Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-06
WELCOME OF MEMPHIS
Head of the Nation Is Greeted
by Vast Throngs.
CHEERING IS CONTINUOUS.
President Said lie Favored Improving
che Mississippi River. Remarked the
Panama Canal Was ProgresIinE and
Praised ex.Confederates.

Memphis. oct with bands play
ing. children singing and enthusiastic
men shouting the slogan OF deep wa.
terways Memphis threw wide her
gates Friday afternoon to President
Roosevelt. score OF governors and
many other distinguished personages
from the states In the fertile Missis.
sippi valley
The president arrived here on the
steamer Mississippi shortly after /
o'clock The bluffs overlooking the
river were packed with people who
gave the chief executive a warm wei.
come. A the steamer landed the
whistles OF all craft In the harbor
sounded Immediately following the
steamer Mississippi was the steamer
Alton. carrying visiting governors and
other noiables. When all had landed
the president was conducted 10 car.
riage By Governor Patterson OF Ten.
/ nessee aud Mayor Malone OF Memphis.
and the Wost imposing parade ever
seen here began.
The president was continuously
cheered throughout the march The
city was a waving mass OF color. not
only aloug the lin. OF parade. but on
many other streets as we'll When the
president carriage turned into Main
street he was aluted by a regiment
OF Confrd 'rate veterans who. from that
point, acted as bodyguard The pres.
ident arose and warmly greeted the
rrizled warriors Of half q century ago
Despite lively downpour OF rain
which lasted until noon the streets
were jammed with citizens and visit.
ors. Passing north on Second street
1000 school children were seated on
a decorated arch and sang patriotic
airs as he president passed He arose
IN his carriage and bowed repeatedly
20 the little ones
Arriving az the Auditorium rink.
where the Deep Waterways convention
Is being held. President Roosevelt
alighted. and after chatting with sew.
eral friends. ascended the platform.
The huge structure filled ~ rapidly.
and when Governor Patterson OF Ten.
ness.e arose 10 present the president
an immense assemblage erected him.
Speaking OF the Confederate guard
OF honor. the president said II was
a touching sight 90 see these old Con.
federate soldiers carrying the flag OF
this great Union II any one wnated
20 know now they would fight for that
flag let him ask the boys In blue how
they fought against a. He said with
emphasis that he was as much the
president cf the south as OF the north.
and was devoted 10 its interests. He
said he was half a southsrner. and
when he told OF two or three OF his
uncles having worn the gray he was
tremendously applauded.
Speaking OF the deep water channel
from the gulf 10 the lakes, the presi.
dent said he favored rapid improve.
ment OF the Mississippi river. Like
Davy Crockett, the great Tennessee
an he said. Il favor his motto. BE
sure YOU are right. then go ahead.
and this ceep water problem Is almost
mp 10 the 20 ahead stage. but We
want 20 be dead sure about e."
The Pa ma canal. he said. was get.
ting on well. and the reason n is
getting m so well Is because We aid
not allow ourselves 20 20 off half
cooked. received a telegram yester.
day giving the excavations made In
the canal work for the month OF Sep.
tember. and although | had not hoped
that the record for Angus, could be eN.
ceeded. ! en- now told that the ".
moval for September exceeded that
for the preceding month by 200. 900
cubic feet"
When the canal had been completed.
he said. this nation would not ask 9th.
or governments TO kindly not bother
the canal" that We would protect.
We must have larger and highly
efficient navy TO patrol our coasts.
not only on the Atlantic. but on the
Pacific" he said. He adjured the peo.
pie TO disregard party lines in all pure.
ly national matters.
In connection with his discussion
OF the corporations the president said
his experience In the past few years
had brought him TO the point OF feel.
ing sincere sympathy for certain
gentlemen who are cast into a fren.
~ by the most common sense re-
marks" |, had come to a point where
a remark of his that honesty was the |
best policy Is liable to lead To a run
on the banks. He did not want 20 pun.
ish any one except for wrungdoirg.
but he would punish the wrongdoer
who Is poor as freely as the one who |
is rich
\ will use my utmost power 70 /
stamp out murderous and lawless an. /
archy," he declared. and will no
more stay my hand because a wrong.
doer masquerades as a labor leader
than II he masquerades as a captain
OF Industry. | have heretofore ex.
pressed myself on the subject of nm.
desirable citizens. and I stand by what
said alike when he Is a great capt
ialist who wins fortune by chicansry
and wronkdoing and when he Is am an
who. under the glise Of tanding ur
Tor labor, breaches and encourages vi.
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