The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-06

The following is q comprehensive sum
congress:
The president begins his first annual
ment of the death of the late President
Mckinley, and a eulogy of his former
chief in which he says:
1t is not too much to say that at the
time of President McHinley's death he
was the most widely-loVed man in all the
United States while we have never had
any public man of his position who has
been so wholly free from the bitter ami
mosities incident 10 public life. His po-
Gtical opponents were the first to bear
the hearticst and most generous tribute
to the broad kindness of nature, the
sweetness and gentleneSS of character
which so endeared him to his close assoc
ciates. To standard of lofty integrity
in public life he united the tender atTec-
lions and home virtues which are all
important in the makeup of national
character gallant soldier in the great
war for the union, he also shone as an
example to all our people because OF ms
conquer III tle most sacred anu IN I III
OF home relations. There could be no
personal hatred of him, for he never act
ed with aught but consideration for the
respect him who knew him in public or
private life. The defenders of those muir
derous criminals who seek to excuse their
criminality by asserting that it is eXer-
wealth and irresponsible power. But for
this assassination even this base apology
The shock, the grief of e untry. are
bitter in the minds of all 30 saw the
dark days while the president yet hoversd
between life nd death. At last the light
breath went from the lips that even in
mortal agony uttered no words save OF
forgiveness to his murderer, of love Tor
his friends and of unfaltering trust in the
will of the Most High. Such death
crowning the glory of such life leaves
pride in what he had accomplished and IN
his own personal character that we feel
the blow not as struck at him, but as
struck at the nation. We mourn a good
and great president who is dead, but
while we mourn we are lifted up by the
splendid achievements of his life and the
grand hercism with which he met his
In the same connection he makes
strong recommendations as to how the
nation should deal with anarchy. He
urges that the preaching or teaching OF
anarchy be not permitted. and requests
congress to enact legislation that viii
landing upon our shores. He would also
have the federal courts given jurisdiction
over any man who kills, or attempts to
person who is in line for succession to
the presidency. He has no fear, however,
that the country will ever fall into an
.s.The federal courts should be given jur-
t emptSe 10 oF xii the president or any man
who by the constitution or by law is in
line of succession for the presidency,
while the punishment for an unsuccessful
attempt should be proportional TO the
enOrmity of the offense against our in
Anarchy is a crime against the whole
human race, and all mankind should band
against the anarchist. His crime should
be made an offense against the law of
nations, like piracy and that form of man
stealing known as the slave trade, for it
is of far blacker infamy than either. 1t
should be so declared by treaties among
all civilized powers. Such treaties would
give to the federal government the power
OF dealing with the crime"
The Trusts.
The president sees cause for congratu-
latiOn Tor the nation in the business condi-
mendous and highly complex industrial
development which went on with ever &C
CELEBRATED rapidity during the latter half
OF the nineteenth century a serious social
problem for the present and future. He
does not believe that the old laws and old
customs are sufficient to regulate the ac-
emulation and distribution of wealth of
the present time. He does not attribute
the creation of great corporate fortunes
to the existence of a protective tariff, nor
TO any. other governmental action, but to
natural causes in the business world, OPP
Grating in other countries as they operate
in our own" In this connection he says:
The process has aroused much antago-
nism, great part of which is wholly
without warrant. 1t is not true that as
grown poorer On the contrary, never be
fore has the average man, the wage
Worker, the farmer, the small trader;
been SO well off as in this country and
t the present time. There have been
abuses connected with the accumulation
tune accumulated in legitimate business
can be accumulated by the person spe-
ferring immense incidental dement's upon
others. Successful enterprise of the type
which benefits all mankind can only ex-
ist if the conditions are such as to offer
great prizes as the rewards of success >"
But while he realizes existing Sondi
tons, he emphasizes the fact that CONGRESS-
IN providing remedies must act with eau
tion, as the men and CORPORATIONS who
nave bulIt up our commerce and driven orr
railroads across the continent have done
great GOOD to our people, and without
We are so justly proud could never have
taken place. Moreover. we should recog-
terial development of leaving as unham-
pered as is compatible with the public
g9od the strong and forceful men upon
inevitably rests. The slightest study of
business conditions will satisfy anyone
capable of forming a judgment that the
personal equation is the most important
FACTOR in business operation; that the
business ability of the man at the head ~
any business c0ncern bie- or iit+ie a. $500 gu ~
" the factor which fixes the gulf between
striking success and hopeless failure
Another reaS son for caution in trust Iepis-
lation which he gives lis to be found in the
International commercial conditions of to-
day. The same business conditions which
have produced the great agsregations of
corporate and individual wealth have
national commercial competition. Bust
ness concerns which have the largest
means at their disposal and are mana ged
by the ATTEST men are naturally those
which talks the lead IN the strife for com
mercial supremacy among the nations of
the world. America has only just begun
to assume that commanding position in
the international business world which
We believe will more and more be hers 1t
Is of the utmost Importance that this po-
sition be not jeoparded especially at a time
when the OVERLOOKING abundance OF our
own natural resources and the skill, bust
ness energy and mechanical aptitude Of
our people make foreign markets essen
tial. Under such conditions it would be
most unwise to cramp or to fetter the
youthful strength of our nation.
Moreover, n cannot too often be pointed
out that TO strike with ignorant violence
At the interests Of one set Of men almost