New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-05
MIST CONTROL WEALTH
MALICE TO BE AVOIDED.
pres;dent Urges Middle Course Be-
t,neer "Bowbons' and Agitators.


.,,o.on Oct 4.-"Rooseyelt weather"
a., has for years been proverbially bright
haerful showed a sad reversal of form to-
,hen the President visited Harrisburg and
-, Penn II rained every minute of the
- from his starting hour $50 a. m. until
$, returned to the station at 1:30 p. m. but
- s,snnal downpour neither dampened the en-
.s,s,asno of the crowds that turned out to hear
a., nor the good spirits OF the President him
-. In both of the towns visited hundreds of
..,,trv folk in the throngs had travelled from
60 homes over many miles Of roads knee
80, with mud, and had stood for hours await
,,o his coming in the steady deluge-
The President spoke on both occasions Of the
.,cssjtv not only that wealth be controlled, but
-, hat control be without malice against
.sche. themselves and with perfect justice to
.,o g,es,thy. He declared that the regulation Of
,,-aorstions and of large fortunes was the best
sofscuard agai lst both injustice to the people
>, ~. trusts and the wild apostles Of unrest
and .heir irrational agitation.
The Presidents speech at Harrisburg was
c,rsfully prepared. and copies of it were sent
out by the Government Printing Office. 1t was
she first speech OF the President in which the
slmpllhed spelling was used.
The Preside.t made the trip 10 and from the
pennsylvania capital a Pennsylvania Rail-
road special train composed Of the privats car
Nayfowe-. the chair Newark and
dsy coach Senators Knox and Penrose of
Pennsylvania. accompanied him TO Harrisburg
and Surgeon General Rixey, of the navy. Acting
Secretary Lat:a and Mr.. McGrew, stenog-
rapher Of the White House force, made the
round trip with him.
In Harrisburg the President was escorted
about the city by the Commonwealth Constab-
rlary and was greatly pleased with the soldierly
appearance Of the men. In York his guard Of
honor was a detachment of the 18th Regular
Cavalry.
Wien the President reached the state capt.
tal the committee managing the exercises was
almost in despair over the weather. large
grandstand had been erected in front of. the
State House a bout TO be dedicated but the rain
was pouring down in torrents. Several of the
committeeman went TO Governor Pennypacker
and asked him if it would not be better to
change the programme and hold the dedicatory
exercises inside instead Of outside the building
Z guess We won't change the plans" decided
Governor Pennypacker. If that crowd out there
in the rain has stood for two hours waiting to
see the President guess IL will stand there a
little longer and witness the ceremonies
So out TO the dripping grandstand went the
President and his party, the Governor of Penn
sylvania and his staff and several hundred prom
.nert citizens of the state. When the President
arose 70 speak and DOTTED his moist silk hat a
little rivulet was running off his chin into his
shirt bosom. bur he did not mind it. Scarcely a
rerson in all that vast. crowd before him went
away on account Of the rain. and when he had
finished his remarks and the military parade be-
gan the National Guard officers had difficulty
IN clearing q space large enough for the men TO
march in front Of the Presidents stand
On the way from Harrisburg TO York the
President commented upon the thrifty looking
farms on either side of the railroad track. Many
Of these. he was informed, belonged to the Dun
kards
See how much larger their barns are than
their houses" exclaimed the President. Half an
hour later from the rain pelted grandstand in
York the President spoke of that fact and made
The hit Of mis- speech.
IF the barn Of the farmer IS larger than his
house he said. III is a good sign and by the
way the forehanded residents of York cheered
the remark il was evident that he had touched
responsive chord
The return trip 10 Washington was devoid OF
Incidents When he reached the station the
President found his carriage awaiting him. and
he was at once driven 10 the White House.