Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-04
An GRAFTON BY
THE PRESIDENT
80 Long as !. Have Been Here
| Have Not Planted a Thorn in
Any Mans Bosom
LINC0LWS WORDS HIS TEXT.
Remove Causes of Mrong.doing But
Not Cultivate Spirit Of Ran
CorOus Hate.

Oyster BAY l.. l.. July i-President
Roosevelt today delivered the Fourth
Of July Grafton 10 his tovnspeople I'm
a natural amphithcatcr in "a grove az
oyster Bay. Addressing his auditors
as MY old friends and neiehbors, you
among whom ! was brought up and
among whom ! have lived for so many
years the president said Il was a
great pleasure TO be here and say a few
words Of greeting and IN a sense to
give an account Of his stewardship.
Mr. Roosevelt said that while there
were two or three things which he
wanted to talk about, he would take
for his text the words Of Abraham
Lincoln just after his election:
In any great national trial hereafter
the men OF that day as compared with
those Of this will be as weak and as
strong. as base and as good. Let US
therefore study for the future" And
later, 80 long as have been here
have not planted a thorn In any mans
BOSOM"
Speaking on the conditions at the
time when Lincoln spoke those words.
me president said il was possible for
Lincoln TO say with entire truth that
he bore no rancor and did his work
without hatred and o. The door Of evil.
Lincoln did not treat anything that
was done against him as a wrong call
ing Tor vengeance but for q remedy
ana IL Is in just that spirit that the
American people approach their prob
lens Of today,
We have not as great problems as
Lincoln had he said. but We have
problems and the way We face them
will give our children cause Of rride
or for shame II citizens of Iincoln's
time had not done their duty we could
not have held up our heads today"
Hear, near, came from the as
scmbled crowd.
VIII you stop talking over there"
calculated the president, pointing 20
distant carriage in which some per-
sons were talking.
Is he deaf" he added as the con-
yersatlou continued.
We'll make him dumb also"
Qaughter).
Thank YOU added the president
as the annoyance ceased
Continuing, nc said that our duty
calls for the exercise OF more than one
quality on our part First. honesty.
which meant disnterested devotion 10
what is right. Without this all others
would count Tor naught. IN 1860 the
sentiment, The Union must be pre-
served. was The saving quality It
was patriotism liIst and then the cour-
age to make that patriotism avail. The
old soldiers he saw before him knew
this. - don't care how devoted the
old soldier was to the Union said The
president III when the crisis came he
ran away daughter" We needed the
foremost moral courage and back Of It
the physical courage"
That was what we needed wasn't d..
comrade?' addressing a veteran before
him.
Exactly" was the reply.
You needed sanity and common
sense I'm addition 10 the qualities Of IA
triotism and courage and that Is Just
what YOU need today. You must be
honest clean living, right thinking. You
will not be worth much without these.
and back OF these we must have ;he
sanity and common sense. We must not
bindly refuse % recognize wrongs that
exist.
Now, gentlemen he continued we
have heard during the past year Of
frightful inequalities IN business life
AMI moral delinauencies IN moral lie"
At this point a severe shower came
over. and after the president had dom
ned his rubber cape, saying he was sor-
~ for the women, but ashamed Of the
men present. he continued his speech.
Let as try TO remove the causes Of
the wrongdoing he continued. but
not 10 cultivate spirit OF rancorous
hatred which will most surely come
back on ourselves. Do not ever get
INTO the frame OF mind to which. under
great provocation abraham Lincoln
refused 10 yield. DO not hesitate 20
visit punishment where il must be in |
iicted for the good OF others but do |
not infict punishment yindictlvely.
There Is enough wrong 10 fight Cut |
{ out.
Then again there Is enough wrong |
lone by men OF large means and |
'nough wrong done by men Of small |
means II a man has a twisted NOR /
lily he will show that twisted moral |
~ wherever he may be-
At this point the rain ceased and the /
PRESIDENT congratulated those who had /
tayed. He then referred 10 the work |
u this congress IN the direction Of |
ederal control over business. We |
lave accomplished a fair amount. be-
ause we have not tried too much"
aid he. "and because We approached
/ without rancOr"