The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-05
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JUSTICE

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JUSTICE
In the last analysis tn most impor- |
tant department OF civilized government |
what it means, the Department OF Jus |
tee; justice which means that |
each man, rich or poor, big or little |
strong or weak, shall have his rights |
and shall not be allowed to do wrong to |
his fellows. (Applause.) And you. here
of this city. have a right to feel proud
of your representative in the Cabinet |
the man under whom we can guarantee
that the Department OF Justice will be
such in fact as well as in name loud
and continued applause and cheers)
(Cries of Knox Knox"
"Oh, my fellow countrymen, as We face
these infinitely difficult problems. let us
ever keep in mind that though we need
the highest qualities of the intellect In
order to work out practical schemes for
their solution. yet we need n thousand
times more, what counts for many, many.
many times as much as ineffective need
character (Cries of That is it and
applause) We need what Mr.. Knox has
shown the character that Will refuse to
be hurried into any unwise or precfpitate
movement by any clamor; whether hys-
terical or demagogic, and on the other
hand. the character that will refuse to
be frightened out of the movement which
he thinks It right to undertake by any
pressure. still less by any threat ex-
press or implied. (Cries OF Hear.
Hear! and appluase.)
MUST GO SLOW.
Gentlemen, we have great problems;
we can only solve them by degrees. We
can solve them by doing well each par
ticular bit of work as it comes up for
solution Much can be done along the
lines of supervision and regulation of
the great industrial combinations which
| have become so marked a feature in our
civilization, but if recklessly try
| without proper thought. withouth proper
| caution to do too much. we shall do
| nothing or else we shall work ruin
| that will be felt most acutely among
| those of our citizens who are most
| helpless.
1T is no easy task to deal with great
! industrial tendencies. To deal with them
| in a spirit of presumptuous and rash
folly and above all to deal with them
| in a spirit of hatred or malice would
! be to invite disaster. a disaster which
| would be SO widespread that this coun-
| try would rock to its foundations. The
| Mississippi sometimes causes immense
| damage by flood. If You cannot dam
! it and stop the floods, you can regul>te
| them and control them by levees. You
| can regulate and control the current: you
/ can eliminate its destructive features,
| but you can do it only by studying what
| a current is and what your own powers
are (AppIause.)
1T is just exactly SO in dealing with
| the great tendencies of our Industrial
| civilization. We cannot turn back the
wheels of progress If we could it would
| mean the absolute destruction of just
such industrial centers as this. We will
| either do nothing or we will do damage
| if We strive gnorantly to achieve the
! impossible.
LEGISLATION NEEDED.
| But that fact does not excuse US for
| failure to strive to do what is possible
| Special legislation is needed; some of
| that legislation must come through rnu-
| nicipaities some through States. some
| through the National Government. bat
| above and beyond all legislation we need
honest and fearless administration of the
laws as they are on the statute books.
(Applause) Honest and fearless admins
tation of those laws in the interest
neither of the rich man as such, nor OF
the poor man as such, but in the in
terest Of exact and equal justice to all
alike and such administration you will
surely have while Mr.. Knox remains as
Acknowledgement in the Cabinet at
Washington" (AppIause.)
After the address, the German singers
sang America" the vast audience join
ing in the words OF the final verse. The
benedict;on was then pronounced by Rev.
DIR. T. n. Boyle.
The President Immediately afterward
re-entered his carriage, and surrounded
| by the Sheridan Troop, was driven to
| the residence of II. c. Frick. on Home
| wood Avenue where he was rendered a
| luncheon and reception. which was join
! ed in by a number of prominent PittShurs
| captains of industry.