The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-08
ROOSEVELT AT GRAND RAPIDS
HE STATED HIS POSITION on THE
TRUST QUESTION.
York state to Curb the
Trusts There.

Grand Rapids, Mich, September 7.--Gov-
ernor Roosevelt arrived at this city at 9
o'clock this evening and was accorded a
grand street demonstration. Tonight ne
spoke in the auditorium, which was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity and later made a
brief speech in Powers theater, During
his trip through Michigan today Colone.
Roosevelt made eight speeches, beginning
at Bay City at $3.50 in the morning and
ending at Hastings at O'CLOCK. The
crowds at the various stopping places dur
ing the day were large, apprec atlve and
responsive. The demonstration al he
auditorium tonight in point of numbers
and enthusiasm surpassed any gathering
that has taken place at any meeting in
honor of the vice presidential candidate.
When Governor Roosevelt advanced to
the front of the stage the audence brobe
into enthus astic applause. When II had
subsidized Governor Roosevelt spoke on tne
question of trusts. He said:
Beyond question the great industrial
combinations which we group In popular
parlance under The name of trusts nate
produced great and serious evils. There Is
every reason why we should try to aDate
those evils and to make men of wealth
whether they act Individually or collec-
lively, bear Their full share of the coun-
try's burdens and keep as scrupulou;ly
within the bounds of equity and morality
as any Of their neighDors. But Wild and
frantic denunc!ation does net do them the
least harm and simply postpones the day
when we can make them amenabe to rop-
err laws. Hasty legislation of a violent
type Is either wholly ineffective aga INST
the evil, or else brushes the EVIL at the
expense of crushing even more OF good
We need to approach the subject both wi h
firm resolution to abate the evils, and IN
a spirit of hard common sense as We
search for the means Of abating them
One OF the first things to obtain is pub
licity. We must be able by law to find
out exactly what each corporal on does and
earns. This mere publicity itself VIII ef-
feet something toward remedying many
evils Moreover, II will give us , clearer
idea as to what the remaining evils are
and will therefore enable us to shape If
measures for attacking the latter with
good prospects OF success. Immoderate
attack always invites reaction and often
defeat. Moderation combined with rcso-
tuition can alone secure results worth hav-
ing Let me point out to you that with
the last two years we have in New York
establi ghed franchise tax rnder which tho
corporations which owe most to the state.
but which had hitherto largely escaue |
taxation, have been required to pay the r
just share Of taxation
Bay City. Mich. September 7.--Govern Or
Roosevelts special train, which left De-
troit last midnight. arrived here at 7 g.
m. The governor was driven to Central
Avenue park escorted by a company Of
local Rough Riders. In his speech Gov
ernor Roosevelt said ''The Issues arc
the issue OF National prosperity and Ma.
tional honor, and the American Peep @
must give but one answer when snch
questions are asked"
When the Roosevelt train reached sap,-
nav a large crowd greeted the republican
vice presidential candidate at the station
A procession was formed and escorted him
to the stand erected in the center of tn
city ""
Pointing to a banner carried by a march
err Governor Roosevelt said: "The sspe
OF the campaign is on the second plaza d
- Let well enough alone old man Wei
Enough is old man Good Enough and IL 4
best to let him alone.
This IS more than a mere party con-
test. We appeal to all the old school DEM
ocrats because we can trust the old saho,l
democrats"