Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-25

REPEATED AT BUFFALO.
Some Of the things COL. Roosevelt said
in his speech In Buffalo follow:
II win plunge at once into a sub
ject that know Is Of the utmost inter
est 20 YOU and ought to be OF interest
10 all our people. and that IL:
Keeping the fresh water supply OF
the great lakes unpolluted.
We claim to he a civilized people
and civilized people ought to know how
10 dispose Of the sewage In some other
way than putting II into the drinking
water. We need action by both the
state and the nation to put a complies
stop TO the pollution of the great lakes.
action by the state so far as our own
boundary is concerned and action by
the nation because other states beside
our own are interested
our people must realize from now
on that in addition to Eyaspipg sftor
new fields OF conquest they have got
70 take good care OF the things they
have conquered. that they have got TO
attend TO number OF things they have
left unattended to.
TOO much in the past II has been
the habit OF our country to let any man
do what he wanted, without regard TO
other men.
I'VE have got to that state when we
must consider the interests OF all
we must keep the water supply un-
polluted and TO do that you must $50
that IL Is not polluted In the sources
In the same way We must keep the
standard OF public dscenoy high and
you cannot do that unless the individual
citizen in the hrst place himself keeis
IL high,
II believe in party government but
the moment n question of honesty Is
involved l recognize no party distinc-
ton. lf I make any distinction. IL IL
that IL is little more my business TO
ffasa n.
TO belong 20 my party than IL nc
claims to belong 10 another"
I'm order to do that you must
Keep your eyes not on the social and
financial status OF the man but on the
mans conduct, good or evil. Distrust
above all other men the man who will
inveigh against crookedness, only II he
finds II is connected with somebody
not connected with his own party
"Dlstrust the hnancier who cannot
see crookedness among fnenciers but
only among the labor leaders and dis
trust the labor leader who can see
crookedness only when il Is by the big
fnancier. Attack n man because he
is crooked. II he is poor man and
crooked. attack him II he Is a rich
man and crooked. attack him.
Personally I would attack the rich
man who Is crooked just little strong
err because crookedness Is Just trife
attack the other man very strongly
There Is no royal road to learning
Something can be done by good laws
or by a strict administration OF law.
but in the last resort YOU must have
the average citizen with live con-
science or YOU cannot expect the pub.
lie servants Of that private citizen 10
do their duty honestly and well.
BETRAYBRs OF PEOPLE.
often you will find that men have
betrayed the interests Of the people
by doing what is improper for some
big corporation. In that case try TO
get at them and try TO get at the big
corporation and all those responsible
for it's management and viii help you
in every way that ! can. | have done
Il In the past. | Will do II just as we
did in connection with the sugar trust
do not let the man feel that he
is To be pitied rather than blamed for
yielding TO the temptation offered by
the big corporation that tries 10 get
him TO go wrong. My experience l.
that the kind OF man who will go
wrong when the corporation tempts
him Is crook from the start and goes |
wrong because he Is glad 10 go wrong |
My experience * that such a man viii |
be just as quick TO blackmai cor |
poration as he will 60 take money cor |
ruptly
'If the people fail to condemn the |
man who Is crooked and who will |
bia ckmail a corporation. they Will have |
themselves TO thank when the black |
mailer turns round and becomes a
tool of the corporation which he will |
do when Il Is his interest TO do So
You are not going to get honesty In /
a public servant on behalf Of the people |
unless you insist on that man showing |
honesty to all with whom he 10 brought |
into contact.
Il would fight for the rights Of the /
big man just as l would for the rights /
OF the small man. and for the rights Of |
all the people"
AT ASHTABULA
Ashtabula. o, Aug, &.-Twelye thou
sand persons greeted former President /
Roosevelt this morning at $40 o'clock, |
when his special train STOPPED here /
Mr.. Roosevelt stepped on the platform
OF his car and policeman lifted a little /
girl who presented the former president
with a bunch OF roses. The child also
held In her arms small Teddy bear
with an American flag tied around It's
body.
Mr. Roosevelt talked to the child for
n moment, then briefly addressed the
crowd
The train left here at $50 o'clock
for Cleveland