The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-01
ROOSEVELT TRIUMPH
TOUR OF COUNTRY IS ONE BIG OVATION FOR THE FIX
 PRESIDENT.
TALKS WHEREVER TRAIN STOPS
Keeps Away from New York Politics, But Talks on Most Any Other Sub Ieet-SmIes at Talk of 1e12--After Crook, Rich or Poor.


 Chicago, Aug 27.--Theodore Roose- welt arrived in Chicago in his special train on his way to Cheyenne after long days trip from Utica. The colonel was on the road from 1 o'clock in the morning without interruption excepting for a brief sortie from the train at Buffalo where he had break fast with the Elliot club and again at Cleveland and Toledo where he vent ured out into the clamoring crowds.
 All day through the ex-president was accorded vigorous demonstrations by the throngs that damned the depot platforms and the crowds got hand shakes and beaming smiles from him.
 The ex-president handed out words of advice to his hearers at the various stops where he made speeches. He talked about the pollution of the great lakes, declared In firm tones that 1t must be stopped, that the national government, acting in cooperation with the Canadian government and the state executives ought to start at once to stop the contamination of the lakes.
 The colonel dipped into Ohio admin trative affairs by taking a whack at Mayor Marshall of Columbus for hay Ing failed to properly grasp the strike of the street railway men.
 He said the stern attitude of Gov. Harmon in dealing with the Colum- bus strike was proper.
 He came out upon his old stand fo. the severe punishment of the rich crooks as he characterized them but remarked with emphasis that he was just as much against the poor crooks and said that they should be punished too. He wanted square deal for all Only there is perhaps less excuse for the rich crook was the colonel's qualification as he spoke to the crowds. MT. Roosevelt assured audi snces that he would help all he could n bringing about what he called 'Cinching' of the corporation and the rocked poor man. saying:
 'I would make the corporations ome to time as I would make the mob. I Insist on justice for all, rich or poor
 While Col. Roosevelt seemed doubly impressed with the expression upon the part of some of his hearers for a third term for him he would enter in- to no discussion of such possible turn of affairs when it was broached by the newspaper correspondents who were with him on the trip.
 Not the slightest utterance did he make that would show any inclination to seek nomination in 1912 In Toledo where delegation of eminent citizens got aboard his private car and as sured him that the congressional dis trict of Toledo which gave the big gest majority for Roosevelt in 1904 that a Republican candidate ever got, was 'still with him. the colonel mere ly showed his gleaming teeth and grunted Fine"
 Every where along the route from Buffalo over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line to Chicago people were waiting for the great hunter. Although the train schedule called for fast travelling. the president did manage to stop at Dunkirk, N. r.. Erie, Pa. Connaught, Astabula, Pines vile, Cleveland, Elmyra and Toledo and tell the crowds what he proposed to do and what he though.
 In his Toledo speech he said in part:
 T have been praised as the poor mans friend. am. if he Is straight. am the friend of every man whatever his position. But if he is crooked am against him We cannot afford to pardon man who does not hurt us, but somebody else. We can be per fectly certain If man will act crook. edly against our interest If man makes the plea to be excused for dis honesty where it does not hurt he vii be dishonest where 1t does hurt
 'It is the demand of all American citizens and above all of the American citizens in public office is that they act squarely and decentiy.