The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-07-05
ROOSEVELT DRENCHED
While making ADDRESS
GREAT CROWD At OYSTER BAY
rs SOAKED LISTENING
TO HIM.

Government Must Pursue Course 1t Has
Begun for a Number of Years to Come
--SIust Seek, on BEHALF of People,
Some Measure of Control Over Indl-
viduaIs, and Especially over Corpora
tions of Great Wealth.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 4.-President
Roosevelt was pleased to justify his
stewardship in review Of the year for
the benefit of his neighbors to-day. He
spoke in the open air, and nearly all of
his important utterances were deliver
ed during heavy downpour of rain.
When he had finished both himself and
his thousand and more holiday-clad
auditors were drenched No one desert
ed the celebration. The rain came sud
denly and there was no shelter in
sight, and when the president paused
while umbrellas were raised he remark
ed, good-natUredly: Il am sorry for
you ladies, but ashamed of you men
because you are afraid you will melt"
There was no doubt that the presi-
dent enjoyed the downpour. When the
first shower came he allowed himself
to be covered with rubber cape, but
just as he had thrown it off it poured
again, and this time he took the wet
ting.
The president said in part: i shall
take as my text the words of Abraham
Lincoln which he spoke in remarkable
little address delivered to a band Of
people who were serenading him at the
White house Just after his reelection
to the presidency He said: Il quote
from memory only)
In any great national trial here
after the men of that day, as compared
with those of this, will be as weak and
as strong, as silly and as wise, as bad
and as good. Let us, therefore, study
the incidents of this as philosophy from
which to learn wisdom. and not es
wrongs to be revenged.' And he added
later In the speech a touching and char
acteristic expression Of his, saying; SO
long as have been here have not will
lingly planted thorn in any mans
breast
This year in congress our chief task
I1dS Ueefl 10 CdIIy e5ONSA ~
ward along the course which think It
must follow consistently for a number
of years to cone-~that is in the direc-
tion Of seeking on behalf Of the people
as a whole, through the national gov
ernment, which represents the people
as a whole, to exercise a measure of SUI
pervision, control and restraint over the
individuals, and especially over the cor
porations, of great wealth, in so far as
the business use of that wealth brings
it within the reach of the federal gov
ernment. We have accomplished fair
amount and the reason that we have
done SO has been in the first place be-
cause we have not tried to do too much,
and in the next place because we have
approached the task absolutely free
from any spirit Of rancor or hatred. In
any such movement a man will find
that he has allies whom he does not
like You cannot protect property with
out finding that you are protecting the
property Of some people who are not
very straight You cannot war against
the abuses Of property without finding
that there are some people warning be-
side you whose motive you would
frankly repudlate. But in each case be
sure that you keep your own motives
and your own conduct straight When
1t becomes necessary to curb great
corporation, curb it. 1 will do my best
ITO help you do it. But will do it In no
spirit of anger or hatred to the men
who own or control that corporation;
and If any seek in their turn TO do
wrong to the men of means, to do
wrong to the men who own these COR
porations, will turn around and fight
for them in defense of their rights just
as hard as fight against them when
think they are doing wrong.
Dstrust as demagogue the man
who talks only of the wrong done by
the men of wealth Distrusk as a DEM
agogue the man who measures iniquity
by the purse. Measure iniquity by the
heart, whether mans purse be full
or empty, partly full or partly empty.
If the man is decent man, whether
well off or not we'll off, stand by him,
if he is not a decent man stand against
him, whether he be rich or poor. Stand
against him in no spirit of vengeance,
but only with the resolute purpose to
make him act as decent citizens must
act if this republic is to be.