The sun., 1902-09-07
PRESIDENT TALKS ON TRUSTS.
STILL RTHER EXPLAINS MS
VIEWS Ar WHEELING, ". "a.
More stops for Train Than Anticipated
In Ohio. on the Anniversary Of Presi.
dent McIiinleys Assassination, He
Speaks OF Great Loss Nation sun cred.

vas the Presidents announced intention
TO visit only one city to-day, the urgent
demands Of the citizens OF the three States
through which he has passed have made II
quite impossible for TO him refuse TO extend
informal greetings, at least, In many towns
and cit lea in which he did not mean TO have
his train stop al all.
The police Of Columbus. Ohio. for instance,
had taken particular pains to keep the rail-
road station clear of everybody. But about
three hundred people got through the
lines and gathered about the rear platform
Of the Presidents car. Niva. and clamored
for him II had impre the President very
much that he should be in Mr.. Mckinley's
State on the anniversary of the day on
which President Mckinley was shot.
lie gave expression 10 his feelings in these
few words which he said to the people OF
Ohio's capital: Il want to thank you for
coming hera. II is just a year ago that
Ohio's great President was shot. and IL is
an anniversary that is fitted to make all
Of us think very solemnly, both OF what
the country loSt in his death aud Of what
the country owed TO his life. President
Mckinley had become the President Of
the entire country, so that Ohio could claim
him no more than all the rest Of US could
claim him: and when he died his character
and his policies had 30 impressed them
selves upon the nation IA whole that In
the broadest and fullest sense he had be-
come the President of no party and no
section, but OF the people throughout the
length and breadth Of our Union.
1t is a good thing for Us, now. a year
II ,.IY - ...l,A L.. III
and to try to keep ourselves up 10 his stand
ard. / thank you most heartily for giving
me the chance to see you. | am obliged to
you for your greetings
The city which the President set out to
visit to-day, on his way to the Congress of
Locomotive lViremen at Chattano oga, W as
Wheeling, W. Va. He arrived there at
little after 3 o'clock in the morning, ac-
outside Of the town. There is al arima ed
canvass z, ing on in West Nirgi ia for
members Of ths Legislature which q year
from now will elect successor to Mr..
Scott Besides Mr. Scott there are three
candidates IA the field for Mr. SCOTS seat.
Circumstan ces are such that the Senator
il very busy man just now; .! hers
who are busy ars Mr.. Schmulbalch Of
Wheeling and MI. Caldwell Of Huntington.
II has been true throughout President
H. oosevelts visiting around the country
this fall that wherever there has been efrong
feeling aroused by local campaign there
has been ra; her les enthusiasm for his
visit than where thsre we're 10 State aud
town issues at stake. But certainly at
Wheeling the popuaCe was not impressive,
either BY it, numbers or by its enthusiasm,
The morning was gray and chilly The
five or six thousand people Who came out
To look at the President kept moving His
speech was quietly received. Now and
then when, with perfectly apparent
twinge OF pain, he set his bruised jaw In its
familiar expression when announcing q
determination to fight to q finish those who
differ with him, his grit caught tho crowd
unawares, apparently, and they cheered.
A large number Of those In the audience
we're workingmen from the United States
Steel Corporations mill. The President
said:
MI FRIENDS AND FELLOW CIrIzEys-I wish
20 thank the Mayor, and. through the Mayor.
Your behalf, he has greeted me- and with 70
state that It il a special pleasure to be intro
duced by my friend, senator scott. ! have
Word Word You don't have TO think abOutit again,
an clad TO have the chance Of saying
few word1 here in this great Industrial centre.
in one of the reg ions which has felt TO a noble
degree the effect. OF the period OF Prosperity
through which We are now passing. Prob
ably never before IN our history has the
country been more prosperous than II Is at
hs S eoSs %O@s 10 9d he It ,.r. o o and SsfS
those connected with our great indu trial
cnterpri,e.; Every period has its own trou-
Of course, troubles US all; but there are trou-
bleS in connection With period OF prosperity
also. When all things flourish II means
don't like to fourish also. just exactly as
things that We do like.
MEMS minds are turned to the way In whlch
those interested in the management OF the
gigantic capltalistic corpordtions, whose
growth has been 50 noted a feature OF the
Last hall ssH. r[nsS ns. are
OF rather loosely as trusts accepting the
word In It's usual and common signincance
in several States besides the State in which
II ls Incorporated. often. though not always.
with some element OF monopoly In II 49,
problem OF the trusts perhaps y would be
ACCURATE 70 say that 2 group OF proolem:
will come into o1r midst midst When foa wi tak sI. 2.
sens whom We have to convert or override,
One 10 composed Of those men who refuse
at at all al The @ other h composed Of those men
who advocate sOme action 40 extreme. no
sh that i .Ssd .ssS. shs. roSa be 'p:S 5. .edHc nH%
only by destroying everything good and bad
connected with our Interest and develop
people capable OF self government should
steadfastly keep In mind IA TO proceed
by evolution rather than by revolution
On the other hand. every people At for self
government must beware Of that fossili-
yation Of mind which refuses to allow OF any
change a. conditions change Now. in
dealing with the whole problem of tho
change In our great industrial civilization.
in dealing with the tendencies which have
been accentuated in 80 extraordinary a de-
gree by steam and electricity and by the
tremendous upbuildng Of industrial centres.
which steam and electricity have been the
main factors, IN bringing about, think
TO accept lese than the possible and ut tho
plete standstil by attempting the impossible
IL Ii . good deal as IL Is in taking care,
through the engineers. Of the lower Missis-
sippi River No one can dam the Mississippi
If the nation started to dam II the nation
would waste Ita time II would not hurt the
MIssissippi. but II would not only throw away
its own means. but would incidentally damage
the population along the banks You can't
dam the current You can build levces to
keep the current within bounds and TO shape
its direction, Now. | think that IL exactly
what We can do in connection with those
gr at corporations known as trusts We
cannot reverse the industrial tendency of
the age If you succeed In doing II, then
all CITIES like Wheeling will have TO 90 out
Of business. Remember that
You cannot put stop TO or reverse the
industrial tendencies OF the age, but YOU
they do no harm Applause
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