Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-05

The following is a comprehensive sum-
congress:
The president begins his first annual
communication with an official announce.
Mckinley, and a eulogy of his former
chief in which he says:
time of President McKinley's death he
was the most widely-loved man in all the
any public man of his position who has
been so wholly free from the bitter ami
mosiies incident to public life. His po-
the heartiest and most generous tribute
to the broad kindness of nature. the
which SO endeared him to his close assoc
GATES To a standard Of lofty integrity
tions and home virtues which are all
important in the makeup OF national
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
respect him who knew him in public or
private life. The defenders of those muir
criminaiity by asserting that it is exer-
cised for political ends inveigh against
wealth and Irresponsible power. But for
this assassination even this base apology
1.-The shock. the grief of the country, are
DlIIeE IN the mllQS OIL Ill W1O saw ne
dark days while the president yet lowered
between life and death AT last the light
was stlled IN the kindHy eyes yes ana ana, t9 i1
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 a life leaves
pride in what he had accomplished and in
his own personal character that we feel
GfrrTaE nf the nation Va mourn q On06
and great president who is dead, but
while we mourn we are lifted up by the
death.
don, the harm done is so great as to ex-
cite our gravest apprehensions and to de-
mand our wisest and most resolute &C
ton. This criminal was a profesSed an
archist, infiamed by the teachings of pro-
fessed anarchists and probably also by
the stump and in the public press appeal
to the dark and evil spirits of malice and
is sowed by the men who preach such
doctrines, and they cannot escape their
that is reaped. This applies alike to the
deliberate demagogue. to the exploiter
foolish Yisionary who for whatever rea-
son apologies for crime or excites aim
less discomfort.
dent, but at all presidents. at every SYM
boil of government. President Mckinley
WAS as GmDnaLlCdlly IL CL1DOOlIIICHI U
the popular will of the nation expressed
through the forms of law as a New Eng
the enrichment Of the law abiding pur-
pose and practice of the people OF the
town. On no conceivable theory could
the murder of the president be accepted
as due to protest against Inequalities in
the social order save as the murder of
ing could be accepted as a protest against
that social inequality which puts a male
PRESTON Of social discomfort than pick
ing pockets or wife beating"
In the same connection he makes
nation should deal with anarchy He
urges that the preaching or teaching or
anarchy be not permitted, and requests
congress to enact legislation that will
prevent anarchists from foreign countries
have the federal courts given jurisdiction
over any man who kills, or attempts to
XIII. the president Of the country: pr any
the presidency. He has no fear. however.
that the country will ever fall into an
THE federal courts should be given Jur-
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 proportioned to the
enormity of the onense against our in
Anarchy is a crime against the whole
human race, and all mankind should band
against the anarchist. His crime should
NC 1A OACAo< oe
stealing known as the slave trade, for it
should be SO declared by treaties among
all civilized tss pSwsTs; such treaties 1ss vo
Of dealing with the crime"
The Trusts.
The president sees cause for congratu-
lation for the nation in the business condi-
tons of the present, but sees in the tire;
development which went on with ever ac-
CELEBRATED rapidity during. the latter half
problem for the present and future. He
does not believe that the old laws and old
emulation and distribution of wealth Of
the present time. He does not attribute
to the existence Of a protective tariff, "nor
to any other governmental action. but to
srat,n4 ,D ofSsr countries ss fbs ~0r1o. ope
In our own" In this connection he says:
The process has aroused much antago-
without warrant. 1t is not true that as
the rich have gTown richer the poor have
worker, the farmer. the small trader,
at the present time. There have b aen
abuses connected with the accumulation |
tune accumulated In legitimate business
can be accumulated by the person spe- |
ferring immense incidental dement's unon |
others. Successful enterprise of the type |
Wnlcn Denents All mankind can only ex-
list IL the conditions are such as to offer |
great prizes as the rewards OF success"
But while he realizes existing condi- |
tions, he emphasizes the fact that congress |
in providing remedies must act with eau |
ton. as the men and corporations who
have Quilt up our and driven our
railroads across the continent have done
great good to our people, n without
them the material development of which
we are so justly proud could never nave |
taken place. Moreover, we should recog- |
nize the immense importance to this ma |
terfal development of leaving as unham- |
pered a. Is compatible with the public
good the strong and forceful men upon
whom the success OF business operations
inevitably rests The slightest study of
business conditions win satisfy anyone |
capable of forming q judgment that the |
personal equation il the most important |
factor in q business operation: that the |
business ability OF the man at the head OF |
any business concern, big or little, is usual |
iy the factor which fixes the gulf between |
striking success and hopeless failure"
Another reason for caution In trust legis- |
iatton which he gives lis TO be found in the ,
international commercial conditions OF to- |
day. The same business conditions which |
have produced the great a~ggregatfons Of |
corporate and Individual wealth have |
made them very potent factors I'm inter- |
national commercial competition. Busi- |
ness concerns which have the largest |
means at their disposal and are managed |
by the ahiest men are naturally those |
which take the lead in the strife for COM |
mercial supremacy among ths nations OF