Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04
President Roosevelt's Message.


which was read before that body. yes
ferday. In this important document,
Which has been awaited with such eN-
tucptioual interest. President Roosc-
...kelt has justified expectations bs dis
cuseing fearlcsSly. forcefully and fully
the great questions of the day. To
3 rot merely utterinG conventional
compliment. We are sure that no good
citizen can read it with care without
recognizing it IS such. and being
deeply impressed by it,, breadth of tone
and strength of treatment.
Being the first official uticrancc Of q
aggressive .Americanism ar" every
where recognized tn. message will
command unusual attention at home
and abroad. The messing" viii in
crease everywhere tn" respect enter
tanned for our new Chief Magistrate
as Il statesman. SO evident in il are his
~ ttdSp VI VIZ Nlihl iNNuN va
the hour and his keen discernment "t
what is needed tn keep our country in
paths Of peace. prosperity and
progress. There is no dealing with
Glitteying gcneralitics. no fancy
phrase king. no evasion of the vital
point; upon every one Of III" many
.-I,h fal,.rEl har Ifa
straightforward talk that cannot h.
misunderstood or mieinterpreted
And particularly noticeable and
pleasing as one reads the message is
the mastery English with which every
idea is clothed. The qualities of cul-
ture and scholarship which have given
Theodore Roosevelt leadin% place in
the world of literature. are evident III
every paragraph. The styir is always
vigorous. always graceful. and Yet
always striking in its simplicity. The
right Word is invariably chosen.
Though the message is long il is not
through any verbal padding. Many
themes are handled and something
worth saying is said upon each: no
words wasted. Purely as a liter
AIRY achievement, not to mention the
weightier reasons. the message is Well
worth careful study
We shall not attempt at this time
any extended comment or adequate
discussion upon the matters presented
in the message Later We shall touch
upon some of them more fully but
more important matters treated and
urge upon all readers Of the Journal a
perusal of the message itself.
The message appropriately opens
with a reference to the ssassination
of President Mckinley, followed by a
tribute to his life and public services
which. for genuine appreciativeness.
felicity of expression and loftiness of
tom. has not been excelled by any
tribute, written or spoken. since that
fateful September day in Buffalo. His
noble eulogy Of his martyred predeces-
snr will bring President Roosevelt
still nearer 20 the public heart. In
natural sequence discussion Of
anarchism and anarchists follows and
they are arraigncd and denounced in
the most vigorous terms. Prompt
congressional action is called for to
crush out anarchy. deport anarchists
and Civ. the federal courts jurisdiction
over any man who kills or attempts to
succession 20 the presidency. An in
t"rnational agreement is urged to
make anarchy q crime against ma
tons. like piracy and the slave trade.
for it is of far blackcr infamy than
.ither.'' ia
President Roosevelt congratulates
ing prosperity which followed the
restoration Of business confidence,
I've years ago. This leads to dis
cussion of the trust problem to which
liutn space Is devoted ana which Il
portion of the message particularly
worthy of study. The President is
not one who shuts his eyes and strikes
iiindly At every combination Of CAPT
tai. He reepgnizedl the vast amount Of
good done in our national Development
by great corptrations ana that caution
and discrimination are necessary in
dealing with them by legislative. en-
?ctmcnt. ie points ont the
d"ina-ogT which, appealing to ignor-
anoe and fear. has persistentIy sought
(" arouse tie public against all indus
trial and commercial combinations He
warns the wage Garner that he will be
the one to suffer the most when dis
aSter overtakes great business enter
nrises. Yet tho President fully ap-
preciates The dangers OF overcapitaii-
cation. and emphasizes the Importance
of publicity as the only sure remedy
re also urges the need of a federal
law to regulate and control ,orDora- :
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