The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-12-04

The following Is coInPIe,nei. s1l.ssa, sc 70
mary OF President RooseVeits inessase ~
Ths president begins his first annuai
ran,upicat ion with an official announce
ment of the death of the late rre s.
Mckinley, and eulosy Oh MS ioi
chief in which he says: 49,. -. .ho
'' ~ js not too much to say that az tne
.,ma of President McKinley's deatn ne
WIS the most widely-loved man IN an .iS
United States, while we have never hao
erv nublic man of his position VINO mas
Sasr so wholly free from the bitter ami
,nosities incident to public lie. his po-
WticaI opnonents were the first TO pear
the heartiest and most generous tripute
to the broad kindness OF ha.u,e, otar
sweetness and gentleness OF character
gbjch so endeared him to his close ASSOC
ciates To a standard of lofty integrity
in nubljc life he united the tender anec,
tons and home virtues whlch are a.,
imnortant 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 MS
conduct in the most sacred anu ihtilna.e
personal hatred of him. for he never act
ed with aught but consideration for the
welfare of others. No one could ran TO
respect him who knew him In pubic or
nrjyate life The defenders OF those muir
Serous criminals who seek to excuse their
criminality by asserting that IT Is exer-
cjsad for political ends inveigh against
wealth and irresponsible power. But for
this assassination even tnls base apoiosy
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
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
- ha
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 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 heroism with which he met his
death"
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 will
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 an
archy.
The federal courts should be given jur-
isdiction over any man who kills or at
tempts to kill the president or any man
VINO 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
stltutions
Anarchy is a crime against the whole
human race, and all mankind should band
against the anarchist. His crime should
oe made an offense against the law Of
nations, like piracy and that form of man
stealing known as the slave trade. for 1t
Is OF far blacker infamy than either. II
should be so declared by treaties among
al civilized powers. Such treaties would
give 70 the federal government the power
OF dealing with the crime"
The Trusts.
The president sees cause for congratu-
!auon for the nation in the business condi-
= tons OF the present, but sees in the tire
menGous and highly complex Industrial
development which went on with ever &C.
csietsted rapidity during the latter halt
problem for the present and future He
ooes not believe that the old laws and old
customs are sufficient to regulate the ac-
ttSS a and distribution of wealth of
me creation of great corporate fortunes
70 me existence of a protective tariff, "nor
70 any other governmental action, but ia
erstins (, causes In the business world, op-
IN a Ing IN otner countries as they operate
Ill .. gur own In this connection he saws:
nsn Inc process has aroused much antago-
W tiia = great part Of which is wholly
the r,cb hh s 1t is not true that as
ff FORE / poorer. On the contrary, never be-
wo nr mas the average man, the wage
hean me farmer, the small trader.
at the pr ~sai on as in this country and
o Of Uses connected with the Accumulate
trns ea ana yet II remains true that a for
can b sa.cauinuIated in legitimate business
eially henef, Inpi aniG by the person spe-
otherss immense incidental dement's mon
whinh successful enterprise Of The W.
LIST If t bSehehts all mankind can oniv az
great prizes son aG are such as to offer
But WIFI as the rewards of success -
tons Nv while he realizes existinS cenS,-
In nrou us emphasizes the fact tharconores,
ton as ,h remedies must act with can
have built up onr can and corporations who
great ga across the continent have done
them fooo TO our people. and witho,s
we are O. material development of which
taken place uS MS,p proud could never have
terial 'le immense Importance TO This .ec =,
pered 'eiopment of leaving AZ unhara-
good ,S s Is compatible with The nnhIic
whom the ss sncosss and I'd forceful men upon
4 Inevitable .S' VI business OneratiOps
business rests; The slightest studv of
capahIa conditions will satisfy anyone
PERSONA VI forming Judgment that The
factor IN equation Is the most imnortani
business business operation: that shs
any aoiiity OF the man at the haad ~
y The saasss concern, big or LITTLE iens,aI.
strikins Sr which fixes the e,,lf hetwaer
AnotSerr success and hopeless failure
lation WITS reason for caution in trnst ,ec,s.
intsrn. which he gives as TO be found 4, r.
day Thohal commercial conditions ~ t ~.
have me, ne same business condjtjons yhi.S
cornorpa rtouueed the great arrregst,ons =,
made ab and individual wealth. havs
national every very potent factors In inter.
ness concsr numerical competition. Busi.
means AZ shn;. which have the largest
BY the a. st their disposal and are manareG
which tau aIoiest men are naturally those
mereiai sv me lead in the strife for com.
the Wo-l sSupremacy among the nations o,
TO assunoc america has only fust begun
the i n,.ae that Commanding nosifion IN
We INTERNATIONAL business world wh;ch
Is Of ~ VIII more and more he hers 7,
sition he utmost importance that this No.
when Is ~ NOT 1eoparded. especially at 4 time
own ma the. OVERLOOKING abundance of oui
ness snal resources and the skili' busi.
our nene,sy and mechanicsI Attitude al
tai pe9pie make foreign markets. essen.
most unw dies such conditions It would be
Youthful stre 70 cramp or to fetter the
'Moreoysrre of our nation.
out thai 81 cannot too often be pointed
Ct the strike with ignorant violence