, 1901-12-05

To the Senate and House Of Representatives
The Congress this year under
me shndow OF a great calamity. On the sixth
OF September, President Mckinley was shot
by an anarchist while attending the Pan
american Exposition at Buffalo. and died in
mat city on the fourteenth Of that month.
OF the last seven elected Presidents, he is
me thlrd who has been murdered, and the
uIy grave alarm among all loyal American
cltizens Moreover. the circumstances of this,
the third assassination Of an American Presi-
nent' nave a peculiarly sinister Significance.
Both President Lincoln and President Gar
Held were killed by assassins OF tyres unfor-
tunately not uncommon in history, President
Iincoln IalIlng a victim to the terrible pas
sions aroused by four years OF civil war,
an resident Garfield to the revengeful van
ity OF a disappointed ofice-seeKer. President
Mckinley was killed by an utterly depraved
criminal belonging TO that body OF criminals
who object to all governments, good and had
alike. who are against any form OF popular
liberty II II Ia guaranteed by even the most
Just and liberal laws, and who are AZ hostile
TO the upright exponent OF n free peoples
bic despot.
1T is not too much to say that at the time
OF President McKinley'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
Tree from the bitter antmosities inCident. to
public life There could be no personal
but consideration for the welfare OF Others.
No one could fail to respect him who knew
him In public or private life. The defenders
OF those murdererous criminals who seek 10
excuse their criminality by asserting that Il
Is exercised for political ends. inyeigh against
wealth and irresponsible power. But for this
ASSASSINATION even this base apology can
not be urged"
OF the personal and public virtues Of Mr.. Me
kinley, Describing the nature of the assas-
sinstion and the motive that inspired II, the
message continues:
Motive of the Assassin.
The blow was aimed not at this Prcsi-
dent, but at all Presidents at every symbol u
government The anarchist. and especially
the anarchist in the United States, is merely
one type Of criminal. more dangerous than
any other because he represents the same
depravity In n greater degree. The man who
advocates anarchy directly or Indirectly, In
any shape or fashion, or the man who apollo
Elzes Tor anarchists aud their deeds. makes
hlmselt morally accessory to murder before
the fact The anarchist is a criminal whose
perverted instincts lead him to prefer confu-
sion and chaos to the most benehcent form
or social order, His protest OF concern for
workingmen is outrageous in its impudent
talstty. for II the political institutions OF this
country do not AFFORD opportunity to every
honest and intelligent son OF toll. then tho
door of hope is forever closed against him
The anarchist is everywhere not merely the
enemy OF system and progress. but the dead
~ foe OF liberty. n ever anarchy Is triumph
ant It's triumph will last for but one red
moment. to be succeeded for ages by the
gloomy night OF despotism.
Would Exclude Anarchists.
! ~ earnestly recommend to the Congress
that IN the exercise OF It's wise discretion 1t
should take into consideration the coming
to this country of anarchists or persons pro-
Tossing principles hostile to all government
and justitying the murder OF those placed
IN authority, No matter calls more urgently
Tor the wisest thought of the Congress.
The Federal courts should be given juris.
diction over any man who kills or attempts
to XIII the President or any man who by the
Constitution or bylaw Is In line Of success
sion for the Presidency, while the punish.
ment for an unsuccessful attempt should be
proportiohed to the enormity OF the onensc
against our institutions.
Anarchy is a crime against the whole
human race. and all mankind should band
against the anarchist. His crime should be
made an onense against the law OF nations.
ike piracy and that form of manstealing
known AS the slave trade for II Is of far
blacker infamy than either. II should be so
declared by treaties among all civilized pow
sTs.
Tho Trust Problem.
"The tremendous ana highly complex
Industrial development which went on with
ever accelerated rapidity during the latter
half Of the nineteenth century brings us face
to 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 TO regulate the accumulation aud
distribution OF wealth. Since the Industrial
changes which have so enormously Increased
the productive power OF mankind, they are no
THE creation OF great corporate fortunes
has not been due to the tsrin nor to any
other governmental action, but to natural
causes in the business world, operating in
plltl NoAuNllfH NJ lucy bpFlhlf III our ONu
1t ls not true that as the rich have grown
richer the poor have grown poorer. On the
contrary. never before has the average man,
the waEe-wofker the farmer, the small trad.
er. been so well of as in this country ami
at the present time. There have been abuses
connected with the accumulation OF wealth,
yet IL remains true that a fortune accumu-
lated only on condition Of comforting i'm
mense incidental benefits upon others. Sue
ressful enterprise, of the type which benefits
all mankind, can only exist II the cond tons
are such as to oner great prizes us the re-
The captains OF industry who have driven
the railway systems across this continent,
who have built up our commerce, who have
developed our manufactures, have on the
whole done great good to our people, with
out them the material development Of which
We are so Justly proud could never have
taken place, Moreover. we should recognize
the immense Importance to this material
development OF leaving as unhampeTed as
Is compatible with the public good the strong
and furCcful men upon whom the success
OF business operations inevitably rests.
Caution Is Urged.
AN additional reason for caution In deal
Ing with corporations II to be found In the
International commercial conditions Of to,
day. The same business conditions which
have produced the great aggreEattuns OF cor
porate and individual wealth have made them
very potent factors In International CONNER,
Clal competition. America has only just
begun To assume that command ng position
In the International business world which We
believe viii more and more be hers. II Is
OF the almost Importance that this position
be not lcupardnl. especially at o time when
the overlooking abundance Of our own Hatu.
raj resources aud the skin. business energy,
and mechanical aptitude Of our people make
foreign markets essential. Under such con.
dItous II would be most uuwlsc 10 CraMI
nation.
DISASTER to Erea, business enterprises car
never have ius effects United to rhc men at
the top u aprcads ihruughuui, aud while II
is bad Tor everybody. 10 les worst for thust
tarthcst down The capItuliat may be shorr
Of hH l%uNurirs but the wugr worker may
be deprived Of even bare necessities.