The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12
THE PRESIDENT IN CHICAGO.

has happened day stop
any Of cities, has many settled many
Chicago meeting other strike leaders
characterized by entire franns his part and he left chance
inspired by Shea that he had wired the
of Illinois telling what he Shea would allow the Gov
ttboId f3 h as +b fnhr sta+enent that the men
represented by pleading arbitration and for this
be shot down while the attitude of supplcaton.
Il IS unfortunate that the welfare OF any cor
began Shea declared that the had grievance and nothing to
Peoria Joliet Egn Rockford Bloomington outlying
towns that the arbitrarily ordered by Shea to quit work
appearing places asking employment declaring
that they have abandoned both Chicago and the union because
like Shea keep the city such industrial turmoil that work
gman has of steady employment matter how
may much his employer desires his
service Under such circumstances Shea talk about George Ill
and the army was something more than lpenent NO one IN
Chicago but Shea has prevented working Seas men
trying to work and earn Sheas permission
The President wasted no words the situation but informed
of Chicago and the State of Illinois could not enforce the law and
make safe his right to labor the United States would
penetrated the realization that mob this Govern
though taught ancy murder and cowardce by
to the President
meeting representatives of the mob that has
made unsafe and indeed acuy dangerous for travellers to
through that city, would have been days work for ordinary
For politician it would have been fearful experience
Mayor Dunne politician while each day claiming that he had
5t s dormant and nfned while ~ men were murdered every
President politician. He
and patriot and knows only way maintain liberty
and that is by enforcing the law.
Having given Shea this information and also bad half
hour President Roosevelt became the the Democratic
organization Iroquos spoke his with
freedom the necessity of compelling corporations
obey the law, and giving them law obey order
protect the rights OF individuals the of
bnations 1t public sentiment have the
Presidency presence thinks right and what
he thinks With exception there is aDemocrac leader in
the who under existing would stand before
audience in Chicago and did the President his Gov
shall be the of putocracy
This Government and shall be the Government of
mob If need arises back of this city stands the State and back Of
the This shall country of liberty
and justice under the forms of law
Having held the balance vndicated individual right
against Shea mob and aggression, the President
by the oquo they applauded
for square deal for everybody his invoking of the law against
murderous disorders with which Shea has beset that city,
ting practically produce effect the
law Will be vindcated II
combined the Presidents policy for the
discipline Of railroads shall temporarily prevail the will
support him by larger majority than they him for the Pres
dency.
They what he they should have They the
right private They peace
equilibrium the freedom OF the and highways
every the OF his They
cvey be free from the arbitrary will of another and all
equally subject of the land They square
the corporations and absolute equality
They competition chance they
rights held against aggrssons
organized capital 1t distinctly American pro-
ramme and the President has the American people with him
making effective national policy.
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