The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

The following Is a comprehensive sum-
mary Of President Roosevelts message 70
congress:
The president begins his first annual
communication with an official announce
ment Of the death of the late President
Mckinley, ard a eulogy of his former
chief In which he says:
1T is not too much to say that at the
time of President McKinleys death he
was the most widely-Ioved 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
mosties incident to public life. Ills po-
litcal opponents were the first to bear
the heartiest 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 a standard of lofty integrity
In public life he united the tender aifec-
lions and home virtues which are all
important In the makeup Of national
character. A gallant soldier in the great
war for the union, he also shone as an
example to all our people because of his
conduct In the most sacred and Intimate
personal hatred of him, for he never act
ed with aught but consideration for the
welfare of others. No one could fall to
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-
cised for political ends inVeigh against
wealth and irresponsible. power. But for
this assassination even this base apology
cannot be urged"
'The shock, the grief Of the country, are
; bitter in the minds of all who saw the
dark days while the president yet hovered
between life and death. At last the light
was stilled in the kindly eyes. and the
breath went from the lips that even In
mortal agony uttered no words save of
forgiveness to his murderer, of love for
his friends and Of unfaltering trust in the
will of the Most High. Such a death
browning the glory OF such life leaves
us with Infinite sorrow but with such
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 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 .heroism 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
prevent anarchists from foreign countries
landing upon our shores. He would also
have the federal courts given jurisdiction
over any man who kills, or attempts to
kill, the president of the country, or any
person who is in line for succession to
the presidency. He has no fear, however,
that the country will ever fall into am
archy
isdiction over any man who kills or at
tempts to kill 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
situations.
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 Ii
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 for the nation IN the business condl-
tons Of the present, but sees In the tire
mendous and highly complex Industrial
development which went on with ever ac-
celebrated rapidly 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 70 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 I
In our own" In this connection he says:
THE process has aroused much antago- |
nism, a great part OF which is wholly |
without warrant. 1t is not true that as !
the flcn nave grown richer the Door have !
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 /
at the present time. There have beer /
abuses connected with the accumulation /
OF wealth. yet II remains true that for I
can be accumulated by the person sne- I
cially benefited only on condition OF con- +
ferring immense incidental Dement'S upon /
others. Successful enterprise Of the tvpe /
which benefits all mankind can only ex- +
ISL II the conditions are such as to offer I
great prizes as the rewards Of success" /
But While he realizes existing condf- /
tons, he emphasizes the fact that congress
IN providing remedies must act with eau I
ton. as the men and corporations who /
nave Dulit up our commerce and driven our I
railroads Gcross the continent have done /
great good 70 our people, and without +
them the material development OF which
we are 50 justly proud could never have
taken place. Moreover, we should recoe- +
niKe the immense importance to this ma
terial development Of leaving as unham-
pered as Is compatible with the public
good the strong and forcefui men upon
whom the success of business operations
inevitably rests; The slightest study OF
business conditions win satisfy anyone
capable Of forming a Judgment that the
personal equation Is the most frnportanf
factor IN 2 business operation: that the
business ability OF the man at the head 81
any business concern. big or little ID usual
ly the factor which fixes the gulf between
striking success and hopeless failure.
lQtion which he gives SIS to be found in the
International commercial conditions Of TO-
day The. same business conditions which
have produced the great aggregations 81
corporate and individual wealth have
made them very potent factors in inter-
national commercial competition Busi-
ness concerns which have the largest
means at their disposal and are managed
by the ablest men are naturally those
which take the lead In the strife for com
mercial supremacy among the nations OF
the world. America has only fusf hpsrtn
70 assume thai 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-
sltion be not jeoparded. especially at time
when the overfiowing abundance Of our
own natural resources and the skill, BUSH
ness energy and mechanical aptitude OF
our people make foreign markets essen
tiah Under such conditions u would be
most unwise to cramp or 70 fetter the Fl
youthful strength OF our nation.
Moreover Il cannot too often be pointed
cut that 20 strike with ignorant violence
~ the interests - one set Of men almost