The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-11
He MAKES HIS BID
Col. Roosevelt Declares HeWOuld
Run for President
If He Thought He Could Carry
a Southern State.
OPPOSES TAFT'S VIEWS
On the Subject of Retaining
the Swamp Lands.
Defines New NatiOnaliSm for the
People of Arkansas.
OPPOSES TAFT'S VIEWS


thought I could carry single south
ern state, I would willingly run for the
presidency"
Colonel Roosevelt made that state
ment While here, in the presence of
Mayor Maddox and other members Of
the reception committee which escort
ed him through Atlanta's streets
AS the procession moved along the
streets, with the colonel bowling his ac-
acknowledgements to the thousands on
either side, Mayor Maddox told Mr.
Roosevelt that he had lived in Atlanta
all his life and the crowd was the
largest he had ever seen massed on the
streets on any occasion.
You see, Colonel Roosevelt" added
Colonel Fred J. Paxon, president of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and
member of the reception committee,
what the people of Atlanta would do
Tor you ii you gave them a chance"
regard 1t as unfortunate" said
colonel PaXOn. that the matter reach
ed the newspapers. as Colonel Roose-
Nelt was the guest of the city and I
considered his statement made in his
usual enthusiastic manner, as conf
DENTAL"
Opposes Taft's Views.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 11.-Theodore
4NcC1CNtlL pIctttl IlI1llSeII on record here
as opposed to the views expressed bv
President Taft of one phase of the
work of the conserving and DEVELOPING
the natural resources of the country
colonel Roosevelt declared that the
federal government should do all it
legitimately could do to assist in the
reclamation of the great swamp areas
of the Mississippi valley.
In speech at the National Conser-
walton congress in st. Paul Septenber
g. President T9ft he
work should be done by the states
themselves and that he deprecated the
idea that the national government
should do it
As soon as Colonel Roosevelt reached
Hot Springs Governor Donaghev and
several other men who are Interested
IN obtaining help from the national
government in their reclamation pro
Ject asked him to touch upon the sufy-
ject in his address at the Arkansas
state fair. Colonel Roosevelt promised
them to do so.
In his speech Colonel Roosevelt said.
Ihere are things about the open
country that should be done by the
government, that Is, by the representa-
tVes OF all of us, working together.
Arkansas is one of a group of states
with an enormous area of swamp lands
Until drained the land is worthless and
When drained 1t is block of the most
fertile land in the entire nation
1.-The national government must do
Its part in helping in the drainage, be
cause the drainage is an Interstate af-
fair. Arkansas, Missouri. Tennessee
Louisiana and Mississippi are all con
cerned and ought to work together. and
the national government should render
all possible legitimate aid"
That St. Paul Speech.
In his speech in st. Paul President
Taft expressed a view directly opposite
His words were as follows:
ae-ri
the United States ought to aid in the
drainage of swamp lands belonging to
states or private owners because If
it is drained they would be exceedingly
valuable Tor agriculture and contribute
TO the general welfare by extending
the area of cultivation. 1 deDrecate
the agitation IL favor of such Iegis1a-
ton. 1t is inviting the general gov
eminent into contribution from it's
treasury toward enterprises that sho111d
be conducted either by private canifs1
or at the instance of the State. In
these days. there is a disposition to
look too much to the general govern
ment for everything"
1t is estimated that there are 25
100000 acres of swamp lands in the
States mentiOnal by Colonel RooseveIt.
and Gov. Donaghey said that the oues-
ton of their reclamation was a vital
one.
Colonel Roosevelt made his remarks
on the subject in connection with a
speech on New NationaIisrn in
which he urged that the power of the
central government be extended to deal
with present day problems in the wav
Colonel Roosevelt believes they should
be dealt with.
After being welcomed to Hot Springs
by Gov. Donaghey and a reception
committee. Colonel Roosevelt went To
the fair grounds, where a large crowd
had gathered. The reception commit
tee was composed of 900 men from
all over the State. His entry to the
grounds was inconspicuous and the
crowd did not know he had arrived
until he appeared on the grand stand.
Gov. Donaghey, who came shortly
after him, however. attracted more
attention. First there came two trum-
peters: mounted on horseback. dressed
in gilt uniforms and blaring forth A
salute. They rode down the race track
in front of the crowd. followed nv a
company of the Arkansas national
guard. Then came the Governor who
was seated in an open carriage He
took his seat on a stand across the
track from the grand stand where
Colonel Roosevelt was seated The
former president was brought over to
him.
Sixteen hundred school children.
dressed in red, white and blue cos
tunes and seated to represent the flag
sang America" and Dixie
Blue and Gray Mingled.
Confederate veterans in their uni
forms of gray were seated on one side
of the stand, in front of the children
and II me other side were some Grand
Army veterans in their blue uniforms.
A young woman in blue, strewed flow
ers over the Confederate veterans who
lodged and blinked as the showers
descended over them. A young woman
in gray did the same for the Grand
Army men, and then both young
women threw roses over Colonel
Roosevelt. Some one released four
~ mite doves. which symbolized the
peace which now exists between the
blue and the gray.
Then Governor Donaghey introduced
Colonel Roosevelt, and although he is
a Democrat. he said that every one
ought to give the colonel moral sup
nnrt He said that nerhans the nennle