Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-28

himself. The man who gives himself up
TO the service Of his appetites the man
who, the more goods he has the more
he wants, has surrendered himself to
destruction. IL makes little difference
with him whether he achieves his pur-
pose or not, II his point of view In all
wrong, he Ia a bad citizen whether he
Is rich on poor. II vs. a small matte
TO the community whether In arrogance
and insolence he has mlsused great
wealth or whether though poor, he IL
possessed by the mean and fierce de-
sire to seize morsel the biggest pos
sible Of that prey, which the fortunate
OF the earth consumes The man who
lives simply and justly, and honOrably,
whether rich or poor, Is a good citizen.
The misuse Of property Is one manfes-
tation Of the same evil spirit which
under certain circumstances denies the
right of property because this right Is
IN the hands OF others. In a purely
material civilization, the bitterness Of
attack on another's possession Is only
additional proof Of the extraordinary
importance of wealth being regarded as
a valuable foundation on which happi-
ness may with wisdom be built. Alike
by those who enjoy suca prosperity In
slothful or criminal ease and By those
who In no less eyll manner rail at. on
vey and long for 81, poverty Is held On
be shameful and money, whether wen
or III gotten. TO stand for merit. The
worth of a civilization IS the worth of
The man ut its center. When the man
lacks moral rectItude, material prog.
nu l.r mi Lad
problems still darker and more COM
pick"
The president and his party then re-
turned to their carriages and the cav.
alcade made the circle Of the track.
the president stood most Of the time
as his carriage passed through the
crowd.
AZ the Maine Central station another
great crowd was assembled and here
the cheering was continued Acres
the city the train was watched by thou
sands, and when II reached the switch
az Hancock street the residents OF The
locality gave the president warm re-
ception. While the train was at brief
halt az this point the president entered
into conversation with a resident and
made inquiries concerning the famou7
Bangor salmon pool, which IS loCat q
but a short distance aboyt the switch
AT WATERVILLE.
At Wateryille, ON the way from Au-
gusta to this city, where are located o
number OF large paper mills, a stand
had been erected close to the depot,
and from there the president spoke
briefly TO a large number of people,
Il
lance in all sorts OF conveyanccs TO
hear him. The president spoke in part
as follows:
my Fellow Citizens. wish to thank
you, to thank all the people of Name.
for the way In which have been greet
ed. ! feel In certain sense a right to
the greeting, for at least | am trying
TO put into practice the principles In
winch yau believe. | feel that the art
of successful government in our coun-
try Is the art Of applying practically
the everyday principles Of decency,
morality and common sense.
What We need is the application Of
the everyday principles that a man
needs If he is to make his business a
success, II he is TO do his duty In his
own family and to his neighbor. We
need stability of laws, fearlessness IN
applying legislation TO new evils, when
the evils spring up, but above all. COM
mon sense and self-restraint In apply
Ing these remedies, and the fixed and
Interchangeable belief that fundamentally
each mans salvation rests In his own
hands. All Of us stumble at times
Help the brother who slips Set him
upon his feet. Try TO start him along
the right road. But IL he Hes down
make up your mind you cannot carry
him. II he won't try to walk himself
he Is not worth carrying.
THE only way by which in the long
ing him to help himself. or course,
there may come sudden cataclysms
where you have got to extend help with
a free hand, thinking only Of the i'm
mediate need not Of the ultimate re-
suits. or course, new conditions will
arise here and there, especially in the
industrial life Of great cities
where you must shape legislation Of the
country on a new basis to meet the
new conditions. But fundamentally Il
Is true that the only permanent bet
terment In the condition Of our nation
Is to raise the standard of Individual
throughout that nation"
The train was slowed down also at |
Pittsheld and Newport. At each Of |
these places the enthusiasm was gem
lime and hearty, and the shouts Of the |
people as the president came out could |
be heard for some time after the train |
vent by.