The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-11-02
HONOR NATIONS CHIEF.

President Roosevelt Receives Warm
Welcome Throughout South
Summary Of Speeches.
Mobile. Ala. Oct. z4.-That peace
hath her victories no less renowned
than war" was never better exemplified
than in the reception of President The
odore Roosevelt. president of the
United States, during his two hours
stay in Mobile. Monday evening. There
was general closing of all business
houses. and along the route of the pro-
cession from the union depot to the
stand on Btenville square, where the
reception ceremonies took place.
President Roosevelt was cheered as
he arose to speak. He thanked the peo-
pie for their magnificent reception and
spoke special word of greeting to the
confederate veterans, who formed a
portion of his escort. He referred to
the fact that one of his uncles was in
Alabama during the civil war. The
last time he came through Alabama
he said he was going with his own reg
iment to the spanish war and in that
wore the gray than those who wore the
blue. They emulated but one spirit in
common, the spirit of seeing who could
do most for our flag. Referring to the
Panama canal, the president said he
did his best to bring about its compile
ton for the benefit of the whole peo-
pie, but particularly for the benefit of
the gulf states.
Jacksonville, Fla. Oct. 23.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, speaking at st. Au-
gustine, Saturday declared that neither
the plutocrat nor the mob will be al
lowed to rule the government. In
speeches here he said success will
crown the work on the Panama canal,
and gave advice to negro students. He
spent quiet day in st. Augustine Sun
day. attending church in the morning
and enjoying a plunge in the ocean in
the afternoon.
Atlanta. Ca, Oct. 21.-The presiden.
tial train rolled into the terminal sta
ton here at ten o'clock, exactly on
time. He was escorted to the state fair
grounds where he dilevered an address.
1t Is estimated that $4,000 persons
thronged the state fair grounds. The
president dwelt chiefly on the question
of dishonest methods of great corpora
lions and the need for federal control.
In scathing terms he denounced those
men of great wealth who practice the
law honesty" which barely suffices
to keep them from the penitentiary.
Likewise he bitterly flayed the "evil
cynicism" of politicians who use the
term practical politics as a euphem.
ism for dirty politics.
Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 20.-The ovation
which President Roosevelt received dur
ing his journey through a portion of Vir-
GINA Wednesday was continued Thurs
day as he travelled through the state of
North Carolina.
The feature of the day was the presi-
dents visit to the fair, which is in prog
ress at Raleigh. Here he delivered an
address which dealt with the important
questions of railroad ownership and the
organizations of capital and labor. On
the question of rate legislation he round
ly denounced INSCRIPTIONS shippers and
railroad managers as the authors of the
rate evil. He urged closer government
control as protection both to shippers
and honest common carriers. At the
same time the president declared
against government ownership of any,
thing which can with propriety be left
in private hands.
Richmond, Va. Oct. 19.-Richmond
threw open her gates to President Roose-
welt Wednesday. and during the seven
hours of his stay, state and city officials
and citizens accorded him a welcome,
hearty and sincere.
In his. speeches he paid tribute
to the confederate veteran, voiced appre-
citation of the economic and political
progress of the south since the civil war.
pointed to his ancestry in which south
ern and northern blood are mingled, and
to his birth in the east and his life in the
west. declaring he believed himself a
middling good American; spoke of the
preponderance of southern blood in his
regiment in Cuba; referred to the aid
through advice that this government
can give to the peoples in the coasts and
islands Of the Caribbean; reiterated the
principle of equal justice to all, in his
talk. to negroes, congratulated them on
their progress as a race.
Tragedy in New York. Z
New York, Oct. 23.-Mentally de-
ranged since the death of her husband,
year ago. Caroline Dreher, AZ years
old, undressed her younger son, JOS
eph, put him to bed, turned on the gas
jets, pulled down the shades at the
windows and knelt by the side of the
bed and awaited death in her home on
Third avenue. Two hours later her
ether son, Bernard, after pounding on
the door Of the apartment, burst in the
door and found his mother and broth
et dead.
War on the .sshyloclks".
Washington, Oct. 21.-Commissicner
Warner, of the pension bureau. has am
nounced his intention of recommend
ing the dismissal from the service of
number of employees who have been
engaged in loaning money in the bu-
reau at usurious rates. He SAYS that