The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-11
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today that the question of their recla-
nation was a vital one. Colonel Roos-
evelt made his remarks on the subject
In connection with Il speech on New
Nationalsm," in which he urged that
the power Of the central government
be extended 10 deal with present day
problems
Pretty Ceremonies.
The entry of Colonel Roosevelt to
the grounds was inconspicuous and the
crowd did not know he had arrived
until he appeared In the grandstand
sixteen hundred school children
dressed IN red white ana blue cos
tunes. and seated IN represent the
flag, sang america" and Dixie.
Confederate veterans We're seated on
one side OF the stand IN front Of the
| children and on the other side were
some Grand Army veterans. \ young
woman in blue strcWed flowers over
the Confederate veterans, young
woman in gray did the same for the
| Grand Army men, and then both young
| women threw roses over Colonel Roos-
eyclt Someone released four white
doves, which symbolized the peace
that now exists between the blue and
The gray Then Governor Donughey
introduced Colonel Roosevelt and al
though he is a democrat, said that
everyone ought to give the colonel
moral support. He said that perhaps
the people OF Arkansas might not have
agreed with the colonel in all he had
done, but that every American citizen
would agree with him I'm the mighty
struggle lie Is making for purity in
private life and honesty in public life >
In his speech Colonel Roosevelt said:
Fundamentally, The welfare of all
of us depends more upon the welfaI.
Of the farmer than upon that of any
other man, and we should all Of ms joii
: in doing whatever can be done fol
building up the man who lives on III.
farm
Colonel Roosevelt then spoke Of tlit
reclamation of swamp lands an1 con
! tinned. "ltnrthermo.c, DON'T forge
that the policy Of conservation of tn,
forests Is OF vital concern to til. fl
ture of your people. Timber shonl'
be handled like any other crop. Con
servaton means use, bnt use In sucl
fashion that your children shall hay
the capital after you. you shall us
the interest, but your children shal
have the capital
"Friends, the governor has spokel
of certain things in public life ] an
trying to do. The things that has
: been spoken of as the new nationalisn
Well as | said the other day in At
s. lanta the new nationalism simpl
y means the efficient application of oil
p" moralities To new conditions. Ne,
conditions have arisen ana the kind {
legislation that was sufficient to NEE
u the needs of hundred and thrt
: years ago, when our constitution wa
u formed and our people gained thei
existence. Is no longer adequate.
Men of wealth are economically an
industriaily of such overgroWn size thf
!, 1t is unsafe TO leave the average ind
yidual at their mercy. They may bt
have well: very possibly, but | wal
To see that they behave well, not as
favor. but because they have to- Thu
e, Is all that side of new natlonalis
J. means. It does not mean anarcl
a and 1t does not mean socialism and
y does not mean attacking men
l. wealth What we are striving to do
~ to secure equal rights, that is, to elm
as mate special privileges, to TART q
l. men in the race of life on reasoni
,a hle equality"