The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-12
ROOSEVELT AND CLEVELAND
 EACH MAKES AN ADDRESS

| Commerce of New York must of neces- | sity be an element of weight in the com- | mercial and industrial welfare of the en- | tire people. New York is the great port of entry for our country. the port in which centers the bulk of foreign com merce of the country--and her welfare Is | therefore no matter of mere local or mu- | nicipal, but of national concern. For Triumphs of Peace.
 "The conduct of the government in l dealing with all matters affecting the | financial and commercial relations of New York must continually take into account this fact; and 1t must be taken into ao- l count in appreciating the importance of the part played by the New York Cham Der of Commerce. This body stands for the triumphs of peace both abroad and at home. We have passed that stage of national development when depreciation of other peoples is felt as tribute to our own. We watch the growth and prosperity of other nations, not with hat red or jealousy, but with sincere and friendly good will.
 q think I can say safely that we have shown by our attitude toward Cuba. and by our attitude toward China, that as regards weaker powers our desire is that they may ge able to stand alone, and that if they will only show themselves willing to deal honestly and fairly with the rest of mankind we, on our side, will do all we can to help not to hinder them. With the great powers of the world we desire no rivalry that is not honorable to both parties We wish them well. We believe that the trend of the modern spirit is
 ever stronger toward peace, not war; to-
 ward friendship, not hostility, as the
 normal international attitude. On Good Terms With All.
 we are glad, indeed, that we were on good terms with all the other people of mankind and no effort on our part shall be spared to continue these relations. And, remember, gentlemen that we shall be a potent factor for peace largely in proportion to tho way in which we make it evident that our attitude is due. not to weakness not to inability to defend ourselves, but to a genuine repugnance | to wrong doing-a genuine desire for self respecting friendship with our neighbors.
 The voice of the weakling or the craven | counts for nothing when he clamors for | peace; but the voice of the just man armed is potent. We need to keep In a I condition of preparedness, especially as | regards our navy, not because we want | war; but because we desire to stand with those whose plea for peace is listened to
 with respectful attention.
 Important though it is that we should
 have peace abroad. 1t is even more inn
 portant we should have peace at home | You. pen of the Chamber of Commerce. l to whose efforts we owe so much of our ] industrial well-being. can. and I believe | surely win, be influential in helping to- l ward that ideal peace which can obtain | in society when only in their various re-
 lations employer and employed alike show ! not merely insistence each upon his rights, but also regard for the rights of
 others and a full acknowledgement of the third party-the public.
 A Question of Moment.
 "It is no easy matter to work out system or rule of conduct whether with | or without the help of the law giver, | which shall minimize that jarring and clashing of interests in the industrial | world which causes so much industrial | irritation and suffering at the present day and which at times threatens baneful consequences to large portions of the body polite. But the importance of the problem cannot be over-estimated, and 1t deserves to receive the careful thought of all men, such as those whom I am addressing tonight. There should be no yielding to wrong. but there should most certainly be not only desire to do right,
 but a willingness each to try to under
 stand the view point of his fellows with vi am, for veal or for woe, his own for lures ar, indissolubly bound.
 "No patent remedy can be devised for the solution of these grave problems In the industrial world: but We may rest
 assured that they can be solved at all only if we bring to the solution certain old time virtues, and if we strive to keep
 out of the solution some of the most familiar and undesirable of the traits to ,lytr Iaoa yod mt dndFadQ-
 ton and suffering throughout the ages. Arrogance, suspicion. brutal envy of the
 well-to-do brutal indifference toward
 those who are not we'll to do. the hard
 refusal to consider the rights of others,
 the foolish refusal to consider the limits
 of benefcient action, the base appeal to
 the spirit of selfish greed. whether 1t take
 the form of plunder of the fortunate or
 of oppression of the unfortunate-from
 these and from all kindred vices this na-
 ton must be kept free if it is to remain in
 its present position, in the forefront of the
 peoples of mankind.
 Good from the Bad.
 "On the other hand, good will come
 even out of the present evils If we face
 them armed with the old. homely virtues.
 if we show that we are fearless of soul,
 cool of head and kindly of heart; if. with
 out betraying the weakness that cringes
 before wron gdoing we yet show by deeds
 and words our knowledge that in such
 government as ours each of us must be
 in very truth his brothers keeper.
 At a time when the growing complexi-
 ty of our social and industrial life has
 rendered inevitable the intrusion Of the
 State into spheres of work wherein It
 formerly took no part, and when there is also a growing tendency to demand the illegitimate and unwise transfer to the government of much of the work that
 should be done by private persons. singly
 or associated together. it is pleasure to address a body whose members possess
 to an eminent degree the traditional American self-reliance of spirit which
 makes them to scorn to ask from the
 government, whether of State or of na- ton, anything but a fair field and no favor. who confide not in being helped
 by others. but in their own skill, energy
 and business capacity to achieve success ''The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight; that he shall not be a mere passenger, but shall do his share in the work that each generation finds ready to hand, and' furthermore, that in doing his work he shall show not only the capacity for
 sturdy self-help, but self-respect from the regard for the rights of others.
 All Sorts of Successes.
 "T'he Chamber of Commerce 1t Is no idle
 boast to say, stands in pre-eminent de- gree for those qualities which make the successful merchant, the successful busi- ness men, whose success is won in ways honorable to himelf and to his fellows.