Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-07
Route Takes Him Through West Virginia,
Kentucky and Ohio.
FEELING TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM WNNLtY
Anniversary of Buffalo Tragedy Briefly
Referred to at Columbus.
EVIL WILL Be SURELY DEALT WITH
People of Four states Listen to .
sound Discourse on Corporation
Control and How Good May
BE Accomplished.

LEXINGTON. KY. Sept. e.-Presiden
Roosevelt reached here at s:45 p. m.
large crowd met him and he spoke few
words Of appreciation OF the greeting
brief stop also was made at Ludlow, KY,
and the president addressed a few words 10
the assembled crowd.
LEXINGTON, Ky Sept 6.-President
Roosevelt and party today passed through
the states of West Virginia, Ohio, Ken.
tucky and Tennessee. The receptions dur
ing the day in West Virginia and Ohio
were enthusiastic, but uneventful and Il
was nightfall when Kentucky was reached.
All were asleep before they crossed into
Tennessee. Stops were made today at
Grafton, Wheeling, Benwood, Cambridge
GAINESVILLE, Newark, Columbus. Washington
Court House, Wilmington Midland City,
Cincinnati. Lexington and Somerset.
At Wheeling the president made the only
formal speech OF the day, treating OF the
trusts and general industrial conditions.
At Cambridge some one in the crowd held
up a large picture OF Mckinley and called
attention to the anniversary of the tragedy
at Buffalo one year ago. This incident
was looked on by all with disfavor. At
Columbus the president paid a touching
tribute to Mckinley and at all other places
Cincinnati and Lexington, he refused to
respond at any length to the calls Of the
crowds at depots. The special train is due
in Chattanooga at $3.50 tomorrow morning.
slow schedule has been arranged for It.
Good HumOr at wheeling.
WHEELING, W. Va, Sept. 5.-Fresideut
Roosevelt and party arrived over the Balti-
more Ohio at $3.50 this morning from
Washington.
He was greeted by a vast crowd at the
depot and smiled his appreciation, despite
his badly discolored face. His right cheek
was rather badly swollen and confused and
his left eye showed signs Of dscoloration.
Mayor Sweeney, President Laughlin and
Secretary Birch of the Board OF Trade,
Postmaster Hall and Councilman Water
house formed a committee which received
the president. M&
The entire party, which embodied secre-
tary Cortelyou. secret service men and a
staff Of correspondents. entered vehicles
and were driven to the Mcclure house.
headed by military band. Throughout the
entire route enthusiasm was rife, the
streets being lined with the people from
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
West Virginia. At the hotel the chief ex-
ecutive met a delegation Of prominent cit
liens Of Wheeling. introduced by Senator
Nathan Payshott
President Roosevelt seemed in q very
jovial humor and joked with his newly
made acquaintances. He addressed an
enormous crowd from the balcony Of the
hotel standing at the northwest corner,
where he had q range Of four different
states.
Speaks Beyond Scheduled Time.
He spoke long beyond his scheduled time,
which ha oil Of
regular program.
The president spoke as follows:
Ny friends and fellow citizens: 1t is a
pleasure to come to your city. / wish 10
al OF your citizens, for the way in which,
upon your behalf, he has greeted me; and
% Be @ aS BY my sns sens1os
Scott, because when he gives you his word
you don't have to think about It again.
1 am glad to have the. chance of saying
ceer 0 one II ess ssS weS Ss
felt to a notable degree the effect OF the
e are no% % sSugs which S
fore In our history has the country been
aRnG Z Is 1aaa is which ss S
alike TO the tillers Of the soil and to those
connected with our great Industrial enter
Good and Bad in Prosperity.
Now gentlemen, every period has its
trouble and difficulties. A period of ad-
yersity. of course. troubles US all, but
period of prosperity also. When ali things
hourish IL means that there Is a good,
have flourish. Just exactly as there is for
things that we do like TO have flourish; ana
being is unavoidable, one in which human
minds are turned to the way in which
gigantic, capitalistic corporatlons WHOSE
growth has been so noted for q period OF
the past half century flourish.
We have grown 10 speak OF certain cor
porations rather loosely as trusts. Using
me me wGTd IN 1s common sgniheance OF
several states at least, beside the state In
which 1t is incorporated. 1t seems to me
| trusts (perhaps II would be more proper
to call 1t a group Of problems), we have
TO class all of our fellow citizens
One Is composed of those men who refuse
to admit that there Is any action neces-
ssary at all. The other is composed OF
those men who advocate some noneffective
action, or II effective would be effective
only by destroying everything good and
opment In every governmental process
the aim that a people capable Of self-goy-
70 proceed by evolution rather than by
| revolution Applause.)
Change Follows Changed Conditions.
On the other hand. every people that has
self-government must beware OF this fos-
silization of mind which refuses to allow
| OF any change. as conditions change. Now,
| in dealing with the problem OF a change
! III our great iIoublIlhl ClNAAlLdlOut Qedllnk
| with the tendency which has been ac-
| centuated TO an extraordinary degree by
steam and electricity and by the tre-
| mendous upbuilding OF industrial enter
| prises, dealing with these problems, /
| think we must set before ourselves a de-
| sire not to accept less than the possible,
/ and at the same time not 20 bring our
| selves to accept standstili by demanding
| the impossible
| No one can dam the Mississippi II the
nation started to dam II. is time would
/ be wasted IL would not hurt the Mis-
sissppi, II would only damage the popula-
| tion along the banks. You cannot dam the
current, but you can build leYeea and keep
| the current within bounds and shape it's
direction.
| Now. l think that is exactly what we can
| do with these great corporations, known
/ trusts.
Cannot Reverse Tendencies.
We cannot dam them; we cannot re-
verse the industrial tendencies OF the age
II you succeed ~ doing y, ;hen the cities