The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-31
Roosevelt Speaks Out on The
Corporation Problem.
WARNS THE RAILROAD MEN
Amend Constitution, He Says, II
There's No Other Way,

The President speaks nj the Philadelphia
Union League Anniversary The Gov
eminent. lie SAYS. Must Not AIow
Rich shippers to rake Advantage OF
Poor ones wealth Must Never he
Allowed 10 Cypress the People t'n-
reasonable Opposition May Bring About
Drastic Legislation 0nl, Way 10 Com
troi Railroads i by the Government.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan 30 President Roose-
welt spent six hours in Philadelphia TO might
as the guest of the Union League CLUB.
The organization founded in 1902 would
have celebrated its forty--econd anni-
versary in November last. but it was de-
cided to defer the event to suit the con-
venience Of Mr. Roosevelt
The President arrived in Philadelphia
from Annapolis az q o'clock tonight. 1t
was the hour when the greatest number Of
commuters leave the city for suburban
places, and the Broad street station wa5
crowded with people when the special train
bearing the President and his party came
in The crowd occupied all the standing
room ia the corridors and stairways Of the
station. and Nr. Roosevelt received a rouS-
ing welcome az he passed from the train to
the carriage which was TO take him to the
headquarters OF the League
The streets near the railroad station we're
also crowded with people. Mayor John
Weaver escorted the President to the club
house Of the Union League and the Presi-
dent had time TO shake hands with 1000
members Of the League before the banquet
which was the event Of the evening began
The banquet room was deliberately deco
rated with colored electric lights flags and
flowers. and about 400 guests, nearly all of
them members of the club we're seated at
the tables.
1t had been widely sdverk in Phila
delphia that President Rooss\, It would
make some highly significant retnarks in
regard 10 the Federal supervision Of rail-
roads and the banqueters were not disap-
pointed
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
After some complimentary remarks about
the Union League, the President read
carefully prepared speech as follows
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. there
fore. to appeal to this club for aid in every
governmental or social effort 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 important Of these WAS
the lesson that for veal or for woe we are
indissolubly bound together in whatever
r a.
social standing. whatever orr wealth or
our poverty, whatever form Of mental or
physical activity our life work may as
sumo
Lincoln, who was. more euphatically
than any other President we have ever
had. the President of the plain people, was
yet as far removed az Washington himself
from the slightest faint Of demagogy
With his usual farsighted clearnesS of
vision he saw that In a republic such rs
ours permanent prosperity Of any part of
our people vas conditioned upon the pros
pori,y Of all. and that on the other hand
any effort to raise the general level OF hap
piness 10y striking at tho wellbeinG Of
portion Of the people could not bat be in
the end disastrous to all.
The principles when Lincoln applied
to the solution Of the problems OF his day
are those which we must apply Il We eN-
pect successfully TO solve the different
problems of our own day problems which
are so largely Industrial. Exactly as H.
Is impossible to develop a high morality
unless We have as a foundation those quail
ties which give al least a certain minimum
Of material prosperity so 1T Is Impossible
permanently 10 keep material prosperity
unless there is back Of it a basis Of right
living and right thinking
In the last analysis. Of course, the dom
inant factor in obtaining this good conduct
must be tho individual character Of the
average citizen. If there il not this con
dition of individual character In the average
Of the country all effort TO
supply IT'D place by the wisest legisla-
ton and administration Will IN the end
prove futile But given this average Of
individual character. then wise laws and
the honest administration Of the laws
can do much TO supplement IT, II either
the business world or tho world 81 labor
loses its head, then il has lost something
which cannot be made good by any gov
ernmenta effort orr faith in the future
OF the republic is firm. because we believe
that on the whole and in tho long run on;
people think clearly and act rightly
REGULATION or ISDUsTRIALIsM
Unquestionaby. however, the great de-.
yelopment Of industrialism means that
there must be an increase in the super
vision exercised by the Government over
business enterprises This supervision
should not take the form ~ violent and
i'll advised interference, and assured,y there
is danger lest it take such form Il the bust
ness leaders Of the business community
connne themselves 10 trying TO thwar'
the effort at regulation instead OF guiding
IL right. Such men as the members of
this club should lead In the effort 10 secure
proper supervision and regulation Of c,r-
porate activity by the Government. not
only because II is for the interest ~ the
as a whole that there should
b. this supervision and regulation, but
because in the long run " viii be IN the
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