Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-06

The sgsssn to
congress:
The president begins his "a first annual
en1 OF he death Of an 1e ae
Mckinley, and eulogy of his former
chief in which he says:
time of President McKinley's death he
was the most widelyloved man in all the
United States. while we have never mad
any public man of his position who has
been SO wholly free from the bitter ami
mosities incident to public life. His po-
1itical opponents were the first to bear
to the broad kindness OF nature, the
sweetness and gentleness of character
which SO endearsd him to his close asso
In public life he united the tender affec,
a gallant A solder IN the great
war for the union. he also shone as an
example to all our people because Of his
Of home relations. There could be no
personal hatred of him, for he never act
ed with aught but consideration for the
respect him who knew him in public or
private life. The defenders OF those muir
derous criminals who seek to excuse their
criminaity by asserting that 1t is eXer-
wealth and irresponsible power. But for
this assass ,lnts even this base apology
THE shock. the grief of the country. are
bitter in the minds of Ri who saw the
between life and death. AT last the light
was stilled in the kindly eyes. and the
breath went from the lips that even in
forgiveness to his murderer, of love for
his friends and of unfalterlng trust in the
will of the Most High. Such death
US with infinite sorrow. but with such
pride in what he had accomplished and in
his own personal character that we feel
struck at the nation. We mourn good
and great president who is dead, but
splendid achievements of his life and the
grand hsroism with which he met his
In the same connection he makes
strong recommendations as to how the
nation should deal with anarchy. He
urges, that the preaching or teaching OF
congress to enact legislation that will
prevent anarchists from foreign countries
have the federal courts given jurisdiction
over any man who kills, or attempts to
kill, the president OF the country, or any
the presidency. He has no fear however.
that the country will ever fail into an
ar She fedora, courts should be given ,ur-
isdiction over any man who kills or at
tempts to kill the president or any man
sns Or by aT Is
while the punishment for an unsuccessful
attempt should be. proportioned to the
enormity of the offense against our In
stitutions.
Anarchy is crime against the whole
human race, and all mankind should band
be made an offense against the law OF
nations, like piracy and that form OF man
stealing known as. the slave trade for i
As of far blacker infamy than either. 1t
should be SO declared by treaties among
all civilized powers. Such treaties would
give to the federal government the power
Of dealing with the crime"
The Trusts.
The president sees cause for coagratu-
lation Tor the nation in the business condi.
tions of the present, but sees in the tire.
development which went on with ever aG
celebrated rapidity during the latter hall
of the nineteenth century" q serious socia
does not believe that the old laws and ole
customs are sufficient to regulate the ac
cumulation and distribution of wealth Of
the present time. He does not attribute
the creation of great corporate fortunes
TO the existence of protective tariff, MOI
to any other governmental action, but tC
natural causeg in the business world, OPP
Grating In other countries as they operate
in our own" In this connection he says
1.-The process has aroused much antago.
nism. a great part OF which is wholly
without warrant 1t is not, true that as
the rich have grown richer the poor have aI
x
worker, the, farmer, the small trader
at The present time. There have beel
abuses connected with the accumulate,
of wealth. yet 1t remains true that a for
tune accumulated in legitimate business
can be accumulated by the person spe
cially benefited only on condition of con
others Successful enterprise Of the TYPE TYP,
which benefits, az mankind can only ex
sst # the conditions are such as to offe,
But while he realizes existing condi
tions. he emphasizes the fact that congress
in providing remedies must act with eau
ton, as the men and corporations "wht
have built up our commerce and driven ou
railroads across the continent have dom
he en- Of Whe
taken place Moreover. we should i'd re aae
terlal Development Of leaving as unham
pered as is compatible with the publ
good the he r9ng an 70
business conditions win satisfy aayon
psfsonal equation is the EoSt mp a
factor In business operation: that tn
business ability Of the man at the head Q
ly the factor which fixes the gulf betwee
striking success and hopeless failure"
Another reason for caution in trust legis
Sation which he gives 's to be found in tn
international commercial conditions of t.
day. The same business conditions whic
havo produced the great aggregations {
corporate and individual wealth haV
made them very potent factors in inter
national commercial conpetittoa. Bus
ness concerns which have the largel
means at their disposal and are manage
by the ablest men are naturally thos
which take the lead in the strife for con
enercial supremacy among the nations
thc world. America has only just begu
the international business world whic
we believe Will more and more be hers.
Is Of the utmost Importance that this p'
sition be not jeoparded, especially at a tin
=yhen the overfowing abundance Of OIL
own natural resources, and the skill, bus
our pedpe make foreign markets essel
tiol Gnder such conditions 1t would
most unwise TO cramp or to fetter TT
youthful strength Of our nation,
Moreover, 1t cannot Top often be pointe
out that to strike with ignorant violent
inevitably endangers the interests Of al
the rule which underlies all others. Is tbs
on the wlIols and in the long run we Hhe
90 up or down together. There are excei
tions and in times of prosperity some WI
prosper far more and In times OF advsrb
ty Some Will suffer far mors than otner'
but. speaking GENERALLY, perioa 1. OF s Is;
in them, and In period of hard times q
feel the stress to q greater or less degree
L He points to the fact that IN the pa
in, 1.-The ignorant or reckless aKltalor M
been the really effective friend Oh u
hey wills which he has been nominally oppo
oreigH. In dealing with business interes
onus fr.s and iil-considsred legislation te {
Roo Chroraay turn out to be bad would