The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-07
Reference TO President Starts
UprOar
AN ADMIRABLE SPEECH"
Presidents Utteranoes Thus Character
lied by colonel-Plea for Federal
control-Agrees Only Partially
with Presidents Ideas.

"hA w "th ttNA NttA N"N" 'N"N. -
terday in a great double demonstration
Of welcome to Theodore Roosevelt. Aft.
er Gov. Eberhart and the reception com.
mitteo had entertained Col. Roosevelt
at hotel in Minneapolis, a great parade
with over hundred automobiles dec.
grated with flags drew up for the journey
to st. Paul.
The crowds jammed the entrances TO
the hotel so that the colonel and his
party had to fight TO reach their auto.
mobiles. Almost the entire route from
Minneapolis to 81. Paul was decorated
and lined with flags AZ the public
schools on the route the children were
drawn up waving American flags and
the crowds kept up running fire Of
cheers.
Even in the half.lour open sections,
between the twin cities, little knots OF
men, women and children were gathered
to welcome Col. Roosevelt as be passed.
As the automobile parade entered st.
Paul, the crowds grew greater and be.
fore the state capitol was reached the
motor cars could barely crawl through
the press.
A presidential salute doomed out and
the thousands on the steps OF the state
capitol cheered as the coloners auto
stopped in the plaza before the long line
Of the Roosevelt club and the Spanish
war veterans.
Col. Roosevelt stood up in the car,
but did not speak. After a brief stop
at the hotel he was taken over to the
big auditorium, which was jammed to
its capacity BY a crowd Of over 20
900. As Col Roosevelt entered the hall
the great audience rose to its feet and
a storm Of cheers went up, yolley after
volley. The demonstration lasted over
a minute. The colonel looked pretty
well pleased as he bowed bis thanks
from the platform.
When Col Roosevelt rose to speak he
received another ovation, which was re-
newed time after time.
The colonel was introduced by Bernard
\. Baker, the president Of the conserya-
ton congress. Col. Roosevelt began BY
saying that he was especially glad to
speak on conservation in Minnesota, the
state which had first begun the work
Of conservation and had set splendid I
example to the rest Of the country.
Much that have to say on the gen.
eral policy of conservation he said.
will be but repetition Of what was
said 50 admirably Monday BY the presi.
lent Of the United States.
"All real friends Of conservation win
heartily agree with what he said in re-
gard to coal. oil and phosphate lands"
The eolonel's reference to President
Taft was greeted with prolonged APP
1lause He departed from mis- speech
% emphasize his belief that the extern
non Of the waterways systems would
end to regulate freight rates.
1--we spoken Of how progressive Mime
ota is and how progressive these cities
ire. But there are other progressive
titles. have just come from Kansas
dty, a pretty live proposition. There
he merchants have raised $l,OoO0O0 to
their own waterways"
This the colonel believed was proper
ort Of evidence Of good faith In speak.
ng Of the way the railroads were get.
ing control Of the water front on all /
important waterways, the colonel said:
If Uncle Sam can't take care Of him
elf there is no use of railroad men |
rying to do it for him. Uncle Sam
must do it himself.
You, the people, now don't sit supine {
nd let the railroads get control Of {
he boat lines either, and then turn
round and say the railroad men are !
cry bad men. If you leave the boat {
mes open to control some one is sure |
. control, and We want the best men {
D do it. Don't let anyone do it. ex-
spt under conditions we impose. If 1t
he rules Of the game are not fair {
lange the rules, but don't just COM
lain Iii
wen play the game with Teddy as l
atekeepera called voice from the gal
ry and the great audience roared in '
iughter and applause. {
When Col. Roosevelt took up the ques t
on of the national forests he referred |
, the Appalachian and White Noun i
lin reserves when he said. fl
I'm the East the nation Is now be-
& obliged to take back at great ex Il
,nse land which the state could not Il
Iequately protect. If we must do that Il
the East it seems to me the widest /
lily to ask US to repeat in the West K
e blunders we made in the East
This was greeted with applause by the
ldience
The colonel said that we had now got
n national forests IN rood shane MIf &