The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

lis the action of the men, probably very well meaning men, who in theii aaxiety to serve some particular dis, trfct will try to avert what shotilt be . national enQrt to deepen grea' national highway into a succession oi efforts to spread out so thin, as fai efforts to spread out SO thin. as foi I river here. and a little bit for 2 | rver there, and little bit for harboi Iyonder--do the big Job first. A little bit for river here, and I little bit for a harbor over yonder-- do the big fob first
 "Uitimateiy I believe there can be an enormous spread of the activity of the 1 National Government in the care of our waterways: ultimately believe that the National Government for ip- l stance, can do an immense amount Of irrigation through certain portions of the Southern states not affected by the project for the deepening of the Missis- sippi. of which I am now speaking am confident that in most of the Southern states, the loss to the far mer by the washing away of the soil of his farm by the fact that the streams are at one period destructive to rail- road interests, and at another period dry and that the loss caused by that condition is infinitely the heaviest tax the farmer has to pay, and I believe
 
 national government, much can be done in the way of irrigation in certain Of the Southern states just as much as has already been done by irrigation in the far West and so I believe that ulti- mateiy we. shall be able to canalize. to deepen very large number of streams and waterways in the nation. but take the big rivers first. take the Mississip- pi and its most prominent tributaries first.
 Now, my friends, have spoken to you so far only of things affecting our material well being. They are of the utnaost importance. It Is as important for nation that there shall be q foundation. distrust the man in private life who Is filled with en- thusiasm to reform mankind but who cannot support his own wife and fafni- ly. Let the man first support his own weight. let him support himself and those dependent on him.
 He will find 1t at times a good deal of job: let him do that and if he does that he has then laid the foundation for permitting himself to be a useful citizen in broader aspects; now with a nation 1t is the same thing; we must have ( basis of material prosperity on which to build, but woe to the nation which never fGars on that foundation the super-structure of higher life
 entlemen, you and those who foasPt beside you and those who roug#a against you are enshrfned irn- perf&hably in the hearts of the people or the entire nation. because when the time came which called for you to risk all that you had, property, life and all, TOT fealty to your ideal, syou gladly spurned every other consideration treating ali else as naught compared to the chance to show your manhood on the field of battle (Applause).
 we honor you and those who 1eusht under you: we hoaor those who fought against you because they had that fine capacity to ignSrei everything else, life included, when honor called. tAppiause1. But we need to have that spirit shown in civil life just as much as il, military life. If ever our people become so sordid as to feel that all that counts is money. prosperity, igno- bls well-beins, ease and comfort. then this nation will perish as 1t deserves to perish from the face of the earth. (AppIause).
 Tn our highly complex industrial civilization of today, we are confronted with certain enormous tendencies which must be met and overcome, not by tn- difference, not by foolish optimism, which iS but one degree more foolish ~A@N@~ RS0@1AAAADAs oluts purpose to face the evil, to rec ogni9e 1t, and to overcome 1t. It has been well said that in the long run the u1conveTtibIe truth is a safer compan- ion than the safest falsehood. We must not blind ourselves to the tendencies which tend for every evil In our mode ern life, and there are plensy, of them"
 Interpretations Necessary.
 The President said he agreed heart f1xS that fNa Nfss ft4ssffea af, kbA TJpffnA States represents a Rxed series of prin- cfples. Yet he hefd that in the inter- est of the people, it must be ~interpre- ted, not as a straight jacket, not as laying the hand of death upon all de- velopment, but as an instrument de- signed for the life and health and growth of the nation.
 If 1t is in New York I want to see the Uudge that knows and feels for the East Side as well as Fifth Avenue" he Sss4. q take this instance because am acquainted with 1t in my own home and 1t applies only with change tn name everywhere in the country"
 The President said he wanted to see the United States deal justly with ev- cry nation, but he hoped that we would Dc in such shape that 1t can always rely or it's own might to protect it from injustice In return. He wanted
 
 of building up Uncle Sam's navy goes on
 He said he would ask the legislative branch to provide enough money to keep the navy built up and provide all fhe coal and powder necessary for the navy to use.
 The President concluded as follows: 'Gentlenlen, our nation has a won derful future. We are seated upon continent; we front two great oceans; we can realize our future only upon condition that we do what I know we will do, that we conduct our policy as among ourselves in accordance with the immutabIe law of righteousness; trying to get for each man and exact from each man justice, no mores and no less: giving to each individual the largest possible liberty of individual action that is consistent with reason; that he does not wrong other indfvid- uals and, in external affairs, we will proceed upon the Nprlnclple of so bear Ing ourselves as to avoid all quarreling with any ether nation and yet so bear Ing ourselves that 1t shall be to the in- terest of all other nations to avoid forcing an unjust quarrel on. us,'
 President at Memphis
 Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 22.-The special train having aboard President Roose- welt reached Memphis at 12:S0 o'clock this morning over the YaZoo and Mis- sissippi Valley Railroad. The train was immediately switched to the tracks of the Louisville and Nashville and left at 1:10 a. m. for Nashville