The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-21
THE PRESIDENT TO EDITORS
Roosevelt Delivers a Notable Address
at jamestown, Va.
Speaks Before the Delegates to the National
Editorial observation-disclosures Upon
Important National Questions.

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irI.Fiduu with whom y0l age dealing
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this elemental fari. f.s fact which 30 al
g r.pt us evident whom we f.Iut
g.. ~ ne OF the p.Yu.r whom nc I.r.
E.f Knows I'm Iia business and social
r,ui..ug IL often Curu.,'.Iy ignored Iy
certain pullI. mon and certain public
writer's Tho mon who thus ignore it
AND who attack wIrkcluass only when
found Ia particular class arc nIwnya
unsafe. and are sometimes worry dan.
Ccruus. LEADERS, Dlsiruat o1mlly tnc
Irau who ia never able TO Discover my
vices Of rich men 60 nttnak and tho man
who confines himself 10 attacking the
Sias and shortcomings Of rich mon II
IS % sure sign OF moral aud mental dIs.
honesty IN any man n In his public aa.
Euults upon inlquIty he is never able 20
SEQ any inlquty save that NJ n particular
class. and this whether be- a. able only 10
500 ;hc crimes OF arrogance and up,rrg-
sion In the rich or tho crimes Of envy
and violence In the poor
So much for what ! lave 10 say In
you in your capacity o' molIars nnd
Eailcg OF public tholcni In addition
want 10 speak TO ynu on two graat
movements In our public lre which
focl must necessarily occupy no lnron-
adorable part Of Tn, tine ~ our public
men In the near future one of these In
the question o. I'm certain ways. re-
shaping our system ~ taxation $40 us 10
makr n boar most heavily ON thnru most
capable Of supporting the a'rl!u The
other is the question NJ utilizing the
natural resources ~ Tho nation IN tie
way that viii be- ot most benefit TO the
nation as whole
Mad ~ rors.i-.,
In utilizing and conserving Tho natural
resources or the un'i"n ia" on" rharac'
tet.s'ic more essential than any other Is
foresight unfortunately. i.i.ilENt ~
not usually chnractTi.t. of o F'Hng and
marked characterised. OF us In tho
United States. Yet usgur"lIF 10 should DE
th" growing nation with "a future which
takes the long look ah"a'. and no other
nation iS growing so rIurliT us ours or
has n future so fun or promise. 40 other
nation enjoys 80 wonderful measure ~
present prosperity which ,rn Of right
be treated MS an oaru's, of future sue
cess, and for no other are ~" rewards
Of foresight no great, o." certain. and SO
easily forc'old. Yet hitherto o." nation
we have tended to i've with an eve single
60 the present, and hnE" permitted the
reckless waste ana destruction OF much