Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-31

Eer OF the guests table, with
= hit +. T. Stotesbury of the I'm
IL fague on his right and United
stan Senator Penrose on his left.
Seated at the same table were former
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith. Congressman Bingham. Surgeon
General RiXey, Brigadier General Fred
erick d. Grant, Lieutenant General s.
j. NJ. Young. retired; Governor Lea of
DelawareS Governor Stokes of New
Jersey and Mayor Weaver of this city.
Governor Pennypacker Of Pennsylva-
mia was i%ndisposed and could not at
tend.
When President Roosevelt arose to
make his address he was greeted with
long continued applause. Then the en-
tire assembly stood and sang The
Star Spangled Banner"
President Roosevelt in his address
said in part:
This club was founded to uphold the
bands of Abraham Lincoln when he
stood as the great leader in the struggle
Tor union and liberty. We have IL
right, therefore. to appeal to this club
WI NV ~ WIZ SpN'A hihN'tN' VI ~"
Wort made along the lines marked out
by Lincoln. The great president taught
many lessons which we who come after
him should learn. Among the most i'm
portant of these was the lesson that
for veal or for woe We are indiSSolubly
hound together. in whatever part of
the country we live. whatever our So
cial standing, whatever our wealth or
MIR poverty, whatever form of mental
Or physical activity our life work may
assume.
The principle. which Lincoln mp
piled to the solution OF the problem Of
his day are those which We must apply
If we expect successfully to solve the
different problems of our own day
problems which are so largely indus
trial. Exactly as it is impossible to de-
velop n high morality unless we have
us a foundation those qualities which
give at least a certain minimum Of ma
tcrial prosperity, 50 il is impossible
! permanently to keep material prosper
ity unless there is back of ii II basis of
right living and right thinking. In the
last analysis. of course, the dominant
factor in obtaining this good conduct
must be the individual character Of the
average citizen. Given this average of
Individual character, then wise laws
and the honest administration of the
flaws can do much to supplement it, II
kither the business world or the world
labor los&s its head. then it has lost
netting which cannot be made good
any governmental effort. Our faith
he future of the republic is firm be-
g We believe that OH the whole and
e long run our people think clearly
fact rightly.
PROFESSIONALLY. however, the great
5elopment of iudustrialism means
1t there must be an increase in the
berrision exercised by the govern
Int over business enterprises.
All great business concerns are en-
ged in interstate commerce., and il
ths beyond question the intention Of
he founders of our government that
Aterstatc commerce in all its branches
aspects should be under national
not state control,
At the present moment the greatest
Pd IS for an increase in the power Of
national government to keep the
- ht highways Of commerce open alike
Nal, on reasonable and equitable
IS. 1t is in the interest Of the con
Stious and public spirited railway
that there should be such govern
al supervision of the railway traf-
the country AS To require from
eess scrupul0us competitors and
Z INSCRIPTIONS big shippers as well
heed to the public welfare which
mSelf would willingly give and
is of vital consequence to the
shipper. Every important rail
VII H@RBs engaged in interstate commerce.
<&fore this control over the rail
&uust come through the national
kment.
If*, details must rest with the law
IN OF the two houses of congress.
bout the principle there can be no
8 IIasty or vindictive action
|408 merely work damage. But in
a tie. resolute fashion there must
led in some tribunal the power
kates. and especially over rebates,
er secured by means OF private
{.R II private tracks, in the form Of
Ees or commissions or in any
manner, which will protect alike
ailroad and the shipper and put
g shipper and the little shipper
equal footing.
some such body as the inter
commerce commission there must
lged in effective shape the power
that every shipper who uses the
FSadS and every man who owns or
lges II railroad shall on the one
kbe gwen justice and on the other
h. required TO do justice. Justice
IL as IT is humanity possible to
to get JUSTICES the founda-
M government"