Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-27
MAKES SEVERAL
TALKS IN IOWA
AMEs, BOONE, CARROLL, DEN.
lsoN AND OTHER POINTS HEAR
ADDRESSES BY FORMER PREsL
DENT; cUMMINs ON TRAIN.

Marshalltown, Aug. 26.-( Specially ~
One thousand people greeted Col.
Roosevelt at 6:4O o'clock this morn
ing. He wired ahead that he would not
appear here at the early hour, but
shouts from the crowd brought Teddy
from his berth. The train stopped
seven minutes and Col. Roosevelt
threw a cravenette over his pajamas
and, coming out on the platform.
spoke five minutes to the enthusiastic
crowd, principally on race suicide.
Makes Speech At Boone.
Boone. Aug. &c. Especial. - Col.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived here at
$3.50 and left at 8:44 for the west. Two
thousand people were at the station to
meet him. Senator Cummins, who
joined the special train at Ames. was
on the platform when Roosevelt made
his address, but did not speak. Roose-
welt declared that he was glad to meet
the people Of Iowa, especially the men
and women with children in their
arms" He said he liked the -fsWa stock
and hoped the people would keef fit up
!, In denouncing crooked legislatid hAa
said:
1T makes no difference II 1t. III the
big man or the little man who Is
crooked, they should be treated alike
We are In a large measure to blame
for crookedness in politics, because we
do not pay enough attention to the
men we elect to Office. Dishonest pub
lie service is a menace to popular gov
ernment."
Hits Bossess At Carroll.
Carroll, Aug. 26.-( )-Roos-
evelt definitely aligned himself with
the progressives of New York state IN
a statement which he issued on the
train today as he was travelling across
Iowa.
Roosevelt declared the main issue in
the fight in New York was not any
specific reform measure, but bossism.
Bossism, he declared, frequently led
to corruption, and he said he would
wage ruthless war on corrupt alliances
between business and BOSSES
A company of state militia met the
train and escorted Roosevelt to a near
by stand. from which he spoke briefly.
Will Speak for Grilk.
Colonel Roosevelt shook hands with
Charles Grilk Of Davenport when he
boarded the train at Ames and prom
Used to make speech for him at Dav-
export, November 8, In his race for
congress Roosevelt greeted Cum.
Minis warmly when he boarded the
train at Ames They shook hands and
had an hours conference. Consider.
ing the fact that Roosevelt had In
the past repulsed Cummins, their
greetings were given significance. To
the 1000 thousand spectators at Ames
Roosevelt talked Of country life and
scientific farming. At Boone there
were 1000 people to see the special
train Cummins will accompany
Roosevelt to Council Bluffs.
Speaks at Denison.
Denison. Aug. 26.-(Special.)- - The
need of placing the general interests
of the country above private interests
was Rooseveltt's theme in speech
here today.
Roosevelt at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-Colonel Roosevelt
avoided any formal reception during a
stay of little more than an hour here
last night, but instead spent half an
hour the guest of the newspaper re.
porters at the Chicago Newspaper
club. The rest of the time, while his
CdI " dS UCiAS w LAC ohiNoS,o
& Northwestern railroad, he spen- in
an automobile ride about the city.
At the newspaper club, Colonel Roos-
evelt commented on the failure OF
either lions or rhinoceroses to prevent
his safe return from Africa recalling
a prediction of Prof Frederick Starr
of the University Of Chicago thai the
hunting trip would be the death OF
the former president.
II am especially glad to show this
professor how wrong he was" Colonel
Roosevelt said. Il wasn't the Que who
was killed Not lion did its duty.
And then on toward the end of the trip
think Wall street pinned its hope on
some rhinoceros, but even that hope
failed
Want Teddy to End Strike.
Galesburg, H., Aug 26.-Mayor San
derson today telegraphed Roosevelt