Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-31
.NADONSGR|[AI WORK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Secretary Wilson Points Out
Fruits of Establishment OF
Agricultural Schools
PRESIDENT ON MEN WHO WORK

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ing Of Agricultural Colleges Cele-
bratsd at Lansing, Mieh.-Wilson
Rsvisws Growth and Benefits OF the
Schools Roosevslt ExtoIs Laborers.
] Lansing, Mich, May sl.--Lsnsing is
In holiday attire today, in honor of the
president Of the United States, Sec
retary OF Agriculture James Wilson
1 and other distinguished guests, who
are here to participate in the semi-
centennial ceIepration, OF the found-
ing Of agricultural colleges sAn the
United States,
when the presidents train reached
!. Lansing the number Of strangers IN
the city was estimated at $4,000. Twelve
/ companies of the Michigan national
guard had been brought into the city
to escort and guard the president, to-
gether with a troop Of cavalry and two
divisions Of the Michigan naval re-
serve. The president was met at the
station by Governor Warner, Senator'S
Burrows and Smith. A battery Of the
Michigan national guard thundered the
salute Of twenty zone guns as the pres
!, ident entered the carriage and was
driven to the capitol building, where
thousands OF people had gathered.
They were held in check by solid
line OF military extending a full square
/ in front Of the building. Lined along
one side OF the long walk were 500
boys from the state Industrial school,
in whom the president took especial
interest as he passed by them, speak
ing to 9 number individually.
The president entered the capitol
building and held reception in the
executive parlors. After shaking hands
with about thousand persons, he
stepped out on the balcony Of the cap
itol and faced 10000 people who had
gathered there In anticipation Of his
address. The president spoke for
about five minutes from the balcony.
The president was given an ovation as
he concluded the balcony speech and
went into the representative hall to
address the members Of the legislature.
He spoke there about ten minutes. He
said the railroad problem In this coun-
/ try must be dealt with unflinchingly.
but with sanity and reason. There
must be steady progress along the
. lines that have already been laid down,
The president opened his address to
the legislature by referring to his own
Il experience in the New York legisla-
ture, saying he knew ,"the great diff
culties, temptations and responsible
ties" OF legislative work, knew how
often faithful service Is not thoroughly
I appreciated outside The president
urged the necessity for public men to
be careful about making promises and
about keeping them when made, and,
he declared, it was just as important
that the public on It's side be more
than careful mot toi try to exact a
I promise that can not be kept" There
IL not anything easier" he said. than
to make any kind of promise in the
heat Of election"
He then discussed some great aues-t
lions, especially the control Of great
corporations, saying we are still a long
way from the millennium, and pointing
out the danger Of committing your
selves TO q program that promises so
much" He spoke Of foolish conser-
NATIVES" who fail to see that I'VE are
the real conservatives, the real friends
OF property, when we try to do away
with the abuse of property" The
president then said:
ssWe must not be n1isled by those Of.
~ten well meaning men who let vague
general desire to reform everything
and supplant the placeNof exact think
fAg in their minds, and who therefore
promise loosely what could not possi-
bly, be performed, or else indulge in
general declaration against evils
without pointing out how the evils
are to be cut out"
Addresses were made by both the
president and secretary. President
Roosevelt, taking as his subject "The
!. Man VINO Works with His Hands
Secretary Wilson spoke on Three
Things the Last Century" Both
speeches were heard by immense
throngs Of people, and both dealt With
the benefits derived from agricultural
colleges. The first agricultural col
lege established in this country is lo-
Gated here, a half century ago.
y Addresses were also made by Pres
idents James, of Illinois university;
I Wheeler, OF the University Of Califor-
MIA; Simpson, Of the agricultural coll
lege Of Connecticut; Angerl. of the
University Of Michigan, and White, OF
! the University Of Georgia.
President Roosevelt insists on digni-
flying the calling Of the farmer and
the mechanic On this subject he said: I:
1--WE have been fond as a nation OF
speaking of the dignity Of labor, mean
ing thereby manual labor. Personally
4 don't think that we begin to under
stand what high place manual labor
should take; and it never can take this
high place unless 1t offers scope for
the best type of man. We have tended
to regard education as a matter Of the
head only and the result is that great
many OF our people, themselves the
sons OF men who worked with their.
fands, seem to think that they rise In
the world If they get into a position
where they do no hard manual woek
whatever; where their hands will grow
soft, and their working clothes will be
kept clean. Such a conception IS bo.h
false and mischievous. There are, Of
course. kinds of labor where the work
must. Be purely mental, and there are