The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-12-04
his Annual Communication Upon Questions
of Importance to the Nation.
VIEWS ON TIE TRUSTS AND TARIFF
= Lowering of Import Duties Would Not Remedy the
EVils OF Monopoly-BsIisVes in Tariff Com
mission-Much That Is Good i'm Labor
Unions and Corporations-Many
Needs of the Nation

:. 70 the Senate and House OF Represents
i've. We stll contlnue Ia a period Of
80 ~. SSioe 90 s prospeiity tbs prosperity 70
tne Avs uucer which We work have been
,lls .ns Igmeniai a. creating ths conditions
isistior "a would be easy enough 10 .f..ztrs'r
x There viii undoubtedly De periods Of
Sepress,5on- The Waye will rsceee; bat the
a continent ianked b. two great ocsane
" ls composed Of men the descendants OF
Peheers. Or IN sense, pioneers them
tte nations of the OLD wuria by the energy
bp-qnftRi ard love Of adventure f0unc ic
lHelf eNn eager hearts. Such q nation, -
tune.
A. people We have played a large part
" M. " sorle. ard We are bent upon Mains
our future even larger than the past. IL
have dennltely decided that, Tor wee or
ir ier Weaa our place must be great among
tne n4iionE- We may either fau grcatlY
- succeed greatly. but We cannot avoid
8ne enteayor from which either great fail-
Ne woulc We cannot play 4 small part.
n Ne shouif try. ali that would follow
,ssa5d es tsai We shonie play large part
isnopiy and shamefulig.
Causes Of Prosperity.
No country has ever occupied a higher
plane of material Well-belnE than ours
- the present moment This wcii-beInR
= due 70 no sudden or accidental causes.
but 20 the play of the econonnic forces
N this country for over a centurr. ts
our laws. our sustained and continoous
polleies; above all, 10 the high individ-
pai average OF cur citizenship. Csreaf
fortunes have been won hr those who
have taken the lead In this phenomenal
lndustriai development. and most Of these
fortunes have been won not BY doing
fFn. but a. an incident a. action which
has benefited the community ss a whole
Sever before has material well-beine
heen 20 widely dinnsed among cur p-s-
pie Great fortunes have been accum-
ulatec, and yet IN the aggregate these
fortunes are small indeed when COM
pared 20 the wealth of she Fseopl4 as
than they have ever been befsre' Ths
Insurance cumuanieE which an pras-
tically mutual beneft societieS-cspeclal
~ helpful 20 men of moderate means
represent accumplasions 81 capital which
are among the largest ln this country
There are more deposits IN the savings
banks, more owners % farms, more we'll
paid wage Ecrkers in this country nov
Than ever befo-e n our history OF course.
when the conditions have farnreil The
growth of - much that was good they
have also favored somewhat the growth
snry that We should endeasor 10 cut out
this evil, but let us keen q due sense 81
proporuon' ief US not In rEing our EeEs
npon tie lesser evil forFei the EreRteT
fuod. The evils are real and some %
thcn are menaclpg. but they are the
cutEropth. not of misery or aecacencs
but ~ presperity--of tho progress of our
FiFantic Industrial development THIS
Industrial development must not he
checked. but side hy side with Il should
20 such progressive regulation 40 VII
diminish the cyila We should fan IN
evils. bat we shan sucreed only II We
prQcnrd patiently. with practical cnumon
sense a. well as resolution, separating
the good from the bad and holding on 70
the FORMER While cndeaeorlns 70 set rid
o. the latter