The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
POLICE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET
Great Difficulty in Reaching
Carriages in Waiting
for Guests.
SPEAKS ON CAPITOL STEPS
Trusts Should Be Controlled by COnsti-
tutional Amendment If Necessary,
He Says-Prosperity and the Abuses
That Accompany It

PROVIDENCE, r. /, Aug. 23.-Presi-
lent Roosevelt's train reached the cap
tai Of Rhode Island at a little before
loon. The enthusiasm OF the multitude
hat had gathered at the station to meet
lin swept the police c1 their feet
The President got 10 his carriage all
light, but the rest OF his party had to
,e rescued by individual police eZbedi-
ion into. the surging crowd.
Accompanied b. Governor Kimban.
Lieutenant Governor Shepley. Senators
Aldrich and Wetmore. acting Mayor
freeman and many others qualified TO
III the role Of prominent citizens in
sarriages, the President was taken on
N hours drive through the flag -decorat-
d streets and Roger Williams Park. so
hat nobody in this city was deprived Of
chance 10 look at the head Of the
,ation
The President spoke from the state
House steps at ) O'Clock to a crowd Of
many thousands assembled on the plaza.
The Presidents Speech.
The President said IN part:
We are passing through q period OF
Teat material prosperity and such a
ieriod IS as sure as adversely itself %
ring mutterings Of discomfort. At
ines when mcst men prosper somewhat.
always happens that q few men pros
ser greatly, and It is as true now as it
vas when the tower Of Sloan fell upon
IL who we're under it. that good fortune
Ices not come only to the just nor bad
ortuEe only TO the unjust
When the weather IS good for crons
lis alsR-g9od fer weeds Moreover.
lot only do the wicked flourish wheri
he times are sucil that most men
tourIsh, but, what is worse. the spirit
I envy and Jealousy and hatred springs
y in the breasts Of those who though
hey may be doing fairly well the1as-
Ives, yeI Others Eso are no more de-
erring, dc.az far better Wise laws and
eaT!ess anF upright administration of
he laws can give the opportunity for
uch prosperity as that we see about US
But this Is ali that they can do
People Prone to Kick.
When the conditions have been ere
ted which make prosperity possible
hen each individual man must achieve
Or himself by his own thrift, intelli
ence, energy, indUsty and resoIute pur
ose. II when people wax fat they kick
S they have been prone to dc since the
sys Of Joshorum. they viii speedily de-
troy their own prosperity II they 20
nto wild speculation and lose their
iesds, they have lost that which no
sgislation can supply, and the bust
ess world viii suffer IN consequence
In q spirit OF sullen envy they insist
pom pulling dSwn those who have prof
Ted most by the years Of fatness they
Fill bury themselves in the crash OF the
ommon disaster
1t is dfEcult 10 make our material
ORdition better by the best laws, but
is easy enough by bad laws to throw
ne whole nation into abyss Of misery.
Government Must Be Stable.
Now the upshct of ali this is that it
peculiarly incumbent upon Us IN
me Of such material we'll being. both
effectively as nation and individually
ach On his own account, TO show that
e possess The qualities OF prudence,
acknowledge, self-restrsint.
In our Government We need above ali
aings stability. hxity Of economic pol
tust not be fossilization. but there
aust not be inability TO shape our
purse anew 10 meet the shifting needs
the people as their needs arise.
Growth Of Great Fortunes.
"One Of the features OF the tremen-
ous industrial growth OF the last gen
ration has been the very great increase
large private AID especially in large
sTporate fortunes We may like this
not, Just as we please, but il is a
tct. nevertheless. and as far as We can
e, it is an inevitable result OF the
orking o. various causes. prominent
nong which has been the immense i'm
2rIanee steam and electricity have as
smmed in modern life
Now ! suppose that most of Us pre-
r on many accounts the OLD conditions
life under which the average man
we'd more 10 himself and bv himself
here the average community was moro
Independent. and where. even though
le @tsEdaTd of comfort was lover OF
IA average. yet there was less OF th-.
airing inequality il worldly conditions
hicE we nov see in our great cities
Poor Not Growing Poorer.
1t is not true that the poor have
nown poorer. but some OF the rich have
Town so very much richer that where
attitudes OF men are herded together
a limited space the contrast strikes
ie oHIOoker as more violent than for
erly
On the whole. our people earn more
. live better than ever before. and l
te progress Of which ne are so proud /
'uld not nave taken place had il nol /
zen for the great upbuilding OF indus I
1ai centeTs such as our commercial /
% manufacturing cities. But togeth-