The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-08
PUNISH WRONG Doors
President Would Treat All Mo-
latOrS of Law Alike.
SYMPATHY FOR LIMOGES"

Mr.. Roosevelt Says They Fear Run On
Banks When Ne Declares Honesty
Is the Best Poliey-On On Suot.ng
Trip.
Memphis. Tenn. oct. 5.--w!th bands
playing. children singing and enthusi-
sstic men shoutinr the siocan OK deep
waterways. Memphis threw wide her
gates 70 President Roosevelt. a srorc
Of governors and many other distin-
guished personaccs In the Mississippi!
Valley.
When all had landed. the president
was conducted 20 n carriage Dy Gov
ernor Patterson. OF Tennessee. ana
Mayor Malone. az Memphis. and thc
most imposing parade ever liven heyc
was begin. The president was con-
tinuously cheered throughout tho
march. When the presidents carria-e
turned into Main street he was santcl
by a regiment OF confederate veterans.
who thereafter acted as n body guard.
Arriving az the Auditorium rink.
where the deep waterways convention
is holding President Roosevelt ali -ht-
ed. chatted with several friends and as.
cended the platform The hu1e str,ic-
ture uNcd up rapidly and. when Gov
crror Malcolm Patterson rose O. pre-
sent the president. an Immense assem-
blagc greeted them
Speaking OF deep water channel
from the gilf 70 the lakes. the presi-
dent said De favored rapid improve
ment OF the Mississippi river
Like Davy Crockett. the great Ten
nessean." he said. Il favor his motto.
Be sure you are right. then SO ahead
and this deep water problem is almost
up 20 the 20 ahead stage. bst we want
to be sure about H."
The Panama canal ne said. was rot
ting on wen. "and the reason IL IS crt-
ting on SO wei is because We did not
allow ourscles to go OF half cooked %
When the canal has been completed.
he said. this nation would not ask
other governments kindly not 70
bother the canal" that we would pro-
tect g.
We must have a larger and hirh'v
efficient navy 20 patrol our coasts. not
only on the Atlantic. but on the Paci-
fic." be said
He urged the people % disregard
party lines in an purely national AZ
fairs
In connection with his discussion
OF corporations. the president said his
experience I'm the last few years had
brought him 90 the point Of feeling
sincere sympathy for certain persons
who were cast into a frenzy by the
most commCn-sonse remarks
II had come 90 the point where a re-
mark OF HIS that honesty was the best
policy was likely 90 lead 20 run on
the banks. tie ana not want 60 punish
anyone except for wrong doing: but
he would punish the wrong ioor who
was poor as freely as the one who was
rich
Il will use my utmost power 10
stamp ont murderous and lawlcss an
arohy." he declared and I will no
more stay my hand because a wrong
doer masquerades as labor leader
than II he masquerades as captain Of
Industry I have heretofore expressed
myself on the subject of undesirable
citizens. and / stand by what said.
alike when he is ereat capitalist who
wins fortune by chicanory and wrong
doing, and when he is a man who
under the guiso 81 standing up for
labor. breaches and encourages vio-
lence and murder"
When the president closed his aa-
dress, he was driven rapidly 20 his
train and departed for Lake Provi-
dence. la. for a hunting trip.