The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-12-05
THE MESSAGE
What the President Says
on Important Subjects.
TRUSTS AND RECIPROCITY
How He Would Deal With
These Problems.

the Only Sure Remedy Against
Evils of CombinatIons-Whil OPP
posIng Any General Tariff Change,
He Uphoids the Principle of Reel
procity Advocates Reduction of
Duty on Cuban Imports Into This
Country Importance Of Building
the Isthm:an Canal and the Pacific
Gable UrEed-The Philippines and
Other InsuIar Quotations.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The president
In his annual message to congress
says:
The congress assemblies this year I'M
der lie shado? Of . great calamity.
On the 9Th Of September President Nc
Einley was Shot by an anarchist while
attending the pan-Amcrican eXposl-
ton ut buffalo and died in that city
on the | ith of that month.
OF the last seven elected presidents
he is the t+ird who las been murdered,
and the bare recital Of this fact is
sufficient to Justify grave alarm among
ali loyal American citizens. Moreover,
the circumstances of this, the third as
sasSination OF an American president,
have It peculiarly sinister significance.
Both President Lincoln and President
Garfield were killed by assassinS Of
types unfortunately not uncommon in
history, President Lincoln falling q
victim to the terrible passions aroused
by four years Of civil war and Presi-
dent Garfield to the reyengcful vanity
of Il disappointed office seeker. Presi
dent Mckinley was killed by an utter
~ dcpravcd criminal belonging to that
body of criminals who object to all
governments. good and bad alike, who
are against any form of popular lib
erty if it is guaranteed by even the
most just and liberal laws and who
are as hostile to the upright exponent
of 4 free peoples sober will as to the
tyrannical and irresponsible dcspOt.
Anarchy and Anarchists.
The president continues with a
eulOgy of Mr.. Mckinley. then turns to
the subject of anarchy, denouncing its
doctrines and preachers. He says:
| earnestly recommend to the congress
ton it should take into consideration
the coming to this country of anarch-
lists or persons processing principles
hostile to all government and justify
ing the murder of those placed in au-
thority. Such individuals as those who
not long ago gathered in open meeting
to glorify the murder Of King Hum
bert of Italy perpctratc n crime, and
the law should insure their rigorous
punishment. They and those like then
should be kept out of this country, an(
If found here they should be promptly
deported to the country whence they
came. and farrcaching provision shoult
be made for the punishment of those
who stay. No matter calls more
urgently for the wisest thought of thu
congress.
Subject For Federal Courts.
The federal courts should be givcl
Jurisdiction over any man who kill
or attempts to Kill the president or an.
man who by the constitution or b,
law is in line of succession for TIL
presidency. while the punishment 70
an unsuccessful attempt should he pro
portiOned to the cnornity of the of
Tense against our institutions.
Anarchy is crime against the Who'll
human race. and all mankind shout
band against the anarchist His Grim
should be made an Offense against tn
law of nations. like piracy and tina
form of man stealing known as til
slave trade.
The president next considers bus
ness conditions. which he finds highl
satisfactory. He continues:
The tremendous and highly compile
Industrial development which went o
with ever accelerated rapidity durin
the latter half of the nineteenth ceI
fury brings US face to face ut the be
ginning of the twentieth with yer
serious social problems. The old law
and the Old customs which had almoS
the binding force of law were one
quite sufficient to regulate the az
emulation and distribution of wealth
Since the industrial changes whic
have SO enormously increased the Pre-
ductive power of mankind they are II
longer sufficient.
Trade Combinations.
The growth of cities has gone on bt
yond comparison faster than til
growth of the country. and the III
building of the great industrial center
has meant startling increase Nc
merely In the aggregate of wealth. bu
in the number of very large individu;
and especially of very large corporal
fortunes. The creation of these gres
corporate fortunes has not been du
to the tariff >or to any other govern
mental action. but to natural cause
In the business world. operating in OIL
er countries as they operate in OF
own.
The process has aroused much al
tagonism great part of which
wholly without warrant. 1t is not tru
that as the rich have grown richer th
poor have grown poorer. On the col
trary. never before has the averae
man. the waCeworker. the farmer, IL
small trader been so we'll off as in tn
country and 1T the present time. Their
have been abuses connected with Ii
accumulation of wealth. yet ii remain
legitimate business can be accumula
ed by the person specially benefitt
only on condition of comforting il
mense incidental benefits upon OF
ers. Successful enterprise of the tyl
which benefits all mankind can on
exist if the conditions are such as
offer great prizes as the rewards
success.
Reasons For Caution.
The president adds that there a
many reasons for caution in dealir
with corporations. He says:
The same business conditions whit
have produced the great aggregation
of corporate and individual veal
have made them very potent factors
international commercial competition
Moreover, it caunot too often
pointed out that to strike with ignora
violence at the interests of one set
men almost inevitably endangers tt