The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-03
ADDRESS BY ROOSEVELT
SPEECH AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
STATE FAIR
Tribute to Character and Energy
of Pioneers -D!ned ny Min
neapoliS Club,

MINNEAPOLIS, sept, e-Nice-Pr,S..
den, THEODORE Roosevelt arrived htrN
this morning mi male a speech a, ,he
state fair. \ further program iaclujcj
luncheon by the state fair assoth.
ion and the review ot The T,n;h Mimi
eapolis regimen, OF volunteers ami a
dinner at the Minneapolis Club Vice
presilen, Roosevelt spoke in par, as
follows:
Nice-Prasllent Roosevelt, In beginning
his address paid a higa tribute 80 ,Ae
cAarI2;ar ana energy ot ,At mon d5s.
c,nded, he said, ;ron 4 race ot pioneers
which had pushA westward IN the
Wilderness and laid the foundation tor
new commonwealths.
The men with Ike ana rlnk and plow
Who, he said. hal pushed 20 completion
the dominion ot our people over the
American wilderness, had shown by
;helr qualities u daring, endurance and
FAR sighyedness tha; hey recoguIaed IN
practical form the fundamental law oi
success IN American life-the law ot
worthy work; he law OF resolu,e. high
endeavor.
Continuing he sail: Il; seems 10 me
that the simple acceptance ~ this fun
iamenul fac; ot Amarian lie will help
Us 10 start arigh, in facing no, a Jew
problems that confrJnts us from with
gu, and from within.
We canno; possibly no our bys, work
As a nation unless all Of Us know how
10 act in combina;ion as well as 20 &C;
each individual for himself This ac-
ting in combination can take many
forms but OF course It's mos, effective
form must be when i, comes In shape OF
law; that IS OF action by the community
a. a whole through the law making bod
les.
It is no, only highly desirable. but
Necessary that here should BE- legisla-
ton which shall carefully shield he
interests of wage workers and which
shall discriminate in favor os the hon
Is: and humane employer by removing
the disadvantage under which he stands
when compared with lnscrupul1us COM
pstitors who have no conscience ami
will Do right only unIsr fear Of punish
ment.
Nor can legi station stop wiki what
are termed labor questions. The vast
iniiy!dual and corporate fortunes. the
vas; combinations Of capital when
have marked The development OF our
Industrial system create new conditions
and necessltate a change from the Old
attitude Of the state and nation toward
prosperity"
There. was. he continued. bu, the
scln;lest justification for mos, ot the
outcry against men OF wealth as such
and it ought to be unnecessary 10 state
that any appeal which finally entails the
possibility Of lawlessness and violence
was an attack upon the fundamental
properties n American citizenship.
our interests are at bottom COM
mon" he continued, in the long run
We go up 1r dowa together Yet more
and more IL is eylsn, TIA. the state.
ami K 1ec-ssary the nation, has got
10 possess the right NJ supervision and
control as regards the great corpora
..ans which are Is creatures; partcu-
'ar'y as regards the great business
combinations which leriYe a p1r.l5u of
,h-.r Importance from the existence Il
some mJnomonistIc ;eadency'
As 20 our relaJiJns with foreign pow
ers, Vlc-- President Roosevelt said tina.
our nation, while frs. Of all seeing 10
Us own domestic well being, must not
shrink from playing It's par, among The
great nations without.
Roosevelt waa The guest AZ a dinner