The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-24


Problems Staring Them In Face.
Utica, N. T., Aug. 24.--Mr. Roose-
welt came into Vice President sher-
mans home town and began his long
speechmakins tour by singing the
raises Of Senator Davenport, an ar
dent Hughes man and supporter Of
the direct primary bill. He was
greeted by 10000 farmers and their
wives, who had assembled for the
second annual picnic OF the Herki.
mer county grange.
Ostensibly 1t was time for farm
talk exclusively, but Mr.. Roosevelt
had other things on his mind, follow
ing recent political events. The col
onel, after he got through with po-
litical stab, devoted himself to an in
teresting delivery Of a speech on
what farmers ought to do.
Mr. Roosevelt, as he arose to
speak, swept his eye over the pictur-
esque crowd, which were settling
down for the feature OF the picnic,
and 1t lighted upon Senator Dayen-
port. The colonel beamed. lie faced
his audience. Il am glad to see on
the platform" he shouted, Senator
Davenport" The seats shook and
the crowd gave the senator hand
greater even than that Mr.. Roosevelt
had received. IL was real ovation.
Davenport, bitter foe OF Sherman,
who has been working TO throw him
out, and has repudiated him, was
fused. He had not estimated his
popularity, apparently.
81 am glad" the colonel continued,
when the cheering had ceased, be
cause the only kind OF politics care
for is the kind of politics where de.
cency is combined with efficiency
and l hold that the only way by
which politician can serve his par.
ty Is by helping that party efficiently
serve the people, and because the
senator and those associated with him
who have stood for those principles
are on the platform" Mr. Roosevelt
had to stop several moments in Or
der to finish his tribute.
you will at least notice that my
utterances are free from ambiguity" /"
ne concluded. II was this sort Of
thing that made the colonel solid
right at the outset OF his perform
ance. His hearers waited for more
Of II, but II did not come. At the
end OF Mr.. Roosevelt's address. how.
ever, there were repeated cries for
Davenport, who had been sitting on
the stage. The senator, in Prince
Albert suit, demonstrated. but It was
useless; they insisted. So Mr.. Dav-
export stood up and demanded quiet.
you have listened to a magnificent
speech by magnificent man." he
said. "He represents to my mind
better than any other man since
Abraham Lincoln, the heart and the
conscience and the courage OF the
great body of our people. lie has
been my ideal. want to stand for
the things he stands for"
Mr.. Roosevelt's address contained
very few startling utterances. 1t was
more Of sermon than anything else,
but was an interesting and instruc-
tive sermon, and the big audience
followed the speaker with marked at
tention.
The colonel put the matter directly
up to the farmers who came to hear
him. He began with conservation OF
natural farming resources and ended
with tribute to the civil war veter.
ans, who turned out in large mum
bers.> He told the survivors OF the
rebellion that they were favored men;
men who had really done things. lie
spoke as one soldier to another. Mr..
Roosevelt collected good deal OF
his material for the address on a visit
to some farms In Long Island a fort
night ago. He brought out the ne
cessity for the farming communities
to be represented capably OH civic
commissions. He said that the cities
must not grow at the expense OF the
country. He advised the farmers to
take heed to the call for scientific
methods, and not TO scoff at them.
"The doctrinaire Is fool II he thinks
he can get along without the practi-
cal man." said the colonel. "And the
practical man Is as much OF fool
II he thinks lie can do without the
ory."
The ex'president told the farmers
that they should cooperate and study
business conditions 30 that they shall
be better able to meet the problems
facing them.
Don't Initiate the morality Of
some of these big business men,"
were his words OF warning, hut get
their efficiency" Mr.. Roosevelt de.
plored the rich man who spends a
fortune upon a fancy farm. The
crowd applauded
"You must pass judgment not upon
occupation but upon conduct" he
averred; II want TO be able to rec.
ognize the Christian by the way he
acts on weekdays; I'm against the
crook, rich or poor" And there were
other remarks.