The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
ROOSEVELT TALKS ON
POLICIES OF THE NATION
Makes Three Speeches in Philadelphia Endorses
Trust Policy of Attorney General Knox
Discusses Education, the Financial Question Imperialism and
Other Subjects of Importance to the Republic.
= PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 22-Pres;der


Roosevelt made three speeches
here today. Two were on the oc-
casion of the dedication of the new
buildings OF the Central High
school. and the other was at
the Founders Day banquet of the
Union League club. The first speech
was devoted to a discussion of educa-
ton. IN the second, he talked of the
financial question, Imperialism and the
trusts, paying a high tribute 20 Attor-
ney General Knox and giving his I'M
qualified endorsement to the trust pol
icy outlined by the latter.
Speech on National Issues.
The traits which enabled our peo-
pie TO pass unScathed through the
fiery ordeal Of the civil war were the
traits upon which we had to rely in
the less serious. but yet serious, dan
gers by which we were menaced in
1886. 1898 and 1900 From the very
beginning our people have markedly
combined practical capacity for affairs
with power of devotion to an ideal.
The lack of either quality would have
rendered the possession of the other
of small value. Mere ability to achieve
success in things concerning the body
would not have atoned for the failure
TO live the life of high endeavOr: and,
on the other hand, without fOunda-
ton OF those qualities which bring
material prosperity there would be
nothing on which the higher life could
be built. The men Of the Revolution
would have failed if they had not pos
sessed a like devotion to liberty and
ability, once liberty had been achieved.
to show common sense and Self-re-
straint in its use. The men of the
great Civil war would have failed had
they not possessed the business ca
pacity which developed and organized
their resources. in addition to the
stern resolution to expend those re-
sources as freely as they expended
their blood in furtherance Of the great
cause for which they hearts leaped-
1t is this combination of qualities that
has made our people succeed.
7 ask you tonight to look at the
results Of the policies champiOned by
President Mckinley on both the occa-
siOns when he appealed to the people
for their suffrageS, and TO see now
well that appeal is justified by the
| event Most certainly I do not claim
! all the good that has befallen US dur
| ing the past six years as due solely
to any human policy No legislature,
| however wise, no administration, how
/ ever efficient. can secure prosperity e
| a people or greatness to a nation All
/ that can be done by the lawmaker and
! the administrator is TO give the best
chance possible for the people OF the
| country themselves to show the stun
/ that is in them No law can make
( fool wise, a weakling strong, or COW
ard brave. but good laws and good
administration of laws can give to
| strong, honest, brave men a chance tC
/ do well.
| Discusses Financial Policy.
President Mckinley was elected IN
| 1896 on the specific pledge that ne
would keen the financial honor OF the
nation untarnished and would put euI
/ economic system on a stable basis sc
/ that our people might be given a
| chance to secure the return OF
prosperity. Both pledges have beer
/ so well kept that, as is but too OTTER
/ the case. men are beginning to forget
| how much the keeping OF them mas
| meant When people have become
| YER. prosperous they tend to become
sIuggishIv Indifferent to the cOntlnu-
| a+i01 of the DoIicies thought brought
about their prosperity. At such times
| as these il is of course mere 4aF'
| of nature that some men prosper more
/ than others. and too often those VINO
/ prosper less, in their jealousy OF tnell
/ more fortune brothers, forget that al
/ have prospered somewhat / ask yoI
! soberIv 10 remember that the complain
\ made at the present day OF our III
/ dustriaI or economic condltons never
/ takes the form of stating I,at any o.
/ o11r people are less we'll of than tneI
/ we're seven or eight years back befor'
/ President Mckinley came IN and M
/ nolicies had chance to be applied
/ hut that the complaint is that some
neople have received more than theI
/ share of the good things Of the world
| There was no such complaint elgn
wears ago, in the summer or 1854
/ Complaint was not then that one ha'
+ prospered too much; it was tnsI NJ
/ one had prOspered enough Let eaci
one of ms think of the affairs of hi
own household and his own me- IL
zach of us compare his standing nov
/ with his standing eight years BACK
and then let him answer for hlInsel
| whether il is no true that the pohcle
for which William Mckinley STOOD II
1896 have justified themselves tnrlc
over bv the results they have prough
about.
Imperialism Is Defended
"In 1900 the issues were in part tn
same but new ones had been added
Prosperity had returned; the gol
/ standard was assured; our tariff wa
remodeIed on the lines that hav
marked it at all periods when on
we'll being was greatest But, as mus
often happen. the president elected o.
such issues, was obliged to face other
entirely unforeseen Rarely, indeed
have our greatest men made issues
they have shown their greatness o
meeting them as they arose Presl
dent Mckinley faced the problems 9
the Spanish war and those that fol
lowed il exactly as he faced the prob