The Atlanta constitution., 1902-07-07
TRUSTS MUST Be HANDLED SAYS ROOSEVELT
Addressing Great Gathering Ptsbug the President Declares
That Special Legislation Is Needed-Reciprocty Must
Also Be Granted to Cuba

, notified that the civil government Is su-
preme In the islands. (Applause.)
Docs not that speak well. oh. my
| brethren. for our army. for our troops.
| that the troops of this people should
war hoping for triumph which Is to
put the power into the hands of the
civil authorities?
Great Problems at Home.
"We have great problems at home
to face. Especially great, especially
difficult are the problems caused by
the growth and concentration Of
great individual, and above all, great
corporate fortunes 1t is immensely
for the interests of the country that
there should be such individual and
corporate wealth as long as 1t is used
il becomes serious menace and dam
ger. (Applause.)
The Instruments and methods with
which we are TO meet these new prob
lens must. I'm many cases. themselves
be new. but the purpose lying behind
the use of these methods of those in
siruments must. IL we are TO succeed.
be- now. in the past. simply In accord
with the immutable laws of order. JUS
tice. right. Applause)
I'VE may need. and In my belief, VIII
need. new legislation conceived In no
radical or revolutionary spirit but In
spirit of common sense. common hon
cStv and resolute desire 10 face facts
as they are. CApplause) We VIII need
then new legislation. but while laws
are important, IT Is infinitely more I'M
portant that they should he admins
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that have marked honest administration
from the beginning OF recorded history.
tApplause.)
In the last analysis the most impor-
taut departmen; of civilized governments
Is the department Of Justice. THINK
what II means The department OF JUS
tice-iustice which means that each man.
rich OF poor. big or small. strong or
weak, shall have his rights and shan
not be allowed To do wrong TO his lei-
lows. (Applause)
And Won here. of this city. have a
right To feel proud of your representative
in the cabinet. the man under whom we
guarantee that the department OF jus
tice will be such I'm fac; as well as In
name loud and continued applause and
cheers. cries of knox," Knox
Knox Is Eulogized.
'fOh. my fellow counirymen. as we
face these 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 fpr their solution. yet We need
"A thousand times more what counts for
MANY. many. many times as much as
intellect-we need character. tCries of
That is it, and applause) We need
what Mr Knox has shown-the charac-
shu IN laa f.aH N n
any unwise or precipitate movement 10y
any clamur. whether historical or dema-
gogic. and on the other hand the char
acter that Will refuse to be frightened
out Of the movement which he thinks
Is right to undertake by any pressure,
siill less by any threat. exprh or inn
piled. tCTies of Hear. HearHsand APP
plause)
'-Gentlemen. We have great problems.
We can only solve them by degrees. We
can only solve them by doing we'll each
particular bit of work as 1t comes up
for solution. Much can be done .tons
tine lines Of supervision and regulation
81 the great Industrial combinations
which have become 50 marked a feature
in our civilization. but Il We recklessIy
try without proper thought without
proper caution. to do zoo much We shall
do nothing OF 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 presumptu-
Gus and ras folly, and above all, to
deal with them in a spirit of hatred
or malice would be TO invite disaster
"a disaster which would be so wide
spread that this country would rock
10 its foundations.
The Mississippi sometimes causes i'm
mense damage by flood. ~ you cannot
dam Il and stop the foods. you can
regulate them and control them bv
levees. You can regulate and control
the current: you ran eliminate its de-
structive features hut you can do II
only by studying what n current is. and
what your own powers are. CApplause.)
II IS just exactly so In dealing with the
great tendencies of our Industrial civil
ization- We cannot turn hack the wheels
of progress. II we could IL would mean
the absolute destruction OF lust such
Industrial centers as this We will either
do nothing or we will do damage II we
strive ignOrantly 10 achieve the impos-
sible. But that fact does not excuse
US for failure 20 strive 10 do what is
possible.
Special Legislation Is Needed.
Special legislation is needed. some OF
that legislation must come through mu-
inequalities. some through states
through some Of the national govern
ments. but above and beyond all legis-
lation we need honest and fearless ad-
minIstratlon of the laws as they are
on the statute books. CApplauseD Hon
est and fearless administration Of those
laws in the interest of the rich man.
as such. nor OF the poor man. as such
but in the interest Of exact and equal
Justice TO all alike. and such administra-
ton you will surely have while Mr..
Knox remains as attorney general in
the cabinet at Washington" CApplause)
After the address the German singers
sang America" the vast audience join
ing I'm the words Of the fnal verse. The
ben ,diction was then pronounced by Rev.
Dr. 7. -. Boyle.
The president Immediately afterwards