The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-02
PRESIDENT BEGINS
LONG RIVER TRIP
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

be given to the boys and girls. who.
when men and women. are to make ND
the backbone OF this nation by working
IN agriculture. in the mechanical indus
tries, IN arts and trades: I'm short who
are to do the duty that should always
come hTst with all Of Us. the duty cf
home-making and housekeeping. Too
narrow literary education is for most
men and women, not q real education at
all. for real education should fit peO-
pie primarily for the industrial and
hOme-making emplOymentS in which they
must employ the bulk OF their activities
our country offers unparalleled 0ppOr-
tun!tlcS Tor domestic and social advance
meut for social and economic leadership
IN the world. Our greatest national as
set Is % be found IN the children They
need 20 be trained % high ideals Of every
day living, andAto high efficiency in their
respective voceiEons; we cannot AFFORD 10
have them trained otherwise. and the
nation should help the States to achieve
this end
Knows Conditions in West.
The States Of the nigh plains and Of
the mountains have q peculiar claim
upon me, because for number Of years
! lived and worked in them, and ! have
that intimate Knowledge Of their people
that comes under such conditions In
those States there is need OF a mOdiiCa-
ton OF the land laws that have worked
SO Well In the well-watered fertile re-
ClOus 20 the eastward. such as those in
which you here dwell. The one object
in all our land laws should always be TO
favor the actual settler, the actual home
maker. who comes 10 dwell on the land
and there to bring UP his children 20 in
herit it after him.
The government should part with its
title 20 the land only 10 the actual home
maker-not 10 the profit-maker who does
T 81 n "a frsrrI
should be sold outright only in quanti-
ties sufficient for decent hOmes-nOt IN
huge areas 10 be held for speculative
purposes or used as ranches. where those
who do the actual work are merely ten
ants or hired hands. No temporary pros
perity Of any class Of men could "a the
slightest degree atone for failure on our
part TO shape the laws so that they may
work for the permanent good Of the
h0me-maker.
Just as the President was preparing TO
leave the grand stand after his speech
an old negro approached him, and, in be-
half OF the colored population of Keokuk
presented him with a handsome gold
mounted walking stick II seems that
several days ago a prominent negro min
lister somewhere in Iowa at a religious
conference delivered a bitter arraign-
ment Of the President because OF his ac-
ton in the Brownsville matter and de-
clared that he had lost the support Of
the Afro-Americans, and that they would
not favor for President certain Candi-
date for whom he has indicated a prefer
ence.
The cane presentation to-day was calcu-
lated 10 offset that deliverance and to
show the President that the negroes are
still has loyal supporters. The Presi-
dent made a brief reply in accept
ing the gift. in which he said that
the principle which he followed in
dealing with men was to treat each
man according 20 his merits and 10
guarantee him before the law the right
which he shows himself entitled to- There
We're loud cheers for this sentiment, in
which the colOred brethren were most
vociferous That concluded the programme
at this place
The President hurried to the wharf.
where the Mississippi awaited him; also
Seth Bullock, awaiting orders. The Presi-
dent grabbed him by the arm and boarded
the steamer, while the governors with
their silk hats In hand. stood ashore and
| looked on.
In the party Of governors were Gov.
Cummins, Of Iowa, Gov. Davidson, of
/ Wisconsin; Gov. Sheldon, of Nebraska
! Gov. Deneen, Of Illinois; Gov. Hoch, of
/ Kansas; Gov. Crawford. of South Da-
kota; Gov Burke, Of North Dakota; Gov
Brooks, OF Wyoming; Gov BrOward, of
Florida; Gov Blanchard of Louisiana,
and Gov Chamberlain. Of Oregon.
| Out in the river the President reviewed
| from the deck of the steamer the as
sembled river craft gaily bedecked with
/ flags and bunting. then, again, amid the
/ footing of whistles, the old boat steamed
slowly UP the muddy stream, kicking up
great splash as she went. She IS due
to arrive in St Louis at O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Greeting from Mayor Busse
Alton, H., Oct. 1.-The message and
| greeting from Mayor Busse, of Chicago,
to President Roosevelt arrived here to-
night. The bearer viii leave here with
it at O'Clock Wednesday morning and
meet the Presidential fleet I'm the Mis-
sissippi below here, and be taken aboard
the Presidential flag steamer Mississippi
on which he will deliver the message TO
President Roosevelt. The message booms
the Gulf to Lakes deep waterway move
ment and invites Mr.. Roosevelt TO Chi
cage before he returns to Washington.
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