The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-03
THIRD EFFORT
OF ROOSEVELT
Half of Scheduled Speeches
Now DeIivered-St. Louis
Visited Yesterday.
USUAL CROWDS OF PEOPLE
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, NEXT ON PRES
DENTS LIST.

ST. Louis, Oct. 2-President Roosevelt
in a speech here today declared 1t the
nations duty to restore the Mississippi
river 10 its proper place as great ar
terry of commerce and termed the pro-
posed fourteen-foot channel from the
lakes to the gulf national t lsk' He
warned against plans which might Ten
tail reckless extravaganza or be tainted
with jobbery," but urged a liberal wa
terway policy.
The presidents address was not di-
minished owing to the fact that he was
drepched by a sudden dOwnpour of rain
while en- route to the Jai Alai building,
where the speech was delivered.
A tremendous ovation was accorded the
national executive when his steamer, the
Mississippi, entered St. Louis harbor to
make the first stop on the voyage from
keOkuk. Ia. to Memphis. Tenn, where
President Roosevelt will attend the con-
vention of the Deep Waterways associ-
alton on Friday.
Thousands Present.
Thousands of persons had congregated
upon the levee to witness the president S
arrival and were held in check by cor
dons of police and companies of SOL
diers from Jefferson Barracks. Amid the
clamor of shrieking whistles, changing
bells and cheers from the masses as
sembled, the president landed and was
greeted by fifteen governors from states
bordering upon the Mississippi and some
from adjacent members of con-
gress. and officials representing the city
of st. Louis
Through a heavy downpour of rain the
president. standing in an open carriage
and bowling to the multitudes, was driven
TO the Jai Alai building, five miles from
the river. where he delivered his speech.
The president took occasion to especi-
ally emphasize his views on the neces-
Or fT1l of fnfarGflfn
porations, and he frequently departed
from his manuscript TO elaborate and
make clearer his views on that point.
Sovereign" to Control.
His contention was that there must be
some sovereign TO control these institu-
lions, especially railroads He spoke at
length of the difficulty in reaching the
corporations which are incorporated in
one state and operate in another. He
tnstanced especially his experience in
getting the Southern Pacific railway to
repair breaks in the Colorado river.
he said, but do you suppose 1 found
ii possible to deal with the railroad
there? No. The railroad is a New Jer-
sey corporation and l had to deal with
ii as such"
He contended that the constitution
must be interpreted to fit modern day
conditions, and not conditions that eX-
listed when 1t was adopted.
View of the Constitution.
1T must be construed as an instru-
ment of life and not a symbol of DEATH"
he said systematically. THE judges
of the courts should always stand against
popular ciamor, but they should also
recognize the necessity for a general con-
servation of public welfare under the
present conditions" he asserted. He con-
tended that in taking this position he
was fighting the future fight for the
rich, for if the rich commit excuses now
they invite excuses against themselves
and their posterity.
Speaking of improvement of the Missis-
sippi river he warned the advocates of
that interest against insufficiently con-
sidered local improvements. The whole
waterways systems must be treated as
a whole and the enterprise must not be
tainted either with folly or dishonesty.
President Roosevelt was introduced by
Governor Folk of Missouri in a brief
speech.
II introduce to you." he said in con-
clusion. president Roosevelt. patriot
American and man." AS the president
advanced to speak the audience arose en-
masse, cheering and waving flags for
three minutes.
At the conclusion of fhe Dresident's adj