Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-02
ROOSEVELT AT
MINNEAPOLIS.
Vice President Visits the Minnesota
State Fair Opening.
DELlEERSA SHORT ADDRESS
minnesota Volunteers Reviewed and
General Good Fine Had
In Iiis Honor.

Minneapolis, Sept. 2.-vlce President
Theodore Roosevelt arrived here tins
morning from Chicago to participate in
the exercises OF the opening day Of the
state tair, on the invitation OF the hin.
nesota state agricultural society. The
wee president viii be the guest DURING
ms stay IN Minneapolis Of Senators
Nelson and Clapp and win stay an the
nome OF National Committeeman 4. III.
Shiyeley
committee, consisting OF Governor
Van SAINT, United states Senator Moses
u. Clapp, w. II, Merriam. United STATES
Director OF the Census II A. Boardman.
president oil the Commercial club, Of ST.
fauli George Thompson, editor OF Of
me So Paul Dispatch a. H. Lndke
ana George r. French, boarded the car
at ST. Paul and accompanied the Vice
President to Minneapolis where he was
greeted by President John Cooper Of
the Agricultural society, while humid
reds of people thronglng the station
platform and streets shouted and
waved their welcome.
The party then boarded the private
electric car Of President Lowry. OF the
Minneapolis Street Railway company.
for trip around the loop" view Of
the city, and to the fair grounds at
Hamline, when the opening ceremonies
began.
Vice-President Roosevelt In beginning
his address paid high tribute to the
character and energy Of the men des-
ctnded. he said from race Of plon-
GERS which had pushed westward into
the wilderness and laid the foundations
for new commemorative. The mel
with ak and pick and plow who, he
said, had pushed TO completion the do
minion Of our people over the Ameri-
can wilderness. had shown by their
qualities Of daring endurance and far
sightedness that they recognized IN
practical form the fundamental law or
success In American life-the law OF
worthy work, the law Of resolute, high
endeavOr.
Continuing, he said
1T seems to me that the simple ac-
ceptance of this fundamental fact OF
American life will help US to start
Alright In facing not a few problems
that confront US from without and from
within.
I'VE cannot possibly do our best
work as nation unless all OF US know
how 10 act In combination as well as 20
act each individually for himself. This
acting In combination can take many
forms, but Of course It's most effective
form must be when II comes Ia shape
of law, that Is, Of action by the COM
munity as whole through the law
making bodies. 1t is not only highly
desirable. but necessary that there
should be legislation which shall care-
fully shield the interests Of wage. work.
ers, and which shall discriminate In
favor Of the honest and humane em-
plOyer by removing the disadvantage
under which he stands when compared
with INSCRIPTIONS competitors whu
have no conscience and viii do right
only under fear OF punishment. Nor
can legislation stop with what are
termed labor questions The vast In
diyidual and corporate fortunes, the
vast combinations Of capital which
have marked the development OF our
Industrial system create new conditions
and necesstate a change from the old
attitude Of the state and nation toward
prosperity"
lHtFe was, ne ctuktnueut bul liS
scantest justification for most OF the
cutlery against men OF wealth, as such,
and II ought not 10 be necessary, he said.
TO state that any appeal which finally
entails the possibility Of lawlessness
and violence was an attack upon the
fundamental properties Of American
citizenship
"Our interests are al bottom COM
mon.' he continued. In the long run
we 20 up or down together Yet more
and more II Is evident that the state,
and II necessary. the nation has got 90
possess the right Of supervision ana
control as regards the great corpora
lions which are its creatures particu-
larry as regards the great business
combinations which derive a portion OF
their Importance from the existence OF
some monopollstic tendency"
As 20 our relations with foreign pow
ers, Vice President Roosevelt said that
our nation, while first OF all seeing 70
its own domestic well being, must
not shrink from playing It's part among
the great nations without.
The further program includes re-
ception In the Jobhers' Union building.
a luncheon at the fair grounds by the
state Fair association, and a review OF
the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment OF
volunteers and dinner at the Mime
apolis club THIS evening