The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
THE PRESIDENTS JAUNT.
The People Of Hsrtford, Conn, Gave
Him 4 Hearty Early Morn
ing Send-0f.
ADDRESS DELIVERED At PROVIDEHCs,
The Era of National Prosperity and
the Inesitabtr Conditions Accom-
pRnyinR it, t'oia 81 nations af Cap
itaI uad the Duty of the state 20
Control Thcn.

itaI ana the Duty of the state 20
Control Them.
Williamantic. Conn, Nag. 23.--Pres-
ident Roosevelt, after spending the
night at the home ~ John I. Robin
son. at Hartford, resumed his journey
through New England. His train left
the city promptly al eight o'clock but
the carly hour set for his departure
did not deter the people from turning
out in force aud giving him hearty
scnd-on. AZ he drove up To the sta
tion in any open CarriaRc accom-
panied by Senator platt, the crowd
chcrrcd. aud the president responded
by raising bis hat. The floral horse
shoe presented 90 the president by
the wnrkinmcn ~ Hartford. Friday,
was hy hts request placed ou the en-
ginc. All along the line the small
towns turned out their entire popula-
tiun, each apparently anxious 10
share in the welcome which tunnec-
tiCui is extending,
When Williamautic was reached,
the president was driven to the pub
lie square. where he delivered an adj
dress from his carriage:
Later the president and party pro
ccrdcd to Providence. u. J., where, in
the afternoon he was received with
great ovation and delivered the fol.
lowing address:
President noosryrits speech,
I'VE are passing through period OF
great material prosperity, ana SUCH a pc
fiad ls aE sure nH adversely itself Go bring
mutterinEH of discoutent ~ a time when
most men prosper somewhat % alwayn
happens that few men pruap"r greatly,
ANA u is as true nov uH IL was when the
Tower ~ SLOAN feil upon al who were
only 10 the just. nor bad fortune only 10
thc unjust When the weather b. good
igr crops u iH nlao good for weeds.
when The times are such that most men
flourish but. what o. worse. the spirit ot
envy and jealousy and hatred springs NJ
iu the breasts ~ those who. though iney
may b. doing fairly well themselves. yet
sug utheTE. who are 40 more deserving.
doing lar better.
Wise laws. aud fearless and upright
administration of the laws can Ei,c the
opportunity for such prosperity aH that
We rry about uu. Hut thia g. al TINT they
,Hu DO when the ConditiDns have been
created which mnrk prosperity possible.
then each Individual man must achieve It
Tor himself. by his Own thrift, iutoili-
EcuCe, energy, induytry and rcHyiuts puI-
pOsc. II when people waN tat they Kick.
So They have brru prOur ~ do sine the
days " Jerusalem, they Will speedily de
HtrOy thrir own prosperity. II they so
into Wild speculation nnd lose their heads,
they have lost that which mo legislation
can supply and the business world viii
suffer IN consequence " in spirit ut
yuliru envy they Insist urun pulling down
those who have pyoht~d moe, by the
selves in the crash OF the common dis1s-
ter. Il Il difficult 60 make oar material
condition better BY the beBt laws. but it 10
easy enough BY bad laws 10 throw the
whole nation i@to ans abyss of misery
Now. The upHhUt of all this H. that u Is
peculiarly Incumbent upon us tn "a time
Of such material well being. both Cullec-
lively ms "a nation aud individually, each
on his own account. 20 show that W. pos
Heua the qunliticE ut prudence. self aEuuwi-
edge and self-rCstTaint In our govern
mcut We need, above all things. stability,
hEity Of economic policy. while remrm-
boring that this nNlty must not hg foH-
Hllization. that there must not BE- iua-
bllity 10 shape Our course anew tu meet
The shifting needs ut the people ss these
needs arise. There are real ana great
evils iu our social and economic lifr. and
these evils stand out with urly badness
during good timca. for the wicked who
prosper are never p pleasant sight There
u every urUd of striving On all possible
Ways, Individually and collectively, 10y
combinations among ourselves lu private
llfc and through the recognized organs
of government. for the cutting out uf
these evils. only let us BE- sure that We
do not use tho knife with an ignorant
zral witch would make Il more danger
Gus 20 the patient that 20 the disease
''Onp ui the dangers uf tho tremendous
Industrial groNih oi the last generation
has been the very great Increase iu large
private. and especially IN large corporate
I'VE may Ilke this or not. just a. We
please but u is fact. nevertheless. aud
aa far as We can SEE, Il IL an inevitable
result 0f tho working of various causes
prominent among which has been the i'm
Tnense Importance steam and electricity
have assumed IN modern ltfe Urban p1p.
uintiOn has grown In this cpuntrw, aa In
all civilized countries, much faster than
the population as a whole during the last
century, nnd where men are gathered to-
gcther IN great masses It Inevitably re-
sultA that they must work far moru large
~ by means uf combinations among them
one another No~. ] suppose that most
of uF prefer on many accounts the old
conditions Of life under which the av-
eraFc man lived mare TO himaeif and By
himself; when the average community
was more seif-drpendeut. and where even
though the standard Of comfort was low
or on the average. yet there was ifEs of
the glnring inequality IN worldly cundt-
les.
1T Is not true that the poor have
grown poorer. but some 0t the rich have
grown 80 very much richer that whore
multitudca 0f men ore hrrded together
~ a limited space, thr contrast strikes
the oniooker rs more violent than for
mgrly. On the whole. our people earn
more and i've better than ever before
and the progress OF which we are 80
proud caunld not have taken place had u
not been for the great upbuildtng of In
I'd al afaH
and manufacturing cities. ilut together
with the good there has come q MEASURE
OF evil. Life u not 80 staple as II was,
and surely both for the individual and
the community. the simple life II normally
the healthy life. There Il not in the eit-
ies the same sense OF common underlying
Try localities. and the lines Of social cieav-
age are far more clearly marked.
For sare pf the evils which have at
tended upon the good Of the changed con-
pisSs remedy. For othsrp ihe II remedy ssi
must come by the action OF men them
selves Ia their private capacity. whether
one vim anotbe-' For vel Sihsps 'ss,o., ssms
other remedy can be found IN Legislative
and executive acti0n. national. state or
municipal. Mueh OF the complaint against
rantcd. Under present conditions Il II As
necessary 20 have corporations In the
aesineas world aE Il is 10 have argaEixa-
n right 20 ask IN each caze that they shall
do good ard not harm. Exactly as labor
orRanisatlons when managed intelligentiy
and in spirit OF Justice end fair ptay.
are Of very great service, not only TO the
wage wcrkere but 20 the whole com
nunity. M the history of many labor Or
Eanlaailons has eonciusively shown. -
wealth not merely Individual hut cor
p0rate, when used Alright IN nat merely 3
hSuefls 10 The community as a MifDts
but Indispensable 10 the upbctia..s.. q. the
country under the conuitlons. which af
present the conntry has grown 10 aourpf
but 90 demand n- Hurrnah This ~ xn OBJ
vf0um TINT u aeagnB trite even 10 state
~, and yet n we are 10 judge spsAo Of tia
arguments advanced against, and Mtt3eKN
Esnde upnn, wealth Hz such, Il ts 9 fact
worth krcpiMK m nttnd,
"A great fortune n not usad Alright
makes rs p0xFnNSrF fu 4 p@euiiaF neasE
a nanaG8 81 the Gurumunity as a whole.
t1st ~ a great tnteiirct du~a. II II " un~
accompanied by developed cunMrtcnoS. by
character Aut obvicssHiy this no more
sff0rdn ag0unam for c0HasFuning weaith
than u dHaH for cpndensnsng tHtaissuf
Every uhnn Of power. bs The very fact
OF that power. VI capable OF acinN dam
age 70 HE nctEhhurs. s.ts Ut IAN mt A.
ford 10 discourage tho Development af
such u1&n yntseiy because " 10 poNsihle
fhny may usS tneir power 10 wronE nnas
N he did so We Should ieufe our history
blank. for we gApula navA ne gFeat
stafesnlen. soldiers or merchants no great
rrsr ef arts. of lrftafs or ef zcieHre:
DonbkiNEa on tbs aF@rAxt AIS most oSEtul
4Qs.u 10 Ms 5e3i4W cttfxHaN u art 70 De