New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
DISCUSSES TRUSTS AGAIN.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADVOCATES
GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION IN HIS
SPEECH At WHEELING

Wheeling, W Va, Sept. s--Prssi6eut Roosevelt
and his party arrived here ever the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad at $50 o'clock this morning from
Washington. The President was greeted by a big
crowd at the station and smiled his aoprectattcn
His right cheek vas rather badly swollen and con-
fused and his left showed signs OF discoloration
Mayor Sweeney, President Laughlin and Secretary
Birch, Of the Board Of Trade, Postmaster Han and
Councilman Waterhouse formed a raceDrfor -orr,
mlttee- The party entered carriages and headed
by military band. driven 70 the Mcclure
house Great enthusiasm was displayed along ths
route. the streets being lined with peoDIe fro-1
Western Pennsylvania. Eastern Ohio and Jras+
Virginia In the hotel the President met deIera
tlon OF the prominent citizens OF Wheeling intro-
duced BY Senator Scott President Roosevelt
seemed IN jovtaI hun1or. and joked with MS newly
made acquaintance. He addressed 4 crowd from
the balcony Of the hotel He spoke long beyond his
schedule time. which compelled the curtailnsnt OF
the regular programme. The President SAID.
- Ny Friends and Fellow Citizens: It is a pleasure
and through G m ayor al Ts9 @ 20 rhsk the ayer
Ma Nay N which upon yogr eehais, he has ETeeTed
70 oe introduced BY NY friend. Senator Scott b.
cauSe When ne gives you his word you don't haxs
wdr5 d hsr g1ed b to ,5s have & ne sasnss q zg few
Of those cities Nhf.5 sas set t S55 S5e 5ra u 9s
me GIrect OF the great period OF prosperity through
IN our history has the country been more pr0sper-
T nan u IS az thls moment. and u IS pros
sou ana to those connected with great indus
has its own trouble and dif5aIti5s a 6eriod 5' e.
1robIsS in q 92nef 5o3IG7 @ q5 @ al 2o5 there ere
perlty also When all things flourish il means
that there is a good chance for things that We do
for things that We DO like TO have flourish. and
avoidably one in which human minds are turned
agement Of the yfEantfc caDitalfstfc corporations
whose growth has been 50 noted period Of the
We have grown 10 speak Of certain corporations
q
tion. usually doing business in several States At
1t seems TO in dealing with this problem OF the
trusts perhaps it would be more correct 70 call it
group ot prooIeIlsl We nave 70 cIass all OF our
fellow citizens One IS composed Of tnose men who
al ali the orher IS Composed OF those men who
advocate some non-efectve action. or. If effective
velopment
people capable Of sef-goyernrneEt should stesd-
raf6r ra3FS MAP f5n - nv iH rolIItfo3 ~ ~ ne b bsB
every people that has selr-goVernraent must be
of this foSsilizarion OF mind which refuses IN
allow of any change as conditions change Nov
in dealing with the problem Of a change IN our
tendency which has been accentuated TO an e1-
oy tle tremendous Upq-lldlns OF lndlStfia! etcei
Prtses, dealing with these problems ! think W
less than the possible and ~ the same time not tn
bring ourselves to eonp!ste standstH ey de-
manding the impossible
REGULATION, NOT DESTRUCTION
II is a gosd deal like taking care through tha
engineers. Of the lower MissIssppi River. 10 ons
dam the Mississippi II The nation started TO
hurt The Nissis<ippi, IL would only damage the
population alonE the banks You cannot @ danl @ fne
rent within bounds and shape tts direction. Nov,
great corporations Enowa as trusts. ne cannot
dam them. ne cannot reverse the industrial tend
AHcieA of the age If VOu succeed in doing H. t1s
the cities like Wheeling will have 70 20 cut Or
10 OF reverse thS lndEslTllI eTqsaoe9 o. tne IsT-
fou can control and regulate theIn 50 shaI It sss
ltIl . t,l'f1, % F ~ T~syaI1 Ire foirr iniI7rv
aGother thing-Tou 10 not build these Ievess in \
,Jav 6r ;, month Tne man VINO tells Won that hs
would solve the wh7la question q FOODS a-9-1E lis
would be perfect miracle OF wisdom COMPARED
to the whn tells you tnat rs anclAer patent
trial and social afTSi-s. We can 90 something.
pfil Ma T epsct 70 see secornplished IS con
ditioned upon our setting 70 work II a spirit IS
yyorJ kinIv1 isfarr1inaton NOT to submit 10 wrong
fere with the great business development Of the
country bur al the same time 50 20 shape our
legislation and administration q to TesuIats = s
Gaq5o, Sam IeilSdS d5.siI IN dasio6raer1 Now have
said that there can be 10 p2{sn{{ reIle3E 9I.eFVe
remedy ali the existing evils. There are good
many things which. # We Do them VIII q
f6r79a6i 70 make promises thai can be kept
insread OF rnaI<1ng promises which are sure OF
Immense reception when nlada. but which entail
intolerable humiliation when % Is attempted %
carry them our,
NO NEW REMEDY ADVOCATED
am sufficiently fortunate % ps defending Eov
a. President, precisely the remedies thar aQNo-
Gated two years ago am advocating lhen1 49I
in any partisan spirit. because, gentleman. IBIS
problem is i problem which af1ects Ihs Ire OF t1e
Ta+ion as a whole I advceattn tFerS S.tssp-S
aS an American citizen who for the time being
stands as the Chief Executive and the spsraal
representattve of his fellow American ei5izsIls e
Ali parties 4 quarter OF a century ago tnel9 nsd
bAA NO devaI Jrn1enr OF industries Such as % nas
- = matter ~ tire least importance whether rhs
va tion or the state took charge OF the great cor
on THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER N sEPTEM.