.
The President is looking unusually
healthy and vigorous and Drowned by
his outdoor exercise and sport He says
that he has had the most enjoyable
trip of his life. Summing up his trip
today he said Il left Washington a
talIly good American; l come back a
far better American" And it is GER
tain that all who saw and heard him
on his trip are also better Americans
rip ic &c
! ever saw him, but he's my man he G.
after" This, Or some similar express
sion. was heard frequently in every
crowd that assembled to greet the
President from the time he started un-
til he returned last night from his lcng
tour.
THAT SUNDAY AT THE LITTLE
MOUNTAIN CHURCH.
Probably nothing in the Presidents
recent trip was so unique, and so far
reaching in the impression that it made
upon the people. not only of this coun-
t.y, but the whole world, as the ac-
count of the services il, the little church
in the mountains of Colorado on Sun
cay before last. The President, and his
WhCle hunting party, were camped near
4 little backwOOds church away up in
the mountains where the bears and big
same were plentiful The whole party.
headed by the President. went to attend
the services with their hunting clothes
on, all that they had with them
The reports tell us how it was noised
around in the mountains a few days
ahead that the President would go to
the little church on, Sunday. Every
man, woman and child in the noun
talns, far and near, turned out-many
who had never been to church before
The crowd was so large that services
were held out of doors, with the sides
OF the mountains for the walls. and the
blue canopy of heaven for the roof of
natures great church. Then the sing
ing and the simple sermon by the min
Ister. Then the call from the ccngrega-
tlon for speech from the President.
Then that sturdy statement of views of
the President on the duty of man to his
family, his neighbor, and to his State
and country. Then loud applause in
approval echoed through the hills. Then
the congregation crowds around the
PRESIDENT, until he had given a hearty
handshake and word of cheer to every
Che present. What picture! It could
nave occurred no where else On earth
Dut IN America, and possibly no other
president, save Lincoln, could have
thus met these people without some
loss OF dignity and respect on the part
oi the people for the great office OF
FreSldent; but, on the other hand, each
one left with great admiration for the
man and great respect for his great
office.
THE PRESIDENTS DENVER
SPEECH.
At Denver, en- the return trip, the
resident, in his address, spoke clear
ana strong on the duty of Congress t.
control railroad rates. He said that he
not only favored law that would stoI
lebates and determinations against
persons and places in favor of other
persons and other places, but one thai
WOULD give to the Commission the
power to fix a reasonable and just rate
ana that rate to go at once into effect
SuoJect to final determination by the
courts. He said that he knew that such
power In the hands. OF the commission
mlght be abused, but that the presen,
ABUSES Should be corrected, and that il
was safer to put this power in the
hdhds OF sworn officers of the Govern.
ment, who would be freed from ner.
Sohal interest, than TO have if in th.
hands OF those who had an interest in
abusing such power. He said that the
power OF taxation was liable to abuse
put that was no argument why tn.
government should not have the nowe,
ana exercise the responsibility,