The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-12-04
THE MESSAGE
What the President Says
on Important Subjects.
TRUSTS AND RECIPROCITY
How He Would Deal With
These Problems.

He Declares Publicity Is ut Present
the Only Sure Remedy Against
Evils of Combinations-WhI OPP
posing Any General Tariff Change
lie Jpholds the Principle of Rect
procity - Advocates Reduction OF
Duty on Cuban Imports Into This
Country Importance of Building
the Isthminn Canal and the Pacific
Cable UrGed-The Philippines and
Other insular Questions.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The president
In his annual message to congress
says:
The congress assemblies this year un.
der the shadow of great calamity
On the 9th Of September President Nc.
knley was shot by an anarchist while
attending the Pan-American exposi-
tion at Buffalo and died in that city
on the llth of that month.
OF the last seven elected presidents
he is the third who has been murdered,
and the bare recital of this fact is
sufficient to justify grave alarm among
all loyal American citizens. Moreover,
the circumstances of this. the third as.
sassination of an American president,
have peculiarly sinister significance
Both President Lincoln and President
Garfield were killed by assasslns OF
types unfortunately not uncommon in
history. President Lincoln falling a
victim to the terrible passions aroused
by four years Of civil war and Presl-
dent Garfield to the revengcful vanity
of n disappointed Office seeker. Presi.
dent Mckinley was killed by an utter
ly depraved 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 IL IL 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 MS TO the
tyrannical and irresponsible despot.
Anarchy and Anarchists.
The president continues with q
eulogy Of Mr.. Mckinley. then turns &c
the subject Of anarchy, denouncing its
doctrines and preachers. He says:
earnestly recommend to the congress
that in the exercise Of its wise discre-
ton II 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 perpetrate a crime. and
the law should insure their rigorous
punishment. They and those like them
should he kept out OF this country. and
If found here they should be promptly
deportcd to the country whence they
came. and farreaching provision should
he made for the punishment Of those
who stay. No matter calls more
urgently for the wisest thought Of the
congress.
A Subject For Federal Courts.
The federal courts should be given
jurisdiction over any man who kills
or attempts 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 pro
porioned to the cnormity Of the Of
fpnsp against our Institutions.
Anarchy is crime against the whole
human race. and all mankind should
band against the anarchist. His crime
should be made an otfense against the
law of nations. like piracy and that
form OF man stealing known as the
slave trade.
The president next considers bust
ness conditions. which lie finds highly
satisfactory. He continues;
The tremendous and highly complex
Industrial development which went on
with ever accelerated rapidty during
the latter half of the nineteenth cen
tury brings us face to face at the be-
ginning Of the twentieth with very
serious social problems. The old laws
and the old customs which had almost
the binding force Of law were once
quite sufficient to regulate the ac-
cumulation and distribution Of wealth.
Since the industrial changes which
have so enormously increased the pro-
ductive power Of mankind they are DC
longer sufficient.
Trade Combinations.
The growth of cities has gone on be
yond comparison faster than the
growth of the country. and the up
building Of the great industrial centers
has meant startling increase not
merely IN the aggregate Of wealth, but
In the number of very large individual
and especially Of very large corporate
fortunes. The creation of these great
corporate fortunes has not been du,
TO the tariff nor TO any other govern
mental action. but to natural causes
in the business world. operating in 9th
er countries as they operate In oul
own.
The process has aroused much an
tagonism. a great part Of which 4
wholly without warrant. II is not trul
that as the rich have grown richer th,
poor have grown poorer. On the con