Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-28

deavored to get the best results he could
out OF the warning forces with which he
had TO deal. When he could not get the
best he was forced to content himself, and
aid content himself with the best possible,
ours. 1t is not possible to lay down any
rule OF conduct so specific that II will en-
arises. All that can be done is to lay down
certain general rules and then to try, each
rules to the specific cases that come up.
Problems OF Civilization.
Our complex Industrial civilization has
not only been productive of much benefit.
but has also brought us face to face with
many puzzling problems, problems that are
puzzling partly because there are men that
are wicked, partly because there are good
men who are foolish or short-sighted There
are many such ,today-the problems OF la
Dor and capital, the problems which we
group together rather vaguely when we
speak OF the problems of the trusts, the
Rand' the railroads on the other. 1t would
not. be possible In any one place to deal
with the particular shapes which these
place. And yet there are certain general
rules which can be laid down for dealing
immutable rules of justice. of sanity, of
courage, of common sense, Six months ago
It fell to my lot to appoint a commission to
connected with the great and menaoing
strike in the anthracite coal fields of Penn
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representatives of the church. of the bench.
of the army, representative of the capi-
taiists ,E 0I th leb Sssi0 Than sHo p a bbeIPIessh = Iseo OF
which was not only Of the utmost moment
because Of dealing with the great and vital
problem with which they were appointed
to deal, but also in its conclusions initiating
certain general rules In SO clear and mas
it could receive the broadcast circulation as
a tract wherever there exists or threatens
to exist, trouble in any way akin to that
uvtNA uyhtCh fhnoa Rnnam iRGiOnnra dAalf
Applause.)
For Right and Justice.
II l might give a word Of advice 10
lOmaha, ! should like to see your daily press
that report OF the anthracite coal. striE,
commission. signed by all the memb T
thereof. by those in a special sense tns
in a special sense Identified with capital,
organized and u~norgsnized, because, men
and women Of Omaha, those people did moi
speak first as capitalist or az iaborer, Of
not speak frst as Judge. as army men, Is
them, as American citizens, ANXIOUS TO SEE
right and Justice prevail. lcheers ana ap
any dlnicuity. We need more than one
we need a good many. We neea
as said, the power tirst @; Sa;h
lem from his fellows STANDPOINT. cap tai
list and wageworker alike should honesty
the others standpoint. with a freedom on
the one hand from the contemplate AFRO
gance which looks down upon the man OF
less contemplate envy, Jealousy and Iancor
which hates another because he Is let g
piement OF the other. the supplement .
the other, and In point of baseness there Is
tween them Look at the report signed b.
those men; look at II In the spirit In which
they wrote It,, and If you can only make
the problems of today in the spirit that
those men, your fellows, showed In ap-
preaching the great problem of yesterday,
any problem or problems Will be solved.
Danger in
I cannot too often say that the wisest
law. the best administration OF the law,
can do naught more than give us a fair heid
In which to work out that fate Alright. IL
our future by our own folly, let us remem-
Der that II Is upon ourselves that the re-
s9onsibility must rest.
sectional hate, hate OF creeds. any kind OF
hatred in our community, though he may
he is addressing, is in the long run with
absolute certainty that class own worst
enemy. Applause.) In the long run and
down together. of course, there viii be
individual exceptions, small, local eXcep-
place, bat as a whole II the commonwealth
prospers some measure Of the prosperity
comes to al Of US: Il IT. is not prosperity.
equally upon US, will weigh more or less
upon all. 1t lies upon ourselves TO deter.
mine our own fate.
His Message TO Omaha.
! Ny fellow citizens, men and women OF
: Omaha, let me close in expressing tbs
I Astounding confidence l have that you Of
: this city, that you OF this state; Will II
the end work out your fate Alright: be
typical of all that is best in the American
Z character. l believe in you with all m'
2 heart l believe that you are strong l
Z body and strong In mind. and that you hav
: what counts for more than body. more thai
a mind-characteri character, INTO wh en- 5,
In the first place, ho~nesty-and j use IN
: word In its widest sense; honesty, deeency
band, a good father. a good neighbor, an
brother but with the STATEN the frs
place. honesty-and honesty is not enough
do not care how honest a man Is, IL he 1
timid or a weakling you can do but ittr
is OF soant use In the community. Hon
esty, and In addition thereto, courage
haraihood, manliness, the aGShtes ina ma
IN the rough world as IL actually is. Ap
plause) Virtue-you have got to have thai
The able, fearless, INSCRIPTIONS man VIII
Is not guided by the moral law is a ours
10 be hunted down like the Wild beast, an
his ability and his courage. whether 4
business, In politics or anywhere else, onl,
serve TO make him more dangerous and
greater curse. But virture OF a purel
at home in It's own parlor. does nc
count. (Applause) You have got I
/ to have the qualities. the virile qualities
| that we mean when we say OF such "A ma
| that he is a good man, and that he is
i man. And courage even Joined TO honest
is not enough. ! do not care how brave
man Is. how honest he Is, II he is a foo
you can do but little with him. w
must have courage, we must rave honesty
but with them both, and guiding them boil
we must have the saving grace OF com
i mon sense. (Applause) And ! believe 1
' you. j believe in your future. because, oh
| people Of Nebraska, ! feel that you have
this state what counts for more than you