The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-04-09
Meets With Great 0vatiCns at All
Stopping Places.
A BIG SPEECH IN MILWAUKEE.
tie Addresses the Wisconsin, i.cYisla-
turc and Afterwards Speaks to 4
Much Larger Audience.

| c'S tASSoclallon at banquet al me
| piankinGton House Friday night. tho
! occasion being the climax Of the day.
| The President sat i'll the centre OF Il
! long table with other guests of honor.
| At his Immediate right, sat United
states Senator Quallc%. while T.. \.
WadhamS. president ui the milwaukee,
Merchants and manufacturers NS#o.
clatlOn and tOaStmaStpr OF the 0r-
ca@ion was seated at his left. After the
banquet had been served. TOaStmaSt@r
WadhamS introduced President ROosG-
volt who Responded TO the toast "The
President Of the United States" The
President took occasion to give his
views on the subject Of trusts.
Mr.. ROOSCvcltS speech in part fol.
lows:
Mr.. ToaStmastcr, Gentlcmcn
| wish to speak to you on the Qucs-
ton OF the control and regulation OF
those great corporations which arc
popularity, although rather vaguely
known as trusts; dealing mostly with
what has actually been accomplished
in the way Of Legislation and in the
way of enforcement of legislation dur
ing the past eighteen months, the
period covering the two sessions of
the Fifty seventh Congress. At the
outset | shall ask YOU to remember
'''|L VIZ IloL upIi Cutl inc SnD)ttt
either from The standpoint OF those
VINO speak of themselves as antitrust
or incorporation people, nor vet
from the standpoint of those who arc
fond OF denying the existence Uf evils
IN the trusts, or who apparently pro
ceed upon the assumption that if IL
corporation is large enough it can do
wrong.
DESTRUCTION OF BIG CORPORA.
TlONS NOT DESIRED.
| think | speak for the great ma
]orlty Of the American people when
say that we arc not in the least
AGAINST wealth as such, whether in
nlNldual or corporate; that we merely
desire to sec any abuse Of corporate
! or combined wealth corrected and
rcmcdlcd; that VIC do not desire the
a"olltlon or destruction Of big corpora
| uOnS, but. nthc contrary, recognize
them as being in many cases efficient
| economic instruments. the results or
| an inevitable process of economic cvo
luton. and only desire TO soc thcm
regulated and controlled so far as NAV
De necessary to SND%crvN the public
Soot. we ShOult be false to the his
'o'!' prlhciDlrS OF our government il
We Disseminated. either by lueiSla.
tlon Or administration, either for or
his poverty. Thcr" is no ur0urr place
in our society either for III" rich nam
Who uses the power cOnfc, rcd Dv his
firh"S 10 enable him 10 Onr:rSH and
wrong his n"i"hbOrS, nor yet for the
u"nIit%HEir a%iiatOr who instead ,r N.
,3cAln" abuses AS all abuses should
HH attacked wherever found, ATTRACTS,
property. attacks prosperity. attacks
mon O. wealth. a& :u"h. Whctn"r thc%
~ %I0h or bad. attacks corporations
whether thCN DO we'll u i'll. ana %,,.. Ks.
III d spirit Of ignorant ranrnr. to over.
threw tho very foundations uu0u
"hich rest our national wcIl.bcing.
N consequences of thc extraordinary
| Industrial changes Of thc last hoif
century and notably OF the last two or
thr"" GrcDndrS, changes ,,lr niaiuiv
10 ia" rapidi;y and cOmplcXity Of orr
!nHu%trlal growth. we are rOnfr0nirI
wl;h problems which in their present
shape were unknown to our c0vc-
t2thrr". Our great prosperity with lis
lccnmpanTlnG concentration Of poOu-
!aInn ANA OF wealth. IFS extreme sprcj.
hiifatIOn or faculties. and it's drvrlDD
!pcnt nt giant industrial leaders. hIs
brought much good and some OWL
ana II IS as foolish to ignore The good
as wlfully to blind ourselves to tho
evil "
hrM rDllIS FOR a PORTION or
TUE EVIL.
inc cVll has been partly in inevi-
lapie accompaniment of the social
c!.an"c&. ana whn,. this is; tno c.,,o -
| can Dc c%rcl neither by l,v or IN, ,,'o
administrator Of The law. thr onlv
'%:ho"E lynx IN H." SLOW change Of
| rhN:h',"r nh' q! economic environ
,''"'' ''"' iNE portion Of thc evil. n.
t,,, "u w. 'h,aH mai rcmrdicS can be
| r, r"n"". we Eh"W "cli the danger Of
| ''H' ''''c"ic"' ana we arc a&ainS: all
y n."''n,' ,'ui'a' ana un"lSo change.
',U' we hc'!''" mat by proceeding
.',"" ,',,i ~ Se. Tt""'"tc'y' "Ith coed sense
az" '''o"C'''loi' ana also wi IN Il firm
| determination not to be .wcrvcd from
cur course either by foolish clamor or
| ry any base or sinister influence vyr
can accomplish much for the better
! mcnt Of conditions.
| FORMER SPEECHES RECALLED