The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-05

mo FOLLOWING - comptehenSlNe SUM
mary of President Roosevelts message TO
congress-
The president begins his first annual
communication with an Official announce
ment of the death of the late President
Mckinley. and eulogy OF his former
chief In which he says;
1T Is not too much to say that at the
time of President Mcklnley's death he
was the most widely-loved man in all the
United States, while We have never had
any public man OF his position who has
been so wholly free from the bitter ami
mosiues incident 10 public life. His po-
htical opponents were the first TO bear
the heartiest and most generous tribute
to the broad kindness OF nature, the
sweetness and gentleness OF character
which so endeared him to his close assoc
ciates. To = stg Glard OF lofty integrity
In public life he united the tender anec,
tons and home virtues which are all
important in the makeup of national
character. A gallant soldier in tho great
war for the union, he also shone as an
example TO all our people because or MS
conduct In the most sacred and Intimate
Of home relations, There could be nc
personal hatred OF him, for he never act
ed with aught but consideration for the
welfare OF others. No one could fail tC
respect him who knew him in public oil
private life, The defenders OF those muir
derous criminals who seek to excuse theli
oriminality BY asserting that IT is exer-
cised for political ends inVeigh against
wealth and irresponsible power. But for
this assassination even this base apology
cannot be urged
The shock. the grief Of the country. are
bitter in the minds of all who saw NJ
dark days while the president yet hover d
between life and death. At last the lGhl
was stilled In the kindly eyes, and the
breath went from the lips that even H.
-msrtal-aSeHy- uttered ft,-~terd-
forgiveness to his murderer of love tol
his friends and Of unfaltering trust In th'
viii Of the Most High. Such a deatl
crowning the glory OF such life leave'
us with Infinite sorrow, but with such
pride In what he had accomplished and u
his own personal character that we ee
the blow not as struck at him, but a.
struck at the nation. We mourn goot
and great president who is dead bu
while we mourn We are lifted up by n,
splendid achievements of his life and tn
Grand hsrsism with which he met HI
In the same connection he make,
strong recommendations as to how thu
nation should deal with anarchy. li'
urges that the preaching OF teaching o
anarchy be not permitted. and requests
congress to enact legislation that viii
prevent anarchists from foreign countries
landing upon our shores. He would als'
have tho federal courts given jurisdiction
over any man who kills, or attempts L
kill, the president OF the country, or any
person who is in line for succession 4
the presidency. He has no fear, however
that the country will ever fall into an
srchy.
THE federal courts should be given jur
isdiction over any man who kills or at
tempts to kill the president or any mai
who by the constitution or by law is II
line of succession for the presidency
while the punishment for an unsuccessful
attempt should be proportoned TO tn
enormity Of the offense against our in
stitutlons.
Anarchy is crime against the Who'll,
human race, and all mankind should ban'
AGAINST the anarchist His crime SHOULD
be made an offense against the law o
nations, like piracy and that form OF maj
stealing known as the slave trade, for !
Ia OF far blacker infamy than either, !
should be SO declared by treaties amoni
give to the federal government the powe
Of dealing with the crime"
The Trusts.
The president sees cause for congratu
lation for the nation IL the business condi
tons OF the present but sees In the tire
menGous and highly complex lndustria
DEVELOPMENT which went oil with ever &C
ceierated rapidity curing the latter hal
OF the nineteenth century a serious socia
problem for the present and future. IA
does not believe that the old laws and oil
sustoms are sufficient to regulate the &C
cumulation and distribution of wealth o
the present time. He does not attribu.
the creation Of great corporate fortune
to the existence OF protective tariff, mo
to any other governmental action, but I
Grating In other countries as they operat
In our own" In this connection he says
Tho process has aroused much antagc
nism. a great part OF which is who'll
the rich have grown richer the poor hav
grown poorer. On the contrary, never be
fore has the average man. the wage
worker, the farmer, the small trader
nG In lie nfrxy
at the present time. There have bee
abuses connected with the accumulate
OF wealth. yet II remains true that for
tune accumulated In legitimate bushes
ctally benefited only on condition OF con
ferring immense incidental benefits upo
others. successful enterprise of the typ
wn'cn peneats AZ mankind can only es
ist IL the conditions are such as to offe
great prizes as the rewards Of success,
But while he realizes existing cond
items, ne emphasizes the fact that congres
IN providing remedies must act with ca,
tion. as the men and corporations "wh
have built up our commerce and driven on
railroads across the continent have don
great good to our people, and without
them the material development Of whlc
We are so justly proud could never hay
taken place. Moreover, We should recos
nize the immense Importance to this ms
tsrial development Of leaving Is unhau
pered as Is compatible with the publ
Beou liz ana fOTce1ul men JUDO
whom the success Of business operation
Inevitably rests. The slightest study I
business conditions will satisfy snyou
capable Of forming q judgment that II
personal equation Is the most importsI
factor In business operation; that II
business ability Of the man at the head ,
any business concern, big or little, Is usua
ly the factor which fixes the gulf betwet
striking success and hopeless failure"
Another reason for caution in trust leRf
lation which he gives is to be found in n
International commercial conditions Of 4
day. The Same business conditions Whic
have produced the great agRregations ,
corporate and Individual wealth hay
made them very potent factors In int
national commercial competition. Bus
ness concerns which have the large
means at their disposal and are manag,
BY the ahlest men are naturally tho
which take the lead In the strife for cor
mercial supremacy among the nations
the world. America has only Just hegt
10 assume that commanding position
The international business world whis
We believe will more and more be hers.
10 Of the utmost importance that this D
sition b not 1esparded. especially at tin
whom the overlooking abundance Of o,
own natural resources and the skull, bui
ness energy and mechanical aptitude
eur people make foreign markets esse
tial Under such conditions Il would
nost uAwise to cramp or 70 fsttsr q
yeuthkul strength Of our nation.
- that to strike with ignoyaVt Weep
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