The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-11


in infancy. Vice President Fairbanks,
members of the cabinet and many men
and women of prominence took part In
the parade which preceded the unveil-
ing. Taking the character Of McKin-
ley as his text, the president said 1t
would be 4 disaster to the country to
adopt "an attitude of hatred and envy
toward success worthily won, toward
wealth honestly acquired" He added
that there was only one other thing as
important-namely, the war upon Chi
canery and wrongdoing, (which are
peculiarly repulsive when exhibited by
men who have no excuse of want, Of
poverty, of ignorance, for their crimes"
In their own interest these men should
seek by the conduct OF their lives to
build up respect for the law. But he
drove home the idea that the man Of
wealth must have the same protection
as the poor man.
Roosevelt's Mississippi Trip.
At Keokuk, Ia, before starting on his
500 mile journey down the Mississippi,
the president proclaimed that there
would be no retreat in his war upon
the illegal corporations no matter If it
should hurt business. He admitted
that his policy might have been a con-
tributory cause of the financial de
preston, but denied again that 1t was
mainly responsible. At any rate, it
would be infamous to heed the APP
peals of certain business men and mot
to do all that can be done to punish
these great wrongdoers." The big
crowd Of more ethan 10000 people
cheered their approval when the presi-
dent shouted, "If righteousness con-
ficts with the fancied needs of bust
ness, then the latter must go to the
wall" In emphasizing the value Of
the man in the ranks, the average in
dividual of lighting edge" he said
that this nation could whip the world
but that preparation was necessary.
The latter part of the speech was de-
voted to the development Of river high
ways, irrigation, forest planting and
the system of state agricultural schools.
Other speeches In similar vein were
made at st. Louis and Cairo, where
stops were made.
The presidential party was greeted
by committee Of st. Louis business
men, thirteen state governors Of the
middle west and the members of the
interstate waterway commission. The
occasion of the presidents trip Is the
deep waterway movement down the
Mississippi to the gulf. The president
Mississippi. Upon reaching Memphis
he took part in the deep waterway con
vention. The negroes of Kcokuk, be-
fore his departure, presented Mr.. Roose-
Welt with a gold headed cane as an
evidence of their confidence in his adj
ministration.
At St Louis, where the first stop
was made. the president rode in an
omen carriage through the thronged
streets despite a downpouring rain and
delivered his address to the multitude
while his clothes were dripping wet
AZ luncheon of the Business Mems
Jeague he drank In champagne The
toast TO himself as president, first hav'
inc besitated and then drinking a glass
~ wine because certain prohibitions
lots at the table had said triumphantly
that he was not going to drink it. his
speech followed the same general lines
~ that ut Keokuk, emphasizing the
mood Of a great fighting navy to main.
..,n our poaition as a world power ano
s.aert,ne that the Pacific mobilization
mas 4 long distance practice and tes'