The sun., 1902-09-07

gparrcinhl" battcrm-nt In t,e existing con-
dltion-, To do ~, Is rot to MAKE pr0iLlse
tYat Will evoke elli enthusiasm, hW prom
isc tnat clu be X ,pl. and In the loak run II IS
much more comfortable only 10 make prom
iscs tat can be kept instead OF making prom
ises which are sure OF an immense recertloh
when made. but which entail lhtotra0lr
humiliation when II IL attempted To carry
tofm out. Appieen'e; ,,,,,,o - b. odyo.
eating now, a. President precisely the rene
dies that I advocated two years ago-adyo-
eating them not In any partisan spirit, be. .
cause. gentlemen, this problem Is one which
affects the life OF the nation az n whole-Out
adv yocatIng them simply AZ the American
citizen who for the time being stands as ne
Chief Executive ana therefore the special
representative of his fellow American Citi-
zens OF ali parties. iGroat appausel
been n' no dsyoopmen, Sn Sd OF ndustry such % a. to
make It matter OF the least importance
whether the nation or the state had charge
OF the srSe corpdara52ns or 'orrrHis ,e
A century and quarter ago here ~ Wheeling
commerce was carried on by pack train.
suddenly during our own lifetime ms a ma
tion,S lifctin,c trivial In Duration compared
to tN period OF recorded his'ory-there
TGCSlIoR sS. !, tssrYs tss means o, nTr
and in all that springs from commerce, IN
Industrial Development, greater than all the
changes Of the recedinc thousands Of years,
4 greater change In the means OF commerce
OF mankind has taken place since Wheeling
was founded. SINCE the first settlers built
their log huts in the great forests on the
ban-a OF this riyer. than in all the previous
period during which man tad led an exist
enoe that can be- called civilized.
lIrousn e." rnli way. tl"'Ie,tric telegraph
and OF nsr developments. steam and cleo
tricity worked complete revolution. lou
have rig = IN T. Ia immediate neig horhooi.
a very much larger population than any
when the Continental Congress began is
sessions: and the change In industrial con-
ditions has been literally imne,. e,.snra Bile.
The government agencies necessary for tier
regulation and supervision were not pro-
vided and could ~. have been provided in
default Of kgoHledge OF prophecy b. the
men who founded the kepublic.
lhe stuprndpus corpordt,ns OF ths present
day certainly snould be und.r Sovernmcutal
super !sion and regulation. tAppiar."
the power u exercise tnGt SUPERVISION, u at
regulation. We have already laws on the
statute books. Those laws wi. be enforced
Of the National Governmept, and V molly
nut I've power is very limited. Nov ]
want you TO take my words at tnelr exact
value | think-I cannot say l am sure.
because It has often happened in the past
that Congress has passed a law With given
purpose IN view and wnen that law has been
]udlcially interpreted II has proved that the
purpose was not schieyed-but | think tnat
by legislation additional power in the way OF
regulation OF At ieast numocr 9i tpese great
tleinen, | firmly believe that Ia the end power
must be given. probably rough a Cynstl-
tutional amendment, to the NATIONAL Govern
ment to exercise In full supefNlslop and rcgu,
lation o. tnese great enterprises. lhpplatIse.I
Inat Is not rev doctrine for Inc. That IL
the doctrine ttat advocated on TIE stump
two years ago some OF my ultra consecutive
friends have prot-ssed TO be greatly stocked
at my advocating IL now. | would rxpan
to those gentlemen, once for all, that they
err whenever tley think that advocate on
och 3 I - ~ IN mn
into effect after election lCleers and ap-
plause.
lines will take time. So IL will. Let ne go
back to my illustration Of the Slississippi
River. 1t took time to build the leyees, but
we built them; and II We nave the proper
Intelligence, taa pioper resolution and tar
proper seii-restrsnt, We can WORK out u" solu-
ton along the lines that | have lticat'I
Thus. the nrst tang is to give the National
Government the power. Al the power thnt
is given ! can assure YOU Will be- used III u
spirit "a free as possible from rancor OF any
and, but with the trinest determination TO
make big man and little man alike ooey the
law. LGreat app.gnse
What We need first Is power. Having
gotten the power. reinanoer tat the work
Won't I've ented--it will be- only fairly begun.
will not get tLe mliie..uum, the millennium
IL some way OF yet but YOU viii be % =
position to make long strides in advaNoe IN
the direction OF securing a just tairrr, wiser
management of maLy OF these CorporauG.s,
botn as regards TO geterll public am a.
regards their relationship among themI-
selves and to the investing pdOlC.
When We have the power ! most earnestly
hone and should most earnestly advocate
that II be used with the greatest wisdom
al The arst thing to do would be 70 find out
the facts, For tnat purpose am ab-olLtely
clear that We need publicity. that We need {
not as a matter OF favor IRON any one cor,
through the agent. OF the GoveTnmcnt from
all the corporations CONCERNED. The mere
fact Of ne publicity h' n Tii bos Isnd 70 c,0p
other ale ged evils are imaginary, ana, finally.
in making evident the remaining evil. these
that are mot snd nat IA rTs E ot cured
intel igent appreciation Of the methods 10
take In getting at them.
At Cambridge, the first city in Ohio in
which the trair stopped, young man
Immediately under the platform Of the
hiva had a portrait Of Mr. Mckinley i1 a
frame, which ne held In front Of him 20 that
the President could not help seeing IL. 1t
caught the Presidents eye lust after he
finished his little speech saying thai lie
would defer his greeting TO the people of
Ohio until he came to the State later IN the
month. The sight Of the picture on the
anniversary OF the shooting of President
Mckinley apparently made deep impress
sion on Mr.. Roosevelt.
When he spoke al Columbus afterward,
there was a decided difference from his
usual manner OF delivery. He leaned over
the brake wheel. with his Panama hat in
his hands. crumpling the brim nervously
as he talked. with a distinct variation from
his usual aggressive manner,
The President also greeted the people
OF Ohio Informally at GAINESVILLE, Newark,
Washington and Midland City.
ROME, Ga. Sept. GA delegation OF
citizens from this city will present TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt handsome souvenir cane
cut from the battlefield Of Chickamauga.
The cane will be mounted in silver in the
device Of a deer. The stick will have six
silver bands around it, bearing the names
Of three Confederate Generals and similar
number Of Federal commanders who took
part in this engagement. The names OF
Gems. Bragg. Longstreet and Wheeler
will represent the Southern commanders,
and those OF Gems. Rosecrans, Thomas
and Howard the Northern officers.
The idea II to commemorate the fact
that the President's mother was born in
the Seventh Congress district and to make
the occasion one In her memory
LEXINGTON. Ky. Sept, 8.-What little
the President had TO say in the Cincinnati
station was said In conversational tone Of
voice TO the forty or fifty men who had
evaded the police guard and entered the
station. The President IL to be in Gin
cinnati again on Sept. 20 for the Cincinnati
Fall Festival
Ludlow, Ky. turned out large number
OF comely young women and a few young
men, who saluted the President with much
noise. He said nothing more. however,
than he had said to the people Of Ohio.
Lexington was reached at s:45 o'clock.