Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-22
PRESIDENT IN DANGER
Panic Narrowly Averted In Crowded
Cincinnati Hall.
TARIFF AND THE TRUSTS
Most Important speech of Series ON
Concentration of Capitalize
News Of u Nearby Fire IL
Kept From Audience.

T
n of regulating trusts with view to
e minimizing or abolishirg the evils ex-
e istent in them is separate and apart
from the question of tariff revision"
. That was the keynote Of President
Ro0sevelt's Grafton here before a great
audience in Music hall, where he de-
livered the most important of his
many speeches regarding trusts and
their curling.
He took up the topic Of the tariff in
this connection and was plainly out
lining the policy of his administration
when he said that the real evils of the
trusts could not be remedied by any
changes in the tariff. The two sub
jects, he pointed out, were entirely
dissmilar.
The president also said that while
the Americans are jealous of the con-
stltution and chary Of amendment. vet
Pin this case he believed there was full
and sufficient cause for an amendment
that would give the necessary power to
the government to regulate trusts.
1t is estimated that more than 1000
persons were in the hall to listen to his
afternoon speech and many times that
number that could not gain admit
lance. A detachment of police headed
the presidential party. followed hy
bands. as II came upon the stage Al
this juncture the audience went wild.
the demonstration equaling the most
animated scenes of national convtn-
TONS
Panic Narrowly AVertrd.
The successful celebration attending |
President KouscvcIt's visit here came |
very near being married during his !
speech by panic that would have |
caused countless loss of life. The
auditorium WIS packed to its extreme
limit when the president began speak
ing. and at the same time the nd.
ioinn" exposition halls were crowded
with people viewing the exhibits. as
they were unable to gain admittance J
to the music hall. After the president
had been speaking about fifteen min.
u'eS ther' was a great colnmotion in
mechanical hail. adjacent to music
nall on the north. The sparks from an
electric wire had set curtain on fire
and the fire department had been
called to the scene. The police and at
PENDANTS of the exposition soon put
the hre out but they had much trouble
IN controlling the alarmed crowd. and
II was with great difficulty that Can +
tam j. Il. Foraker, son of the senator |
ana one OF the officers of the day.
headed off the fire department from !
rushing into the building. '
Happily one of the bands struck M ,
ana tlo>e WHO left the auditorium f
were SUPPOSED to he going ont To Stop
lhe hahu rather than to head off Il
pane. Very few in the auditorium.
where the president was speaking +
Knew anything about the incident. and
he president suffered only a SLIGHT in.
eruption without knowing what I
'Hlsell it, +
The halls of the auditorium and all l
u the standing room about the exits Il
we're packed with people as well MS y
ne great balcony and the gallery. Had h
mere ''eh Il cry of fire or any knowl,
az" or what was going on among o.
hose in the auditorium the fatal re-. II
llts could MOI he uvti,,,toJ \,
,rh. ;,,fo,.;
ma. '"h regarding the Incl
t'lt III the adjoining hall was carp III
ully kept until after tho hou ,,. II
lenred and AVIAN ,I ''' WIS
' WV" 'ieii IL caused Il
NUMBERING sensation about the II
rounds and throughout IN. citv s;l
pr,.,
~, "' '""~e|e"S speech.
The president said i'm part. a'
wish to speak to YOU ON the suhiao, III
group OF subjects. which we mean
men we talk Of the trusts In dealinr
th the big corporations we intend tn ua
oceed not by revolution but by evo1u. ~
m, We wish to face the facts. declniup
have our vision blinded either bv tbe
ly of those who say there are No evils
by the NOR. dangerous folly of tbos. II
10 either see or make believe that they :,
= nothing but evil in all the exis,in., Sc
stem and who would DESTROY the evil tire
the simple process of bringing min n.
d disaster to the entire country '' ~
he evils attendant upon overcanita,iza. We
n alone are in my Judgment sufficient f. sa!