The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-03

To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiVeS- We st1I continue .E period OF
uLooliiCeC prosperity --s pros pei liy IS
not the creature ~ w. out unc<jubl-Gly
tbs laws Under which we work have been
instrumental il creating the cCLult41ES
which mace L possible, arc rs ur.Wise leg-
islatior Il woulG De easy enough 10 destroy
=. There viii GuGOUuteCly De PERIODS OF
depression. The wave VII eceCe. bat the
tide VIII advance This nation Is seated on
a continent nankeC by two great oceans
1t = composed OF UeU the descendants Of
pioneers. CT liz sense. pioneers them
selves; q men w-nnowed 0ry from among
the nations Of the olC world by the energy,
boicness. and love Of 2cventure found IL
their own eager hearts. Such nation, so
placed, viii surely Wrest success from for
tune
As a people we have played q larire part
H. the world, AID We are bent upon making
our future even larger than the past. Ia
particular. the events Of Jhe last four ) ears
nave definitely decided lhar. iOr wee OF
Tor veal. our place must be great among
the E1-ons- we may either TAI. greatly
or succeed greatly. but We cannot avolc
the enCeayor from Wl--ch ether great fall
urs or great success must come. Even If
We would we cannot play small part
II We should Try. all that woulc follow
would be that w should play a large part
tSnohly and shamefully-
But oUr peorle. the sons Of the men Of the
Civil war. the sOls o. TIE neT v no had
iron in their blood. rejoice. in the present
and face the future high Of heart and reS0-
lutte OF wiz Ours IS not the creed OF the
weaklinE and the coward. ours is the ros-
- Of hope ard OF triumphant ercea or.
We Go not shrlck from the struggle before
Us. There are many problems for Us 30
face al rhe outset Of the twentieth century
grave problems abroad arC stil graVer
a. home, but We know that We can solve
them and solve them We'll provided only
that we bring 10 the solution he qualities
Of head and heart which were shown by the
mer who, in the DAYS OF Washington,
founded this government ard. in the days
az Lincoln. preserved it.
Causes of Prosperity.
No country has ever occupied a higher
plane CT material well-heing than OURS
ct the present moment This we.l-heing
is due 20 no sudden or accidental causes.
but TO the play of the economic forces
In this country for over q century. 10
our laws, our sustained and continuous
policies, above all 20 the high indiVid-
ual average OF our citizenship Great
fortunes have been won by those who
have taken the lead In this phenomenal
Industrial development. and most OF these
fortunes have been won not by doing
evil. but IS an incident 70 action which
has benefited the community as whole.
Never before has material Weil-being
been SO widely dlrused among our peO-
pie Great fortunes have been accum-
ulated and yet IN the aggregate the q
fortunes are small indeed when COM
pared 10 the wealth OF the people IS a
whole. The plain people arc better OF
than they have ever been before The
insurance companies which are prac-
ticaliy mutual benefit socieues-espe cial-
" helpful to men OF moderate mean
represent accommodations OF caDital VIII ch
are among the largest in this country.
There are more deposits in the savings
banks. more owners of farms more we'll
paid ware workers in This country now
than ever before in our history. OF course,
when the conditions have favored he
growth of so much that was good. they
have also favored somewhat the grow h
o. what was evil II is em nenUv neCeS-
s0ry that we should endeavOr 20 cut out
this evil. but let Us keep a due sense Of
proportion; let rs not I'm fixing our gaze
upon the lesser evil forget the greater
good. The evils are real ana some OF
them are menacing. but they are the
outgrowth. not Of misery or decadouce.
but CT prosperitv-of the PROGRESS OF orr
gigantic Industrial development This
Industrial development must rot nc
checked. but side by side with sc should
30 such progressive regulation a WI
diminish thu evils We should fail IN
Our Duty 81 we DID not try 70 re-nedv the
evils but we shall succeed only f we
proceed patiently. WITH n-9ct cal common
sense as well as re~o'rtioa. eenarat ting
the GOOD from the bad ana holding on %
the former while enGeavorinE to set rid
OF the latter