Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
President Roosevelt Aakes q Speech
IN Nashville In Which Personal
PrOROun [! Figures.
GIVEN A most HEARTY GREETING.
Tells His Hearers That All He Did
Was to Turn on the Light But That
He is Not Responsible for What the
Light Showed Visits the Her.
mitaae.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, oct - Never
before was Nashville deliberately
decorated as it was today to give
Welcome TO President Roosevelt. Bun.
ting, flags, banners and Pictures OF
the President were on almost every
house in hte uptown section of the
city, which was crowned with people
from a radius of 100 miles. The
weather was cool ana bright.
When the special train rolled into
the union station 1t was greeted with
booming cannons, changing bells.
screaming whistles and the cheering
of thousands OF people The process
sion was through streets lined with
ceat and enthusiastic crowds. 1t
ias headed by the Presidents CART
&c in which Goyerno. Patterson and
Samuel Douglas. president OF the board
II trade, also rode. Then followed
4 battalion of the state gunrd a com
any OF Confederate veterans in uni
Sln and state and city officials. AT
ne npnt the President waa greeted
by thousands of public school. uni
say and ooilsse pupils, who sang
sn'e' =" he passed Near
Ae state capitol the parade was stop-
enahla the President TO view
after which the march to Ryma an.
diiorium crhtinued AS tile PreeS-
dent entered The auditorium the I'm.
mense audience rose ana gave him n
reception that VII not soon be for.
gotten Governor Patterson WELDON.
ca the President in a brief speech and
the Presidents address followed
President Roosevelt then proceeded
in an automobile to the Hermitage.
the home OF President Andrew Jack
son, twelve miles from the city. where
he was accorded a reception. He was
followed by a long line OF carriages
and automobiles. On returning to
the Presidents train ut the Hermitage
station the party stopped at the Ten
hessee soldiers home. The Confed-
crate veterans received the President
in line and requested his autograph.
which was written in a register pre-
pared for the occasion.
The Presidents Speech.
In his speech at the auditorium. the
President said There has been trou-
nc ~ eii' QUINN llIlKtl. III the nlEn
financial world during the past few
months The statement has freouent.
ly been made that the policies for
which stand leglslatively and exec
utively are responsible for that from.
Bile. Now. gentlemen. these policies
OF mine can be summed up in one
brief sentence. They represent the
effort TO punish Successful dishonesty.
| doubt # these policies have had any
material effect in bringing about the
present trouble, but if they have it
VIII not alter in the slightest degree
my determination that for the remain.
ing 16 months of my term these pol.
tcies shall be perscvered in unswerv.
inFlv."
"If to arouse that type of civic man.
Mood in our nation 1t were necessary
to suffer any Temporary commercial
depression, snonld consider the cost
hut small. All we have done has been
done TO nnearth the WI ongdoing. IT
was not the fact that ii was rnearth-
ed that dill che damage All lid was
20 tun on the light. i ain iesnonsiDie
for turning on the light but am
not responsible for what the light
showed
NO material well being can save
his nation if it loses the life towards
higher things. | am well aware that
any such movement as that in which
we have been engaged there are sin
rere men who take advantage of the
movement to do away with the wrongs
Of wealth, themselves to inyeigle
against wealth
"A crime is crime and it makes
. difference whether the wrong is
nerneuated by plutocracy or by Il
mob by capitalist, or by a wage
Garner,
There are certain gentlemen who
have affected to misunderstood my 70
sition on this point and to say that !
have talked against men of wealth
rs such; that have melted attacks
uDon the class that owns great wealth
iThose gentlemen are blind If they see
the. facts in that light ! will protect
very way in my power honest prop
ertv. ! will protect the honest man OF
wealth to the extent of my ability
and TN no way can ultimately pro
tect the honest man of wealth so eff
fectiyely as by doing everything in my