Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
Iowa City Assisted 10 Entertaining
BY Dozen Governors and Other
Distinguished Men.
ADDRESS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
Besides the Things He Was Seized
ulcd to Say, Mr.. Roosevelt Makes
Many Emphasizing Extemporaneous
Remarks = American People Can
whip the World"
(By the Assoclnted rross.l

KEOkuK, IOWA, Octo. l.-Keokuls
put on gala attire to receive the Presi.
dent of the United States when he
arrived here 1T nine o'clock today.
The city was assisted in its recep-
ton of the chief magistrate by nota.
bic gathering Of distinguished men, in
Guiding the governors of more than n
dozen states, members of both Houses
of Congress and the Inland Water
ways Commission.
The occasion of the Presidents
coming was the movement for n deep
waterway down the Mississippi river
to the Gulf, and this city selected as
the point of embarkation for his vuy-
age down the river to Memphis. where
he arrives Friday. He made n note
worthy speech to thousands of audit
ors. The reception TO the President
was cordial in the extreme. lie was
in excellent spirits. He embarked on
the steamer Mississippi few minutes
before noon. The boat is scheduled
TO reach St Louis at 9:45 a. m. to-
morrow. He was accompanied by
was accompanied by Governor Frantz,
OF Oklahoma, and Seth Bullock. OF
the BLACK Hills.
Extcmporaneous Remarks.
AS at Canton. the President did not
deliver his speech here Just as he had
prepared 1t and given IL to the press.
} He did not omit any feature. but
frequently turned from his manuscript
TO interject extemporaneous remarks,
for emphasis and elaboration.
Before beginning he insisted that
the ropes be let down so as to admit
enough persons to fill number of
vacant seats. and when II man and
women appeared carrying children, he
directed that they be given chairs.
Same Treatment for ALL
Again as on yesterday his theme
was the similar treatment for the poor
and rich, and again he found occa-
sion to point his story with familiar
colloqualisms.
isn't this good doctrne?" he ask
ed after stating his proposition, ad.
dressing the Grand Army group in
| front of him. and when he received a
shout of assent. he added that he was
always willing 10 help man who
stumbles and falls, but not to carry
the man who lies down." at does
him no good. and it is too much for
me-" he added.
America Can "Whip the World"
! That the American people can
whip the world" he conceded. but
contended that they would have hard
time doing it if not prepared. He
would have. both men and women,
s-,.s,.a- yr.a'ls .SGt s:as worth
doing, and he announced his contempt
for the woman who would shirk her
duty as n wife and MOTHER
Considerable rain fell during the
| speech but the President did not al
low it to interfere. After he had con
Guided he was presented with n gold
headed cane by the negroes of Keo
kuk. The presentation speech was
made by n negro Dlasterer.
Grasp Negroes Hand.
The incident seemed TO touch the
President. He grasped the speakers
hand and held it tightly while he
made reply saying that he accepted
the present with great pleasure. and
| adding that in dealing with the black
man as i'll dealing with the white. he
followed what he believed TO be the
only sane principle that of treating
every man according TO his merits az
an individual regardless of race.