The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-03
ROOSEVELT IN MINNESOTA.
TALKS At STATE FAIR on WORK
or INDIVIDUAL AND NATION.
Dur Attitude on the Monroe Doctrine AMI
Its BENEFIT 10 South America Doing
Our nut, On tuba and the Philippines
-To Do Our part In the Future.

Rcos'Nelt opebed the forty-second annual
state Fair thi, morning and his pr-s.uce
attracted N" largest A~ttsndauca Ia 'he
history of the iuir. In addition 10 being
Rough Rider lay. II was labor Day. II
Coufse. and ,is stores aud factories sent
noussnds of workmen who could not
have ATTENDED under other circumstance
Vice President Roosevelt was met at ~
Paul early in the morning. escorted TO his
hotel by tn. Rough Riders Club. aud then
went TO III. State Faif grounds
He made an address and then held a
review of the stock exhibit which was
lined up for lis inspection. Lieut. Gen
Nelson A Miles MAS In the x randstsnd
with Col Roosevelt,
Nic-- re-ide Roosevelt's address was,
In part. as follows
our country has been populated by
pioneers. and therefore II has IN II mor-
energy. more enterprise. more expansive
power thar any other In tho wide world.
You whom AIN nov addressing stand
for the most part hut Cne generation re-
moved from these pioneers. You are
typical Americans for you have done
the great. the characteristic tie typical
work OF our American life In making
homes and carving out careers for your
serves and your children. you have built
up this state. throughout our history the
success Of the home maker has beer but
Another name for the up%luilding Of the
nation.
The vau individual and corporate
fortunes The vast combinations Of capital
which have marked the develupment Of our
Industrial system create new condition., and
necC-sitate a change from the Old attitude
~ IN. State and The nation toward prop
erty II II probably true that the large
ma lority 90 IN. fortunes that now exist
Ia this country have taen amass.d not
10y iniur'tg our people. hut a. an Incident
To the comforting Of great benefits upon
the community. and this. no matter what
may have been the conscious PURPOSE
81 tho-e amasSing them. There Is but
the scanii.-t justification for most Of the
Outcry against the men 81 wealth AZ such:
AID II ought 70 he unnecessary 10 state
hat any appeal which directly or indiryctly
leads 10 suspicion and hatred among our
selves, which tends IL limit opportunity,
and therefore TO shut the door ~ success
against poor mon ~ talent. and finally
which entails the possibility of la~le-e-
nt-ss ard violence. Is an attack upon he
fundamental properties Of American citizen
ship
Our interests are az bottom common:
In the long run We g. up or 60 down to-
gether Yet more and more u II evident
That the State. and II necessary the nation.
has got 20 possess the light f supervision
and control as regards the great corpora
tons which ara its creatures. particularly
as regards the Rrea, business comhina-
tiuns which derive a portion Of their i'm
p%ortance from the existence Of some mon
opolistic tendency The night should H. eS-
efCiscd with caution and self restraint.
but Il should exist. 80 that Il may IL In
voked II the need arises
But our country. a. II strides forward
with ever-incr"asing rapidiiy 10 a fore
most place among VI" world powers. must
necessarily find, more aud more. that II
has world duties al-o There are excel
lent people who believe that we can shirk
these duties and Vet retain our -elf-rc-pect.
but the-e good people are In error.
Right here let mo make ~ vigorous n
plea as | know how In favor ~ saying
nothing that We do not mean and Of act
ing without hesitation up 10 whatever
we say. In private III. Their. arr few be-
ingr more obnoxious than the man who
II always loudly huasting. and n the boaSter
l. not prepared 10 hack up his words his
position ecoines absolutely contempt
bile. SO IL Is with the nation. IL u both
foolish and undignifed 20 indulge In uu-
du" self glorficatiun, and, RboVe all. In
lo~o~e-tongucd Remuneration Of other
peoples Whenever on any point W. come
in contact with u foreign Power. | hope
that We shall alyays strive 20 speak courtc-
Ou-ly and respectfully 20 that foreign
Power Let us make u evident that We
intend TO do justice. Then let US make
u equally evident that We viii not tolerate
injustice !-rug don. to US VA return. Let
us further make it evident that W. Use no
words which We ara not prepared Ia hack
up with deeds. and that while our -p.sCh
II Away moderate We are r'ady aud
willing 10 MAX. u good such an attn
Jude VIII lee the sur,~i possible guarantee
OF that self~ -re-psrtiug peace the attain
ment Of which l. and must ever bs the
prime aim of self governing people
Thu l. the attitude VI" should take a.
regards th" Monroe DuCtnne There IN
not the least ne-d OF clustering about u
still le-s should It bc used as a pretext
for our own aggrandi1ement At he e1- !
pense Of any other American State But. ,
most alphabetically W. must make II cvi- =
dent that We intend on this p,oin, eve to q
the old American position. In !
desd, It II hard 20 understand how any :
can take any other pu-Ition. nov that a
are all looking forward to the building .
the isthmian canal The Monroe Dos
trim. H. not international law, but Their. il
no necs~~Sity that II should br. All that
II nessdful h that n should continue Ia be '
a cardinal feature 81 American policy on
this continent, aud the spanish American
should. IN their own interests. cham.
pion u az strongly a. VI" do Commercially,
A. far az thls dpCtrine l. concerned. all
"" wish l. a fair field and no favor. but II
We arr wlse We shall s~tr.nuously insist i,
HAT under no preteNt Whatsoever shall !
here IT, any territorial aggrardi1emeut y
IN American soil by any European Power, I
and this no matter form the tern
.orial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NAV take
No nation capable 81 self government
and - developing hv IT, own efforts a sane ,
and orderly civilization. uo matter how
IL may H., has anything Co fear from
II
Our dealings with Cuba illustrate this
and should forever h. a suhJs't 81 iu-t ,
urid, We sI-.sk IA no spini - '
arrogance when VI" state ~ "A simple his y
.uric fact that never IN resrut tims~ has \
NV great nation act,t With such dI-iuteT. :
~t"dn"-- a. We have shown In tuta We d,
the island from th" spanish woke !
Ne then Earnestly lid our hs-t 90 help tho '
.NtsanS IN the establishment 81 ir~' eSluca- "
Il Inv AMI order. Of material prU-- !
81 the clesuliuo~s Necessary 20 -ani. II
N'll-i-'inR IN th-ir great ciiia- We :,
I'D al thiS co gr'at EXPENSE at treasure, :
u some eS,--zr e hi,, and nov ~ are "
u"m IA - fr-. and ind-f-ndrnt a
,li%niuunw'sith. AMI have a-kvd iu rrtufn d
.ofhing whatever save a. up time shall
heir Independence d. pu-titutei o. the
DIV antag- ui -uru~ iurs'gu uNal 81 uur-, A
v ~ a. t. m-facy UuT wriI-l-iug To /,
faiissi 90 a~k thi- would hay, amounted !.
national -fuH hrg'iuu uu uuT iaft u
In the Philippines ~ have brought q
s-s~.. huI We ar. at tla- mutr'ut giving 4
icu -uch fs--i1m ard -lf- guNrfumsut =,
- th"y ctuld newer uui"r any vlug-lvahl- y
uduiuu- have uhfaIusd had Ne tuuFsi -"