Presidential addresses and state papers, Volume 3 (of 7)Roosevelt, Theodore
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Presidential addresses and state papers, Volume 3 (of 7)
Roosevelt, Theodore
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909
But do not think that I fail to understand the importance of our
material well-being. I congratulate Denver with all my heart that it
is the centre of the great mining and livestock industries. It is of
enormous consequence to all our people that any section of this country
should do well. Do not forget that. So far from its being a hurt to
any one section to see another section prosper, we can on the contrary
count it as certain that if a part of this country prospers much the
rest of the country will as a whole feel some good effects from the
result of the prosperity. As Senator Patterson was just saying to me,
when three years ago we succeeded in getting through that law which I
am so very proud should have been enacted during my administration,
the law by which the Nation undertook to do its share in the great
work of reclamation of the arid lands of the West; when we got through
that law there were certain shortsighted people, representing as they
believed the interests of the non-arid Eastern lands, who objected
to its passage on the ground that it would help build up their
rivals; whereas, they ought to have seen that whatever built up the
inter-mountain States would add to the prosperity of all the United
States. There is just one safe motto for Americans to act on; that is,
the motto of all men up; not some men down.
In a very small way I am trying to build up an other industry for
the benefit of the whole country, which we are starting here in
Colorado. Through Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture,
in connection with your Agricultural College, we are starting the
development of a breed of American horse which may be called the
general utility horse. If I have any influence with this Administration
I am going to have this work continued! Also, incidentally (if any of
you have come from Vermont you will appreciate this), I think that for
this end we should develop the old breed of Morgan horse, because we
have in the Morgan horse a type which is not surpassed in any country
for the purpose to be served by the breed of horse most important for
us to develop. I do not think that the perpetuation of that fine old
stock should be left to private breeders. I think the Government should
take part in it. The reason we have started this horse breeding by the
Government here in Colorado is that we find, for reasons that I am
not wholly able to explain, that the stoutest forelegs in horses are
developed here in Colorado; and so I hope the Senators from Colorado
will help me to develop the Morgan horse in Colorado.
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