The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-05
ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES
HALF A MILLION PEOPLE
Eulogizes the Army For Faithful Performance of
Its Duty in the Philippines.
Expresses Regret That Reciprocity Measure Was Not Passed
Last Session of Congress-

IihSA AaAAoudA poilllcS- she must IN the
larger sense be a part OF the general
political system in interna tionaI affairs
IN which this republic stands as the
head. She has asserted TO that view
and in return this nation IS bound to
give her especial economy and privi-
leges not given to other nations
regret that a measure Of recipreci-
" with Cuba is not already embodied
/ IN statute or in treaty, but 1t viii be
Just as sure as fate. loud applause)
And now a word as to the PhiIfp-
pines There are yet troubles in the
Moro country, the country of the Mo-
hammedan tribes, but in the Philip
pines, among the Filipinos. among the
people who have been in insurrectiou.
peace now reigns.
1t may be, think unlikely, but il IS
possible that here and there some
seeming dead coal OF insurrection may
/ be for the moment famed into a live
piece of ember and burst into A ftful
flame. If so. that flame will be stamped
out (Applause.)
Praises the Army.
But speaking broadly and generally.
peace has come Our army has re-
ceived its reward. And what was the
reward of our army? The reward OF
the consciousness OF duty well done
loud apDlause) Our soldiers have
fought, have tOiled, have struggled so
that when victory came they might
turn over the government to the civil
authorities. (Applause.) Victory came.
Today the proclamation Of peace and
amnesty has been promulgated, and at
the same time our generals have been
| notified that the civil government Is
supreme in the islands (Applause.)
Does not that speak well. oh. my
brethren, for our army, for our troops,
that the troops of these people who
were hoping for a triumph which is -
to put the power into the hands Of the
civil authorities?
BY law we are allowed an army of n
maximum of 100. eco men and a mini
mum Of $4,000 men. While this war has
gone on we have steadily reduced that
army until now by oNsers promulgated
its limit is Sc. 900. and as a matter Of
fact we have 1000 or 1900 fewer ae-
tuaIly under arms That speaks well
for our institutions
It speaks well Tor the triumphs Of
The policies with wfIiclI as a nation we
! have been identified during the past
four years, and men and women of the
United States, il shows how slight was
the warrant for the fears expressed by
those of little faith as to what would
follow authorizing Of the snail army
THAT was authorized.
No body Of our citizens deserves
franker and more generous recognition
at the hands Of the country than the
officers and enlisted men who wear
Uncle Sans uniform. (Applause.) For
there is no body Of our citizens which
gives more disinterested services with
less thought Of a material reward pro-
pOrtionately in any way 10 them
Strikes and Trusts.
Under our form Of government. with
its great decentralization of power.
some Of those problems must be solved
through the work Of private individuals
working by themselves. others by the
association into organized bodies OF
groups Of private citizens, and others
yet through the various governmental
agencies Of municipality, state and ma
ton
Especially great. especially difficult
and concentration Of great individual
and also, above all, Of great corporate
fortunes
It is immensely for the interests OF
the country that there should be such
( individual and corporate wealth as
long as it Is used right, and when not
used right, then IL becomes a serious
menace and danger. (AppIause.J
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 or those in
strumenfs must II We are 10 succeed
be now as in the past. simply in ac-
cord with the immutable laws Of or
der. Of justice and Of right. We may
need and in my belief, viii need. new
legislation conceived IL no radical OF
revolutionary spirit, but in spirit Of
common sense. common honesty, and
a resolute desire TO face facts as they
are (AppIause)
We win need then new legislation,
but while laws are important, # is
infinitely more important that they
should be administered in accordance
with the principles that have marked
honest administration from the begin
ming Of recorded history. Ia the last
analysis, the most important depart
ment Of civilized government is the
department OF Justice. Think what Il
means The department o. justice JUS
tIce that means that each man, rich or
poor. strong or weak. shall have his
rights and shall not be allowed 70 do
wrong to his fellows. (AEplause.)
And you, here OF this city, have a
right 10 feel proud Of your represen-
tative in the cabinet, the man under
whom We can guarantee that the de-
partment Of justice viii Be such in fact
As well as in name Cloud and cOntin-
ued applause Cries OF Knox Knox-)
A Boost For Knox
When II comes to practice, the ounce
Of performance outweighs the ton OF
promise. And under Dir. Knox there
has been very much more than an
ounce Of performance. fApplsuse.t
Oh. my fellow countrymen, as We face
these infinitely difficult problems, let
Us ever bear IN mind that, though We
need the highest qualities Of the in
teIlect in order 70 work out practical
schemes for their solution. yet We
need a thousand times more. what
counts FOR many many times As much
as fnteIIect-We need character. Ceres
Of That is IL" and applauseJ
Character, that compound Of hon
estr and courage and common sense,
viii avail Us more in the long run than
any briIliancy on the stump or any
advising legislative means and meth
cds. The b-iIIAAncy IS good We need
the intellect, sSe need the best intel
Iect We can get. We need the best In
teIugence. we need more still--chaFac-
ter. We need common sense common
honesty and resolute courage ZAP