The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-25

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cal Affiliations awaited Roosevelt's
coming from the New York Central
station, where he had arrived from
Utica at SEQ.
The clubs rooms are high up in
one of the city's down town business
blocks, which was not yet astir with
the days work.
AS the ex- president entered he was
cheered and America" was sung with
the backing of a regimental band,
Roosevelt made good use of the fifteen
minutes available for his remarks.
The men who heard him, who noted
his earnestness in dealing with the
subject of crookedness and grating
and who frequently broke in with
sharp applause had in mind his ex-
pressions within the past few days to
the effect that they viii have all the
fight they want
... Preserve Lake Waters.
Roosevelt. first dwelt upon a sub
ject of particular local interest, the
necessity OF preserving unpolluted "the
wonderful fresh water supply of the
great lakes" <
He said: "The state and nation
must combine in preventing further
contamination and in making the pur-
ity of lake water as absolute as pos
sible"
80 also in the field of morals, pub
lie and domestic" he Continued.
There must be no pollution at the
sources
This led naturally to his grimly
earnest expression Of his intention to
seek out and bring to an accounting
the grafters, big and little.
"Distrust, however" he said 1.-THE
financiers who can only see crooked
ness in grating small politicians and
grating leaders; distrust also those
who can see 1t only in financiers. You
must attack that man because he is
crooked. If poor and crooked, attack
him. If rich and crooked, attack him.
In fact attack the rich crooks a trife
stronger. / will put it, attack him
very strongly"
The gathering Of people at the sta
ton had been considerably augmented
during the hour. Standing on the rear
platform of his car Roosevelt waved
his hat as the train pulled out west
ward shortly after 1880.
Roosevelt Meets Waterloo.
When Roosevelt appeared on the
rear end platform at Dunkirk, N. Y,
he was met by a large gathering of
railroad men. Within fifty feet of his
car an engine was blowing off steam.
Il can't talk against that" protest
ed Colonel Roosevelt, nodding toward
the locomotive. The men on, the To-
connective said they could not stop the
noise and the colonel attempted to
deliver a brief address.
ct is really an outrage" he de-
clared, 81, cannot talk to that engine"
Then he told the crowd that an en-
CINE was "the only thing he could not
talk afainst" and the train moved
off as some of the men shouted: EDO.
them up in the convention, Teddy"
Colonel Roosevelt smiled broadly,
but made no reply. , 49,.
Likes Being Called Teddy.
Buffalo, n. Y, Aug 25.-Fuuy 5000
people greeted Colonel Roosevelt when
his special train arrived in Erie this
The colonel spoke briefly,
chiefly along the lines of the earlier
speech he made at Buffalo regarding
the pure water in the. great lakes cities.
He was met a. DInkirk by recep-
ton committee from Erie, consisting
of Congressman Arthur l.. Bates, Hon.
Frank u. Schultz, president of the
chamber of commerce; Hon. X. G.
Sturgeon, president of the board of
trade and William b. Trask.
"He.lo. Teddy" was heard from the
sea- OF humanity that lined the STA
tion platform when the train pulled
into Erie. and 1t was some time before
she coloners voice could be heard.
In an undertone to Congressman
Bates. who was on the rear platform.
Roosevelt said: II used to think 1t
lowered my dignity to have them call
me Teddy, but. do you know, am
getting to like It now"