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ROUSEVEIT’S MEMPHIS SPEECH After eul »Kizin« at some length the rher Mississippi, its valley ami the lake region as the most prolific .1 rii n tiral <! Strict In the wholo world, the president in his Memphis spt'*<h today continued: 1 he people who live in the country districts and who till the small or medium-sized farms on which they live, make up what is on the whole the most valuable asset in our na tional life. Arivl proceeded to inetaphonically put the dear Western !'w|i" ou the l'*‘ek In this manner: I h«* west ha-; determined our na tion;;: political development, and the tun ! a mental principles of present Aru- rlcan politics, ;Hiliticnl equality, was originally a western Idea. * • • \n.l this: Aud have drvolopo l a standard of ‘VAlf-re.-ns it .; 'self-reliant man hooj. lii. it are of good augury for ‘li*.1 IUIU re of tits- entire republic. No man -in l + tie limit of the possibility of development in the Mi Hissippi Valley. • • # (lie rivers, in the president's opin ion. are calculated to act as a de terrent m tie avaricious railroads: Wherever a navigable river runs beside railr ads the problem of regn lat'ng the rat* -■ on the railroads be '■omes far • a-dyr. because river regu lation is rate regulation. Wheiu the water rate sinks, the land rate ran not b<* ke- t at au excessive height Therefore it la of national import a nee to develop these streams as highways to the fullest extent which is genuinely profitable. • • * Tf„, national government should under take tills work. Tint the president recommends a systematic method be applied and wn«tod acilcn »>y the federal and ♦date authorities In to rested. It is altogether unlikely that bet ter results will be obtained «o long as the method Is followed of mak ing partial appropriations at irregu lar Intervals for works which should never be undertaken until it Is cer tain that they ran be carried to com pletion within a definite and rnason able time, planned and orderly de veloment is essential to the best use of every natural resource, and to none niore than to the best use of our Inland waterways. In the case of the waterways it has been con spicuously absent. It oca use such foresight was lacking, the interest of our rivers have been in fact over looked, in spite of the immense sums spent upon them. • • • There are other rivers Isoldes tho Mississippi worthy of attention: Plans for the improvement of our inland navigation may fairly begin with our greatest river and its chief tributaries but they can not end there. The lands which the Colum bia drains include a vast area of rich grain field and fruit lands, much of which is not easily reached by rail ways. rho removal of ob tractions In the Columbia and Its chief tribu taries would open to navigation an I inexpensive freight transportation fully 2,000 miles of channel. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers with their tidal openings info San Francisco Hay nre partly navigable now. Their navigation should be maintained and improved, so as to o|*>n the marvelously rich valley of California to inexpensive traffic, in order to facilitate both rate regula tion and the conlrol of the waters for other purp.oses And many oth er rivers of the Cnltei .States de mand improvement Thn matter of water i>owor proiiir fo wa'-tc over government dams Ih «lso men t Inner] aril other waste of natural resources. Accordingly. I have a ker| the wa terways mmmls loti to take account of »ho orderly development and con fer*. at Ion, not alone of th** waters, lint also of the soil, the forest a, the mln<“< and all the other natural re sources of our country. * • * Shall w*. continue the waste and destruction of our natural re on re*-, or shall we conserve them? There la no other nue«tlon of equal grav Ity now before the nation. 'I"he Panama canal a an a l juncf ''•hem© was touched on in u.uch the same word- as on Tuesday •i't. also again impressing on hi* audience the necessity of a strong uj\y for defense not offense. But the pith of the sieech comes it conclusion: Before closing let me say a word upou the subject of the regulation o’ the railways by congress under tlo* interstate commerce clause of t» e constitution. in my Judgment 0,(1 dayB of happy-go-lucky in ’ •'rente on the part of the public f t lie conduct of the corivoratlons ■■ v<“ passed. The American people h.i made up its min i that the con ’ Hons of modern in lu'-triellam are •jch as imperatively to demand su '.tervislon in the Interest of the poo ,.• e as a whole over these great cor iwirat iona. Most emphatically we 1-ould do full justice to them; but 'n return w*> should exact justice from them to the public. Some of tlem have become so habituated to disregarding everything but their ov. n wishes and intero;ts that the « ffort to establish a proper sujier -ion over them has aroused on part a curiosity unroasonablo antagonism. Their si>okesmen do not seem to bo award that in what we h»v« been trying to do wo have not been improperly radical; using t' «* word in Its right sen ho. we haw Inotj conservative. We have mere !y taken the first steps in a policy which mudt Im» permanent If our dmnoerntio institutions are to on dtire; while as a matter of course, wo must also keep over In mind that *t is exactly as Injurious to true d« i hoc racy to inflict, as tamely to suf 'ei wrong. Wo can no more tolerate njustice to the railroads than In* "istlce by them; one course is as immoral and as fundamentally nils hlevous and Injurious to the people as the other. 'n the matter of supervision of the great railway corporations we a ro art ini? as all civilized govorn m< nts liave already acted or are on tlie point of acting. The unrestrict ed issue of ra'lway securities with out any super vision, and under oir cuinstances which often result in the gravest scandal, should not ho per mitted. and only by governmental action can it be prevented. It is al ready thus prevented In England and (Jormany. for instance, in Eng land the first royal commission of railways of wlilch that great par Hamentnry and popular leader. Wll • 'am Ewart flladsf one, was chair man. sot forth as rundamcntal the very principles which here have at last been enacted into law. or which, as | firmly believe, will s|>eedlly be enacted. The stteaker went on to lighten the trusts to a counterfeiter ami ad vised drastic measures to try to se cure the conviction of the thief, tint ir he had escaped the jurisdiction of tho law, it would nevertheless he impossible to let his innocent victim '■ontinue to pass his by no means Innocent counterfeit money. Well lust the same thing Is true when It comes to enforcing the law against business men of great wealth who have violated it. People are always beseeching me not to enforce it against them because innocent out biers tnay be hurt, or, only to en force It with a gentleness that would prevent anybody, good or bad. from being hurt. it is not possible to comply with such requests, even when they are made In good faith This is a government of law, a law which applies to great and small alike, i am sorry indeed when it happens that big men who do wrong have involved smaller men with no bad intentions to such an extent fl at they suffer when wo force the undoing of the wrong. Rut wo ej»n n >! hold our hands for such a con leration (The roKponalblllf y for tl< suffering of those innocent out silcr-i lies, not with us who put a top to the wrong and punish the wrongdoers, but with these wrong doers who mislead their victims. • * • The winding up Is; In the great civil war our armies northern and southern alike won tbelr high position forever and all time in the undying regard and ad miration l»f their fellow-citizens, bo ( us.> the average rnan In the ranks, tie average man who carried *a!>er oe rifle, had this high standard of personal quality. Just as It was In time of war. no It Is now In time of P‘*ace. ff a man has not got the r irh* stuff in him then no law can rn cihlv get It out Of him. because A VALUABLE F>RESCRIPTION - FOR RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES Published by permission of the E nlnent Specialist, DP 0 C FLOOD. vv“ !,r*' F»c able to publi h for tho benefit of our readers Dr fborE«. Hdmund Flood's famous pre crlptlon for rheumatism. kidney and bladder trouble*. Dr. Flood* r« n .rkable success In heating rheuma «l*m and all dl ea*es of the kidneys ,nd bladder baa pieced him first among all ap'rlallsts on those disen <•- Ife attribute* his success almost '■n»irely to (ho following prescript! -n r» is iho result of years of Inveetl nation and ex,*.ri«nce. We publish it as It came from the doctor rlif to us; ^ '(Xk/\/z)( Cs> /jO-OJVO .> 0 ^ 0\a/oJ1A CjmxUrni^oiyt (b OAJC<Aoj Orrr. KouavIj \ ^ +Ao)L*mj H- ^ Children One-quarter.; to Ore-half Tcaspoonful After Moat Thi. | r*ncrlptlon can be filled rt any good Drug Store, or. better 11. the ingredient; can m,„r-h.v d reparately and mix*! at home •Imply by shaking In a bottle. If „f t i„ need of It now, we «o„ld advise our readers to cut Mila out and sa\e It. ' it Is not there to net out. All that the law cau do in to punish evil. to encourage what In good, aud to so | euro, <o far as is posable. au oqual* ity of opportunity for all tneu to show their strength of body mind, and soul in the hard struggle of life. DR. EDWARD'S Dandelion For t tu» Liver. Lidneys, Skin Stomach and Bowels It is the old< st remedy known, wan used ceuturiea ago; Just as safe to day. Aik Your oldest Relative \Imhii DANDELION Our Contpouud Dandelion Tablets •ad Pills are purely vegetable. C>uar i tit etui under Pure Food and Drugs •ct. serial No. 3517. Sel«| l>> Jill Druggists Tile Schneck Chemical Co., 5 4 Frank lin St.. New York City. And The White Pharmacy, Cor. Princeton Ave., and lJIand St. I've a as calling on a neighbor. "No.” she remarked, "when we iv«s| in the gan en we never had to orrow rubber plants for our onter ainnient».” Thus she started the seen better lays habit. -St. I.otiis Times. IKHaKItN' liIVKRWOHT TAR AND CANCH ALAGIt A For the complete cure of Cough*, Colds, Asthma and Bronshltls and all Lung complaints tendering io Consumption, LIVERWORT!!. TAR AND WILD CHBRR7. have for age* maintained an established reputation as a standard rough Remedy. It con tains no opium or harmful drug, can be Riven with safety to children Price $1.00 For sale ..t Whites Pharmacy, Cor Hoax: So young Goldrox has aken a wife. What was her maiden name?” •I<k»x: ‘.Her maiden aim seems to !'ave been to marry Goldrox. and sin* moved an unusually good shot for a woman.”—Tld-nits. HOW TO IT HR .\ COLD. I he question of how to euro a •old without unnecessary loss of ime is one In which wo are all more r less Interested, for the quicker cold Is gotten rid of the less the anger of pneumonia and other (‘ri ms diseases. Mr. H \V. L. Hall, of Waverly, Va . lias used Chamber lain s Cough Remedy for years and says; ”1 fjrmly believe Chamber lain's Cough Remedy to he abso lately the best preparation on the market for colds. 1 have recom mended it to my friends and they all agree with me.” For sale by The While Pharmacy. "Did you and your wife do rnuHi owing at (ho seashore? "That"* the way it Ih spelled. but it la pronounced different.” Hoiih *t.»n Post. Pedigo's Fall Opening Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. | 0-4-41 ' ‘ CRT A I \ (TRK FOIt PROI'P— I S|-;i» FOR TFV YRARM WITH* Ol 'T A F A I M R R. Mr. W. C. Hott. a Star City, fnd., lardware merchant, in enthusiastic tt his praise of Chamberlain' Cough lemody. Ida children have all boon j ubjoot to croup and ho has used I this remedy for the past ton years, and though they much feared the Croup, his wife and tie always felt afe upon retiring when a bottle of 'barubei Iain's Cough Remedy wns » the house, inn oldest child wa ; subject to severe attacks of croup, ut tills remedy never failed to er ect a speedy cure, He has recom* ' inendiHl it to friends and neighbor ’ I and all who hav.* used if say that It is unequaled for croup nnd whoopin ' cough. For sale by The White phar ' macy The most beautiful of all Pedi gos Fall Openin ; Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday. 10-4-2t I monitor iirrar is dk;mi \hu COMING ELKS OPERA HOUSE One Night Only TUESDAY, OCT. 8th. THIS IS IT 1‘iifi Fresh, Fast and Funout from I irt! Inning to the I* inisli I he Successful Innovation and houghing Surpiise of the Season THE HOOSIER GIRL A Pastoral Comedy r>raina in Three A t tiltrO'lacing *he t unny Comedienne KATE WATSON Assisted !.y the I’oj oler (ifrnittn Corned an (iUS COHAN An i a Company if I ’nmtinl I << ell* r Beautiful Scenery, Catchy Music, Songs and Dam es Price?, 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c. ELK S OPERA HOUSE Saturday, Oct.J5 HELEN BYRON IN ^ »eo. Ado s Musical Comedy PEGGY FROM PARIS 50 of-Company-of 50 Now \ ork City Company anti Caste. Salt* Opens at Whites’ Wednesday, Oct. 2 AT 10 A. M. PRICES. 25c, 50c. 75c. $1.00 and $1.50. Visitation Academy For Young Ladies ' WYIHEVIILE. VIRGINIA. I* i * <-»t cIiimm rourHc of utmlir*. Climate ,> n il hii i ron ml i nt> * j* t‘ r ( »•« t I«It*j11 hi 11oi>I |<.i del irate or Itai l<ward yii’ln. I*or cutnlofiurn anil in formal ion addrrHH mi iuki;c i rr;s>, Wy I he vi lie, Va, fONITOIt I ICI/h D |H IM'KR. Job Printing As you want it When you want it The Daily Leader MILLINERY OPENING -AND SALE The PARIS Friday and Saturday, October 4th and 5th, 1907 FINE SHOWING of CORRECT STYLES To make it doubly interesting we offer 100 hats at reduced PRICES TLhc 9>arts Flat Top National Bank OF BLUEFIELD. WEST VIRGINIA. Organized .'903. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. I.. I'-. TlKKNKY, l*KKHII>KNT. W. II. THOMAS, VlCB-I'KKHIJ>KNT. hf. K. IIOI,|,|1\<;i ('AHlIlhk W. 1< HICKS, Ahhihiant CAHHIhK. *<eKOurces Over Half Million Dollars. 3% Interest CnpltJil Stork, . H|o«klio|||«TN IJithlllly, Surplus In in | . $100,000.00 9100,00..00 •*H :to,ooo.oo PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS, K«-« in iiy In l>«'|H>ffifor<4, imooo I.OWIN >l,l\V, PrcNlditii. WAIjTFK K, Caviller. I.. A. IIOC'KK, Awt(. ('uhlnr, CAI'IT/IL $ I 00,000. SI ICI’M'H 9200,000. IM>IMI>i:i> l-ltOI’ITH $10,000. TLhc iftrst National IBank B BLUEFIELD. WEST VIRGINIA. Total Resources 1 1-3 Millions’ 3% Interest on Time Deposits DO YOUR BANKING Wl EH THE OLDEST, ST RONCEST BANK IN TOWN lil-AUN TO danch. Claim for lady and gomiomen be Innora moot every Monday and 1 Intraday night. Term 10 leaaona. i iultlon. |r,.00. Don’t put It off, but •tart the ii' xt lenaon. You ran learn , o dance If yon can walk. Batlafac- ’ Ion guaranteed. MCOF. NOTT’8 DANCING ACADEMY Bolin Building. WANTED YOl ll 8HOK AND UMUKKIXA HUl'A/itlNO. AMj UOItK IK) V K N HATLV. MACK CAMPBELL 11 • lOUTH MI.AN I> » r. k fiti.n •• rfwiir '■< I .n n. >nl> a <i. .••in. ii»r<.!.|VI»%f.ifn Mi*' ■ lOQK oil I’aiofiU »<• I flow. I r 1* •! fiy. r f f*>f m . lirflir MUmti, I'nio •« ttkt‘1) | iiiii Muon A *,<*. f|>"l*U infl/i, wlrhonl cnnran. In ton Scientific American. A h»0<1»*. Hf III n«f FA* *4 J r <'«iIbI|«i'i of any • <*’ IIOi' Jn *| 'I cfri *, | Tfi;>r ; four i... Milia, f i. . , all i*o». MUNN R Co.a6,8"”,d’"> Y" ffr^r ** Drpgists Suonlies Huallit* Rather Than Price Wlii'ii y»Mi aie hh k would you 4*11 your eiiunc<‘H to K«‘1 well for h lew cant*? < *•» (airily not. Our j oln y i* to tfivr tlu treat po-r.(!>)«• *jns*Illy ;it a r-HKori H I* I < pri< e A^k yojir doctor if thin m not a good atom to liriri(4 I• im prescription to Ijf » o m po it n *1 *• *|. \V r would lie plciimvl to Jiavi yon try our prt scripti m nervic*1. CUt FLOWERS EVERr TUESOAY* .THURSDAY AND SATURDAY; I liono 10“] J L. CROCKETT. Prince'on Ave. & Tawell St. I SK MOM KMC I’l I,\ 1,151/11) EMJOTT'H fCMLIJUPIED OIK I IMMk.VT Tr the beet rtibbln* Unlment In the world. Try It. One heir plot bottle *nlj 26 rente. HOMTOH ltKKAI» IS KK.r.s i \ l;l,|, ; Kindling Wood Klin (Med and cut stove lengths, delivered to any address on short no Uco from the Saxon l ime & Umber Co's NKW 1*1,A NT. Phone u trial order to No. 78. s Uf> For Sale lOO of the newest and prettiest hats at reduced] prices. 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