The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31

Philadelphia, Jan. s0-President
Roosevelt and party left Washington
on a special train at $3.50 o'clock mis-
morning for Annapolis where the
president reviewed the midshipmen
and attended the graduating exercises
o. the class of 1905, which took place
il the chapel of the united States
naval acaOemy.
After the exercises the president
and party, composed of Secretary
Morton, Mrs. Morton and Miss Morton,
Secretary TAFT, Mrs. Taft. Mrs.
Charles P. Taft. Secretary Loeb, Dr.
?. n. Rixey. Commander Cameron
MGR. Winslow. the presidents naval
aide. and A. Latta. the president s
E,enographer. were entertained at
luncheon by Superintendent Brownson.
The president left Annapolis at 3
J.. M. on a special train for this city,
Taeue he addressed the Union League
Club at a banquet tonight. His ad-
cress was upon the subject of national
control OF large corporations, espe-
rally railroads, and was as follows:
The Presidents Address.
This. club was founded to uphold-
the hands Of Abraham Lincoln when
he stood as the great leader in the
struggle for union and liberty. We
have a right, therefore. to appeal to
this club for aid in every government
q, or social effort made along the lines
marked out by Lincoln. The great
president taught many lessons whicG
We who come after him should learn.
Among the most important of these
was the lesson that for veal or for
woe we are indissOlubiy bound togeth-
er. in whatever part of the country
We live, whatever our social standing
whatever our wealth or our poverty.
whatever form Of mental or physical
activity our life work NAV assume.
Lincoln, who was, more emphaticallv
than any other president We have ever
had. the president of the plain people.
was vet as far removed as Washing
ton himself from the slightest faint of
demagogy. With his usual farsighted
clearness Of vision he saw that in a
republic such as ours permanent pros
ferity of any part of our people was
conditioned upon the prosperity of all; q
t-d that on the other hand anv effort
4 raise the general level Of happiness
p striking at the well-being of a DOR
ton Of the people could not but be in
lie end disastrous to all
Principles Of Lincoln.
The principles which Lincoln appli-
e 10 The solution of the problems of
rs osy are those which We must apply
u We expect successfully TO solve the
o.nereut problems of our own day
problems which are so largely indus
trls'. Exactly as il is impossible to
develop a high morality unless We
cave as a foundation those qualities
which give at least a certain minimum
c prosperity. so il is impossible per
Lanently TO keep material prosperity
uh-eSs there is back of il a basis OF
..sll living and right thinking. In
l-e last analysis, Of course, the 6omi-
lanJ factor in Obtsining this good CON
u40 must be the individual charac ter
g me average citizen. II there is not
tIiS condition of individual character
Il The average citizenship Of the
country al effort 10 supply its place
!. ne Wisest legislation and admins
r :, viii in the end prove futile.
2-' sven this average of individual
S-a'~Cter. then wise laws and the
.ohest administration Of the laws can
:. :. mUcn TO supplement il. If either
We business world or the world Of
-a,3r loses its head. then it has lost
-nething which cannot be made good
any governmental effort. Our faith
:, 'Ae future Of the republic is firm
.z-alSe We believe that on the whole
. n The long run our people think
''7a'- y and act rightly.
Government Supervision.
aguesti0nably, however. the great
:, 7opmeut Of industrialism meang
= d. here must be an increase in the
l.-Flslon exercised by the govern
-. over business enterprises. This 1
.seEIlsion should not take the form
= Violent and ill-advised interference:
- sSsuredly there is danger lest IL
90 such form IL the business leaders
.-e business community cOnfine 1
!, ,1z--.stlEeS 10 trying TO thwart the 7
-. a. regulation instead of guiding
S'-sA-. Such men as the members