The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-06

comprehensive synopsis OF President
Rooaevelts message to Congress Is given be-.
low:
To the Senate and House Of Representative.
a. Ito ConsrosA assomhlss this year under
VIC thadow OF great calamity. on the slTfb
81 September, President Mckinley was shoi
~ an anarchist while attending the Pan.
that y on the fourteenth OF that month
OF ie last seven elected Presidents. he L.
me thlrd who has been murdered. aud the
tfy crave alarm among all loyal American
citiHent. Moreover. the circumatanf,a of fbIs
me th,rd assassination Of an American Presl.
denl, nave peculiarly sinister alfniaeance
Both President Lincoln aud preaideut Gar.
neld were killed by assassina Of types unfor
ilnso,nD , npt uncommon 10 history. President
sions aroused by four years Of civil war
and President Garfield 70 the revengefui van.
" o. disappointed ofhce-aoeKtr President
Mckinley was killed BY an utterly deprSved
criminal belonging 10 that body Of criminals
nho object 70 all governments, GOOD aud had
Aukei who are against any form u popular
nberU " y 10 guaranteed BY even the most
Just and liberal laws. and who are aa hostile
20 the upright exponent Of u freo poopis's
sober viii a. to the tyranncai and irre1p5psl.
bic d. pot
at is not too much to say that at tho time
most widely loved man In ail the UnitSd
States: while We have never had any public
man o. his position who has been 90 wholly
public life. There could b. no pcrnonai
hatred OF him, Tor be never acted wlth aught
but eonaideraton for the welfare Of others
10 one could fail 10 respect him who knew
him IN public or private life The dofondors
OF those murdererouH criminals who SOCK no
excuse their crlmlnaliy by asserting that %
u exercised for political ends. inyoiEh AGAINST
wealth aud irresponsible power. nut Tor ihia
ss a., even this base apology can
The President speaks IN the highest terms
N the personal aud public virtues Of Mr. Me-
klniey Describing Que nature Of the asuas-
hH NnH Nasaa sHas.sH a. a..
message continues;
Motive OF the Assassin.
The blow was aimed not AZ this presi-
dent, but At all Presidents at every symbol ~
fovcrnment The anarchist and especially
one type Of criminal more dau Ferrous thnn
eny other because he represents the Hame
nsprayity In greater degree. Tho nan who
adVocatea anarchy directly or Indirectly, In
any shape or fashion. or the man who apollo
gines for anarchlsta and their deeds makes
~, az, rsav a,eI19ry 70 murder before
perVerted instinctA lead him 10 prefer confu-
Eon and chaos TO- the most benencont form
OF social order. His protest OF concern for
vorklngmen 10 outrageous In lts imnudent
falHityi Tor n the political Institutions Of this
country d9 not anord opportunity % every
door OF hope IL forever closed against him.
Tho anarchist IL everywhere not merely the
" Zoe Of liberty. II ever anarchy ia ri triumph.
ant its triumph will last for but ono red
moment TO be succeeded for nEon by the
gioomy nisht ~ eeapeiism.
Would Exclude Anarchists.
81 earnestly recommend 10 the Congress
that In the exercise Of ta wise discretion II
should take into consideration the coming
20 this country OF anarchiuts or persons pro,
feeaing principles hostile 20 all government
and juatifylng the murder Of those placed
IN authority. No matter calls more urgently
for the wissat thought Of the Congress.
The Federal courts should be given iuriA-
diction over any man who kills or attempts
70 Mi the President or any man who by the
sion for the Presidency. while the punish.
ment for an unauccoasful attempt should be
proportional 10 the enormity OF tho onenae
Anarchy Is a crime against the whole
human race and all mankind should baud
against the anarchist. his crime should be
ike piracy and that form Of manstsaiing
known a. the slave trade for Il 10 OF FAR
biAekor infamy than either Il should be 40
declared by treaties among all civilized pow
srs.
Tho Trust Problem.
''Ths tremendous and highly complex
Industrial development which went on with
ever accelerated rapldity during the latter
half OF the nineteenth century brings us face
70 face. at the beginning 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 10 regulate the accumulation and
distribution Of wealth. Since the Industrial
the productive power o. mankind. they are no
'fhe creation Of great corporate fortunes
has not been due 10 the tafn nor to any
other governmental action, but 10 natural
causes In the business world. operating In
other countries as thoy operate In our own.
cit ia not true that a. the rich have grown
richer the poor have grown poorer, on tha
contrary, never before has the average man,
the waEe-worker. the farmer, the small trad
er. been 30 well on as 10 this country and
At the present time. There have been abuses
connected with the accumulation Of wealth
yet Il romans true that fortune aceumu-
lated only on condition OF comforting inn
msnse incidental Dement'S upon others. Sue
essstul enterprise o. 'hs ype, which benefits
are such az to oner great prizes a. the re-
wards OF success.
the railway eyatoma across this continent
who have built up our commerce, who have
developed our manufactures. have on the
out them the material development OF which
We are 80 iLatly proud ould never have
taken place. Moreover, we aho1ld recosnlzee
development Of LEAVING as unhampered aa
IL compatible with the public good the strong
and forceful men upon whom the success
Of business operations Inevitably rests.
Caution IL Urged
"An additional reason Tor caution IN deal.
ing with corporations Ia 10 be- found IN the
International commercial cund lions OF To-
dav' me same business conditions witch
nave produced the great urgregauona Of cor
porate and individual wealth have made them
very potent factors in International CONNER.
eiaf eompetiuon America has only lust
berun 10 assume that commanding position
in the International business world which We
believe will more aud more pc hefa u %
Of lie utmost importance that this position
10 not ieoparded. especially a. a time when
tho overhowns abundance Of OUT own nntu
raj resources and the ekill business enorey
ma mechanical aptitude OF our people make
foreign markets essential, Under such CON
az 10 fetter lie youthful strength OF our
Nation,
0Disaster 10 great business enterprises can
nsver have is objects limited 10 the men ~
ne ton Il spreads throughout, and while 10
IA bad for everybody, u j. worst Tor those
fnrtheat down The capitalist may be ahorn
Of his luxurles, but the NaEe-worker may
Ia derived OF even bare necessities
,tin facing new Industrial conditions, the
Hhols history Of the world shows that legia-