Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-01
LAND LAWS MUST
Be REVISED SOON
He Declares Himself In Favor OF
Small HOmesteader as Against
NONRESIDENT Owner Who
Abuses Instead of
Uses.

Koekuk Iowa, Oct. President
Roosevelt began his river trip from
Keokuk this morning. He arrived
here at 9:10 a. m. and was met at
the station by the governors of Iowa,
Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ne
braska, both Dakotas, Oregon,
Wyoming and Illinois, and by three
companies of the state troops. The
morning was fair but a sprinkle of
rain fell shortly after the presidential
party started for the park where the
speeches of the day were delivered.
Following his address, which was
heard by 20 600 people. the presl-
dent was driven to the lower lock of
the government canal and boarded
the steamer Mississippi for the trip
south.
Several other governors will join
the party en- route. At st. Louis
Governor George Curry. of New
Mexico, a personal rough rider
the boat for the trip to Memphis.
Enthusiastic Audience.
The audience which greeted the
president was one of the most en-
thusiastic that ever gathered in
Iowa. Despite the fact that the hour
was early, the band park was crowd
ed but the presidents voice could
plainly be heard. He was greeted
with prolonged cheers, and through
out his address was compelled to
frequently pause because of ap-
plause He spoke as follows:
The Presidents Speech.
Men and Women of Iowa:
II am glad indeed to see you and
to speak to you in this thriving city
of your great and prosperous state.
believe with all my heart in the
people Of Iowa, for / think that you
are good, typical Americans, and
that among you there has been de-
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body of characteristics which we
like to regard as distinctively Ameri-
can.
Supervision by Government.
During the last few years we of
the United States have been forced
to consider very seriously certain
economic problems We have made
with the relations of the national
government-that is, with the rela-
tions of the people of the country
to the huge and wealthy corpora
tions controlled for the most part
| by a few very rich men, which are
engaged in interstate businesses
pecially the great railway corpora
tions. You know my views on this
| matter. You know that | believe
that the national government, in the
interests of the people, should as
sumo much the same supervision
the interstate common carriers that
! ii now exercises over the national
/ banks. You know furthermore that
/ believe that this supervision and
control should be exercised in a
| spirit of rigid fairness toward the
! them on behalf of the people but
giving them justice in return.
Orderly Liberty.
zone way of exercising control is
through the laws of the land Ours
! Is a government of liberty, but 1t
/ Is a government of that orderly lib
/ erty which comes by and through
ience to the law. At intervals dur
I dng the last few months the appeal
/ has been made to me rot to enforce
| the law against certain wrongdoers
! OF great wealth because to do so
would interfere with the business
/ effects of that kind of fright which
/ when sufficiently acute we call panic,
/ this appeal has been made TO me
even by men who ordinarily behave
as decent citizens.
VIII Not Change Course.
zone newspaper which has itself
strongly advanced this view gave
! prominence to the statement of a
certain man of great wealth to the
effect that the so-called financial
/ weakness was due entirely TO the
/ admitted intention of President
! Roosevelt to punish the large
moneyed interests which had trans
/ gressed the laws / do not admit
/ that this has been the main cause
! OF any business troubles we have
/ had; but it is possible that II has
/ been a cOntributOry cause If so,
/ friends, as far as / am concerned II
must be accepted as a disagreed Bile
but unavoidable feature I'm a course
of policy which as long as l am pres
ident will not be changed. In any
great movement for righteousness,
where the forces of evil are strongly
intrenched, it is unfortunately in-
evitable that some unoffending peo-
Pile should suffer i'm company with
the real offenders. This is not our
fault. II Is the fault Of those to