New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-05
Republican State Committee.

working. law abiding Americans, trying TO do
their duty as light is given them to their
duty. II they fulfil those requirements then
they have a right to claim comradeshfp with
US and right to challenge our support.
Inc first factor IN winning out in our national
lie must always remain the individual charao-
ter. The man has to help himself first Re-
member that there is nothing SO very peculiar
IN running the state or the government; you
neec apply only the same principles TO IL that
you do in your own life. Among your friends
and netghbors, which one is il that wins success
the man who does his best with the tools at
hand or the man who is always sitting down
and thinking that some one should give him
push along? No government can help that
man who is always sitting down. Each ono of
US stumbles at times. and shame on any one of
US who will not reach out helping hand TO his
brother who stumbles. Help him in the only
to help himself. But II he lies down Il Is Of
no use to try 10 carry him
MUST CONTROL FORTUNES.
Our immense Industrial success the very suo-
cess which has made York what Il is and will
make 1t SO much bigger and more prosperous
In the future. brings great problems. There is
every reason why the government should exer-
else a constantly increasing supervision over
and control OF the great fortunes used in busi-
ness. so as TO see that the great corporations
the great fortunes generally that are used in
business, shall be used as TO be IN the interest
OF and not against the interests Of the ordinary
people. the general public. Never for one mo-
ment permit that movement for the supervision
OF wealth, that movement to that wealth is
OoSO G14BAIS 10 degenerate INTO q movement or
hatred and malice. Hatred and malice are
mighty ugly sentiments and are Just as bad
II you hate and envy rich man as If you hate
and look down upon poor man The safe
doctrine is 10 give each man fair play and Just
little more than fair play If you can
IN the effort to reform existing conditions
Where they are wrong. in the effort to strive
Tor instance, as am striving to give con-
stantly increasing governmental supervision
over the use Of wealth. in railroads In big cor
porations, IN all business, remember that our
success is conditioned upon our neither being
led astray by the reacttonaries on one side, nor
by the sinister foolish extremists on the other
1 want 10 the relations of the government
representing the people a whole regards
the supervision and control OF these great cor
porations determined by the moderates-the
plain merely want justfce-who reso-
lutte to that the rich man does his duty and
does not do anything wrong, but who are equally
resOlute to that he does not have any injus-
tiCe dealt out TO him in return. No is
true servant of the people II he does not always
the people that those who take the sword
shall perish by the sword. that the people who
do injustics to any class OF citizens must surely
In the end suffer for doing that injustice.
This government will succeed because II shall
never fall into such pit as the republics of old
fell into This government shall not be gov
eminent by a plutocracy. and 1t shall not be a
government by a mob. 1t is to be and ii shall
be a government of the plain people, where each
man zealously guards his own rights and no less
scr,Ipulously remembers his duty and pays due
regard to the rights Of others, government
whose guiding principle is and shall be that each
NON rich or poor whatever his rank, what
ever his occupation, whatever his creed, Is to be
judged solely on his worth and merits as a man.