New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-22
MISSISSIPPI GkEETS
THE PRESIDENT.
TICkSBURG GIVES HIM 4
GREAT RECEPTION.
He Promises to 4dUOcate Deep
Water7rGy in Message to Congress
The Bear Hunting Trip.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

vicksburg Miss oct 21-The heights of
vicksburg as we'll as the city itself we're taken
by the President to-day. In q notable address
that stirred an immense throng TO unbounded
enthusiasm he pledged himself TO immediate eff
forts in behalf of deep waterway from the
Lakes TO the Gulf. paid tribute TO the memory
OF Jefferson Davis and those who fought under
the Stars and Bars, and closed with a forceful
plea for civic and national righteousness He
spoke as follows:
It is indeed an honor for me to be to-day the
guest Of Nicksburg and Of Mississippi and
was ineXpressiby touched by the greeting over
The great arch OF cotton bales which said, SMis
Eissippi Greets the President" I should not be
# 10 be President at all if I did with all
my might and main with ali my heart and
brain, seek in the fun 10 be the
President Of Mississippi, the President of every
state IA llls mon am glad TO De mere IN
this historic city, this city forever memorable
for the conflicts in which victor and vanquished
ailke showed such splendid courage. such splen-
did fealty TO the lignt as il was given to each.
Even before the Civil War Mississippi's sons
had shown that they knew how TO fight.
II was from Nicksburg that a company Of that
famous Mississippi regiment which won undyug
TeuoWn in the Mexican War under the e.. liam
leadership Of its colonel who afterward became
the favorite son, not only Of AIississipui but Of
al the South. jefferson Davis, came. Think how
fortunate We nation that il is possible
for the President Of the nation 10 come here
today TO be conducted through your national
park by the surviving Lieutenant general of the
toLIedera1e army, ana TO feel that every in
stance Of the heroism recorded By the rnonI;-
lneHLs alike to the Union and to the COnfederat re-
cead on that battlefield is a subject for just
pride 10 every citizen Of this nation, no matter
where he lives.
General Lee READ 10 me that noble Inscription
on the pennsylvania monument. Inscription
that should make the heart of every true Amer
lean thrill as he reads it
Here brothers fought for their principles
here heroes died for their country and a united
people viii forever cherish the precious legacy
Of their noble manhood"
What other war is there of which we can say
tnat before the generation that fought it had
died away the whole country rises 10 feel the
same triumph alike for those who fought so
Faliantly for what they believed to be right and
tluInphed, and for those who fought val
iantly for what they, with equal sincerity,
thought TO be right and lost?
II is a good thing for American President
10 travel over the country, not for what he can
teach but for what he learn. 1 have twice
been down in this alluvial delta Of the Misss-
sppf In each case came primarily for bear
A Voice-Did you get any?
BROKE EVEN" WITH THE BEARS.
The last time I got EN-: the first time all
can say is that the bears and broke even.
got as many of them they did Of me. But
on each occasion learned a lot that had nothing
10 DO with bear hunting.
II seems TO me that no American President
could spend his time better than by seeing for
himself lust what a rich and wonderful region
the Lower Mississippi Valley is. so that he may
go back TO Washington, / shall go back, with
the set purpose To do everything that in me lies
to see that the United States does its full share
IN making the Mississippi River a part of the
seacoast, in making il deep channel to the
GREAT Lakes from the Gull AND as an incident
OF building the leVees for the lower part or that
great river / wish them built as to
remove absosstey and completely from the
minds Of all the dwellers in the lon lands all
apprehension OF possible overflow.
Mr. Williams, II has been suggested TO me
mat we need 20 construe the Constitution broad
~ In order TO get power TO do what want
mink heard you mention that you are good
federelist. The people of Holland took two
thirds Of their country out from under the ocean,
ard they have lived behind the dikes for cen
iuries in safety. With one-tenth OF the efrort
We, an infinitely greater nation, can take these
incomparably rich bottom lands Of the Lower
Slissi@sippi out from all fear Of flooding by the
Mississippi
WILL ADVOCATE DEEP WATERWAY.
While co not like to say in advance what
lhtend TO do, shall break my rule In this case
ana say that in my next message TO Congress
shall advocate as heartily as / know how that
tne Congress now elected shall take the first
steps 70 bring about that deep channelway and
tne attendant high and broad levee system
Which Will make these alluyial bottoms the rich
Isl and most popUlous agricultural land on the
iace Of the globe. / think that any policy which
tehds to the uplifting OF any portion or our peo-
PIE IN the end distributes its benefit over the
'hole people Here have a poicy whose
lirst and direct benefit will come 10 the man on
tie plsntation-the tiller Of the SOIL
We are now digging the Panama Canal, and IL
rs being well done. One reason why the work
ls handled well Is that refused TO 20 into 1t
uEtl, after a careful study, did not make
any false steps; in other words, acted on
1avy crocketts principle: BE sure you're right,
Then go ahead"
want, when we start on this epoch making
sork Of improving the Mississippi. 10 be sure
mar we start principles that will prevent
s.IsuahsH, extravaganza misapplication or ef-
III shall have small difficulty in per-
r,t 1atoihe some people OF the wisdom. of policy
,k I'll az MAT / advocate, policy that means
Ie expenditure OF money policy which must
N'nlihIe over a long course OF years IL that