Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-03

TO prepare Tor them IN advance. when
Manila and Santiago were fought, greet
glory came TO the men aboard the ships
who did the fighting, but an equal need
OF praise belongs to those men who pre-
pared In advance.
Dewey's ships won their great victory
under the presidency OF Mckinley, but
they were built under Presidents Arthur,
Cleveland and Harrison. The men and
the officers aboard them we're able to do
what they did because through months
and years OF patient practice, often under
officers to whom II was denied to be In
the actuat battle, they were trained to the
point OF efficiency we saw. The men in
Congress, such as my host OF this evening,
and his fellows, who saw the need, who
voted for the ships, who voted for the
guns, who voted to allow money for pow
der, which could be used to best advan-
tage by being used up In practice--those
were the men who made that victory
possible. Now 1t Is the work that is be-
ing done In the navy which will render
may be made upon It II, which Heaven
for bid, such call should ever be made.
So much for what IL our duty In refer
ence to matters without. Even more
important Is 1t to deal well and wisely
with affairs within our own borders. No
great benefit can come without bringin z
attendant problems of one kind or an
other. We are rightly proud OF our great
material prosperity, OF the wonderful
material progress that We have made.
II is a great thing for this country that 1t
should have come, but 1t has brought
many problems In Its train. Now there
is not any patent way OF solving all those
problems. There Is not any pet recipe,
any pet nostrum which you can take as a
whole and have all the problems OF the
body polite solved. Fundamentally, you
must approach the new problems In the
spirit with which our fathers approached
the problems OF their day, II you are going
to get a satisfactory solution. You have 10
do II with patience, with revolution, with
courage, and, finally, with common sense.
Take the evils that come up In our mind
when We speak of the trusts. The word
trust IL used very loosely.
In the ordinary significance II means
simply a large corporation created In one
state, probably doing business in other
states, and usually with au element
OF monopoly pertaining to It..
Now some OF the evils alleged are imagi-
nary, others are very real. Certainly the
change produced along mum Der OF lines
by the increase of the power of these cor
porations, by their Increase In magni-
tude, IL not a change that most OF us
welcome. There Is every reason why we
should resoiuteiy declare our purpose and
put into effect our purpose to take cog
nizance OF the evils aud find out what Of
the hlitgeu evils are real ana WEAt are lui-
sginary, and to find out what legislative
or administrative expedients can be en-
pioyed to minimize or to do away with
these evils. But the one thing sure Is that
II we try to apply these expedients which
In any way border upon the hysterical we
are going to fall. l want to see the knife
used to cut out any evil but want to see
1t used so that II will be more dangerous
to he disease than to the patient.
You can perfectly we'll reduce the pros
perity OF he trusts by reducing the pros
perity OF every body. In 1888 no trusts
Houri hing hourished. But We
want to devise some method by which we
can minimize any evil they do without
interfering with the general prosperity
which Is a benefit to all. tAppiause.)
We wish to avoid trying any solution OF
the problem which would involve us all
In q common disaster--a disaster that
would be felt most severely by those least
well off in the worlds goods. On the one
hand | believe that the men OF great
means should understand that when we
demand some method of asserting the
power of the nation over all corporations.
We are acting not against their interest
but in their interest.
When We make the law obeyed by the
man OF means we are not acting against
him, we are acting for him. His safety
lies In The law, and the worst OF all possi-
Bile lessons to teach would be to teach
our people as a W hole that the law did not
reach him. 1t must reach him to make
him obey 1t, exactly ~ 1t reaches him to
protect him from Others wrougdoiDgs
On the one hand let men OF great weait b
realize that In seeking for this remedy we
are bot b unaltera bly, bent upon finding 1t
and are doing Ii in no spirit OF hostility
to them but in spirit to find out What Is
best for them and for all of us alike.
That is what they must realize. AND on
I A q l.k 10. yA.1 bat
there Is something wrong and they do
not quite know what, avoid above all
things being led to act In a spirit of igno-
rant envy, or rancor, general or sectional.
II we are going to solve this problem
Alright, 1t will be because we approach II
with sii the sanity, with all the temper.
atepesH, the sound intelligence that there
is at our commaad. But the minute bat
we 1t our eyes be dimmed by the mists OF
envy and hatred aud rsncor, we shall uu-
tit ourselves to act either in our own IN
forests or in the interests OF our common
country. (Appiause.l
More cheering followed the Presidents
closing words, but it was not sufficiently
vociferous to suit Col. G. c. Burrill. who
called for three cheers for the President
we're given with will.
On the platform were Governor Hill and
portion OF his staff, Congressman Pow
ers, "Bill" SewaIl, OF Island Falls, the
Presidents hunting companion, and the
local committee.
The party Immediately left the platform
The President was driven 10 "The Pines
| by Senator Hale himself, followed by those
OF the party who were to dine with the
senator and his distinguished guest.
The happiest person in the dispensing
crowd was doubtie Mrs. G. Z. Royal
eighty-four years OF age, who succeeded
and she was the only one who did-ir
shaking the President by the hand.
At the dinner at 'The Pines" cover
were laid for twenty. Besides the Presi
dent and the Senator and Mrs. Hale Their
were Secretary Cortelyou, Asst. Sec
Barnes, DR.. Lung, Governor and Mrs
Hill, Congressman Burleigh and Powers
Chief ustice and Mrs. Wisweli, Asso
ciate Justice Emery, Judge J. A. Peters
| Judge Clarence Hale of Portland, Prcei