The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-05
Great Problems at Home.

We have great problems at home to
race. Especially great, especially diff
cult are the problems caused by the
growth and concentration of great in
dlVlduals and above all, great corpor-
ate fortunes. 1t is immensely for the
interests of the country that there
should be such individual and corporate
wealth as long as it it is used right,
and when not used right, then it be-
comes a serious menace and danger.
The instruments and methods with
which we are to meet these new prob
lens must, in many cases themselves,
be new, but the purpose
lying behind the use of these
methods, of those instruments must
if we are to succeed, be now, as in
the past, simply in accord with the
lmmutable laws of order, of justice
and right. (Applause).
I'VE may need. and in nv belief
will need new legislation conceived IN
no radical or revolutionary spirit, but
in spirit of common sense, common
honesty and resolute desire to face
facts as they are. We will need then
new legislation, but while laws are
important it is infinitely more impor-
tant that they should be admins
tered in accordance with the principles
that have marked honest administra-
ton from the beginning of recorded
history. In the last analysis the most
important department of civilized gov
eminent is the Department of Justice.
Think what it means. The Depart
ment of Justice, justice which means
that each man, rich or poor, big or
small, strong or weak, shall have his
rights and shall not be allowed to do
wrong to his fellows. And you, here
OF this city, have a right to feel
proud of your representative in the
cabinet the man under whom we can
guarantee that the Department of
Justice will be such in fact as we'll
as in. name. (Applause) (Cries of
Knox" "Knox.')
"Oh, my ow-countrymen, 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 for their solution, yet we need
thousand times more what counts
for many, many, many times as much
as Ineffective need character. (CrieS
of, THAT is ito
eve need what Mr.. Knox has shown
the character that will refuse to be
hurried into any unwise or precepitate
movement by any clamor, whether hys-
terical or demagogic, and on the other
W
to be frightened out of the movement
which he thinks it right to undertake,
by any pressure, still less by any
threat, expressed or implied.
Must Deal Gently with Trusts.
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 it comes
up for solution. Much can be done
along the lines of supervision and reg
ulation of the great industrial combi-
nations which have become so marked
a feature in our civilization, but if we
reeklessly try -wfT4f6trt proper thought
without proper caution, to do too much
we shall do nothing or else we shall
work a ruin that will be felt most
acutely among those of our citizens
who are most helpless. 1t is no easy
task to deal with great industrial ten
denotes. To deal with them in a spirit
of preSumDtuous and rash 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
Widespread that this country would
rock to it's foundations. The Missis-
sippi sometimes causes immense dam
age by floods. If you cannot, dam it
and stop the floods, you can regulate
them and control them by levees. You
can regulate and control the current;
you can eliminate it's destructive fea-
lures, but you can do it only by
studying what a current is and what
your own powers are. 1t is just eX-
actly so in dealing with the great
tendencies of our industrial civiliza-
ton. We cannot turn back the wheels
of progress. If we could it
would mean the absolute destruction of
just such industrial centers as this
We will either do nothing or we will
do damage if we strive ignorantly to
achieve the impossible. But that fact
does not excuse us for failure to strive
to do what is possible. Special legis-
lation is needed, some Of that legisla-
ton must come through municipalities,
some through states, some through
the national government, but above and
beyond all legislation we need honest
and fearless administration of the laws
as they are on the statute books. Hon
est and fearless administration Of
those laws in the interest neither
of the rich man as such, nor
of the poor man as such, but in
the interest of exact and equal JUS
tice to all alike, and such admins
tration you will surely have while Mr..
Knox remains as Attorney General in
the cabinet at Washington" CAP
plause).
After the address the German sing
ers sang america" the vast audience
joining in the words of the final verse.
The benediction was then pronounced
by Rev. DR.. T. n. Boyle.
The President Immediately afterward
re-entered his carriage and surrounded
by the Sheridan troop was driven to
the residence of H. C. Prick, on Home
wood avenue. where he was rendered
luncheon and reception, which was
Joined in by a number of prominent
Pittsburg captains of industry.
Mr. Knox Gives n Dinner.
From the Frick mansion the Presi-
dent was driven to the Hotel Schenley,
where shortly after o'clock he was
the central figure at a dinner rendered
by Attorney General P. c. Knox to 200
of Pittsburg's prominent business men.
The dinner was entirely informal and
the only toast was that to the Presi
dent, proposed by Mr.. Knox.
President Roosevelt responded
briefly.
Shortly before midnight the presiden-
tial party were driven to their train
standing on a siding at Shady Side
station, where they retired their car
being attached to the Eastern train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at about
o'clock in the morning, en- route to
Oyster Bay.
THE NEBRASkA'S KEEL LAID.