The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01
ROOSEVELT
in MICHIGAN
resent at Semi Cen
tennial Of College.
ADDRESSES THE PEOPLE
Sympathizes With Legislators in
Their Work.
Cheered by Cadet Corps Whom He
Observation-Disclosures Imports
ance of Target Work
to the Soldiers. -

Roosevelt. whose address this after
Agricultural College was the climax
of the semi-centennial celebration of
the founding of that famous institu-
ton. arrived in Lansing at 10 o'clock
this morning over the Lake Shore rail-
road in his special car. He made a
number of short addresses during the
morning from his car platform at
small towns.
special excursion trains had been
bringing in thousands of people, and
when the Presidents train arrived the
number of strangers In the city was
estimated at $4,000.
The Presidents train arrived at the
Lake Shore depot, which Is located on
ihe river front fifty feet below the
level of Michigan avenue. Eight COM
panies of militia and the cavalry were
In line on Michigan avenue to keep
back the thousands of people who
crowded around for n glimpse of the
Chief Executive as he climbed the
stairway to the street, escorted by
Governor Fred NJ. Warner and United
states Senators ] c. Burrows and Will
liam Alden Smith. EATER A of the
Michigan National Guard Numbered a
salute of twenty-one guns as the
President entered his carriage. The
President was driven up Michigan
avenue to Washington. then south on
Washington to the Washtenaw, two
avenue and thence down Capitol ave.
nue to the main entrance of the capitol
building.
Speaks to Cadets.
The thousands of people who gath
erod there We're held In check by
solid line of military extending for
a full square In front of the building.
Lined along one side of the long walk
from the avenue to the capitol steps
were 500 boys from the State Indus
trial schools. In whom the President
took an especial interest as he passed
them. speaking to number Individual.
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On he other side OF the walk was
company OF cadets fro; Flint, Mich.
and several hundred old soldiers. Dof-
fling his hat and bowling repeatedly
the President assembled the steps and
entered the capitol building. where he
first held a reception in the executive
parlors
After shaking hands with about a
thousand persons, he stepped out on
the balcony of the capitol and faced
10000 people who had gathered there
in anticipation of his address.
minutes from the balcony, making a
special point of the pleasure 1t gave
him to see the boys from the indus
trial schools in their red uniforms and
with their wooden muskets. He also
spoke a few words of special greeting
to both veterans of the civil war and
of the Spanish-American war and the
militiamen, continuing:
IT served at Santiago beside two
Michigan regiments of volunteers and
l was instrumental in seeing that the
Michigan naval brigade taught the
militia and the seamen of the ocean
that men know how to sail and fight
on the inland waters.
"One word of congratulation to the
state on what Michigan has done for
the Workmanship of the citizens.
don't have to tell you that one of the
prime necessities is that when soldier
shoots he shall be able to hit some
thing. Encourage craftsmanship among
our people as a whole. Encourage
Workmanship in the National Guard
and give every chance to any body or
private citizens to practice in the arm
cries or elsewhere and give them the
opportunity that can be given them
Build the old American power OF shoot
ing straight"
The President was given an ovation
az he concluded his balcony speech and
went into Representative Hail 10 al
Dress the members of the Legislature.
He spoke here about ten minutes
President. Roosevelt opened ms au
dress to the Legislature by relerrIns
N his own experience in the New Yorh
Legislature, saying he knew the 90
difficulties, the temptations, the respoh-
sibilities of legislative work. aho
knevv how often faithful service Is MOI
thoroughly appreciated outside
"I am speaking of Legislatures ano
not of Presidents" he humorously add
cd "hecause your greeting today
showed more than just appreciation
of my services and 1 deeply feel It,.
The President urged the necessity foI
nublic men to be careful about making
promises and about keeping them wher
made, and he declared that u was Jus,
as important that the public on tt'
side he more than careful mot to try
10 exact a promise that cannot b.
kept"
than to make any kind of promise ir
the heat OF an election"
He then discussed some of the great
questions, especially control of greai
corporations. saying that we are still
a long way from the millennium and
pointing out the danger of committing
too much.
He spoke of the foolish conserva-
lives" 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 the property"
The President then said:
I'VE must not be misled by those
often well meaning men who let g
vague general desire to reform every
thing supplant the place of exact
thinking In their minds and who there.
fore promise loosely what could not
possibly be performed or else indulge
in a general defamation against the
evils without pointing out how the
evils are to be cut out.
Continuing he said;
"In the war against the abuses OF
great individuals and especially oil
great corporate wealth, we need tc
show absolute unflinching resolution
and yet to combine that with sanity
as well as with courage.
1--WE need to show, too. the very re-
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