The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-05
gives more disinterested services with less
thought OF a material reward proportion
ately in any way to them.
pPOPI EMS At HOME

GhOblEMS Al HUME.
And now, my fellow-citizens 1 spoke of
the task which has confronted those in
Cuba and the Philippines as being one of
the tasks which this generation had 10
face. 1t is only one. We have great prob
lens at home 10 face. / am speaking in
one of the great industrial %centers. not
only OF America, but Of the world. Zap
plause.l A million people stand grouped
in a small radius around the spot where
we now are. The growth of your cities
within this radius has been one Of the most
striking phenomena of this day. and here,
therefore, you are brought face TO face with
those problems which affected our entire
civilization at the opening of this new
century. The tremendous rush OF our IN
dustrial development, which has brought
in its train Sc much that is good also Of
necessity has brought somewhat that Is
evil.
The very intensity OF the progress that
is being made has meant that new and in
hnitely difficult problems have arisen which
we must strive 10 solve as best we may.
Under our form Of government, with its
great decentralization of power. some of
these problems must be solved through the
work of private individuals working by
themselves; others by the association into
organized bodies Of groups Of private citi-
Zens, and others yet through the various
governmental agencies OF municipality.
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cially difficult are the problems caused
by the growth and concentration OF great
individual, and, above all. great corporate
fortunes. 1t is immensely for the interest
of the country that there should be such
individual and corporate wealth. as long as
ii Is used right, and when not used right.
then II becomes as much a menace ala
danger. instruments and methods with
which We are 10 meet these new problems
must, In many cases, themselves be new.
but the purpose lying behind the use of
these methods of those instruments must.
If we are 10 succeed, be now, as in the
past, simply in accord with the immutable
laws OF order, or justice and of right. We
may need, and in my belief, will need new
legislation conceived in no radical or revo-
lutionary spirit. but in a spirit of common
sense, common honesty and a reSolute de-
sire to face facts as they are. [Applause.l
we will need. then, new legislation. but
while laws are important it is infinitely
more important that they should be ad-
ministered in accordance with the princi-
pies that have marked honest administra-
ton from the beginning of recorded his
tory. In the last ANALYSIS the most impor-
tant department of civilized government is
the Department Of Justice. Think what IL
means! The Department of Justice! That
means ina each man, rich or poor. strong
not be allowed TO do wrong 10 his fellows.
AND you, here, of this city. have a right
TO feel proud OF your representative in the
CaDlhet, the man under whom we can
guarantee that the Department of Justice
will be such in fact as well as in name.
Long continued applause and cheers.
Cries OF Knox! KnoX!"1
TRIBUTE TO KNOX.
when 1t comes to practice, the ounce of
performance outweighs the ton of promise.
LApplause.l And under Mr.. Knox there
has been very much more than an ounce of
performance. [Applause.l
oh, my fellow-countrymen, as we face
the 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 a thousand times
more what counts for many, many times
as much as ineffective need character.
[Cries of That is it, and applause.l Char
acter, that compound of honesty and cour-
age and common sense, will avail us more
in the long rfn than any brilliance on the
stump or any advising OF legislative means
and methods. The b~rilliancy is good and
we need the intellect. We need the best
intellect we can get. We need the best in
telligence. But we need. still more. char
acter. We need common sense, common
honesty and r%esolute courage. Zap
plause.l We need what Mr.. Knox
has shown-the character that will re-
fuse 10 be hurried into any unwise or pre-
cipltate movement by any clamor, whether
historical 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 pres
sure, still less by any threat, express or
implied: ICries Of Hear, hear and ap-
plause.l
Gentlemen, We have great problems. We
can only solve them by degrees. We can
only solve them by doing we'll each par
ticular of work as it comes up for solu-
ton. Much can be done along the lines of
supervision and regulation OF the great in
dustrial combinations which have become
so marked a feature in our civilization. but
If we, reckless, try without proper thought,
without proper precaution. to do too much.
we shall do nothing or else we shall work
a ruin that will be felt most acutely among
those OF our citizens who are most help
less. 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 envy and hatred and malice, would
be TO invite disaster, a disaster which would
be so widespread that this country would
rock TO its foundations. The Mississippi
sometimes causes immense damage by
food. If you cannot dam 1t and stop the
floods you can regulate them by levees.
You can regulate and control the current:
you can eliminate its destructive features,
but can do it only by studying what a cur
rent is and what your powers are.
1T is just exactly so in dealing with the
great tendencies OF our industrial ~civiliza-
ton. We cannot turn back the wheels
of progress. If we could IL would mean
the absolute destruction of just such in
dustrial centerS as this. We will either dc
nothing or we will do damage If we strive
! ~ IL III ~ liz 4AIADOSClDlt. but
that fact does not excuse for failure tc
strive 10 do what is possible. Special leg
islation is needed: some of that Legislation
must come through municipalities some
through States, some through national gov.
eminent, but, above and beyond all legis-
lation. We need honest and fearless admin
istration of the laws as they are on the
statute books. Honest and fearless ad-
ministration in the interest neither Of the
rich man as such nor of the poor man as
such, but in the interest of exact and equal
iuS+iCo 70 all alike and SnCh anmipiSfra-
ton you will surely have while Mr.. Knox
remains as attorney general in the Cabinet
at Washington" GApplause.l
KNOX CALLED OUT.
After the President had been vociferous-
ly cheered at the conclusion OF his speech
loud and repeated cries for Knox brought
the attorney general finally 10 the front.
Mr.. KNOB said:
M Fellow-townsmen and my Friends:
1t has already been agreed by the recorder
of the city and the President that 1 am to
be entitled TO credit upon my speech for
all the time 1 have stood upon the platform.
Therefore, having already Unexpectedly oc-
cupied your time for the last ten minutes,
can 90 no more than merely acknowledge
my gratitude to the President for that gen
erous estimate that he has placed on my
most willing service In trying 10 uphold the
hands OF a strong and good man in his de-
termination 10 do right by all classes"
After Mr.. Knox closed the German singers
sang America" the vast audience joining
in the words Of the final verse. Following
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