Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-31
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been to him good wife ahead or them
all.
Il want to call attention to the admi-
rable work done by the forest service In
connection with these great forest areas.
Not only has the forestry bureau done
everything humanity possible with the
preparation given them, but In fighting
fires the men of the service have shown
Just the same abilities of endurance,
courage and entire Indifference to their
own lives as shown by the best fire de-
partments in our big cities. There Is no
body OF public servants Of which the pub
lie has right to feel more proud than
Of the men OF the forest service.
Il wish could 90 down to New Mexi-
co and Arizona. but this is the nearest
place to them I will reach on this trip.
Many of my friends there have written
asking me to advise them about their
constitutions. I have not felt familiar
enough with the conditions to do so. But
there is one point upon which I would
like to advise them. and that Is to leave
the constitutions easy Of amendment at
any time. when the people feel that they
should be amended. Experience has
shown that not only doctrinaries but also
designing corporation attorneys often get
put into constitutions matters not thor
oughly understood by the people at the
time. and my plea Is that the people Of
the new states should be left with their
hands free so that IL at any time they
find that something has been put into
their constitutions which they did not
know was there. or If they find that
something Is working badly which they
believed would work we'll they shall have
an opportunity to easily make any change
that Is necessary.
The Fastener is not fully educated
until he gets west Of the Missouri
river. pin my faith in the West be-
cause ! believe in the type of man
hood and womanhood you are produce
ing
DO not base your hopes of govern
mental success on a genius but seek
to develop broad manhood. Don't
allow the public man to ask you to
accept domestic virtues as an offset
for proiligacy in public life The pub
lie man Is bound to be decent if he
expects the confidence of his fellow
men.
1T does not matter how honest
man may be on the great things if he
is dishonest in small things. Unless
you are exacting in this respect and
send men to represent you in your
Legislatures, or put him in executive,
he will sell out if the price Is high
enough. If he be crooked for you he
Will be crooked against you.
Demand of your public servants the
same qualities Of courage, honesty and
the saving grace of common sense that
you seek to develop in your private
life"
Upon the conclusion of his remarks
Colonel Roosevelt laid the cornerstone
Of Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building and after visit of three
quarters of an hour again boarded the
train for OsawatomIe. Kas.
Colorado Springs, Colo. Aug. 30
Colonel Roosevelt made a brief speech
here as his train stopped on the way to
Pueblo,
1T Is very great pleasure" he said
to be back in Colorado. and particu-
rlarly In this part of Colorado I have
been In Colorado Springs often before.
1t was here that after l was elected
Vice President. coming events cast
their shadows. l started for this place
on lion hunt. and I have since hunt
ed the lion In Africa and killed more
of him than he did of me-
y am glad to see all of you people
ain whom I so thoroughly believe" he
continued. Il am ready and anxious
to do my share of the work that is be-
fore us. | know that fundamentally
we are sounder than any other nation.
but there are lots of things to be cor
rected. For instance. take the corpo
rations. l believe in giving full jus
tice to every corporation. 1t Is entitled
to its rights 1t should be protected
in is rights but 1t is not entitled to
vote and 1t is not entitled to own any
public servant.
so far as ! am able. will protect
the corporations against crooks who
would blackmail them and against the
visionary demagogue who would
wrong the people by attacking them
improperly. Also I will do everything
In my power to take the corporation
out of politics. We want to break up
the connection between crooked pol
tiles and crooked business. To do that
we must insist on not only getting
Justice but on doing justice. Do not
trust men who will resort to any kind
of blackmail. II they do that they will
do vow IL they get a chance. Stand
BY the clear minded man and above all
by the man whose deeds make good
their words"