Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-15
Was Delivered at the Joint Session
Of the Legislature,
Ohio senator says'ne ha. III. Fair
Share Of Enemies and Detractors,
Like Every Pnblic Man.

Nplulhbusi Ollpi Jun lu'~- Ht ptnhhN
and House met in Joint session today
and reelected Joseph B. Foraker to the
United States Senate.
Senator Foraker had practically no
opposition, the division being purely
partisan, the Democrats supporting
Hon, Charles w, Baker Of Cincinnati.
Every Republican present cast his vote
for Senator Foraker,
The election OF Senator Foraker was
purely formal one. There We're no
addresses except that Of the senator,
who said, In part
Il have my fair share Of enemies and
detractors, as every other public man
has had since the beginning of the
government Ind will have until the
end OF time II Is not pleasant to
have enemies, but II is great satis-
faction to be able to set down over
against all they have said or may
say the answering fact that of all the
many honors II has been my good for
tune to enjoy, at the hands of the Re-
ception, have come TO me with this
same unanimity Of expression and most
of them by reclamation and without
solicitation.
81 cannot sufficiently thank the Re-
publicans Of Ohio for such long con-
tinued exceptional and unprecedented
marks of their confidence and good
Will | can assure them, however, that
l shall earnestly strive to meet such
uncommon honor,
"Slnce | stood here six years ago on
a similar occasion a great deal OF mn
portant history has been made. Az
that time the country was suffering
from universal business paralysis ana
prostration. There was a serious con-
troyersy going on as to the cause and
the remedy All agreed that prosper
ity should be restored, but there were
wide differences az to mthods' All
then recognized that the first great
work of the immediate future had rela-
ton to our economic conditions. Time
has passed. The record has been made.
IL is before YOU. IL speaks for itself.
My contribution has been small, but
whether much or little 1t went to swell
the grand aggregate Of effort by which
the greatest industrial wonders of all
time have been wrought Long van
ished prosperity has returned and new
er In the history of the world has there
been anything like what we now enjoy.
1.-THE great Industrial problem Of Eu-
rope at this time Is not how to sell
in our markets, but how to protect
their own from our commercial inva-
sion, and one of our greatest Industrial
problems Is how to go on indefinitely
collecting the stupendous balance of
trade In our favor without bankrupting
all the rest Of the world and thus des-
troying the customers we are acquir-
Ing.
1.-THE floods OF gold that are pouring
in upon us are rapidly making US the
great creditor nation of the earth, 80
that henceforth we shall hold the Sc
curities of other peoples and collect in
terest from them on their obligations
instead Of, as heretofore, paying them
tribute on ours.
III nothing more than this had been
accomplished II would be enough 10 en-
title all who participated In the good
work to the gratitude and plaudits of
American people,
"But great as have been these eco
nomical achievements, others there are,
and greater Unexpected emergencies
have arisen and unforeseen responsible
ties have been devolved upon us, This
Is not a proper time for their Discus
sion or even for their enumeration, but |
It Is a fitting opportunity for the state |
ment that an emergencies. whether Of !
peace or Of war. have been successfully
met and all responsibilities have been |
faithfully discharged.
Grave questions OF a vital character |
relating to our power to acquire, hold |
and govern territory to the necessities |
of the people governed have been set |
tied fol- all time.
GAS result we are today more than |
ever in our history with world power in |
the fullest meaning OF that phrase. In |
tha, connection the term for which you
have row reelected me will doubtless |
Lc distinguished for new problems OF |
grave importance and far-reaohing con.
sequences.
"The inter-oceanic canal our mer-
chant marine, our navy, the govern
ment oi the insuar possessions, our re-
ations with Cuba and especially our |
trade relations with other commercial
countries viii demand must receive the
highest and best thought Of the leglsla-
i've mind.
In all have done In the commission
have been holding have sough, |
zealously and periodically to
Worthily represent the people OF this
yreat state As to the questions Of the
future can only promise 20 go forward
In the same spirit and with the same
purpose. / know your Amerlcanlsm.
your patriotlsm and your wishes and
,hal strive honestly and earnestly TO
repIosent your views.
IN closing ! cannot refrain from re-
,nlllng that when | stood here six years
,eo enother graced the occasion with
his presence, who Is now gone from
'n,oi,e ms forever. He was al that time
lust retiring from the governorship ~