Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-05
President Roosevelt in Speech
Says Effort to Curb Trusts
Is Without Enmity
SPEAKS in DRENcHINe RAIN
Takes for His Text Words of Lincoln.
Just After His Election and Make.
n II Plain That There Is No Rancor in
His Efforts to Curb the Trusts and
Monopolies.

Oyster Bay, July 5.-President
Roosevelt was pleased to justify his
stewardship in a review of the year for
the benefit of his neighbours on the
Fourth. He spoke in the open air and
nearly all Of his important utterances
were delivered during a. heavy down
pour of rain. When he had finished
both himself and his thousand and
more auditors were drenched. No one
& deserted the celebration. The rain
came suddenly and there was no shell
ter inf sight, and when the president
4 paused while umbrellas We're raised he
remarked good naturedly: Il am sor-
ry for YOU ladies, but ashamed of you
men because you are afraid you will
melt"
There was no doubt that the presi-
dent enjoyed the downpour.
ss When the first shower came he al
lowed himself to be covered with a
rubber cape, but just as he had thrown
1t off 1t poured again and this time he
took the wetting. To emphasize that
his acts as president had been free
from malice he begged pardon of the
dominies and took a text" illustrating
this point from Lincoln.
The sentiment of this text ran thru
his entire speech and when he said he
would curb the trusts he emphasized
i that in doing this duty ne would act
without fear, favor or malice. He spoke
i for nearly an hour. He was cheered on
/ by the waving of wet flags and cries
1 OF approval.
Oyster Bays Greeting.
Oyster Bay made its most graceful
holiday bow to the president and COM
s bined Its welcome home for the sum-
mer with a celebration Of the fourth.
1 No Incident marred the festivities,
which were held in Locust grove, a
natural alnphitheater in the outskirts
I Of the village.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the children were
present at the ceremonies
u Addressing his auditors as MY old
friends and neighbours you among
whom was brought up and among
whom / have lived for so many years
the president said 1t was a great pleas
ure to be here and say few words Of
I greeting and in a sense to give an ac-
count Of his stewardship. Mr.. Roosevelt
said that while there were two or three
things Of which he wanted to talk, he
would take for his text the words of
Abraham Lincoln just after his elec-
ton.
"In any great national trial hereaf-
ter, the men of that day as compared
with those of this, wilt be as weak and
as strong, as base and as good. Let US,
therefore, study for the future" And
later, so long as / have been here
have not planted a thorn in any mans
bosom"
II Speaking on the conditions at the
time when Lincoln spoke those words,
the president said it was possible for
Lincoln to- say with entire truth that
The bore no rancor and did his work
without hatred to the doer of evil. Linz
coin did not treat anything that was
done against him as a wrong calling
for vengeance, but for remedy, and
1T is in just that spirit said the presf-
dent that the American people must
approach their problems Of today.
1--WE have not as great problems as
Lincoln had he said, "but we have
problems, and the way we face them
Nill give our children cause for pride
or for shame. If citizens of Lincoln's
time had not done their duty we could
not have held up our heads today
4 Hear" "Hear!" came from the as
oaRbled crowd.
The president referred to the work
Of this congress in the direction of fed
eral control over business.
1--WE have accomplished a fair
amount, because we have not tried too
much" said he, land because we APP
preached it without rancor."
Enjoys the Rain.
while the president was in the mid
die of his speech it began to rain. The
presidents face at orlce lit up and he
appeared to enjoy the rain. A secret
service man threw long rubber cape
over his shoulders and he turned to his
audience. numbering more than 1000
men, women and children and. said:
Men, am ashamed of you because
you are afraid you will get wet, but la
dies. I feel sorry for YOU
After the temporary confusion caus-
ed by the raising of umbrellas had
passed, the president plunged again in
to his remarks. He talked on with his
head uncovered and the rain pouring on
him for fully ten minutes. The shower
slneH cedseA leHlpoidiliS' anu ne uolleu
his rubber cape. Hardly had he done
this, however, than the rain began to
fail again. The president was en-
crossed in his remarks and disregarded
his rubber cape entirely thereafter. |
When he had concluded his speech he
was drenched thru and thru.
Locust Grove, where the exercises
were held, is three-q'arters of mile
from the village and no shelter was in
sight. AS the rain came suddenly I
there was nothing to do but stay and |
get wet, and the audience good ma
turedly remained.
LASH LAID on JEROME.