The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-05

and among the islands adjacent thereto.
tAppiause.) Nationally we cannot occupy
! the position toward the regions that we
! did toward others where our interests
| are far less, and this is doubly true now
| that congress with great wisdom has pro-
vided for the building. of an interoceanic
canal. (Applause)
Cuba must occupy a peculiar relation
to Us in the field OF international poll
tics. She must in the larger sense be n
part Of The general political system Of
international affairs in which this re-
public stands as the head. She has as
scented 10 that view and in return this
nation is bound TO give her especial
economic privileges not given 10 other
nations. cloud applaalse) l regret that
a measure Of reciprocity with Cuba IS
not already embodied ir statute or in
treaty, but IL will be Just as sure as
fate. loud applause.) And now word
as TO the Philippines. There are yet
troubles in the Nero country. the country
Of the Mohamma nden tribes, but IN The
Philippines among the Fllipinos. among
the people who have been in insurrection,
peace now reigns (Applsuse)
1T may be, think. unlikely. but it IS
possible. that here and there some seem
ing dead coal Of insurrection may be for
the moment famed into 4 live piece cf
ember, and burst into i fitful flame.
II so. that flame VIII lie stamped out.
Oong, loud applause.)
But speaking hroa1iy ard generally.
peace has come. Our army has received
its reward (AppIausel And what was
rrrs--
Of their consciousness Of duty wei lone
cloud applause.) Our soldiers have
fought. have toIled and struggled. So that
when the victory came they might turn
over the government TO the civil auth
critics. (Ap7iaase Victory came
To-day the Proclamation IF reace and
amnesty has Lepn Ir1u.uy ,'ns: ed and IT
the same tiine our =eneri-s have been
notified that the civil government is su
preme in the islands ispplaI SCI
Under our form of government. with
its great Decentralization OF power. some
of those problems must be solved through
the work of private individuals working
by themselves; others by the association
into organized bodies of groups of pri-
vate citizens and others yet through the
various governmental agencies of munich
palities. state and national. Especially
great, especially difficult, are the prob
lens caused by the growth and concen-
tration OF great Individual. and above all.
great corporate fortunes. 1t is immensely
for the interests of the country that there
should be such individual and corporate /
wealth as long as IL is used right and /
when not used right. then it becomes q /
serious menace and dangerous. Gap
plause.) The instruments. and methods /
with which we are to meet these new
problems must, IN many cases. them !
selves, be new. but the purpose lying be- /
hind the use of these methods of those I
instruments must If we are to succeed.
be now. as in the past, simply in accord
with the immutable laws OF order, of
justice and of right. We may need and
In my belief viii need. new legislation
concerned in no radical spirit. but in a
spirit Of common sense. common honesty
and a resolute desire to face facts as they
are. (Applause.)
We will need then new legislation, but
while laws are important ii is infinitely
more important that they should be ao-
ninistered In accordance with the prin-
'iples that have marked honest admin
stration from the beginning Of recorded
history (Applause.) In the last analy-
lis the most important department OF
civilized government is the department Of
Justice. Think OF what it means, The
department. of justice. justice that means
weak, shall have his rights, and shall
-. III I
ows. (ApplauseD And you here Of this
ity have a right to feel proud Of your
representatives. in the cabinet, the man
nder whom we can guarantee that the
apartment OF justice viii be such in fact
s well as name. cloud and continued
pplause) (Cries OF Knox! KnoxrD
When II comes to practice the ounce OF
reference outweights the ton OF prom
Sc. (Applause) And under Mr. Knox
here has been very much more than an :
unce of performance. (Applause) Oh.
ny fellow countrymen, as we face these
lfnitely difficult problems let US ever
eep in mind that though we need the
ighest qualities OF the intellect in or
er to work out practical schemes for
heir solution. yet we need a thousand !,
mes more what counts for many. many. :
lany times as much as intellect-we need
haracter. Cries Of That is it" and ap-
lauseD Character. that compound OF
onesty and courage and common sense ,
Ill avail US more IN the long run than {,
ny brilliance on the stump or any ad-
Ising legislative means and methods Z,
he brilliancy IS good. We need the in =
.ilect; we need the best intellect we csn .
ct: we need the best intelligence: we n
eed more still, character We need COM o.
on sense. common honesty and resoIute D
,urase. (Applause) we need what Mt. a
nox has shown-the character that VIII a
fuse 10 be hurried into any unwise o. %
movement by any clamor. q
hether patriotic or demagogtc. and on Il
ie other hand. the character that VIII Z,
fuse TO be frightened out Of the move
ent which he thinks II IS right TO IN
.rtake. by any pressure. stan less by .
" threat. express OF implied. (Cries of .
Hear, Hear and a7plaGse) Gentle
en-. We have great problems. We can
lly solve them by degrees We can only
I've them by doing well each part by
IT as It comes up for solution. Much T
n be done along the lines Of supervision
ID regulation Of the great Industrial
mmissions which have become SO =
arzed feature in our civilization. but 8.
we reeklessiy try without proper g..
ought. without proper caution. 70 o. in
o much. we shah do nothing. OF else \
: shall work a ruin thar would BE- felt u
ost acutely among those of orr citizens 4,
lo are most helpless It IS 10 easy task o.
deal with great Industrial Tendencies.
deal with them il q spirit q presump- e.